ST. HELEN’S" HOMES POLICY
WISHES OF MR. R. J. SEDDON. STATEMENT BY HIS DAUGHTER. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Nov. 17. Replying to the statements made by the Minister of Health in respect to St. Helen’s Homes Mrs. W. S. Bean, Christchurch, daughter of the late Mr. R. J. Seddon, founder of the. Homes, contended that' the Minister was seeking to throw on hospital' boards more than their share of responsibility for maternal welfare. She .declared that the statement .attributed to the Minister that lie hoped in future that the Homes would he recognised piore as model training schools was an indication of a further diversion from the original policy laid down by . the founder and was small excuse for the neglect of these institutions at the hands of successive Governments. sShe quoted a speech by Mr. Seddon at the opening of the Dunedin St. Helen’s in which he said: “My desire is that these homes will be available to all whose means will not permit of private comfort and skilled attendance.”
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Taranaki Daily News, 18 November 1930, Page 11
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