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D2546 - Florence Nightingale of Lea Hurst, Derbyshire and Embley, Hampshire (1820-1910), nurse and social reformer - 1876-1890
- ZZ - Letters from Florence Nightingale, writing from Lea Hurst, Derbyshire, 10 South Street, Park Lane, London W, and Claydon House, Winslow, Bucks., to Christopher Blencowe Noble Dunn (1836-1892), surgeon, of Crich, Derbyshire, concerning the illnesses, diet, water supplies and medical treatment of her family, household staff and villagers in the Lea and Holloway district - 1876-1890

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D2546/ZZ/47
Title	Letter from Florence Nightingale to Dr Dunn asking him to order a "water bed" for typhoid patient Harriett Limb and discussing the continued attempts to deduce the source of the illness
Date	16 Oct 1879
Extent	1 item
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	Florence Nightingale
Sender Location	Lea Hurst, Cromford
Recipient	Dr Dunn
Recipient Location	Not given
Archive Creator	Christopher Blencowe Noble Dunn of Crich (1836-1892), medical doctor
Archive Creator	Florence Nightingale of Lea Hurst, Derbyshire and Embley, Hampshire (1820-1910), nurse and social reformer
Administrative History	- Eliza Limb, born about 1830, living in Holloway - William Yeomans of Holloway House; land agent to the Nightingale family and Poor Law Guardian. Sources: Civil registration indexes, 1871 and 1881 census The Derbyshire Courier of 21 September 1878 reports the death, on 13 September 1878, of Hannah wife of George Britland of Holloway
Access Category	Open
Format	Document
Copies	A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Copies	This letter has been digitised and can be viewed on The Florence Nightingale Digitization Project website at http://archives.bu.edu/web/florence-nightingale
Transcript or Index	Lea Hurst Cromford Oct 16/79 My dear Sir Could you be so very good as to have a Water-bed hired or ordered at once for Mrs Limb; and send me the Acct? I am giving you this trouble but I hardly know where one is to be had. You will judge how exceedingly concerned I am at Mrs Britland's death from such a cause. It is not the "visitation of God." I wrote at once to Mr Yeomans. he lays the blame on the husband, for whom "to send word when the new drain was ready" they were waiting. He says he "cannot see how there could be any stench from the new drain." "there might be a stench from the cess pool" I think I understand you to say that it was from a "sink stone" I wish there were inquests upon Deaths from these causes. Is the other abomination of a pig removed from the Limbs' well? in greatest haste yours sincerely F. Nightingale C.B.N. Dunn Esq.
Acknowledgements	Transcription completed by catalogue volunteer RJ, 2020

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