Practical hints on district nursing / by Amy Hughes.

  • Hughes, Amy.
Date:
1898
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Credit: Practical hints on district nursing / by Amy Hughes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    as to the cleanliness of the closet, the flush of water obtainable, the state of the back yard, dustbin, etc. And it may be remarked, by the way, that it is a wise rule to empty the slops personally at least once in every house. Very often there are willing friends to take the pail to save nurse, but an opportunity can be made to do this without giving rise to any suspicion of investigation on the nurse's part. If smells are noticed, it is easy to ascertain in the course of general conversation whether they are permanent or accidental; so many facts can be thus casually elicited, with regard to the emptying of the dustbin, the cleanliness of the cistern, the condition of the yard, whether there are rats (often a sign of imperfect drains), etc. The following list is issued from one of the sanitary aid committees of the Mansion House Council on the Dwellings of the Poor. Any com- plaints of the following may be sent to the hon. secretary: Bad smells from drains, bad smells from manure heaps, bad smells from dustbins, bad smells from water-closets, bad smells from old rags and bones, bad smells from animals improperly kept, or any other cause, bad smells from broken gutters, pipes, or traps, bad or in- sufficient water supply, holes in walls, ceilings, floors, or roofs, overcrowding, unhealthy cellar dwellings, and damp and ill-paved yards. These sanitary aid committees are invaluable