Obituary

Kai Tiaki : the journal of the nurses of New Zealand, Volume VII, Issue 4, 1 October 1914, Page 190

Obituary

C. A. Holgate

We regret to learn of the death m England of Miss Lilian Heath, who was the first trained Matron of Masterton Hospital, and who afterwards, until she went to England, conducted a private hospital m Masterton. * * * * * * It is with the deepest regret that we record the death of Miss Inez Pownall, Matron of the Rotorua Government Sanatorium and Cottage Hospital. Miss Pownall was trained at the Thames Hospital and qualified m December 1004, was afterwards sister at the Gisborne Hospital and m 1908 was appointed matron of the Rotorua Sanatorium, the Cottage Hospital being an addition opened about two years ago. Her short term of nursing work, carried out always with devotion and enthusiasm, was terminated very sadly by a very severe attack of typhoid fever, during which her suffering was very great. On Septem-

ber 13th her sister, Miss Mabel Pownall from Otaki, was with her for a fortnight before her death. She was interred at Rotorua, a very quiet funeral followed by the medical staff and her nurses who, together with her many friends, deeply regret her untimely loss. Miss Pownall had many friends outside ("he profession of nursing as well as within, and her bright personality will be much missed. ;J: $ * * >;; * At the Hamilton Hospital, from enteric fever, the death occurred on August 4th of Nurse Mary Hudson, aged 32 years. Nurse Hudson had just completed her term of 3 years' training and had sat for her State examination, the result of which was announced on August Ist. She had passed well, and her early death is a great loss to the nursing profession. Her certificate and nurse's badge were sent to her sister. Deep sympathy is felt with her family m their sad loss.

Box 31, Seddon, September 28th. Contributions received to September 28th, towards a Chair of Nursing to be set up m one of the English Universities, m memory of Miss Florence Nightingale. Mrs. Dunnett (Ottawa), £1 ; Miss Maclean, £L ; Miss Scott (Timaru), £1 ; C.A.H., £1 ; Nurses' Rotorua Sanatorium, 6s. ; Mesdames Foot (Is), Fleming (Is.), 2s ; Miss Me Lagan (25.) and McGregor (25.), 4s ; Misses Hawker, Hawden, Mueller, Chappell Torrance, Rennell, Andress, Mitchell (Is. each), 8s ; total £5.

This is just a twelfth of what we hope to send from New Zealand. When reading this list before turning to the next page, put twelve stamps (or more) into an envelope and send to the District Nurse, Box 31, Seddon. Twelve hundred shillings wanted, and we have received one hundred from seventeeen people. The sixteen hundred nurses on the New Zealand registers will I am sure pro vied the remaining eleven hurv red shillings.