OUR BABIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 3513, 12 July 1921, Page 50

OUR BABIES.

By

HYOKLA.

Published under the auspices of the Royal New Zealand Society lor the Health ol Women and Children. “it Is wiser to put up a fence at the top ot a precipice than to maintain an ambulance at the beltom.” f r TO OUR READERS. There have been so many changes recently in the names and addresses of Plunket Nurses and Secretaries, that the revised list is published in full this week. The list has become so lengthy, however, ' find the demands on the space of the newspapers which publish the “Our Babies” Column so great, that in order to ensure publication of the list we are obliged to omit the usual article this week. Director of Plunket Nursing.—Miss A. Pat trick. THE PLUNKET NURSES. ADDRESSES OF PLUNKET NURSES AND SECRETARIES. Ashburton Dictriet. —Plunket Nurse With ell, Hon. Secretary, Mr Chas. Jennings, Burnett street. Auckland. —Plunket Nurses M‘Laren, Newel!, Parlane, and Williams, Goulstone, Jones and Sapsworth. Telephone 1703. Office of the Society, The Strand Arcade, Queen street. Tel. 828. Office hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 2 to 4 p.in. Hon. Secretary, Miss E. Partridge, 50 Grafton road. Balclutha.— Plunket Nurse Lee. lion. Secretary, Mrs J. N. Nicholson, High School. Blenheim.—Plunket Nurse Aitken, Plunket Office, Walter street, Blenheim. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Rowntree, The Schoolhouse. Cambridge—Plunket Nurse Goulstone. Office, Priestley’s Buildings, Victoria street. Hours of attendance, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. daily, except Wednesday. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Simpson, Box 1. Central Otago.—Plunket Nurse Hendry. Hon. Secretary. Mrs Weaver, Box 50, Roxburgh. Christchurch.—Plunket Nurses E. S. Allan, Wilson (telephone 4467), Doreen, and Bowron. Office of the Society, Royal Exchange Buildings, Cathedral square (telephone £607). Office hours, 9 to 12, 2 to 4 pm. 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 (tel. 3303). Daiinevirke.- Acting Plunket Nurse Stamper. Hon Secretary, Mrs Bickford. Bank of New Zealand. Dunedin. —Plunket Nurses Thomson (tel. 9181), Mathieson (tel. 3020), Scott and Baird'-M'Laughlin. Society’s rooms, Jamieson’s Buildings, 76 Lower Stuart street, Dunedin (tel. 116) ; and 315 King Edward street, South Dunedin (tel. 3020). Office hours, raily (except Saturday and Sunday),’from 2 to 4 p.m. Secretary, Miss G Hoddinott, Plunket offices, Jamieson’s Buildings, Stuart street (tel. 116). Gisborne. Plunket Nurse Pickering. Office of the Society, Lysnar’s Buildings, Peel street. Hon. Secretary, Mrs J. Blair, Box 42. _ Gore.—Plunket Nurse H. Allan. Plunket office, Irk street. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Nelson, Ashton street. Hamilton.—Plunket Nurses J. Graham and Underwood. Plunket office, Alma street. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Bell, Liverpool st. Hastings (Hawke’s Bay).—Plunket Nurse Martin. Residence and office. Heretaunga street. Tel. 609. Office hours, 2 to 3.30 p.m. Hon. Secretary, Mrs E. V. Simpson, Box 199, Telephone 84. Hawera.—Plunket Nurse Dix, Plunket office, High street. lion. Secretary, Mrs Dowling, 15 Argyle street. Invercargill.—Plunket Nurse 11. Graham. Office, No. 2 Watson’s Building*. Tay etreet! Hon. Secretary, Mrs Ritchie Crawford, Don street. Martou.—Plunket Nurse Boshcr. Office of the Society, Ingle Bros., Broadway. Tel. 37. Hours', 1.30 to 5 p.m. Hon. Secretary, Miss Cook, Bond street. Tel. 54. Masterton. —Plunket Nurse Every. Office, Mason’s Buildings, Bannister street. lion Secretary, Mrs Chennells, Box 54. Napier.— Plunket Nurses Manins and Wright. Office, Marine parade. Tel. 485. Office hours, Tuesdays, Thursday, Saturdays, from 2 to 4 p.m. Hen. Secretary anil Treasurer, Mrs C. Ashcroft, liowhai road. Tel. 335. Nelson.—Plunket Nurse E. M. Paseoe Office, Wakefield Buildings, Hardy street. Tel. 125. Hon. Secretary, Miss Ledger, 28 Bronte street. Tel. 271. New Plymouth.—Plunket Nurses Peterson and Castle Plunket rooms, Goldwaters Buildings, Brougham street. Tel. No. 297. Hours: 2-4 daily (Thursday and Sunday excepted), Saturday 11-12 and 1-4. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Stuart Russell, Plunket rooms. Goldwater’a Buildings, Brougham street.

