OUR BABIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 3912, 5 March 1929, Page 65

OUR BABIES.

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Publlshtd under the auspices et the Royal New Zealand Seciety tor the Health •I Women and Children (Plunket Society). “It la wiser to put up a fence at the top of a precipice than to maintain an ambulance at the bottom."

TO OUR READERS. We publish 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 ss, but larger subscriptions are welcomed to enable the Society to extend its work.

DIRECTOR OF PLUNKET NURSING: Miss A. Pattkick, Plunket Rooms, ■ 76 Lower Stuart street, Dunedin. ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY: Miss G. Hoddin ott, Plunket Rooms, 76 Lower Stuart street, Dunedin. ADDRESSES OF PLUNKET NURSES AND SECRETARIES.

Ashburton.—Plunket Nurses Wall (relieving) and Rawlings. Plunket Rooms, Havelock street. Telephone 340. Hon. Secretary, Miss E. Gates, 119 Peter street. Auckland. —Plunket Nurses Goulstone,, E. M. Stronach, Carmichael, Walbran, Johnson, Ogden, Cox-Smith, Hughes, Lewin. Lusk, J. Carmichael, Madill, and Worthington. Plunket Office, 96 Symonds street. Telephone 1703. Office hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays, and 10 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. Hon. Secretary, Miss E. Partridge, 50 Grafton road. Telephone 359. Balclutha. —Plunket Nurse Walsh. Plunket Office: Rest House, Clyde street. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Landels, Box 82. Blenheim. —Plunket Nurses Emerson and Harris. Plunket Office, George street. Telephone 1633. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Wilson, “ Ratho,” Meehan street, Islington. Cambridge.—Plunket Nurse Parker. Plunket Rooms, Victoria street. Telephone 192 m. Hon. Secretary, Miss Hooker, Hall street. Telephone 141 m. Carterton.—Plunket Nurse Cliff (relieving). Plunket Rooms, Belvedere street. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Trapp. Central Otago.—Plunket Nurse Watt; Ist to 10th, Alexandra; 11th to 2lst, Cromwell; 22nd to 31st, Roxburgh (monthly). Hon. Secretary, Mrs Dunlay, Roxburgh. • Christchurch. —Plunket Nurses E. S. Allen, M’Clea, I. M‘Lean, Osborn, Bowron, Davies, Summers, and Merton. Plunket Office, Carey’s Buildings, corner Gloucester and Colombo streets. Telephone 3607. Office hours: 9 a.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 Hogwood (relieving). Plunket Rooms, 27 Allardyce street. Telephone 282. Hon. Secretary, Mrs E. Hutchings, 3 Gordon road. Dargaville.—Plunket Nurse Thompson. Plunket Rooms, Hokianga road. Hon. Secretary, Mrs M. L. Irvine. Dunedin. —Plunket Nurses O’Shea (telephone 23-348), Scott, Isbister (telephone 10-866), Ewart, and Thomson. Plunket Rooms, Jamieson’s Buildings, 76 Stuart street (telephone (10-216), and Plunket Nurse Mathieson, 315 King Edward street (telephone 23-020). Office hours: Stuart street, 2 to 4 p.m. daily, except Saturday and Sunday, also 10 a.m. to

noon on .Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays; King Edward street, 2 to 4 p.m. daily, also 10 a.m. to noon on Fridays. Secretary. Miss G. G- Hoddinott, Jamieson’s Buildings, Stuart street. Telephone, 10-216. Fairlie.—Plunket Nurse Welsh. Plunket Rooms, Main street. Telephone 86. Hon. Secretary, Mrs J. A. Fraser. Featherston, Greytown, Martinborough.—Plunket Nurse Dunlop (relieving). Hon. Secretary, Mrs Quentin Donald. Featherston: Plunket Rooms, Wallace street. Hon. Secretary, Miss B. Currie. Box 9. Greytown: Plunket Rooms. Main street,. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Bull. Martinborough: Plunket Rooms. Venice street. Hon. Secretary, Miss M. C. Martin. Feilding.—Plunket Nurse Armstrong. Plunket Rooms, M'Arthur street. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Stalker. Geraldine.—Plunket Nurse Rogerson. Plunket Rooms, Talbot street. Telephone 83. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Guyon MacDonald. Gisborne. —Plunket Nurses Wall and Arnott. Plunket Rooms, Lysnar’s Buildings, Peel street. Telephone 262. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Blair, Box 42. Gore. —Plunket Nurse Wilson. Plunket Rooms, Main street. Telephone 275. Hon. Secretary, Mrs E. G. Wilson, Elizabeth street. Telephone 381. Granity.—Plunket Nurse Murray. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Longstaff. Greymouth.—Plunket Nurse Spring. Plunket Rooms, Bank of New South Wales Buildings. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Denton, Palmerston street. Hamilton. —Plunket Nurses Lowe and Hooker. Plunket Rooms, Victoria street. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Burrell, Ohaupo road. Hastings.—Plunket Nurses Martin and Campbell. Plunket Rooms, • Municipal Women’s Rest. Telephone 609. Hen. 1 Secretary, Mrs R. Sunderland, “ Undercliff,” Havelock North. Hawera. —Plunket Nurse Dix. Plunket Rooms, High street. Hon. Secretary, Mrs E. A. Crompton, 40 Argyle street

