GORE PLUNKET SOCIETY

Southland Times, Issue 21178, 3 September 1930, Page 8

GORE PLUNKET SOCIETY

MONTHLY MEETING. At the monthly meeting of the Gore Plunket Society held on Monday afternoon Nurses Wilson and Burnett reported as follows for the month of July: Colds and influenza have been prevalent during the past month. One baby from Wyndham was taken to the Karitane Hunt Hospital for treatment. The statistics are as follows:— Gore: Number of visits to homes, 100; visitors to rooms, adults 108, babies 10-1, older children 12; new cases, 12. Wyndham (two visits paid): Visits to home, 3; one visit was paid to Redan, about eight miles distant; visitors to rooms, adult 29, babies 29, older children 2; new cases, 3. Waikaia (two visits paid) : Visitors to rooms, adults 13, babies 13, older children 2; new cases, 1. Mat aura (four visits paid) : Visits to homes, 33; visitors to rooms, adults 32, babies 31, older children 2; new cases, 3. Edendale (two visits paid) : Visits to homes, 4; visitors to rooms, adults 20, babies 17, older children 1. Riversdale (one visit paid) : Visits to homes, 4; visitors to rooms, adults 7, babies 7, older children 2; new cases, 1. The report for the month of August stated: During the month one baby from Mataura was taken to Karitane and is progressing slowly but favourably. One mother and baby from Gore also spent a week at Karitane and have returned home greatly improved in health. The statistics are as follows’:—

Gore: Visits to homes, 97; visitors to rooms, adults 13G, babies 129, older children 8; new cases 9. Waikaia (two visits paid) : Visits to homes, 4; visitors to rooms, adults 11, babies 10, older children 2. Wyndham (two visits paid): Visits to homes, 3; visitors to rooms,- adults 31, babies 30, older children 3; new eases, 2. Mataura (five visits paid) : Visits to homes, 38; visitors to rooms, adults 58, babies 57. older children 1; new cases, 2; 5 visits paid to nursing homes. Edendale (two visits paid) : Visits to homes, 7; visitors to rooms, adults 15, babies 14, older children 1; 2 visits paid to nursing homes. Riversdale (one visit paid) : Visits to homes, 2; visitors to rooms, adults 3, babies 2, older children 2.