New Britain herald., 1929-11-12
EXTENSIVE GAIN IN NURSES WORK
1898 Patients and Babies Seen
 in Past Month

ilt -NO tlAibNl i4I'NbtliH H U 'A'N board Of directors Of the Visiting Nurse association was held this morning at 52 Center street, Mrs, Robert Parsons. second vice presi- dent, presiding.
 Reports were read and accepted as follows: secretnry's by Mrs, James Thomson; treasurer's by Mrs. William Humason; automobile by Mrs. Patrick McDonough; supplies by Mrs. William Bacon, and child wei fare by Mrs. Harry Hine.
 The resigation of Mrs Dclbert Perry of Maple Hill was read and accepted with regret.
 4 letter was read from John J. McBriarty, chairma of the board of health, thanking the association for it's interest in the plans made for venereal disease clinic.
 Comparisons of the October nurs- Ing statistics are aa follows. Patients under care October l, 1928, 129$i October 1. 1929. 1850; nursing visits for month, 1928, 1891; 1929, l94l; well babies registered, l92d, 9l5; 1929, 1898. Four hundred and nine infants attended l7 Well Baby Con- ferences, 29 Of these being new reg istrations.
 Four representatives of the New Britain Visiting Nurse association attended the fall meeting of the States Nurses association at Water bury on October 23. The morning session was occupied by demon- stration of a prenatal visit by two New Haven nurses, and by the dis cussion Of ways to make suCH visit useful to the patient and her doctor.
 The problems of the New Haven, Bridgeport, Hartford, MddletoWn, Waterbury and several other cities seemed to be much the same as New Britain, this city having more blood pressure apparatus than any of the others. except Hartford.
 Reports were given by the dele gates to the International Council of Nurses held at Montreal in July, when more than 5000 met to dis cuss nursing problems and exchange ideas, pooling interests from go countries; Native nurses came from Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, Iceland, Philippines and India. Aft CT the meeting, our nurses were guests of the Waterbury Visiting Nurse association. at an interesting session Of one of the well baby con- ferences and at tea at their head quarters.
 Report was made of the associa- tion's exhibit representing d child health conference at the Home Prog ress Exhibition. Mrs. William C. Hungerford aided the director in as- sembling this exhibit. A nurse was in attendance each afternoon and evening, many questions being ask ed by people of all ages covering diet in relation to weight the value of toxin anti-toxin. preparation for home confinement. etc. The nurses answered those questions concern ing nursing problems, distributed health literature planned for visits 10 number of homes where the problem indicated following and suggested visit to the family phy- sician where there appeared 10 be clinical condition.
 Miss Chase Of the Hartley Sal mon clinic is giving the nurses a series of three talks on the func- tions of that organization. the types of cases that may take advantage of 1t, the part the visiting nurse takes In home visits before and after the patient attends this clinic The re- port was also made that the first of the mental hygiene lectures which the board is inviting the staff to at tend occurs tonight at Bristol, Dr. Bryan of the Worcester State hospi- tai being the lecturer
 Another book has been added to the reference library already in cir culation at 12 Center street. Mary Beards The Nurse in Public Health"
 Eighteen members of the board of directors were present as follows: Mrs. Robert Parsons Mrs. James E. Thomson. Mrs. George E. Kimball Mrs. William Bacon. Mrs Harry NJ. Bates. Mrs. s. NJ DaviG"on. Mrs Walter Fl. Hart Mrs Harry C. Hine. Mrs. Lawrence Humason Mrs. William l.. Humason, Mrs. Patrick r. McDonough, Mrs Charles F. Parsons, Mrs. William F. Parker, Mrs. Richard pritchard, Mrs. Will liam II. Rattenoury, Mrs Ernest NJ. Smith, Mrs. Richard White, and Mrs. John $. Whitteker.