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The Life of Florence Nightingale, vol. 2 of 2 by Sir Edward Tyas Cook

CHAPTER VII

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"THE NURSES' BATTLE"; AND HEALTH IN THE VILLAGE (1885-1893) Miss Nightingale's "Jubilee Year"--A retrospect (1837-1887). Selection of a new matron at St. Thomas's Hospital. II. Queen Victoria's "Jubilee Institute for Nurses"--Misgivings--"The Nurses' Battle": for and against Registration--Therival forces--Miss Nightingale's leadership of the "Anti's"--Course of the battle--The hearing by the Privy Council--The result--Miss Nightingale's standpoint. III. Her work for Indian sanitation--Political unsettlement at home--Miss Nightingale's interviews with Lord Roberts and others--Lord Roberts's introduction of female nurses into Indian military hospitals--Lady Dufferin's Association. IV. "The Sutherland Succession"--Threatened dissolution of the Army Sanitary Committee--Proposed abolition of the Sanitary Commissioners in India--Miss Nightingale's campaign in defence--Appeal to Lord Dufferin--Communications with Lord Cross and Mr. W. H. Smith--Resignation of Lord Randolph Churchill--Mr. Smith succeeded at the War Office by Mr. Stanhope--Resignation of Dr. Sutherland--Reconstitution of the Army Sanitary Committee. V. Draft dispatch at the India Office advocating a "forward" sanitary policy--The Indian Government's resolution for the appointment of Provincial Sanitary Boards--Lord Lansdowne succeeds Lord Dufferin. VI. Miss Nightingale and village sanitation in India--Scheme for providing funds submitted to Lord Cross--Her letter circulated to the Local Governments in India--Final reply from the Government of India (1894)--Her retrospect of her Indian work. VII. Miss Nightingale and village sanitation in England-- Death of her sister--Sir Harry Verney and Miss Nightingale--Her visits to Claydon--Her scheme of Health Missioners adopted by the Bucks County Council 353
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1. Chapter 1 2. PART V 3. CHAPTER I 4. CHAPTER II 5. CHAPTER III 6. CHAPTER IV 7. CHAPTER V 8. CHAPTER VI 9. PART VI 10. CHAPTER I 11. CHAPTER II 12. CHAPTER III 13. CHAPTER IV 14. PART VII 15. CHAPTER I 16. CHAPTER II 17. CHAPTER III 18. CHAPTER IV 19. CHAPTER V 20. CHAPTER VI 21. CHAPTER VII 22. CHAPTER VIII 23. CHAPTER IX 24. PART V 25. CHAPTER I 26. CHAPTER II 27. CHAPTER III 28. 1000. The rate in 1911 was, as already stated, 5.04. 29. CHAPTER IV 30. 1864. Miss Nightingale's good offices were asked by the War Office 31. CHAPTER V 32. CHAPTER VI 33. introduction to new masters at the India Office and the Poor Law 34. 25. You owe me no apology for calling my attention to material 35. PART VI 36. CHAPTER I 37. CHAPTER II 38. CHAPTER III 39. CHAPTER IV 40. PART VII 41. CHAPTER I 42. Introduction dwells too much on the _form_ of the _Gorgias_ and does 43. CHAPTER II 44. CHAPTER III 45. 1895. "Nearly 600 nurses completed their probationary course under 46. CHAPTER IV 47. 1878. Sir James Knowles's magazine was then in the early days of its 48. CHAPTER V 49. 1869. She was one of the many women who revered the name of Florence 50. CHAPTER VI 51. CHAPTER VII 52. CHAPTER VIII 53. CHAPTER IX 54. 1893. Thirty-nine years ago arrival at Scutari. The immense blessings I 55. 1851. Octavo, paper wrappers, pp. 32. 56. Introduction par M. Daremberg._ Paris: Didier. Crown 8vo, 57. Introduction (as is shown by a MS. amongst Miss Nightingale's Papers) 58. introduction of conflicting disease-theories into sanitary reports, 59. 1872. Contributed by request to the _Report on Measures adopted for 60. Part II. Ch. VIII. Miss N. was denounced as "a semi-Romish Nun," an 61. Chapter vii., "The Providence of the Barrack Hospital," gives an 62. Chapter vii. gives a full account of the mission of the Bermondsey 63. Chapter xi. is mainly devoted to an account of "The Lady-in-Chief"

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