Number Of "Blue Babies" Surprises
— - WELLINGTON, Sept. 1. T|ie Department of Health pad geen surprised to find so Thany 'blqe babjes" in the Dominiop, tpe Minister qf' He'altb, Miss " Howard, fcbid tpday's coiiference of tiie New Sealand Chippled Childfeh's Spci3ty. Thp Mipister emphasipe.d th.e Jesirabili'ty of treatm'enf* in Ne'w Zealand rather than seiiding pabients' abroad. "Vyhpn reports had been obtained from the XJpited Statps of, the treatment tKerp for "blue babies," Miss floward said that hpr departmept had .received requests for ass'istanpe in seiiding sufferers there at a cost of about £1000 each. !'IIoweyer, I am satisfi.ed that w,P haye as good specialists in this coqntry as in any • part of the world," -added the IjJinister, '-'so we decidpd to 'send Dr." Robb abroa.d to obtain the latest methods of treatment so that it cqqld be iptroT duced here." ' ■ " The cost of the trip had beeh smalj, the Minister indicated, and Dr. Robb was- not* performing operations upop small patjents.
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Chronicle (Levin), 1 September 1948, Page 4
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