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Royal New Zealand Plunket Society, Truby King-Harris (Karitane) Hospital : Records

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Reference NumberARC-0009CreatorRoyal New Zealand Plunket Society, Karitane Hospital, DunedinDescriptionThe collection contains the admission and discharge registers for babies at the hospital, as well as correspondence and other files.
Only a small part of this collection is digitised and available through Digital Collections. Information about other items can be found on the Hākena catalogue, through the Library Catalogues link above.History / BiographyThe Truby King-Harris Hospital was established in 1907, the first of the Karitane Hospitals established by the Plunket Society. It was sited in Andersons Bay and set up for the treatment of sick and ill-nourished babies for whom ordinary hospitals were unsuitable. It was also the training centre for Plunket and Karitane nurses in New Zealand. It closed in 1979.

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Plunket Society display, New Zealand and South Seas Exhibiton

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SubjectsChildrenChild welfare Child health servicesMaternal and infant welfare

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