Report of the work of the Edinburgh and East of Scotland South African Hospital / edited by David Wallace and Francis D. Boyd.

Date:
1901
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Credit: Report of the work of the Edinburgh and East of Scotland South African Hospital / edited by David Wallace and Francis D. Boyd. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    rendered valuable services in the building operations and in boring so successfully for water. The water supply pro- vided in this way proved of the greatest value to the hospital. Thanks are also due to the officers and men of the 3rd South Lanarkshire Regiment for much assistance. Sickness and disease form a sad record in the South African campaign and dealt heavily with those in attendance on the sick. While the sisters of the Edinburgh Hospital were working with No. 6 General Hospital at Naauwpoort, Sister Mary S. Boyd was struck down with acute dysentery, and died on 15th May, after a short illness.) Though but three weeks on active duty at Naauwpoort, her work had been much appreciated, and she had been recognised as an able and devoted nurse, and universal grief and sympathy were shown when she fell a victim in the discharge of duty. On 16th September, Orderly William Dick died of enteric fever. As an orderly his work had always been well and cheerfully done, as a comrade he had gained the respect and affection of all. In June one of the dressers, Dr W. M‘Farlane, was pro- moted to the position of assistant-surgeon, and other blanks caused by sickness and death were filled from home, the Committee sending out in the end of August an assistant- physician, Dr Pratt Yule, M.R.C.P. Ed., and two additional sisters, Sisters Kemp and Miller. The Staff wish to place on record how much they appreciated the able services rendered to the hospital by Sir James R. Andrew Clark, Bart., the Military Executive Officer. Much of the success of the hospital was due to his tact and administrative capacity, and it is a pleasure to the Staff to take this opportunity of recording their appreciation of his services, THE EDITORS.