Papers of the Plaistow and West Ham, St Mary's Home

This material is held atRoyal College of Nursing Archives

  • Reference
    • GB 1199 C113
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1892-1899
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 0.01m

Scope and Content

Account of the development of nursing in Plaistow and West Ham. Describes the conditions of the poor, as encountered by the nurses of St. Mary's Home in the shanty town of 100,000 inhabitants. Gives statistics of cases and number of nurses. 13 Pages

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