New Britain herald., 1930-05-14
VISITING NURSES
 ACTIVE IN FIELD
Monthly Report Shows Many Tasks Handled by Association

-re regular monthly meeting O. ne board oe directors o5 the Visit fnz Nurse association was held Tues ..ay a.ornfrz al 1:45 o'clock. at tha
 -aa5s 4arters of the association, o- -4~t-r z-r-e.. Mrs Rufus Hemcn- way. recently al5ered president oi he assoala.Lon. presided.
 pr.o~ Q -ho opt-l0g or 'ae rc@-.ar .. ..n-. Ms. tSf Elliot general --T5 -yac~rsor E-.c a@- r0port on -na <ea Erz.4a5 health institute. >frz. 7.oa-= Tognz Mrs. Lawrence 4.r0azon and Mrs Ha&7ard "hltt -epor.e5 or m-et.1zs at--n3es a- tAa ,~orrec,tc4r Conference o- aor'a. Work a~a .-c~ .ae rz=-'7~ o-='7eS5 ot Inc azzoega.o1 oas tsr.an 49,
 Well Bahv Conferences
 Mrs Ea.r Au.. -s- e1a.H.33aN CT -r~ .-all aa-r-~. -en.r-Nr-ee. gave -aa .-po-- 0 ,re -s4- oatg -outt r. noes au.rE tte t@o-.o- sfo7ug il total a--c1asn-l q. -a. aaa.es il -2' 5s eoera~eno5s 1aa- 0l7--er gas ~ear.v 4o4ala -ne -cca-laa1e t4rlas March o1sa z~e7- desI Of rad .7.rs---~ E-rt notaa-s aa1y rom he .on.o~ez.ez. Mrs. H10e report e5 that tS ~ omer .n inc Co}nul1l- sy had azs5n EE>0 volunteer assist 4rea a. t17 conterecees-Eelp.ns 10 nes .--srr order and ~aA.nS tHe nee czsarv notes or the records. AQrre- --attoa 7as vo-e9 70 uc. L. E. Slysz vho fs the examining physician l1 me conferences and q small honor a~.g-4 --az sor5d to be sent 10 him Tor h:s corttrGe4 services to the aabias ot tho community.
 Mrs. William Humason. tn report 5~@ Tor inc p4olel-y committee call cz attention to taa meeting of the Goa~d members organization of the .or~sc7tcut FIauc Health Nursing association. ~hrcr ts o b. held in A1e~.de1 Thursday and 10 ahlch she .rgez attendance ay the board.
 Mrs, Ira Hicks was proposed as a 1ar member oe the board of dircc- rorz and elected unanimously. Mrs, Hicks who rss formerly q member Of the board VIII serve from 4ao9 10 rt23.
 The work of inc month ay the n-rses or duty showed 541 new pa- -.s1.s admitted and c.064 visits made
 The irterlo9n-caoe ot or" or =an.zaroo upon anorhe. @as shown s- rocon+ tos-en.l. 1hle1 also brought 70 att-~-to~ '@c rrod for loyal isolation fzcr'ittoz for com m4ntcable dtseasc l. happened that in January. the visiting nurse asst ed I. no7 rsny into inc world. In F5r-uarv the new barr's sister do- Zzlo0ad scarlet fo-e- and tslc t.z9t- rne nurse vas called tn zgalr- Mean while the house was q4arartined and tra hahy and morho- and slcE -hnd were confined to Y. urtit al con- ta=ious symptoms should cease Th' small sister recovered. -%ct0t for an rar condition, ' 1icN delayed the re- Iu0va' q the auaranu1a ard kept he mother and small haoy IT thl house urt. inc aa~=r~ 70 others could be cleared. Tho doctor or thc case was consulted and he stated that the ear condition woIld be q long tune getting well unless the tonsiIs could be removed The re- moval Of the -onsiis appeared 10 he an tnpossirI1ity siDcc [. child under quarantine could not be admitted to the hospif8v and the family 1as without funds 10 pay q private doc tor. However. nth the copsration Of the health department and the Of public welfare, q Goc- tor vas secured 70 perform rhc nee essary operation ourst5e -rr Nosrita1 and the visiting r4r-a reported t~o days later that the ears were better and that the ,hld VAS s4p and about. apparently fael-0G wett
 Bahy Carriage Needed
 Similar lrstar"as occur treq1ortly. Right at present. the welfare asSo- citation is looking for 3 tabv ear. riaEe which ran he put into the nome pf q Laii-l|E r rltO" 'f 10 me FlSlt~ tnE nurses .r order that a working morher may take her small baby to the 5at' r.v--cr, Tor care. Tnc a'- tert5ou or rHr 9rjr-r aa@ oaJ1cd 10 tnr sfuaron -s s-r -1o f@jt~d H tar tot'e ard found rh- nat1 se~eam'n- nr.7 pair md 3 .oro in tas eare o' . small srs.1 -rar 0.1 hcv
 \ rrFo-t os 'n. -@f .ou~cr1 nhtch has heae ~.o-4--= 70 e4tse money 10 send 2 1.ororr O tnc staff 70 tho hlornsst ra~smz eorr enroa in Mil. 7alaee reported a total of StGs.7G which g rt+6t0 aao9s 7-o.oo Of the amount 7r-n 's -g1ta st4d to he necessary 10 ee7d delegate from CorreC-f~u+
 The maternity rG@H-Ie Hicb V as he'd }a>s - ee1 lor she local visiting rrrzr= and those iu a6jofr- lrE to2-z aa- ~e1o-'e4 -0 ra-r baen except ouaJv 54.-.-1-1- Tv ven+y- nine ru~-ae attended .cr#.ng from Plai7v51la T'a~u-r-to. rr.stol Nert. den. Southja@+or 4rF nerur The 0a@ largely. from pub