ADDRESSES OF PLUNKET NURSES AND SECRETARIES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1842, 30 August 1913, Page 11

ADDRESSES OF PLUNKET NURSES AND SECRETARIES.

Dunedin. — Plunket Nurse Laing, Tel. 1136. Plunket Nurse M'Laren. Tel. 2814. > Post Office Building, Liverpool Street, Dunedin. Hon. Secretary, Mrs. Joseph M'George, 54 London Street. Tel. 1737. Christchurch.—Plunket Nurses Ellis, Hansard, and Kilgour. Office, Chancery Lane. Hon. Secretary, Mrs. H. Pyno, Bealoy Avenue. Tel. 285. Wellington.—Pluliket Nurso Morgan; , assistant, Nurse Mackintosh. So- ' ciety's Room, 8G Vivian Street. Tel. ' 2425. Hon. Secretary, Mr§l M'Vicar, 27 Brougham Street, City. . Tel. 2642. Auckland. —Plunket Nurses Chappell and Morgan. . Tel. 851. Office, 2 • Chancery Street. Tel. 829. Hon. -Secretary, Mrs. W. H. Parkes, M.uinoto, Symonds Street. Tel.- 240. Napier.—Plunket Nurso Donald, Marino Parade. Hon. Secretary, Mrs. Hector Smith. Timaru.—Plunket Nurse Bowie. Office, Sophia Street. Tel. 314. Hon. Secretary, Mr. Ernost Howden. Inverca-rgill.—Plunket Nurse O'Shea, Allen's Hall, Kelvin Street. Hon. Secretary, Mrs. ■ Gala Street, c Hastings (Hawke's Bay).—Plunket Nurse Purcell. Office, Mr. Bates's Pharmacy. Hon. Secretary, Mrs. T. ' W. Lewis. Tel. 285. Wanganui District.—Travelling Plunket ' Nurse, Wanganui, Marion, Patea, Nurse Hursthousc. Tel. 949. Secretary and Treasurer, Miss B. Cummins. Tel. 377, Oamara District.—Travelling , Plunket Nurse Denniston. Hon. Secretary, Mrs. Haines, Bank of New Zealand. Dannevirke.—Plunket . Nurse Wright. Hon. Secretary, Mrs. Bickford, Bank of New. Zealand. . . Ashburton.—Plunket, Nurse Kilgour. ' Hon. Secretary, Miss M. Moore, corner of Cass and Peter Streets. Society's Baby Hospital; Karitane Har- . ris Hospital, Anderson's Bay, Dunedin. Tel. 1985. ■ Matron, Miss . Campbell. , DECAYED TEETH. • The following inquiry -was received a short time ago from a country township. As the .car® of our children's teeth is a matter' of the first import--ance, we feel' sure that "Inquirer's" letter and Dr. Pickerill's reply will be read with great interest:— Dear "Hygeia,"—l wish to ask your advice about a little girl's teeth. She i 3 nearly six, find. some of her lower molars are badly decayed, two being msro 'shells. Should theso decayed teeth be extracted? We might have had this done, but were told her permanent teeth would then come through nrematurely: and would not therefore be so durable.. In her upper j(iw her second teeth, are very irregular, tho two front ones being rery" broad, but those adjoining quite small.—-law. etc., INQUIRER,. This question was submitted to the leading authority,,in the Dominion— namely, Dr. Piekerillj ' 'Professor ' ot Dentistry, at tho Otago University, who; as our honorary . dental surgeon, has always given encouragement and assistance- to the' society. The following is his reply:— DR. PICKERILL'S REPLY. I am' always very glad', to be of any use to you and your work. _ As regards tho questions you aolf, it is very difficult to lay down any hard-and-fast rules. vlt all depends upon whether sepsis is preterit or nSt, and whether the latter is amenable ' t-o treatment. But in all eases of carious deciduous te&th something must 1 bo done. It must not be allowed" (as is often the case) to slide. The taeth should' be filled if possible, and if not they should be extracted. Two or three years of septic ■ absc/rption may far outweigh in evil effects any deformity which may result from too early extraction. I am -having typed extracts on the subjsct from my latest book on "Stomatology," which explain tho position, I think; if not, please let me know. , Extracts from "Stomatology." The necessity of children masticating food which requires the exercise of some force should be pointed out, and if nec.erasary suitable diets arranged for particular cases. Great care should be taken of the deciduous teeth, that these do not bccomo so diseased as to necessitate their extraction .before the right age. Should they, however, bccomc hopelessly septic, tlioy must bo extracted, since the risk of septic absorption ■for, perhaps, a year or two far outweighs the ei;il effcct of crowding the permanent teeth. ■ , Deciduous teeth retained beyond tho. normal ago should bo extracted if there is any sign of the presence of the permanent, tooth —usually to bo detected as a bulging of the bono npon_ palpation immediately below the deciduous tooth. Somethics a difficulty may arise in deciding whether a particular tooth is a deciduous or pemanent one. This may =be determined by drawing a fine-point-ed prcbe over the termination of the ona-mel at the cervix. In'-deciduous teeth it terminates in a distinct ridge; in pormaiumt teeth its termination is ' not noticeable.' • ■ A deciduous tooth should not. however, bo extracted if possible before tho ago o.t which its permanent successor should erupt-, and it should not be al< lowed to remain much after 'his period without due reason. It is therefore eminently necessary to romember tho numbers which represent the ages at which tho respective deciduous teofh should be lost physiologically:— 7 central. 8 lateral. r j 10 first deciduous molars. j 11 canine. i 11 second deciduous molars. Glaxo Builds Bonny Babies.—Advt.