OUR BABIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 3330, 9 January 1918, Page 52

OUR BABIES.

By Hygeia.

Published under the auspices ol the Royal New Zealand Society tor the Health of Women and Children. "It is wiser to put up a fence at the top of a precipice than to maintain an ambulance at the bottom."-

THE PLTJNKET NURSES. For the last few weeks we have been, dealing with summer diarrhoea, and warn- ! ing parents with regard to the need for keeping the children fit, and giving them in full measure all the essentials for health, as set forth in pages 1 and 2 of the Society's book, if they are to be in a condition to fight victoriously any inimical germs which, may gain entry to their bodies. The Plunket Nurses are ready to visit any home and advise parents with regard to what is best for the health of their little ones. This week we are giving a complete list of the Residential Branches of the Society, with the names of the hon. secretaries and the Plunket Nurses, so that any mother who wishes to do so may communicate with the branch nearest her homo. ADDRESSES OF PLUNKET NURSES AND SECRETARIES. Ashburton District.—Plunket Nurse Hadeckc. Hon. Secretary, Mr Chas. Jennings., Burnett street. Auckland. Plunket Nurses M'Carthy, Newell, and Wilson. Tel. 1703. Office of the Society, The Strand Arcade, Queen street. Tel. 829. Office hours: Monday. Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 2 to 4 p.m. Hon. Secretary, Miss Alison Henderson, Fordcll, Remuera. Balelutha.— Plunket Nurse Lee. Hon. Secretary, Mrs James Brugh, Box 5, Balclutha. Blenheim.—Plunket Nurse Aitken, Plunket Office, Rellmg's Buildings, Blenheim. Hon. Secretary, Mrs J. J. White, Box 17, Blenheim. Central Otago.—Plunket Nurse H. Graham. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Weaver, Box 50, Roxburgh. Christchurch. —Plunket Nurses Hansard, Mackie, and Withell. Office of the Society, Chancery lane. Office hours, 9to 10 a.m., 2 to 4 p.m. daily (except Saturday and Sunday). Saturday nurse in attendance from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Hon. Secretary, Mrs A. H. Bristed, 62 River road. Dannevirke. —Acting Piunket Nurse Stamper. Hon Secretary, Mrs Bickford, Bank of New Zealand. Dunedin. —Plunket Nurses Connor (tel. 3133), M'Laren, Mathieson (tel. 3020), and Acting Plunket Nurse Renfrce. Society's rooms, Jamicson's B.uildings, 76 Lower Stuart street, Dunedin. Tel. 116. Secretary, Miss G. Hoddinott. Plunket offices, Jamieson's Buildings, Stuart street (Tel. 116), and 315 King Edward street, South Dunedin (Tel. 3020). Office hours, daily (except Saturday and Sunday), from 2 to 4 p.m. Gisbornc. —Plunket Nurse Begbie. Office of the Society, Lysnar's Buildings, Peel street. Hon, Secretaries, Mrs Reeve, 43 Wainui road. Gore.—Plunket Nurse Every, Ardwick street. Tel. 171. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Blaikie, Devon street. Tel. 187. Hamilton. —Plunket Nurse J. Graham. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Bell, Liverpool street. Hastings (Hawko's Bay).—Plunket Nurse McGinley. Residence and office, Heretaunga street. Tel. 609. Office hours, 2 to 3.30 p.m. Hon. Secretary. Mrs T. W. Lewis, Market street. Box 199. Hawera.—Plunket Nurse Dix. Hon. Secretary, Mrs M. L. Janson, Box 22. [nvercargill.—Plunket Nurse O'Shca, M'Master street. Tel. 575. Office, Allen's Hall, Kelvin street. lion. Secretary, Mrs Brob- i ner, Gala street, liwercargiii. Tel. 394. J Marton.—Plunket Nurse Parlane. Every Tuesday. Office of the Society, Ingle Bros., Broadway. Tel. 37. Hourse, 1.30 to 5 p.m. Hon. Secretary, Miss Cook, Bond street. Tel. 54. Masterton. —Plunket Nurse Hancock. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Chennells. Milton. —Plunket Nurse Lee. Hon. Secretary, I\lrs Buchanan. Napier.—Plunket Nurse Dorrien. Office, Church Jane. Tel. 485. Office hours. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, from 2 to 4 r.m, Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs C. Ashcroft, View road. Tel. 335. Nelson. —Acting Plunket Nurse Honcyfield, and Assistant Nurse Bisley. Office, 18 Sclwyn place. Tel. 125. Hon. Secretary. Miss Ledger, 28 Bronte street. Tel. 271. Oamaru.—Plunket Nurse Roy, Tee street. Tel. 367. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Haines, Bank of New Zealand, Oamaru. Petono and Hutt. —Plunket Nurse Baker. Office, Council Chambers, Petone. Hon. Secretary, Mrs W. C. Burd, 37 Cuba street, Petone. Tajhape.—Plunket Nurse Parlane. Hon Secretary, Mrs Arrowsmith, Taihape.