Heriot-Tapanui-Kelso.—Plunket Nurs® Burnett. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Rich* ards, c/d Dalgety and Co. Upper Hutt.—Plunket Nurse Blake. Hon, Secretary, Mrs Francis Rogers, Ebdentown road. Lower Hutt. —Plunket Nurses Devin® (relieving) and Flower. Plunket Rooms, Riddiford Park. Hon. Secretary, Mrs G. Hoggard, Belmont street, Invercargill.—Plunket Nurses Rhind, Wilson, and M'lntyre. Plunket Rooms, Gala street East. Secretary, Mr E. B, Pilcher, Box 43. Levin.- Plunket Nurse Norris. Plunket Rooms, Oxford street. Telephone 328. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Smaill, Bank ol New Zealand. Lyttelton.—Plunket Nurse Twentyman, Plunket Rooms, Dental Clinic Buildings Hon. Secretary, Mrs Buchanan, 9 Brittan terrace. Malvern. Plunket Nurse Finlayson, Plunket House, Darfield. Hon. Secretary, Mr Howard C. Townshend, Rural Delivery, Darfield. Marton.—Plunket Nurse Gorrie. Plunket Rooms, High street. Telephone 331, Acting Hon. Secretary, Mrs Sladden. Grey street. Masterton. — Plunket Nurses M'Clurg and Cocker. Plunket Rooms, Bannister street. .Hon. Secretary, Mrs F. W, Martin, 89 Church street. Milton—Plunket Nurse H. Graham, Hon. Secretary, Mrs James Gray, Telephone 4m. Motueka.—Plunket Nurse Hight. Plunket Rooms, High street. Acting Hon. Secretary, Mrs Morgan, : “ Whakarawhiti,” High street. Napier.—Plunket Nurses Brawn and Horner. Plunket Rooms, Mothers’ Resfe

Buildings, Clive square. Acting. Hon. Secretary, Mrs H. J. Smith, “Ormlie.” Nelson. —Plunket Nurses Pascoe and Mason. Plunket Rooms, Wakefield Buildings, Hardy street. Telephone -2/>- 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, Castle, and Cartwright. Plunket House, Courtenay street. Telephone 207. Hon. Secretary, Mrs LeCren Morgan, P.O. Box 191. Ngaruawahia.—Plunket Nurse Burke. Plunket Rooms, Great South road'. Hon. Secretary, Mrs T. Paterson, “Te Whare.” Oamaru.—Plunket Nurses Rogers and Slater. Plunket Rooms, Itchen street. Telephone 367. Hon. Secretary, Mrs A, Hamilton, 20 Hull street. Ohakune. —Plunket Nurse Corbett. Plunket Rooms, Clyde street. Hon. Secretary, Miss C. Donald. Otaki. —Plunket Nurse Sell. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Buekrell, “ Moutere,” Otaki Railway. Pahiatua-Eketahuna.—Plunket Nurse M’Donald. 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, Mrs A. S. Carter, Anderson road, Eketahuna. Palmerston North.—Plunket Nurses Kearns, White, and Lockwood. Plunket Rooms, Collinson and Cunningham’s Buildings. Telephone 5839. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Aiteheson; 197 Church street. Box 158. Telephone 5621. Palmerston South. — Plunket Nurse Walker. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Robson,' Box 7. Petone.—Plunket Nurse Thomson. Plunket Rooms, Municipal Buildings, Bay street. Secretary, Mrs Evans, 36 Riddler’s crescent. Pukekohe.—Plunket Nurse Clark. Plunket Rooms, Massey’s avenue. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Perkins. Ranfurly.—Plunket Nurse Luoni. Hon. Secretary, Miss Inder, Box 39. Rangiora.—Plunket Nurse Shepherd. Plunket Rooms, Good street. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Smith.

