OUR BABIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 3804, 8 February 1927, Page 68

OUR BABIES.

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Published under the auspice* of the Royal New Zealand Society for tha Health ol Women and Children (Plunket Society). “It It wiser to put up a fence at th* top of a precipice than to maintain an ambulance at the bottom."

TO OUR READERS. We publish v below a-complete list of the Plunket Nurses throughout the Dominion. The services of the -nurses are free to all, but the branches of the society are always glad to welcome new members, and we trust that those who feel they have benefited by the advice and assistance of the nurses will join the Society, and thus take part in extending its usefulness. The minimum annual membership subscription is s's, but larger subscriptions are welcomed to enable the Society to extend its work. DIRECTOR OF PLUNKET NURSING: Miss A. Pattrick, Plunket Rooms, 76 Lower Stuart street, Dunedin. ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY: Miss G. Hoddinott, Plunket Rooms, ' 76 Lower Stuart street, Dunedin. ADDRESSES OF PLUNKET NURSES AND SECRETARIES. Ashburton.—Plunket Nurses Withell and Rawlings. Plunket Rooms, Havelock street. Telephone 340. Hon. Secretary, Miss E. Gates, 119 Peter street. Auckland,—Plunket Nurses Goulstone, E. M. Stronach, Carmichael, Hodgetts, Lumley, Walbran, Burke, Johnson, Ogden, Cox-Smith, and Hughes. Plunket Office, 96 Upper Symonds street. Telephone 1703. Office hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on week days, and 10 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. Hon. Secretary. Miss E. Partridge, 50 Grafton road. Telephone 359. Balclutha. —Plunket Nurse Rose. Plunket Office: Rest House, Clyde street. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Landels, Box 82. Blenheim.—Plunket Nurses Emerson and Harris. Plunket Office, George street. Telephone 1837. Hon. Secretary, Mrs F. Bull, 22 Scott street. Cambridge.—Plunket Nurse Parker. Plunket Rooms, Victoria street. Telephone 192 m. Hon. Secretary, Miss Hooker, Hall street. Telephone 141ji. Carterton. —Plunket Nurse Wade. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Trapp. Central Otago.—Plunket Nurse Lawer. Ist to 10th, Alexandra; 11th to 21st, Cromwell; 22nd to 31st, Roxburgh (monthly) . Hon. Secretary, Mrs W. H. Weaver, Box 50, Roxburgh. Christchurch. —Plunket Nurses E. S. Allen, M'Clea, I. M'Lean, Osborn, Bowron, Wall, and Davies. ' Plunket Office, Carey’s Buildings, corner Gloucester and Colombo streets. Telephone 3607. Office hours: 9 a.m. to noon and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. daily; Saturdays, 9 a.m. to noon. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Cecil Wood, 55 Armagh street. Telephone 3868. Dannevirke.—Plunket Nurse Devine. Plunket Rooms, Cosmopolitan Buildings. Telephone 282. Hon. Secretary, Mrs J. S. Macky, 2 Victoria avenue. Dargaville.—Plunket Nurse H. Graham. Hon. Secretary, Mrs M.- L. Irvine. Dunedin. —Plunket Nurses O’Shea (telephone 2348), Scott, Isbister (telephone 7566), Ewart, and Thomson. Plunket Rooms, Jamieson’s Buildings, 76 Stuart street, (telephone 116), and Plunket Nurse Mathieson, 315 King Edward street (telephone 3020). Office hours: Stuart street, 2 to 4 p.m. daily, except Saturday and Sunday, also 10 a.m. to noon xm Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays; King Edward street; 2 to 4 p.m. daily, also 10 a.m. to noon on Fridays. Nurse in attendance at 125 Highgate, Roslyn, on Mondays and Thursdays, 2 to 4 p.m.; at 99 Musselburgh Rise, Wednesdays, 2 to 4 p.m.; at the Kelsey-Yaralla Kindergarten, Mondays and Fridays, 2 to 4 p.m.; at the Outpatients’ Depart-, ment, General Hospital, Tuesdays, 1.30 to 3.30 p.m.; also at the following outstations: Baptist Church, Gordon road, Mosgiel, Tuesdays, 2 to 4 p.m.; Municipal Buildings, Port-Chalmers. Wednesdays, 2 to 4 p.m. Secretary, Miss G. G. Hoddinott, Jamieson’s Buildings, Stuart street. Telephone 1116. Fairlie.—Plunket Nurse Johnstone. Plunket Rooms, Main street. Telephone 86. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Webb. Featherston. Martinborough.—Plunket Nurse E. Aitken. Hon. Secretaries: Featherston, Mrs Quentin Donald; Greytown, Mrs Thomas; Martinborough, Miss K. Martin, Huangarua. Feilding.—Plunket Nurse Armstrong (relieving) . Hon. Secretary, Mrs Stalker. Geraldine.—Plunket Nurse Rogerson. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Guyon MacDonald, Orari. Gisborne.—Plunket Nurses Elliott and Wall (relieving)-. Plunket Rooms, Lysnar’s Buildings, Peel street. Telephone 262. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Blair, Box 42. Gore.— Plunket Nurse Wilson. Telephone 275. Hon. Secretary, Mrs E. G. Wilson, Elizabeth street. Telephone 381. ; Greymouth.—Plunket Nurse Spring. Plunket Rooms, Bank of New South Wales Buildings. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Denton, 7 Shakespeare street. Hamilton.—Plunket Nurses C. Underwood and C. Hooker (relieving). Plunket Rooms, Hood street. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Vickery, 10 London street. Hastings.—Plunket Nurses Martin and Campbell. Plunket Rooms, Municipal Women’s Rest. Telephone 609. Hon. Secretary, Mrs E. V. Simpson, care E. V; Simpson, Esq., solicitor. Hawera.—Plunket Nurse Dix. Plunket Rooms, High street. Hon. Secretary, Miss N. L. King, 28 George street. Upper Hutt.—Plunket Nurse Ellis (relieving). Acting Hon. Secretary, Mrs Francis Rogers, Ebdentown road.