Oamaru. —Plunket Nurse Stephenson. Tee street. Tel. 367. Hon. Secretary, Mrs 'J. B. Grant, Oamaru. Ohakune. —I’luajtet Nurse A. Maclean. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Dunne. Paliiatua. —Plunket Nurse Fleming. Office of the Society, Main street, Paliiatua. Hours of attendance, Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Morris. Hon. Secretary, Eketahuna, Mrs Ford Hutchinson. Palmerston North. —Hon. Secretary, Mrs Aitchison, Church street, Box 153. Fetone and Hutt.- —Plunket Nurses Lodge and Hadecke. Office, Council Chambers, Petone. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Cook, 77 Hutt road. Stratford.—Plunket Nurse MT.can. Office, s Juliet street (central). Ifon. Secretary, Mrs Finch. Taihape.—Plunket Nurse Mcßride. Office, Town Hall, Taihape. Hon. Secretary, M. Richter; Box 12. Taumarunui. —Plunket Nurse Wade. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Godfrey, Box 6. Temuka. —Plunket Nurse Cameron. ITon. Secretary. Mrs T.eslie Talbot. Tima-ru.— Plunket Nurse Dunlop and assistant Nurse Annetts, “Bella Mona,” Bank street. Office of the Society, Sophia street. Tel. 314. Office hours, 3.30 to 4.30 p.m.; Saturday, 2.30 to 4 p.m. ITon. Secret try Mr Gavin Moffat; Box 136. Waimato. —Plunket Nurse McKee. Office, National Mortgage Buildings, Queen street. Hon .Secretary, Mrs Collis. Wanganui District.—Plunket Nurses I. G. Wiison and E. Adams. 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 turn. Secretary, Mr? J. H. F. Wickham, Private Bag, River Bank, Wanganui East. Wellington.—Plunket Nurses Mitchell, Clifford. Miller. Hooper, and Noble. Society’s room, 3 Courtney place. Tel. 2425. lion. Secretary, Mrs Ilosking, Sefton street, Wadestown. .Westport.—Piunket Nurse Ewart, Plunket Room, 85 Derby street. Tel. No. 138. Hours, 2 p m. to 3 p.m., Mondays, Tues days, and Wednesdays. Hon. Secretary,

Mrs C. G. Curtis, corner Romilly and Henley streets. Tel. No. 121. Besides the above centres, where Plunket Nurses arc already at work, branches of the Society have been formed at the following' places:—Amberiey, Akaroa, Blackball, Bluff, Carterton, Clyde, Cromwell, Dargaville, Denniston, Eltham, Geraldine, Granity, Green Island, Greymouth, Ilelensville, Heriot, Hokitika, Hunterville, Inglewood, Kaiapoi, Kaikoura, Lawrence, Manaia, Mataroa, Mataura, Mayfield, Methven, Milton, Mosgiel, Naseby, Orepuki, Otant-au, Patea, Picton, Reefton, Richmond, Riverton, Sumner, Tahakopa, Tapanui, Taumarunui, Te Aroha, Temuka, To Awamutu, Te Kuiti, Thames. Utiku, Wuimate, Waihi, Waipawa, Wakefield, Whangarci, Winton, Wyndham, Featherston. Society’s Baby Hospitals, Karitane-Hams Hospital. Anderson s Bay. Dunedin.' '(<-i. 1985. Matron, Miss Macmillan. Demonstrations on points of interest to mothers are giv n hy the Matron every Wednesday afternoon, from 2.30 to 3.30. Training Institution for Plunket Nurses and Karitane Baby Nurses. Visiting hours, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday. Friday, and Saturday. Karitane Hospital, Cashmere, Christchurch. Tel. 3714. Training Institution for Karitane Baby Nurses. Matron. Miss Pansy Chapman. Demonstrations on points of interest in the Society’s work will be given when requested on Wednesday afternoons from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Visiting days, Wednesdays and Sundays, 2.30 p.m. to 4 p.m. No. 2 ti'am stops at gate. Karitane-Stewart Baby Hospital, Plymouth street, Wanganui. Training institution for Karitane Baby Nurses. Matron, Miss 1.. C. Beghic. Visiting hours, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. PLUNKET NURSES’ SERVICES FREE THE SOCIETY'S BOOKS. The Society's book, entitled “ Feeding and Care of Baby,” can be obtained from the Matron, K a r italic-11 arr in Hospital, the Plunket Nurses, and the honorary secretaries

of the Societies. Price, 2s 3d. Postage, 4d. “Feeding and Care of Baby” can also be" obtained from the leading booksellers throughout the Dominion. The Society’s publications. “The Story of the Teeth” (6d), “Breast Feeding” (6d), and “The Components of various Milks” (3d), can be obtained from the same sources. THE GOVERNMENT PAMPHLET. “The Expectant Mother and Baby’s First Month” is issued by the Government fret, and can be had on application from the Plunket Nurses and from the Registrars of Births' throughout the Dominion.