OUR BABIES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19771, 19 February 1927, Page 14 (Supplement)

OUR BABIES

(By Hygela.j Published under 1 the auspices of the Royal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children (Plunket Society). “It is wiser to put up a fence at the top of a precipice than to maintain an ambulance at the bottom.’* TO OUB 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 tire welcomed to enable the Society to extend its work. Director of Plunket Nursing: Miss A. Patrick, Plunket Rooms, 76 Lower Stuart Street, Dunedin. Administrative Secretary: Miss G. Hoddinott, Plunket Rooms, 4 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. Stronheh, 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 141 m. Oarterton. Plunket Nurse Wade. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Trapp. Central Otago.—Plunket Nurse Law er. .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, 1. McLean, Osborn, Bowron, Whll, 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 on 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 KelseyYaralla Kindergarten, Mondays and Fridays 2 to 4 p.m.; at the Outpatients’ Department, General Hospital, Tuesdays, 1.30 to 3.30 p.m.; also at the following out-stations: Baptist Church, Gordon Road, Mosgiel, Tuesdays, 2 to 4 p.m.; Municipal Buildings, Port Chalmers, Wednesdays, 2to 4 4p.m. Secretary, Miss G. G. Hoddinott, Jamieson’s Buildings, Stuart Street. Telephone 116. Fairlie.—Plunket Nurse Johnstone Plunket Rooms, Main Street.. Telephone 86. Hon. Sccretarv, Mr: Webb.

FeAtherstone, Greytown, Martin-Bor-ough.—Plunket Nurse E. Aitken.! Hon. Scretaries: Featherston, Mrs Quentin Donald; Grey town, Mrs Thomas; Martinborough, Miss K. Martin, Huangarula. 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 Er 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 Booms, High Street. Hon. Secretary, Miss N. L. King, 28 George Street. Upper Hutt.—Plunket Nurse Ellis (relieving). Acting Hon. Secretary, Mrs Francis Rogers, Ebdcntown Road. Lower Hutt.—Plunket Nurse Fanning. Hon. Secretary, Mrs G. Hoggard, Belmont Street. Levin. —Plunket Nurse Norris. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Shennan. Lyttelton.—Plunket Nurse Twentymlan. 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 Irinlayson. 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 APClurg*. Plunket Rooms, Ban nister Street. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Goldsman, 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 Cap terbury. Plunket Nurse Hill. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Wolff, “Totara, ” Horrelville. Oamaru.—Plunket Nurses Bogers 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‘Donald. Plunket Rooms, Main Street, Pahiatua. Telephone 233. Hon. Secretary, Mrs W. H. Purdie, Tyndall Street, Pahiatua. Ekctahuna: 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 Cunninghtam’s Buildings. Telephone 5839. Hon. Secretary, Mrs Aitcheson, 197 Church Street. Box 158. Telephone 5621. e Petone. —Plunket Nurse Aitken (reliev ing). 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. Taihape.—Plunket Nurse Gray. Plunket Rooms, Town Hall, Hautapu Street. Telephone 15. Hon. Secretary, Mrs. Fitzsimmons. Taumarunui.—Plunket Nurse Worthington. Hon. Secretary, Mrs. Richter, Morero Terraco. Tauranga.—Plunket Nurse M’Cool (relieving). Hon. Secretary, Mrs. W. Harris, Fifth Avenue, Camerdn Road. Te Aroha. —Plunket Nurse Curtis. Hon. Secretary, Mrs. E. C. Wykos. Te Awamutu. —Plunket Nurse M’Leol Hon. Secretary, Mrs. Mandeno. Te Kuiti. —Plunket Nurse Nelson. Hon. Secretary, Miss D. Hill, Rata Street. Temuku. —Plunket Nurse Camcron. Plunket Rooms, Commerce Street. Hon. Secretary, Mrs. G. W. Armitage. Thames. —Plunket Nurse Perrin. Plunket Rooms, Central Hall. Pollen Street. Telephone 273. Hon. Sccutary, 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. Waimate.—Plunket Nurses M’Kce - 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, Matthews Street. Waipukurau.—Plunket Nurse Signal!. Hon. Secretary. Mrs. So wry. Wanganui. —Plunket Nurses Wilson, Adams, and Smith. Plunket Room-;. 4 Campbell Street. Telephone 949. 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. Plunket Rooms, Lower Brougham and Russell Streets. Telephone 138. Hon. Secretary, Mrs. Jenkinson, 39 Peel Street. Whangarei.—Plunket Nurse Evans (relieving). * Hon. Secretary, Mrs. J. Donaldson, “Fernhill,” Kamo Road. KARITANE HOSPITALS. Karitanc-Harris Hospital, Anderson’s Bay, Dunedin. Telephone 1985. Matron, Miss Fitz-Gibbon. Demonstrations on points of interest to mothers x 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 M. Lowe. Visiting hours: Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Karitane Hospital and Mothercraft Home, Murdoch Road, Mount Albert, Auckland. Training Centre for Karitanc Baby Nurses. Matron, Miss M. i Hitchcock.

Plunket Mothercraft Home, 18 Kent Terrace, Wellington. Matron, Miss M. Hilditch. Karitiane-Hunt Hospital, “Bainfield,’’ Wnikiwi, Invercargill. Training Centre for Karitane Baby Nurse . acting Matron, Miss D. M’Haffic. PLUNKET NURSES’ SERVICES FREE. THE SOCIETY’S BOOKS. The Society’s book, entitled “Feed* ing and Care of Baby,” can be obtained from the Matron, Karitanc-Har-ris 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 booksellers throughout the Dominion. The Society’s publications, “The Story of the Teeth” (Is), “Natunl Feeding of Infants” (including components of various milks) (Is), can i»e obtained from the same sources. THE GOVERNMENT PAMPHLET “The Expectant Mother and Baby's First Month” is issued by the Government free, and can be had on application from the Plunket Nurses and from the Registrars of Births throughout the Dominion.