Florence Nightingale on Public Health Care: Collected Works of Florence Nightingale, Volume 6

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Florence Nightingale on Public Health Care Volume 6 of the Collected Works of Florence Nightingale The Collected Works of Florence Nightingale List of Volumes Note: Short title denoted by bold Volume 1 Florence Nightingale: An Introduction to Her Life and Family, 2001 Volume 2 Florence Nightingale’s Spiritual Journey: Biblical Annotations , Sermons and Journal Notes, 2001 Volume 3 Florence Nightingale’s Theology: Essays, Letters and Journal Notes, 2002 Volume 4 Florence Nightingale on Mysticism and Eastern Religions, ed. Gérard Vallée, 2003 Volume 5 Florence Nightingale on Society and Politics, Philosophy, Science, Education and Literature, 2003 Volume 6 Florence Nightingale on Public Health Care, 2004 Volume 7 Florence Nightingale’s European Travels, 2004 Volume 8 Florence Nightingale on Women, Medicine, Midwifery and Prostitution Volume 9 Florence Nightingale’s Suggestions for Thought Volumes 10-11 Florence Nightingale and the Foundation of Professional Nursing Volumes 12-13 Florence Nightingale and Public Health Care in India Volume 14 Florence Nightingale: The Crimean War and War Office Reform Volume 15 Florence Nightingale on War and Militarism Volume 16 Florence Nightingale and Hospital Reform Florence Nightingale on Public Health Care Lynn McDonald, editor Volume 6 of the Collected Works of Florence Nightingale Wilfrid Laurier University Press w We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program for our publishing activities. We acknowledge the Government of Ontario through the Ontario Media Development Corporation’s Ontario Book Initiative. Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910. Florence Nightingale on public health care / Lynn McDonald, editor. (Collected works of Florence Nightingale ; v. 6) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-88920-446-2 1. Public health — England. 2. Public health nursing — England. 3. Poor — Medical care — England. 4. Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910 — Views on public health. I. McDonald, Lynn, 1940- II. Title. III. Series: Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910. Collected works of Florence Nightingale; v. 6. RT37.N5A2 2004 v. 6 362.1′0942′09034 C2003-905163-3© 2004 Wilfrid Laurier University Press Cover design by Leslie Macredie. Front cover and front flap: stained glass window of Florence Nightingale, in St-Luke’s-in-the-Garden Chapel, now the Children’s Psychiatric Research Institute, London, Ontario. Back flap: stained glass window of Agnes Jones, in Liverpool Anglican Cathedral. Photograph courtesy of Scottiepress. Back cover: Holborn Union Infirmary, Highgate, from H. Saxon Snell, Charitable and Parochial Establishments. ∞ Printed in Canada Every reasonable effort has been made to acquire permission for copyright material used in this text, and to acknowledge all such indebtedness accurately . Any errors and omissions called to the publisher’s attention will be corrected in future printings. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior consent of the publisher or a licence from The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright). For an Access Copyright licence, visit www.accesscopyright.ca or call toll free to 1-800-893-5777. Wilfrid Laurier University Press Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3C5 E-mail: press@wlu.ca Web: http://www.wlupress.wlu.ca Collected Works of Florence Nightingale Web site: http://www.sociology.uoguelph.ca/fnightingale ...