Florence Nightingale and Hospital Reform: Collected Works of Florence Nightingale, Volume 16

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Florence Nightingale and Hospital Reform Volume 16 of the Collected Works of Florence Nightingale The Collected Works of Florence Nightingale List of Volumes Note: Short title denoted by bold. Edited by Lynn McDonald, except as indicated. 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, 2005 Volume 9 Florence Nightingale on Health in India, ed. Gérard Vallée, 2006 Volume 10 Florence Nightingale on Social Change in India, ed. Gérard Vallée, 2007 Volume 11 Florence Nightingale’s Suggestions for Thought, 2008 Volume 12 Florence Nightingale: The Nightingale School, 2009 Volume 13 Florence Nightingale: Extending Nursing, 2009 Volume 14 Florence Nightingale: The Crimean War, 2010 Volume 15 Florence Nightingale on Wars and the War Office, 2011 Volume 16 Florence Nightingale and Hospital Reform, 2012 Florence Nightingale and Hospital Reform Lynn McDonald, editor Volume 16 of the Collected Works of Florence Nightingale Wilfrid Laurier University Press www.wlupress.wlu.ca w We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program for our publishing activities. Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Nightingale, Florence, 1820–1910 Florence Nightingale and hospital reform / Lynn McDonald, editor. (Collected works of Florence Nightingale ; v. 16) Includes bibliographical references and index. Issued also in electronic format. ISBN 978-0-88920-471-3 1. Hospital buildings — Great Britain — Design and construction — History — 19th century. 2. Public hospitals — Great Britain — Design and construction — History — 19th century. 3. Military hospitals — Great Britain — Design and construction — History — 19th century. 4. Nurses — Health and hygiene — Great Britain — History — 19th century. 5. Health care reform — Great Britain — History — 19th century . 6. Crimean War, 1853–1856 — Hospitals. 7. Crimean War, 1853–1856 — Influence. I. McDonald, Lynn, 1940– II. Title. III. Series: Nightingale, Florence, 1820–1910. Collected works of Florence Nightingale ; v. 16. RA986.N54 2012 725′.51094109034 C2012-904266-8 Electronic monograph. Issued also in print format. ISBN 978-1-55458-288-4 (PDF) 1. Hospital buildings — Great Britain — Design and construction — History — 19th century. 2. Public hospitals — Great Britain — Design and construction — History — 19th century. 3. Military hospitals — Great Britain — Design and construction — History — 19th century. 4. Nurses — Health and hygiene — Great Britain — History — 19th century. 5. Health care reform — Great Britain — History — 19th century . 6. Crimean War, 1853–1856 — Hospitals. 7. Crimean War, 1853–1856 — Influence. I. McDonald, Lynn, 1940– II. Title. III. Series: Nightingale, Florence, 1820–1910. Collected works of Florence Nightingale (Online) ; v. 16. RA986.N54 2012 725′.51094109034 C2012-904267-6© 2012 Wilfrid Laurier University Press Cover design by Leslie Macredie. Front cover image: St Thomas’ Hospital as it was soon after its opening in 1871, courtesy of Wellcome Trust Library. Front flap: Nightingale statue in the main lobby of the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, with a bronze relief of Lord Lister, courtesy of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Archives. Back flap: Stained glass window depicting Nightingale at the Barrack Hospital, Scutari, courtesy of Iain Campbell . Back cover: Nightingale statue with hospital equipment at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, courtesy of Sandra Hunter. ∞ 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: www.wlupress.wlu.ca Collected Works of Florence Nightingale website: www.sociology.uoguelph.ca/fnightingale ...