PLUNKET SOCIETY.

Otago Witness, Issue 3775, 20 July 1926, Page 53

PLUNKET SOCIETY.

The monthly meeting of the committee of the Society for the Health of Women and Children was held in the Plunket office on July 16, when there were present: lYlesdairies Johnstone (in the chair), iheomin, YViison, Callaway, J. C. M George, Jos. M‘George, o‘Neill, Williams. Marshall Macdonald, Solomon, Mandeno, the Misses Reid, Joachim, and Gow, Sister Nora and the secretary. The treasurer, in presenting the mouthy statement of the society accounts to date, reported the receipt of a number of subscriptions and donations. The matron of the Karitano-Harns Hospital reported as follows for month ended June 30:—No. of patients in on May 31: Mothers two, babies 18; admitted for treatment, mothers 10, babies 15; discharged, mothers 9. babies 16; in on June 30, mothers three, babies 17. Sources of admission: Six mothers and babies from Dunedin, one mother and baby from Green Island, one mother and baby from Nascby, two mothers only from Dunedin. Babies: One baby from Merton, one baby from Bluff, four babies from Dunedin. Two premature babies were admitted during the month One is getting on very satisfactorily. and the other is making slow progress. There were 170 visitors during the month. There are 19 Plunket nurses in training. Nurses Anson and M’Call commenced their course of training. There are 11 Karitane nurses in training. Nurse Beatson finished her course of training and Nurso Bingham commenced. The Plunket nurses for North and Central Dunedin districts reported as follows for the month:—Number of babies on the list 806. number of babies breast-fed (including partly) 248, number of new cases for the month (babies only) 38, number of new cases expectant mothers 6. number of babies breast-fed (including partly, new cases) 31. number of visits paid to homes 644, number of visits to Plunket rooms—(Stuart street) mothers 201. children 164; (Roslyn) mothers 122, children 120; KelseyYaralla Kindergarten, mothers 35. children 37; out-patients department Public Hospital mothers 18, children 24; mothers shown how to prepare humanised milk, 11; number of bottles cf humanised milk sent out Taieri Dairy, 6441. The Plunket nurse for South Dunedin districts reported for tho month as follows: Number of babies on the list, 468; number of babies breast-fed (including partly), *130; number of new cases for the month (babies only), 21; number of babies breast-fed (including partly, new cases). 17; number of visit paid to homes, 288; number of visits paid to Plunket rooms, King Edward street, 366; number of new cases, expectant mothers. 2. The Plunket Nurse for Anderson’s Bay district and outstations reported as follows: Number of cases on the list, 288; number of babies breast-fod (including partly). Ill: number of new rases for the month (babies only), 15; number of babies breast-fed (including partly, new cases). 13; number of new cases, exfvetant mothers, 2. Number of visits paid to homes:—Anderson’s Bay 67. Moegiel 15. Abbotsford and Green Island 44, Ravensbourne 31. Macandrews Bay 2. Burkes 4. Port Chalmers 8. Number of visits paid to rooms: —Central office, Stuart street, from Anderson’s Bay, mothers 65, babies 42; Mosgiel, mothers 44, babies 32; Port Chalmers, mothers 40, babies 30. The following visits were raid to outstationsMosgiol 6, Port Chalmers 5, Ravensbourne 4, Abbotsford 4, Groen Island 4, Burkes 3, Macandrews Bay 2. Remits for the General Conference to be held in Wellington froiq July 27 to 30 were discussed.