Lower Hutt.—Plunket Nurse Fanning. Hon. Secretary, Mrs G. Hoggard, Belmont street. Levin.—Plunket Nurse Norris. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Shennan. Lyttelton—Plunket. Nurse Twentyman. Hon. Secretary, Mrs J. Y. Greenland, Winchester street. Heriot-Tapanui-Kelso.—Plunket Nurse M. Smith. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Richards,, care of Messrs Dalgety and Co., Heriot. Invercargill.—Plunket Nurses Rhind, Wilson, and Allan (relieving). Plunket Rooms, Gala street East. Hon. Secretary Mr E. B. Pilcher, Box 43. Malvern. —Plunket Nurse Finlayson. Hon. Secretary, Mr Howard C. Townshend, Rural Delivery, Darfield. Marton. —Plunket Nurse Gorrie. Plunket Rooms, High street. Telephone 331. Hon. Secretary, Miss Lucy Cook, “Edale,” Bond street. Telephone 54. Masterton. —Plunket Nurses Kummer and M'Clurg. Plunket Rooms, Bannister street. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Goldsmah, Renall street. Milton.—Plunket Nurse Lee. Hon. Secretary, Mrs James Gray. Telephone 4m. Motueka. —Plunket Nurse Rogers. Hon. Secretary, Miss Nola Morrison, Lower Moutere. Napier.—Plunket Nurses Brawn and Horner. Plunket Rooms, Mothers’ Rest Buildings, Clive square. Acting. Hon. Secretary, Mrs H. J. Smith, “Ormlie.” Nelson. Plunket Nurses Pascoe and Andrews. Plunket Rooms, Wakefield Buildings, Hardy street. Telephone 125. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Bannerman, Richmond avenue. New Brighton.—Plunket Nurse Wilson. Plunket Rooms, 60 Seaview road. Hon, Secretary, Miss Hulme, 94 Lonsdale street. New Plymouth.—Plunket Nurses Peterson and Castle. Plunket House, Courtenay street. Telephone 207. Hon. Secretary, Mrs LeCren Morgan, P.O. Box 191. Ngaruawahia.—Plunket Nurse Carmody. Hon. Secretary, Mrs A. E. M. Jones. North Canterbury.—Plunket Nurse Hill. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Wolff, “Totara,” Horrelville. Oamaßu.—Plunket Nurses Rogers and Graham. Plunket Rooms, Itchen street. Telephone 367. Hon. Secretary, Mrs A. Hamilton, 20 Hull street. ' - Ohakune.—Plunket Nurse Hight. Plunket Rooms, Clyde street. Hon. Secretary, Miss R. Donald. Otaki.—Plunket Nurse Sell. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Witchell, Bank of New Zealand. Pahiatua-Eketahuna.—Plunket Nurse M'Dopald. Plunket Rooms, Main street, Pahiatua. Telephone 233. • Hon. Secretary,'Mrs W. H. Purdie, Tyndall street, Pahiatua. Eketahuna: Plunket Rooms, Main street. Telephone 36. Hon. Secretary, Miss A, S. Carter, Anderson road, Eketahuna. Palmerston North.—Plunket Nurses Kearns, M'Gillivray, and White. Plunket Rooms, Collinson and Cunningham’s Buildings. Telephone 5839. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Aiteheson, 197 Church street. Box 158. Telephone 5621. Petone.—Plunket Nurse Aitken (relieving)- Plunket Rooms, Municipal Buildings, Bay street. Acting Hon. Secretary, Mrs R. C. Kirk, 52 Nelson street. Pukekohe.—Plunket Nurse Clark. Plunket Rooms, Perkins’ Buildings, King street. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Perkins. Stratford.—Plunket Nurse Grant. Plunket Rooms, Juliet street Central. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Curtis, Box 67. Taiihape.—Plunket Nurse Gray. Plunket Rooms, Town Hall, Hautapu street. Telephone 15. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Fitzsimons. Taumarunui— Plunket Nurse Worthington. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Richter, Morero terrace. Tauranga.—Plunket Nurse M'Cool (relieving). Hon. Secretary, Mrs W. Harris, Fifth avenue, Cameron road Te Aroha.—Plunket Nurse Curtis. Hon. Secretary, Mrs E. C. Wykes. Te Awamutu.—Plunket Nurse M'Leod. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Mandeno. Te Kuiti.—Plunket Nurse Nelson. Hon. Secretary, Miss D. Hill. Rata street. Temuka.—Plunket Nurse Cameron. Plunket Rooms, Commerce street. lion. Secretary, Mrs G. W. Armitage. JThames. —Plunket Nurse Perrin. Plunket Rooms, Central Hall, Pollen street. Telephone 273. Hon. Secretary, Mrs D. Mackay, Bowen street. Timaru. —Plunket Nurses Dunlop and Boyd. Plunket Rooms, Tekapo Buildings, Stafford street. Telephone 3141 T. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Cave, 25 Raymond street. W aim ate. —Plunket Nurses M'Kee and Williams. Plunket Rooms, National Mortgage Buildings, Queen street. Hon. Secretary, Mrs R. B. Hurst, Naylor street. Waipara.—Plunket Nurse Walker. Hon. ■ Secretary, Mrs Jackman, Waikari. Waipawa.—Plunket Nurse Begbie. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Bibby, Mathews street. Waipukurau.—Plunket Nurse Signail. Hon. Secretary, Sirs Sowry. Wanganui.—Plunket Nurses Wilson, Adams, and Smith’; Plunket Rooms, 4 Campbell street. Telephone 949. x Secretary, Miss Newcombe, Ridgway street. Box 228. Warkworth. —Plunket Nurse M'Call. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Pickering. ■Wellington.—Plunket Nurses Mitchell, Clifford, Miller, Chapman, Stephenson, Edinger, Clark, Fraser, Bergin, Newton (relieving),, and Maclean. Plunket Rooms. 18 Kent terrace. Telephone 21 —931. Office hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,. Monday to Friday; 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday. Secretary, Miss E. Ward. Westport.— Plunket Nurse Murray. 5 Plunket Rooms, Lower Brougham and Russell streets. Telephone 138. Hoh. Secretary, Mrs Jenkison, 39 Peel street. ’ - Whangarei.—Plunket Nurse Evans (relieving). Hon. Secretary, Mrs J. Donaldson, “Fernhill,” Kamo road. KARITANE HOSPITALS. Karitane-HaTris Hospital, Anderson’s Bay, Dunedin. Telephone 1985. Matron, Miss Fitz-Gibbon. Demonstrations, on points of interest to mothers are given by the Matron every Wednesday afternoon from/ 2.30 to 3.30. on request. Training Centre for Plunket Nurses and Karitane Baby Nurses. Visiting hours, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday. Karitane Hospital, Cashmere, Christchurch. Telephone 7054. Training

