INCREASE IN VISITS

Taranaki Daily News, 4 September 1935, Page 12

INCREASE IN VISITS

DISTRICT NURSE’S WORK.

ASSOCIATION’S ANNUAL MEETING

Although the two epiergetwy funds of to gelation had to qr, during tiie y€3t the 9? New Plymouth District Nurse Association, presented at the annual meeting yesierdpy,' disclesed 4’satisfactory position, the total credit of the salary. gwrjpg emergency funds being £l4B Is Mr. R. J. Csare pfeoc?ed oyer- g good with a total of 3483 visits to the sjeh ma de to Pfevmus yqar 3937 visits,' an average of over 75 U week, were made by Sister Japkson 4Wfl§ e past 12 months, the report stated. lhe number comprised. Visits to homes, treatments and advice, 2286; visits to homes for inquiries, 1459; visits to charitable aid, recipients. 212. A total of 152§,articles of 'clothing was supplied to 2?i families. In addition invalid dishes, ap4 nourish’ ipg food' and lto supplied by many sympathisers and taken by the district nurse to needy fmpihes. Thanks were due to tliose who dhowedtheir practical sympathy by donating food, cash apd clqthmg. , 'During the year a flag five bundled evehipg was organised by Hartnell, assisted by ipeipbers to Wes ! End' Home and School Association and funds were augmented by the sum or £2’lBs 4d. The amount Was helpful m purchasing toto guild. The sewing guild members had been busy making and retaking garments for needy families. A clothes drive was made during the year. hut the demand unfortunately was greater than the supThere was no Christmas party for children in December, it being felt that the money could be better spent in purchasing food for the various families Ip peed. Many sympathisers 'sept toys and cakes to the district purse tq give .to families, and hearts were made happier by ' this thoughtfulness. The Kent Road? Korito sewing guild members were wonderfully helpful Tn ’ making a of toys and dressing many dolls. lhe same'guild had also made 4 large number of useful garments, and to associr ation greatly appreciated the good work. Many annual subscribers had not beep able to forward their subscriptions and this year only £5 17s subscriptions had been received. The emergency fund had been drawn on to the extent of £l5 7s 7d. Housekeepers had been engaged to look after families when mothers had had to go into hospital, and sewing matorials were purchased to make up into the needed garments for many poor families known to the district nurse as being genuinely in need of assistance. Thanhs were expressed to annual subscriber? and sympathisers who hud helped, to those who had donated cash to the funds and to the district nurse to purchase comforts for any particular needy cases, to those who had donated coal and wood, and to tpe St. Marys Women's Sewing Guild for the use of the room for meetings. Mr. Deare congratulated the association on its work and on Hie fine typo of women associated with it- There wtw a day coming when there would be more nurses required, he said. Sister Jlwkwii was doing One work, but :4m really required the help of at least two muses. The election of ofliccru resulted! President, Mrs. Wilson; vice-presidents, Mrsdames Fookcs and Griflllhs; committee, Mesdamcs C. Berg, , A. H. Ridley, E. Brash, N. Ballwry, L>. G. il.

Loveridge, T. A. Mac Lean and M- JShoemark; Skinner; hon. auditor, Mr. T. G. H;rst; advjspry board. Messrs. H- Griffiths, Hol? deg anfi HirstThe president advised that it was intended to hold a mart early in 1935. , At the monthly meeting of the ascommittee, held prior to the annual meeting, Sister Jackson lepoilecl that she had- travelled 8,80 miles. The number of new patients on the register was 16 and the numbep discharged was 12. A total of fe6 visits w?s piade to home? for treatment and advice and 188 were made for inquiries. Charitable aid recipient fetalfed ?L. ’ , , x , ... . Tlie association acknowledged the lOl? lowing gifts:'Clothing, Mq?d®mes Hamilton, 'E. ''Humphries, ’ Robertson, Mqrtin, Nprses’ Home,'Mi?s HamipoFfeß? Women’s ’ Division of fee Farmers’ Upton, Y,W ; C,A-i Mofeefe’ Olßfe “AR°R-"i mat? tress, fpg apd'jam., Mfe- Maftip; c?h es and scones, St Mwy's Guild, Galedqman Society;' sbpp, Mrs, Skipner; stew, Mrs. G. Haughton; old'linen, Mrs. dripping, Mfe- R donation frojp MF?-. MoPiWßid was also ackn°W?. lefiged- ; r