Plunket Society

British

noun

the Royal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children

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Etymology

Origin of Plunket Society

named after Sir William Lee Plunket (1864–1920), Governor General of New Zealand at the time of its founding (1907)

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Under the Child Welfare Act as it at present operates there is a duty on the Registrar to inform the Child Welfare Department of every birth, and the register is also open to the Plunket Society for purposes of following up.

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Thanks particularly to the efforts of the Plunket Society, great help is available in the rearing and management of babies.

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