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WOMAN'S WORLD

(Continued from pago 2.) THE NATION'S FUTURE SOCIETY FOR THE HEALTH OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN ANNUAL MEETING * Tho annual meeting of the Royal New Zealand Society for tho Health of Women and Children was held in the Accountants' Chambora, Johnston Street, last evening. The Eev. Robertson Orr occupied the chair. The annual report presented by tho hon. secretary, Miss Barnett stated that the war had forced the baby to tho front, for strong men and women wero needed if tho nation were to held its own. The society recognised mora than ever they must care zealously for tho infant and children that they may grow up strong and healthy citizens'of whom the future will stand in supreme need. The summary of tho work dono by tho Plunket. nurses during tho year is as follows:—Visits paid by Plunket nurses to homes, 5391; visits of adults and babies to society's rooms, 561)1; number of mothers shown how to prepare humanised milk, 350; babies dealt with, including new cases, 879; breast-fod babies, 362; artificially, 182; partially, 100; expectant mother's visits, 74; letters received at rooms, 13tf. Nurso Walton has sent in her resignation from the branch. The Plunket rooms are now open overy morning and afternoon and mothers take advantage of this by paying more frequent visits. Two nurses are always busy with weighing and attending to the needs of baby before and after feeding. Tho nurso visits Eona Bay and Kliandallali every week. The borough councils in each district have placed thoir council rooms at tho disposal of the Plunket nurse. Chvinsj to .the influenza epidemic in November many young mothers and expectant mothers passed away. The society's nurses were called upon in all directions,' and unfortunately society was short-handed. Nurse Senter was away on holiday and sick leave at Ohakune, where her services were muoh jn demand. Nurse Clifford was away'ill. Wo noticed that Dr. Makgill, in alluding to tho Boyal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children described it as the Plunket Nursing Service. This may cause some misapprehension of tho .aims and objects of.the society. We seek to spread our propaganda by tho distribution of books, especially the Government Book for Mothers, the Expectant Mothers, and Babv's First Month, issued by the Health Department free of charge. Care and Welfare of Baby, pamphlets, leaflets, aud . Our Babies' weekly column in The Dominion. • - The main function oF the Plunket n\irses is to 1 sympathetically and tactfully educate and help parents and others in a practical way. The nurses mav be consulted by expectant mothers. This is considered an important phase of her work, and one that is particularly consistent with the educational objects of the' society, 'i'he society is extremely anxious to bring nbout a realisation of tlievc-are in general, of obcdience to the simple known laws of life and nature. It will be sjen that the work of the society is mainly educational. ■ Mrs. Porter, president of the Women 's National Deserve, askevl tho committee to allow a Plunket nurse to give a series of practical talks - to' the mothers and wives of soldiers >in their clubroom during the winter afternoons in the month' of June. The nurse found, they _ were. . keenly interested in babies' needs, in the exhibition and display ' of the model bassinette with baby doll 'in the approved pattern clothes. The nurse also filled in a gap at the, Y.W.C.A., and, gave.a feiv practical talks to girls under twenty in tho evening. . . • Mis. C. Earle and-the. secretary, with a large deputation'- of \ members of the N.Z. Dental Association, ..waited upon tho Ministers in the interests ■of public health to meet the shortage of dental students. It was recommended that 2ft bursnries be given to dental students of the value of .S2O, with fees. On behalf if. the Plunket. Society Mrs. Earle strongly supported tho proposals. Thesu bursaries for students have' sinco been jranted. M!rs. Sidney Ivirkcaldie, of Karori, travo, \ garden party in February for the joint Funds of the society and St. Mary's Orphanage. The weather unfortunately was , ivot, but in spito of that the 6um of £2i ■ ,vith donations was roalised. ] Sewing beos were held regularly all tho ■ rear at Mrs. Kirkcaldie's and Miss Bar- 1 lett's, 987 garments being made and tlis;ri buted locally. ! TJie thanks of the committee were ox- ■ ended to tiio Government for subsidies

I! ! far the I'lunket nurses; to the Minister p| of Public Health; to Dr. Valintine and the officers of the Health Department fov the sympathy and support they accorded tlio society. The society is again very deeply indebted to the T. Gr. Macarthy Board of Trustees for their generous grant of .£IGO for this year; also to Messrs. Bartlett and , Androw, photographers; to the Miramar Borough Council for granting; the Plunket nurse _ a freo pass of their tramway; to the City Council for the the nurse's tramway passes; to tho lion, auditors, Messrs. Watkins, Hull, Hunt, and Wheeler; and to Mr. AV. P. Ward, lion, solicitor. .

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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 172, 15 April 1919, Page 3

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Tapeke kupu
834

WOMAN'S WORLD Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 172, 15 April 1919, Page 3

WOMAN'S WORLD Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 172, 15 April 1919, Page 3

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