Practical hints on district nursing / by Amy Hughes.

  • Hughes, Amy
Date:
1897
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Credit: Practical hints on district nursing / by Amy Hughes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    to nurses working in the metropolitan area. The central office is 51 Imperial Buildings, Ludgate Circus, E.C. Any communication marked “ confidential ” is so treated, and there- fore the nurse is not quoted when the case is investigated. By the agents of this association the responsible person is made to collect the evil. Nurses should acquaint themselves with the sanitary authorities in every place, as rules vary in different localities. In the country the medical officer of health for the district is usually the right member to consult if the nurse thinks any- thing is wrong. His knowledge of local arrange- ments will prevent her making mistakes in her efforts to do good. While advocating the use of disinfectants for sinks, drains, etc., it must never be forgotten that hiding a bad smell by a powerful deodorant, such as chloride of lime or strong carbolic acid, is not remedying the evil ; on the contrary, it is actually harmful, as it lulls people into a state of false security. A sink that smells when it is croino; to rain needs more drastic treatment than flushing with a disinfectant. Another point to be remembered is that it is not the smells themselves that are harmful, but the causes which give rise to them. A house may be saturated with sewer gas, without much, if any, odour. The nurse’s suspicions will be