New Britain herald., 1929-10-09
SUMMER ACTIVITIES
 OF VISITING NURSES
Reports Made at First Fall
 Meeting Of Directors

At the first fall meeting of the i board of directors of the Visiting Nurse association held yesterday morning at the headquarters at 52 Center street, Mrs. Stanley Goss, vice president, presided in the ab- sence of Mrs. Andrew J. Sloper.
 Reports of the activities of the association for the past four months were given by Mrs. Noah Lucas, i treasurer; Mrs. Louis Young. chair man of the nurses committee: Mrs. i P. r. McDonough, chairman of the automobile committee, and Mrs. 1 Richard White, a member of the i Child Welfare committee.
 Mrs. Rufus Hcmenway. chairman of the publicity committee, pre- sented the invitation from the Eddy i Glover post of the American Legion, to exhibit at the Home Progress EX- position. The board voted to accept the invitation under this commit tee. The annual report of the associ- aton was published in July and paid for in part by a generous con- tribution from Mrs. Philip E. Stan- ! ley
 Miss Rose Ferdman. a member of the staff, talked about the work of ! the Maternity Center association and it's value in establishing stan dards for maternity care throughout ! the country. Miss Ferdman returned 1 in August from three months study and experience at Maternity l Center association, and was enthu- siastic about their splendid work.
 The report of the nursing staff for the past four months showed an av- craze of 1O.4 field nurses on duty each month against S.2 during last year. S991 visits, exclusive of 1898 visits to pre-schooI children, were made as compared with 1875 dur ing last summer. when there were no visits made to pre- school children.
 The attendance at the Well Baby l Conferences increased by 40 per cent over last years record, the to- tai attendance for the past four months having been 154S babies at G7 conferences.
 Forty-seven mothers received nurses care in their homes at the time of confinement. the total num- Der of deliveries so attended during this fiscal year having been "A (tWo more than at the same time last ycar).
 The final reports of the summer roundup of preschool children have not been completed. In part, however, it is interesting to know that of those children entering school for the first time in September, G97 took ad- vantage of the physical examinations made possible for them through the United Parent Teachers association, assisted by the school medical de partment. the local board of health, and the visiting nurse association. Sixteen conferences were held at which these physical examinations were given at which 54 visiting nurses assisted
 2S79 major and minor corrections were indicated for the 697 children examined Only 539 of these defects were corrected and the outstanding reasons were because of a lack of cooperation on the part of the family, inability to secure treatment 1 in town at a reasonable cost, without approximation.
 In consequence most of the ton ! sillectomles and vaccinations and the administrations Of toxin anti-t toxin were left undone. 51 tonsilleCtomieS were done by local doctors; four were done on the ward rate at the New Britain hospital and five were l done by out of town doctors. The l family doctor vaccinatcd 337 of the i done by the city doctor and none by the health department.
 Most discouraging of all correc- tions expected was the lack of pro- vision for the administration of toxin ! anti-toXin. Only eight children out of i the 697 were given this preventive against dipthcria by the family doctor, and only one by the city doctor, None were given by the i health department.
 October 1st the G97 children so carried by the visiting nurses dur ing the summer were dismissed to the school medical department with i their records for the continuation Of 1 the health supervision.
 The members of the board who were present at this meeting were ] Mrs. Stanley T. Goss, Mrs. Robert NJ. Parsons, Mrs James B. Thomson, Mrs. Noah Lucas. Mrs. Harry M. 1 Bates, Mrs. Valentine B. Chamber lain, Mrs. Rufus N. Hemenway, Mrs. Lawrence c. Humason. Mrs. William | C. Hungerford, Mrs Patrick F. Me ! Donough, Mrs. William F. Parker, Mrs. Ernest M. Smith, Mrs. Richard l.. White, Mrs. John s. Whitteker. Mrs Louis W. Young, and Mrs. Will liam L. Humason.
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