Original Nobles Hospital: Sources H and I

Source H: From the Rules of Noble’s Isle of Man General Hospital, 1896

Source I: A photograph of the staff of Noble’s on the steps of the hospital in the late nineteenth century

Questions to consider:

What can you learn about a day in a nurse’s life in 1896?
Look at their uniforms. What are the key details?
What can you infer from “nurses and servants shall have no family to take care of”?

Source H

Found here

Source I

Found here

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