Centre for Karitane Baby Nurses. Matron, Mrs Gillespie. Demonstrations on points of interest in the s Society’s work will be given when requested on Wednesday afternoons from 3 to 4 o’clock. Visiting days, Wednesdays and Sundays, 2.30 p.m. to 4 p.m. No. 2 tram stops at gate. Karitane-Stewart Baby Hospital, Plymouth street, Wanganui. Training . re Karitane Baby Nurses. Matron, Miss M. Lowe. Visiting houret Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Karitane Hospital and Mothercraft Home, Murdoch road, Mount Albert, Auckwn „ Tralnln S Centre for Karitane Baby Nurses. Matron, Miss M. Hitchcock. Plunket Mothercraft Home, 18 Rent tei-race, Wellington. Matron, Miss M. Hilditch. Karitane-Hunt Hospital, “Bainfield,” Waikiwi, Invercargill. Training Centre I® r Karitane Baby Nurses. Acting Matron, Miss D. M'Haffie; PLUNKET NURSES’ SERVICES i FREE. j THE BOOKS. The Society’s book, entitled “Feeding ?i Baby/’ can be obtained from the Matron, Karitane-Harris Hospital, the Plunket Nurses, and the honorary secretaries of the Societies. Price, 2s 6d Postage, 4d. “Feeding and Care of Baby" can also be obtained from the leading severs, throughout the Dominion. Society’s publications, “The Story G.s), Natural Feeding of intants (including components of various milks) (Is) can be obtained from tne same sources. THE GOVERNMENT PAMPHLET. “The Expectant Mother and Baby’s First Month is issued by the Government tree and can be had on application from the Plunket Nurses and from the Registiars of Births throughout the Dominion.