Nurse On Call
''Never had I seen so many fleas! Startled by the daylight, they leapt in all directions, particularly mine. Quickly I peeled off her stockings and threw them on the fire, but by now the fleas had invaded her combinations. As for the fur coat, I shuddered to think ...''
Training in a hospital in the 1930s, Edith Cotterill''s long hours on the wards included encouraging leeches to attach to patients...
''Never had I seen so many fleas! Startled by the daylight, they leapt in all directions, particularly mine. Quickly I peeled off her stockings and threw them on the fire, but by now the fleas had invaded her combinations. As for the fur coat, I shuddered to think ...''
Training in a hospital in the 1930s, Edith Cotterill''s long hours on the wards included encouraging leeches to attach to patients...
