[21] If the sisters and nurses, as a rule, were fed as well as lodged
at all the Hospitals, &c., the class of women would, in a very short
time, be entirely changed; this kind of employment would not then, with
the reduced money payment, be so much an object of desire to widows
with families, particularly if compelled to subscribe to a pension
fund, which should be compulsory.
[22] At first it would be unwise to attempt too much. If extended
to Her Majesty’s dominions or private nurses, it would be almost
impossible to control abuses.
[23] Every institution ought to provide for its nurses during illness,
but in fact it is not done.
[24] A curious fact will be shown by Table A, viz., that 18,122 out of
39,139, or nearly one-half of all the Nurses, in domestic service, are
between 5 and 20 years of age.