31st March

1908

Board of Management Minutes: Dec 1907 – Apr 1917 NHNN/A/4/7

The Chairman announced that in consequence of the Lord of Dudley’s appointment to the Governor Generalship of Australia his Lordship did not seek re-election as President.

Lord Dudley’s intimation was received with much regret, and as it was not possible under the Bye Laws for the meeting to elect a new President, it was left to the Board of Management to exercise their powers in filling the vacancy at a later date.

1900

Nursing and domestic staff: appointments register 1881-1902 NHNN/S/13/1

George Leslie, Probationer Nurse

“Gave notice to go to South Africa with a regiment of Black Watch March 31st 1900.”

Remarks: “Was respectable in manner. Kind to patients. Should have made a good nurse in time.”

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On This Day is a diary of day to day life in the Hospital covering 1859 to the 1940’s.

Extracts are taken from the staff records, letters, the reports of the Matron and the Lady Superintendent, and the minutes of the Board of Management and the Medical Committee. They were compiled with the help of Janet Townsend, Frankie Alves, Louise Shepherd, Michael Clark and Liz Yamada

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