Note 230 — Chapter VII · “THE NURSES' BATTLE”; AND HEALTH IN THE VILLAGE (1885–1893)

“The Government has recently given its serious attention to the subject of Sanitation, and has laid down the lines upon which, in its opinion, sanitary reform should be applied to our towns and villages. It has given Sanitation a local habitation and a name in every great division of the Empire; and it has arranged for the establishment of responsible central agencies from one end of the country to the other, who will be in close communication with all the local authorities within their respective jurisdictions” (Speech at Calcutta, Nov. 30, 1888).