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Wt&Pital The HospitalFeb. 25, 1893. Extra Supplement* Wt&pital" fluvsmtj Mtvvov* Being thh Extra Nursing Supplement of "The Hospital" Newspaper. [Contributions for this Supplement should be addressed to the Editor, Thb Hospital, 140, Strand, London, W.O., and should hate tho wscC " Nursing:" plainly written in left-hand top corner of the envelope.] IRews front tfce TRursfng Morio. ROYALTY AT PORTSMOUTH. BRAVE NURSES. The annual meeting of the Portsmouth Association The wooden building which served as an infectious at Kidderminster was burned for Nursing the Sick Poor was held on February 14th, hospital down the other One little child's life was but and was honoured by tbe presence of their Royal day. sacrificed, all the Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Connaught. The other patients were saved,mainly by the presence of mind of the with her nurses, did brave on. Duke moved a resolution commending the association, Matron, who, work 'which is affiliated with the Q.V.J.I., to the sympathy the occasion. At St. Luke's Hospital, New York, a was averted the common of the people of Portsmouth. The resolution was catastrophe recently by sense seconded by Admiral the Earl of Clanwilliam. The of two nurses. They found a large Christmas tree had Mayor presided at the meeting, which was well attended, caught fire, and they quietly closed all doors of commu- ?^or thus the inmates of the wards some years previous to the instituting of Queen's nication, preventing Nurses the work of attending on the sick poor of from knowing of the accident, and by enveloping the Portsmouth in their own homes, was managed by Miss blazing tree rapidly in blankets they controlled the Day and Miss Lawder, who have now taken up other flames until the hose was unrolled by the men of the Work in which they will doubtless be equally successful. establishment and brought swiftly to the spot. AT EASTVILLE. A PLEA FOR THE DOLLS. STAGNATION The The two lady guardians on the Barton Regis Board . Nurse Dolls whose travels have been reported 111 have so far failed in their praiseworthy efforts to The Hospital from time to time, Lave recently obtain trained night nurses for the sick poor at received an invitation to make their appearance in Eastville Workhouse. Mr. Palmer and Mr. Cunning- Public again. This time are asked to assist at a they ham moved and seconded the of the oazaar, and to lend their aid in the adoption report passive increasing which "recommended that in face of the evidence unds needed for the establishment of a cottage given at the meeting of the committee, no such nurses ospital. The dolls do not appear unwilling to go, aud should be appointed," says the Bristol Mercury. Miss doubtless even feel flattered at the prospect of Woollam, who explained so well at the previous meeting serving a good object; but the Editor considers em the absolute need for proper night attendants, begged quite unfit to pay a country visit at that at least in the women's wards two nurses should present. inhabit cases fitted with They glass doors, " u be She believed the sick were in a worse -Loudon smuts and London dust have granted. penetrated, first visited the house, for a each condition than when she month has added a deeper shade to our poor * We then extreme cases were sent into the lunatic ward nurses' garments. In fact, to use the of plainest because there was a night nurse there." This ia a nglish words, the dolls are ! form a dirty They large revelation indeed of what the inmates of some in- as many our readers know, and the 0j .' groups firmaries have to put up with. Our correspondent uniforms are of seems a considerable interest, and it us of extra for great from East Dulwich tells help granted pity the little creatures should be we permanently bad cases in that beautiful infirmary, and hope the ? work." and needles and other such Soap water, thread, same assertion can safely be made regarding and a little would soon restore their a ^uity patience, institutions. Anything more terrible than for person a^tractions. "Will our readers volunteer to in help dangerously ill to be relegated to the companion- his piece of work ? If several of friends parties ship of lunatics merely to ensure the unfortunate eack to renovate a certain number of has seldom the arrange patient getting some night attendance been we should soon be in a to 1 e,^0^8' position again reported. As the opposition to the proposed amend- collection to further charitable oV worthy ment of the two excellent lady guardians has now j of can be sent "!5C^8, Suggestions and offers help proved, the male members of the Barton Regis Board The Porchester ditor, Lodge, Square. are determined that their sick and suffering brethren the A must in future be left entirely at mercy of "a, PROMISING ASSOCIATION. " deputy attendant?one of the paupers," who