New Britain herald., 1915-12-02
VISITING NURSES END YEARS WORK
Miss HamriCk Tells Association
 Members of Work Done
NEARLY 7,o0o VISITS MADE
Nurses Have Attended 751 Cases, An Increase of 1S3 Over Last Year Officer MaIOne's Tribute.

Funds Just Meet Expenditures Officer Malone's Tribute.
 In the absence of Mrs. Hedley P. Carter. who was unable to be pres ent, Mrs. c. E. Wetmore presided at the annual meeting of the Visiting Nurses Association at <he Y. w. c. A. this afternoon. Directors and off, cers were elected. The officers are: President, Mrs. H. P. Carter; vice president, Mrs. c. E. Wetmore; secre- tary, Mrs. Charles B. Parsons and Mrs. w. E. Atwood. Mrs. Carter's report was presented by Mrs. Wet more and a very interesting report was given by Miss Sarah Hamrick, who has charge of the work in this city.
 The association has had a fairly ac- tive year and much good work has been accomplished. It is dependent for funds upon donations and sub- scripticVs and has managed to com plete the years work without ex- ceeding it's means. The effort to se- cure funds for carrying on the work is made in January and witIt the in creased interest that is being taken in the accomplishments of the associa- tion it is thought there will be a liberal response by the public when the call comes.
 Miss Hamrick's Report.
 The report of Miss Sarah Ham, rick for this, the tenth year of the association, was as follows:
 Our report must not fail to em- phasize the preventive, as we'll as the curative side of this wolS: "Nur- sing the well,'' to quote Florence Nightingale, is even more important than nursing the sick, preventive hy- giene more importalN than curative medicine.
 Through the education efforts of the school nurse, the tuberculosis nurse, the Board of Health nurse, and the instructive work of our own nur- ses, we are all trying to inculcate principles of enlightened domestic and personal hygiene.
 Florence Nightingale.
 "The Life of Florence Nightingale. " published year ago, brought in- spiration to all interested in the de- Velopment of modern nursing and the well being of people of our time.
 We can but feel the importance of
 
 nearly 800 homes of this city, where human need and human suffering are found and that the working out of New Britain's betterment. should he gin in the homes of her people
 6792 Visits.
 During the year just closing the nurses have visited 751 cases They have made 6792 visits, an increase Of lS3 over last year. Owing to the hard times early in the year fewer people were able to pay-leavinR 5O1 non-paying patients.
 Seven patients were transferred to hospitals: there were twenty-five deaths and 593 discharged as cured or convalescent. Still under care, twenty-four.
 The nationalities of patients visited: American 122, Italian 90, Russian 10, German 55, Danish 3, Colored ,, Hebrew 70, Swedish 45, French 30, English 30, Swiss 1, Norwegian 3, Po- fish 1O6, Irish 1o5, Persian 4, Austrian ?, Greek 12, Lithuanian AZ, Slavon- ian l.
 Classification By Age.
 New babies 134, babies from four days to two years 166, children from two to fifteen years 79, patients from fifteen to sixty years 32si from sixty to ninety-siX years A.
 Maternity cases 1858, of which 78| were boy babies. Other cases treated were pneumonia 17, assisted at 59 op- erations and made 500 surgical dress ings.
 There were 100 donations received. and these were given where most needed, reaching fcrty families, fifty loans were made from our supply closet, milk was furnished for four babies from one week to six months and eleven Thanksgiving dinners. The physicians calls numbered 2O6.
 Treasurer's Report.
 The treasurer, Mrs. Fannie E. Att wood reports:
 Balance on hand Dec. 1,
 1914 ..S 147 Receipts during year ...... 3,49O.O2
 s3,4s7.4s
 Disbursements. Nurses salaries $2,71S.22 Nurses expenses ...........- 74.25 Other expenses ......... 201.19
 s2,993.66 Deposit for emergency fund 50O.O0
 $3,493.66 Balance on hand Nov. 30, l915 ...$ 3.S" i
 Officer Malone'S Tribute. The members of the association l were highly pleased at the reading of ! a tribute to it's work and especially 1 the service of Miss Hamrick by , A. C. Malone. It follows: The chairman of the nurses commit