New Britain herald., 1930-02-12
VISITING NURSES
 REPORT FOR MONTH
Directors to Try to Arouse In.
 teqeSt in Clinic

The regular monthly meeting Of the board of directors of the Visit ing Nurse association was held at the Visiting Nurse headquarters. 52 Center Str"aj, Tuesday morning at l0:i5, Mrs. X. J. Sloper, president, presided.
 Reports were heard from Mrs Louis Young on the activities Of the nurses committe" and from Mrs. Harry Hiuc. chairman Of the child welfare committee.
 Mrs. William E~ttonbury, chair- man of q special committee 10 pre- sent the need for a social disease clinic in New Ertain talked al length on tho results Of her findings,
 The effort Of the local board Of health. the cooperation Of tn" New Britain hospital. and the appropria- ton oG %5.000 by the board of tnanc" in April, rr2@. 10 open d clinic was warmly commented upon. The delay of ten months was less favor&DIy reported. New Britain's best and most public spirited mCdi- cal men were said To bc dcSirous Of such clinic and &g patients were reported 10 be awaiting treatment as soon as the clinic could be opened Mrs. Slopcr appointed l committee 10 stimulate public interest.
 The l2.J visiting nurscs on duty during the month of January made 2.S%0 visits to ?cutcly ill patients patients with communicable diseases patients returned from the hospi. tals with surgical conditions ma trL-ty and new born patients chronic patients. vcncroal diseas, cases, and well babies. Fewer wis its to acute conditions were mad, , this year than during the same per ! iod last year, but the total numbe i Of visits was greater.
 { Fourteen deliveries iu the home i were attended with the local doc ] tors, making a total Of 12S delivcric ! attended during the past ten month l as compared with ll5 attended dur l ing the same period last year.
 Special cooperation with th school medical department, th . board of health and th" Welfare as sociatlou have been observed thi month. One interesting instance 0 ! good cooperation between othe agencies and the Visiting Nurse as @oclatiou. which is just being devcl opcd 10 completion, is that Of
 widow Of foreign attraction. main tgiun@ q family Of five childrcl ',ho has developed a large tumorou growth of the neck. \ physical cH animation secured for her at tn Hartford dl-peusarN revealed th need for a mctaboIism test. F
 means of state aid arranged throug the local department Of public wei fare, the test and subsequent treat
 Hrul IS being arranged by New Brit ain hospital sOoHl service, while th ralc Of inc children will bc take over by the Welfare association.
 plrW2 the past month, at tD regular slHli conferences, Dr. pl
 mont. local health officer. M Bowen. of inc city laboratory an ; Mrs. Nolfrtl Of the division of mel
 tai hygiene, statc department ( , health. have talked on their r. spyctivc subjects.
 The Red Cross classes in hom
 hygiene and care of the sick for l
 Girl Scouts under the direction (
 the Visiting Nurse association, hal , been continued during January Hn will continue during February an
 March, They are held weekly Irol
 to 2 n. m. at Girl scout hcadquaI
 lcrs where beds and equipment haN
 hum furnished for practice work
 The board members present W"r
 Mrs Andrew J. Slopcr. Mrs. StHnll
 r. Cos. Mrs. Robert NJ. Parsom
 Mrs. James E. Thomson. Mrs. Wi , liam <. Bacon. Mrs. Valentine Chamberlain. Mrs. Walter Fl. Hu
 Mrs. Harry t. Hinc. Mrs. LaWren' (. Huuason. Mrs. William l.. Hun ason. Mrs. Patrick r. McDonoug Mrs. Charles E. Parsons, Mrs. Wi . liam r.. Parker. Mrs. Richard Prjchard, Mrs. William II. Kattcl : bury. Mrs. Ernest NJ. smith, Mr : Louis W. Young,