slept in The Seaham Harbour Association, which as Nursing the ward." Next time one of the gentlemen guardians first started the and of Lord d by energy generosity is the victim of a serious illness it will be a matter of its value Lady Londonderry, is already making to learn whether he is ? interest willing to have a Nurse Hicks has been for the current public engaged installed as his sole attendant ear, a month's both need sleeping pauper during probation having proved " and the long night watches. Charles Kingsley's Madana appreciation of her services. During those four " Bedonebyasyoudid would shed alight on this 8^G vi8ite^ 68 and the council to question. su l patients, hope nt ^er of food INTERESTING AND INSTRUCTIVE. and ministrations by gifts nourishing jf clothing, &c. Some of the members of tbe The Scotch Girls' Friendly Society at Boddam have Council are workmen, and the entire recently had some capital class instruction on " Home oXecutiveganisation appears to be of a most practical character. Nursing, and the Treatment of Common Accidents ani clviii THE HOSPITAL NURSING SUPPLEMENT. Feb. 25,1893. Sudden Illness." Dr. Carmichael gave the lectures* ?The reduction of the working day to twelve hours and Lis tenth, and last address was open to all girls and (from six in the morning till six at night) with one hour ladie3in the district. The subject of it, " The Manage- for recreation; that vacancies in the hospital shall be ment of Infants and the Nursing of Sick Children," is made known at a central office, such as the Syndicate ; assuredly one -which cannot be sufficiently impressed on that the dormitory system shall be abolished and the mothers of the future. Many lives would be saved, separate bed-rooms provided for the nurses ; that cer- nurses shall not and many delicate children would become strong ones, if tificated attendants and be dismissed domestic and personal hygiene formed part of every without serious cause, and then only after report to woman's education. the Director of the Assistance Publique; also that cer- have served in the KINDLY ENCOURAGEMENT. tificated attendants who already shall be chosen for in One of the pleasantest sentences in the Bishop of hospitals night duty preference to the clothes and of Derry's speech at the meeting of the Londonderry inexperienced persons; papers the attendants shall be on their District Nursing Society referred to the individual inspected only leaving the food shall be better and work of the nurses. His Lordship said that the public hospital; prepared, " to in food from outside; scholar- was able to do very little in return for what the nurses liberty given bring reserved to the Schools of Attendants and Nurses do so well," and as he appealed for subscriptions to in- ships shall be drawn lot those admitted. crease the work, he made plain to his hearers that dona- annually by amongst it is recommended that attendants and nurses tions of money were small matters in comparison with Finally, shall be from and their the personal service of true nurses. The workers at prohibited receiving gratuities, salaries shall be increased. Londonderry are to be congratulated on the hearty appreciation shown to their labours. SHORT ITEMS. The nurses at St. in the East MODERN METHODS. George's Infirmary spent a very on the 8th inst. They Theee is an interesting article in the Morning Post, pleasant evening first of all performed some tableaux vivants, which Allahabad, on progress in India. Speaking of nursing had with the kind assistance of the the hospitals at Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, Lahore, they arranged Matron ; a musical entertainment and two clever reci- Poona, &c., where large staffs of trained nurses are tations and a little dance con- established at the writer draws a followed, impromptu present, comparison " " cluded a most successful social evening."?The between modern times and the days when medical par- tially blind girl to whom Mrs. Creighton Hall gave free apprentices were required to do special duty in the instruction in massage last year, is now earning a com- wards of the big hospitals, such duty consisting in fortable livelihood. Before taking up massage she tending generally to the sick. In hospitals having no was on the small sums which she obtained by medical apprentices attached to them, patients were dependent a charitable Now left to the tendtr care of native 'ward-boys.'" It is knitting, supplemented by grant. the young woman has achieved independence, and has easy to see that the medical 'prentices reaped sub- been as a masseuse in U.C. Hos- from thus recently employed stantial advantages experience gained, but " pital.?Nurse Weedon has received Lewis's Theory the new order of is much more probably things agree- and Practice of Nursing" as her prize for Our Ex- able to the sick people.
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