A Queen's Nurse using a sponge to wash a patient in bed, in the patient's home in Manchester

Date:
17 May 1943
Location:
MANCHESTER
Reference:
MED01/01/3806
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

The original caption may contain language which is historic and which may no longer be considered appropriate. It has been retained in the record in the interest of historical accuracy.

The caption on the reverse of the photograph reads: “Home Treatment of Diseases. Pic shows the nurse giving a good soap and water wash under all bandages.”

Organised district nursing began in Liverpool after merchant and philanthropist William Rathbone saw the benefits a trained nurse could bring to a patient and the household during illness. In the 1860s, other English cities followed the example of Liverpool in establishing district nursing. District nurses were seen as social reformers and provided education as well as care for disadvantaged populations. The Queen Victoria’s Jubilee Institute for Nurses, which was named following a royal charter in 1889, was founded in 1887. In 1928 the Institute became the Queen’s Institute of District Nursing, before becoming the Queen’s Nursing Institute in 1973. As a registered charity, the Queen’s Nursing Institute provides nursing care in homes and communities. The location in which this photograph was taken is not known. See also MED01/01/3796-3805 and MED01/01/3807-3819. High-resolution copies of this image are available for free for non-commercial use. Please Enquire to place an order.

Content

This is part of the Series: MED01/01 Series of prints; within the Collection: MED01 Topical Press Agency Medical Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Topical Press Agency Limited

Photographer: Harrison, Norman Kingsley

Keywords

Bedroom, House, People At Work, Women's History, Health And Welfare