Note as to the Number of Women employed as Nurses in Great Britain.
To show the importance of an Institute for Nurses, it must be stated that 25,466 were returned, at the census of 1851, as nurses by profession, exclusive of 39,139 nurses in domestic service,[24] and 2,882 midwives. The numbers of different ages are shown in table A, and in table B their distribution over Great Britain.
To increase the efficiency of this class, and to make as many of them as possible the disciples of the true doctrines of health, would be a great national work.
[TABLES OF AGE AND DISTRIBUTION.]
Table A.
GREAT BRITAIN.
AGES.
| NURSES. |
Nurse (not Domestic Servant) |
Nurse (Domestic Servant) |
|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | 25,466 | 39,139 |
| Under 5 Years. | ... | ... |
| 05 — | ... | 508 |
| 10 — | ... | 7259 |
| 15 — | ... | 10,355 |
| 20 — | 624 | 6537 |
| 25 — | 817 | 4174 |
| 30 — | 1118 | 2495 |
| 35 — | 1359 | 1681 |
| 40 — | 2223 | 1468 |
| 45 — | 2748 | 1206 |
| 50 — | 3982 | 1196 |
| 55 — | 3456 | 833 |
| 60 — | 3825 | 712 |
| 65 — | 2542 | 369 |
| 70 — | 1568 | 204 |
| 75 — | 746 | 101 |
| 80 — | 311 | 25 |
| 85 and Upwards | 147 | 16 |
Table B.
AGED 20 YEARS OF AGE, AND UPWARDS.
|
Nurse (not Domestic Servant) |
Nurse (Domestic Servant) | |
|---|---|---|
| Great Britain and Islands in the British Seas. | 25,466 | 21,017 |
| England and Wales. | 23,751 | 18,945 |
| Scotland. | 1543 | 1922 |
| Islands in the British Seas. | 172 | 150 |
|
1st Division. London. | 7807 | 5061 |
|
2nd Division. South Eastern. | 2878 | 2514 |
|
3rd Division. South Midland. | 2286 | 1252 |
|
4th Division. Eastern Counties. | 2408 | 959 |
|
5th Division. South Western Counties. | 3055 | 1737 |
|
6th Division. West Midland Counties. | 1225 | 2283 |
|
7th Division. North Midland Counties. | 1303 | 957 |
|
8th Division. North Western Counties. | 970 | 2135 |
|
9th Division. Yorkshire. | 1074 | 1023 |
|
10th Division. Northern Counties. | 402 | 410 |
|
11th Division. Monmouth and Wales. | 343 | 614 |