The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-19
32,2O9 Visits Made
 By Visiting Nurses
City Enjoyed Healthy Year" in Opinion of Associa=
 tiOn-New Directors ChOsen-Annual Report Read

A reduction in the number of visits made by the Visiting Nurse Association last year as compared with 1883 is revealed in the annual report submitted by Mrs A. A. Crane, president, today. The drop was due partly to the fact, ac- cording to the report that Water bury seemed healthier last year."
 New members of the board of directors elected at the annual meeting include, Mrs Arthur H. Goepel, Mrs Samuel A. Chase, the Rev Joseph Valdambrini and War ren Platt. Following is the con- plete list of officers for the com ing year:
 Officers
 Mrs A. A. Crane, president; Mrs Julius Smith, vice-president: J Warren Upson, secretary; J. Greg ory Lynch, assistant secretary Robert H. Leach, treasurer: For rest Purinton, Miss Lois Warner Roger s. Sperry, Mrs Arthur H Goepel. Mrs Samuel A. Chase Louis A. Walsh, Edward B. Tracy Earl H. Segur. Rev J. Valdam- brini, Warren Platt.
 Nursing Committee
 Mrs Roger Sperry, chairman; Mrs Donald Grenniss, Mrs s. F Williams, Jr, Mrs Orton P. Camp Mrs J. H. Root, Miss Lucy Burrall Mrs Edwin Northrop. Mrs John E. Goss, Miss Caroline Thompson.
 Finance Committee
 Edward B. Tracy, chairman; J Warren Upson, Louis A. Walsh Roger s. Sperry.
 Publicity Committee
 Mrs John A. Coe, Jr, chairman
 Volunteer Committee
 Mrs Forrest Purinton, chairman
 Baby Welfare Fund
 Mrs Alfred Hart. chairman.
 House Committee
 Mrs s. P. Williams, Jr, chairman
 Medical Advisory Board
 Walter L. Barber, MD, chair man; J. Harold Root, M.D., Ray. mond J.. Quinn, M.D., E. H. Kirsch. baum, M. D., E. J. Godfrey, MD
 Important Decisions
 The year 1894 has been full o1 important decisions: first, the talk ing over of 37 Central avenue as headquarters. This house was given us by Henry Peck about 1907, and occupied continuously until it was given up October, 1917, because il no longer seemed to be needed for housing the staff and it was felt best to join with the Lincoln House group. The house being available for occupancy again and feeling that we needed more room it Was decided that we move back to n. cupying part of the first floor and the basement. The second flooi apartment and small office sulte are rented to good advantage, and we hope the rental income, includ- ing our saving of rent, will offset the expense of running the house and the loss of income from the original mortgage. It remains tc be seen.
 Another mortgage had to be fore closed on Waterville street. Tha' house after extensive renovation 's now ready for tenants and will be earning soon as prospective teh- ants are already applying.
 We have given up our joint re- sponsibility in the Prenatal Clinic started by us some 12 years ago and later when Chase Dispensary was organized merged with 1t ana continued jointly. Our reasons tor giving it up were to obtain more nursing time, to lessen our carry ing expense. and to pass to the Dispensary the full responsibility of running the clinic which in the light of recent development is not considered for Public Health Nurs ing organizations to carry. 1t being better assumed by a hospital CT medical group.
 Personal Changes
 Personal changes this year in the staff include the loss of Miss Lena Meo, resigned to take a state position with the American Red Cross and the resignation of Mrs Larson, stoff nurse. Miss Eliza beth Leger of Brooklyn. New York, was appointed to take Miss Meo's place. and Miss Ora Crow from st Louis came on as staff nurse. Both of them came to us with the best of Public Health training and equipment, and we hope they will be happy with us.
 The, Medical Advisory Commit tee have asked to have three mem bers of the Medical Society "sit in with their committee, thus helping to solve some of the medical prob lems which are so pressing. pr Freiheit, Dr Dillon, and pr Kirsch- baum have been appointed by the Medical Association to attend meetings of the Medical Advisory Committee.
 Last year s2,2Os visits were made by the nurses as compared with 32,8S8 visits in 1883. This drop was partly due to the ab- sence for 1 month with no substi- tuition and above vacation time ot one of the nurses, and also partly to the fact that Waterbury really did seem healthier last year. In our maternity work, the antepartufn work increased and the Mothers Clubs increased above 1S3. Our We'll Baby station cases decreased slightly. However9, all of these variations are entirely within nor mai limits. In our antepartum care 52 per cent of total patients came under our supervision during the firse five months of pregnancy This is as it should be, for We like to get supervision early. Forty. five percent of all mothers and babies delivered at home in Water bury iH 1894 were given nursing care by the VIVA.
 In comparing our statistical re- s4f nk1 0S