New Britain herald., 1917-01-18

re1ms are completed aud see x what I.w&tre endeavoring tot accomplish $4sA Respectively Appointed.
 MRS. IRA E. HICKS. Report of secretary. rr'' 1 Mrs. a.Mrgaret J. Martin, secretary. fM4de' several srecomme dations and. save many interesting facts in her report which was ss follows:
 The close of ths year 1916 marks the completion 0f five years tof or i ganized infant welfare work in this city. Ohe of the most important achievements of the milk station committee of the Visiting Nurses as- 1 sociation, which for four years suc- .d cesfully carried on this work was the part it Mayed in creating the New ! Britain Milk Station association which became an organization in l.1916 sand Is now completing the first year Of its existence
 " The formal organization took place at meeting on March 10. 1916. isEhen bylaws were adopted and off, ]. gers elected. Twenty women formed l the active membership. | Four meetings A4ve been held dur- 1 ing the year and Fall were well at tended. The work of the milk station is of Such a nature. that a great deal t,1nay be acoomplished in few meet ings. It is question, however, whet4er regular meetings at stated times would prove of any value in stimulating interest and providing in- l spiration and encouragement to those directly responsible for the work. It is with much regret that we re- cord the resignations of three of our l members, >Mrs. Hartnell Taylor, Mrs. Theodore Brcm and Mrs. Arthur Har- rop. all of whom have removed from the, city All of these ladies were greatly interested in the work and will be greatly missed. A
 History of Station.
 The milk station opened for the | summer on June 26. 1916 in the us- l ual greatness at the Burritt school | The association was particularly for | tunate in its choice of nurses. Both Miss Kiniry and Miss O'Dell worked untiringly and unself1shly and accom- plished a wonderful amount of work the results of which will be given you in the nurses repoft.
 Seventeen nationalities are repre- sented in the registration at the sta ton as follows: Polish, 45; Jewish, "A; American, 22; Italian. 19; Lith- uanlan, 5; Irish, 4; Armenian, 4; Greek. 3; French, 9; Swedish. 8; Slav, 1; Dane, 1; Russian, 1; Aus trian, 1; German, 1; Persian, 1.
 Registration at the station has been by means of recommendation by the doctors of the city by the board of health, the Charity organization and private individuals. The great need of cordial cooperation with every
 other social agency may be clearly
 seen in connection with registration
 It Is only by cooperation that all
 agencies can be utilized to their full
 est extent in order to promote the
 welfare of the agencies, assure a
 proper division of cases and thereby
 serve the community more efficiently.
 The physicians who have referred cases to the station are as follows:
 Strosser, Bunnell, Dunn, Mouradian, Rupert, Bray. Bodley, Dalton, Martin, Anderson, Grace, Dray. Marsh, Coo ley, Volkenheim,| Maloney. Avitable,
 O'Connell, Flanagan. Fox. Andzula- tis. Kelly, Faulkner, Fromen.
 The milk used at the station has
 been from the Vine Hill dairy This is the best and purest milk that can
 be obtained and was selected for use
 at the station after consultation with
 the board of health.
 Given Best Milk. . l In many cases the nurse has been
 called upon to recommend milk for
 a baby living in a district too far away from the station to allow of milk being procured there. In such
 cases she has consulted with the
 health department and has recom-
 mended the best milk to be had in
 that district. There is no disposition
 to recommend or advertise the milk of any particular milkman, but only
 to insure to the babies the best pos- l sible milk supply.
 One nurse has been impressed by the fact that in visiting among the homes she finds very little dirt but very many flies. As flies are a pro- life source of trouble for babies it
 would seem advisable for the milk station to do more educational work in regard to this danger.
 Along the line of little mothers | work 1t is interesting to note that many children act as interpreters and go-between for nurses and par ents. Many children have been taught to prepare the babies milk at home i and it is not unusual to find little nine year olds caring for the babies | while the mothers are at work.
 The prenatal work which has been included in our activities this year has progressed satisfa ctorily. One physician recommended a prospective mother for advice and 10 wopaep were given pre- natal advice upon seeking ii.
 | A noted authority has said that in l motherhood properly instructed and 1 respected there is 8 potentiality of health and well-being for future gen. erations beyond the dreams of the most enthusiastic samtarian.' Miss sentiment well expresses a fundamen-