Timaru. —Plunkot Nurse Cameron, "Bella Mona," Bank street. Office of the Society, Sophia street. Tel. 314. Office hours, 3.3 C to 4.30 v vn. ; Saturday, 2.30 to 4 p.m Hon. Secretary. Mr Ernest Howden, c.o. Messrs Guinness & Lo Cren. Waimate. —Plunkot Nurse McKee. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Collis. Wanganui District. —Plunkot Nurse Feutz, and Assistant Nurse Hendry. Tel. 949. Office of the Society, T.Y.M.I. Buildings, The Avenue. Office hours, 2 to 4 p.m. daily, except Tuesday; Saturday, 11 to 12 a.m. Secretary, Miss Mildred Newcombe, Box 228. Wellington.—Plunkot Nurses Seater. Mitchell, Clifford, and Assistant Nurse Signall. Society's Room, 3 Courtenay place. Tel. 2425. Hon. Secretary, Miss Ada Barnctt, 40 Hobson street. Westport.—Hon. Secretary, Mrs C. G. Curtis,' Pool street, Westport. Tel. 121. Society's Baby Hospital, Karitane-Harris Hospital, Anderson's Bay, Dunedin. Tel. 1985. Matron, Miss Thomson. Demonstrations on points of interest to mothers are given by the Matron every Wednesday afternoon, from 2.30 to 3.30. Besides the above centres, where Plunket Nurses are already at work, branches cf the Society have bcen„ formed at the following places:—Amberley, Akaroa, Blackball, Balclutha. Blenheim, Bluff. Cambridge, Clyd-\ Cromwell, Darga villc, Denniston, Eltham, Geraldine, Gisborno, Granity, Green Island, Greymouth, Hamilton, Hawera, Helensville, Heriot, Hokitika, Hunterville, Inglewood, Kaiapoi, Kaikoura, Lawrence, Manaia, Masterton, Mataroa, Mataura, Mayfield, Methven, Milton, Mosgiel, Naseby, Orepuki, Otautau, Patea, Picton, Reefton, Richmond, Riverton, Roxburgh, Stratford, Sumner, Tahakopa, Tapanui, Taumarunui, Temuka, Te Awamutu, Te Kuiti, Thames, Utiku, Waimate, Wiaihi, Waipawa, Wakefield, Whangarei, Winton, Wyndham, Featherston. PLUNKET NURSES' SERVICES FREE. THE SOCIETY'S BOOKS. The .Society's book, entitled "Feeding and Care of Baby,'* can be obtained from the Matron, Karitane-Harris Hospital, the Plunket Nurses, and the honorary secretaries of the Societies. Price, Is 3d. As the book has now been registered to go by magazine post, the postage is only l£d, including the war stamp. "Feeding- and Care of j Baby " can also be obtained from the. lcadl in<j booksellers throughout the Dominion. I The Society's publications, "The Story of the Teeth" (6d), "Breast Feeding" (6d), and i "The Components of various Milks" (3d), can bo obtained from the same sources. THE GOVERNMENT BOOK FOR MOTHERS. "The Expectant Mother and Baby's First Month," prepared by the Society and issued by the Public Health Department free of charge, can be obtained on application (including lid for postage) from the Matron, Karitanc-Harris Hospital, ! the Plunkot Nurses, the Honorary SocreI taries of the Branches, and the Registrars |in the principal towns. The Society is ; spcc : ally anxious that every prospective ! mother should receive a copy of this little j book long before the birth of her baby, and we fool sure that if this is done very great benefit will accrue to mother and child and much trouble and sickness will be prevented. Our readers will do a good service if they draw the attention of any of their friends, who would be benefited by tho book, to the fact' that it may be had on application.