Stratford—Plunket Nurse Paynter. Plunket Rooms, Juliet street Central. Hon. Secretary; Mrs Power, Box 83. . Taihape.—Plunket Nurse Grey. Plunket Rooms, Town Hall, Hautapu street. Telephone. 15. Hon. Secretary, Mr® Beale. TaumaruNui. — Plunket Nurse Tapp. Plunket Rooms, Library Buildings, Kokiaha street. Hon. Secretary, Miss Tomlinson, Box 33. » Tauranga.—Plunket Nurse Templeton. Plunket Rooms, Devonport road. Hon. Secretary, Mrs W. Harris, Fifth avenue, Cameron road. Te Aroha.—Plunket Nurse Houghton. Plunket' Rooms, Rewi street. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Sprague, Stanley road. Te Awamutu.—Plunket Nurse M'Leod. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Swarbrick, Box 54. Te Kuiti.—Plunket Nurse Nelson. Plum ket Rooms,. Rora street. Hon. Secre* tary, Miss D. Hill, Rimu street. Temuka. —Plunket Nurse Allan, Plunket Rooms, Commerce street. Acting Hon. Secretary, Mrs D. H. Paterson, “ Barbarafield.” Thames. — Plunket Nurse Johnstone. Plunket Rooms, Central Hall, Pollen street. Telephone 273. Hon. Secretary, Mrs D. Mackay, Bowen street. Timaru—Plunket Nurses Murphy and Willocks (relieving). Plunket Rooms, Tekapo Buildings, Stafford street. Telephone 3141 T. Hon.. Secretary, Mrs Ensor, 28 Sarah street. Waimate.—Plunket Nurse MKee. Plunket Rooms, National Mortgage Buildings, Queen street. Hon. Secretary, Miss F. L. Arthur, Box 60. Waipara.—Plunket Nurse Aitken. Plunket Rooms, County Council Board Room. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Miller, Box 4, Waikari. Waipawa.—Plunket Nurse Ellis. Hon, Secretary, Mrs Bibby, Mathews street. Waipukurau.—Plunket Nurse Signall. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Sowry. Wanganui Plunket Nurses Adams, Smith, and Bergin. Plunket Rooms, 4■> Campbell street. Telephone 949. Sscretary, Miss Newcombe, Ridgway street. Box 228. Warkworth. —Plunket Nurse M'CaH. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Deane.

Wellington. —Plunket Nurses Mitchell, Clifford, Miller, Chapman, Stephenson, Edinger, Elliott, Carter, Samson, Gillespie, Caldwell, and Watt (relieving). 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 Benn. Plunket Rooms, Harbour Board Buildings, Palmerston street. Telephone 138. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Miller, The Esplanade. Whanoaeei. —Plunket Nurse Thomas. Plunket Rooms, Central Park, Waters street. Acting Hon. Secretary, Mrs Foote. KARITANE HOSPITALS. Karitane-Harris Hospital, Anderson’s Bay, Dunedin. Telephone 22-985. Matron, Miss Hilditch. 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 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 Centre for Karitane Baby Nurses. Matron, Miss E. Rose. Visiting hours: Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Karitane Hcspital and Mothercraft Home, Murdoch road, Mount Albert, Auckland. Training Centre for Karitane Baby Nurses. Matron, Miss V. M'Lean. Truby King Karitane Hospital and Mothereraft Home, Melrose, Wellington. Training Centre for Karitane Baby Nurses. Matron, Miss B. Clark.

Karitane-Hunt Karitane Hospital and Mothercraft Home, “ Bainfield,” Waikiwi, Invercargill. Training Centre for Karitane Baby Nurses. Matron. Miss B. Warneke. PLUNKET NURSES’ SERVICES FREE. THE SOCIETY’S BOOKS. The Society’s book, entitled “Feeding and Care of Babv,” can be obtained from the Ma'<on, Karitane-Harris Hospital. - the Plunkc 1 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 booksellers throughout the Dominion? The Society’s publications, “The Story of the Teeth” (Is), “Natural Feeding of Infants (including components of various milks) (Is) can be obtained from the same sources.

THE GOVERNMENT PAMPHLET. 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 Registrars of Births throughout the Dominion.