Mary Wardell (18 August 1832 – 20 January 1917) was a British philanthropist whose establishment for the treatment of Scarlet Fever reduced the prevalence of the infection in London.[1]
The daughter of a wine merchant, and educated at Queen's College, London,[2] her idea for establishing a Scarlet Fever convalescent home was reported to have arisen from her work "among the poor of London"[3] through Ellen Henrietta Ranyard's London Bible and Domestic Female Mission.[4][5] Wardell's Convalescent Home for Scarlet Fever opened on the summit of Brockley Hill, Stanmore in 1884 after five years of fundraising and was still regarded as unique thirty years later.[6][7]
Mary Wardell presented her initial idea to the physician Alexander Patrick Stewart whose introductions to other doctors, led her to secure in just six weeks the backing of many eminent medical men in the capital for the "project she had herself devised".[8] Wardell later secured political support from the Prime Minister and his wife Catherine Gladstone[9] and a meeting was held at Downing Street to advance the cause in March 1882.[10] The Ladies' Sanitary Association, of which Catherine Gladstone was a patron, reported itself not only to have contributed a donation, but to have "worked assiduously to assist Miss Wardell".[11] Royal patronage came from the Prince and Princess of Wales who opened the home in 1884.[12][13][14]
Presiding at the first annual meeting was James Risdon Bennett, and Edward Henry Sieveking moved the meeting to accept the first annual report.[15] Mary Wardell was not just the Secretary of the home but at times undertook the roles of matron and domestic as required[16] and in due course she moved to premises next door named Sullonicae, after the Romano-British settlement of that name. One convalescent compared her to Father Damien.[17] One patient was the composer Frederic Hymen Cowen in 1887,[18] only months after having conducted benefit concerts for the home.[19]
One early concession she made to her original plan was to extend her mission to patients of different social classes, resulting in the provision of somewhat segregated facilities.[20][6] Despite differential charges for those more able to pay, fundraising continued to be required with all outstanding debts cleared in 1911 following a grant by the executors of Lady Goldsmid.[21]
To counteract local suspicion, the nurses wore distinctive Turkey red uniforms, so that those fearful of infection could keep away from them.[22] The Home also collected patients from their homes by a dedicated omnibus to reduce the likelihood of transmission.[23][6]
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^Burdett, Henry Charles (1889). Prince, Princess, and People: An Account of the Social Progress and Development of Our Own Times. pp. 205–206.
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^"Naval Medical War Memorials". The British Medical Journal. 2 (3221): 573. 1922. JSTOR 20421165.
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Mary Wardell 18 August 1832 20 January 1917 was a British philanthropist whose establishment for the treatment of Scarlet Fever reduced the prevalence of the infection in London 1 Mary WardellBorn 1832 08 18 18 August 1832Died20 January 1917 1917 01 20 aged 84 OccupationPhilanthropistKnown forEstablishing a scarlet fever hospital in LondonHospital work editThe daughter of a wine merchant and educated at Queen s College London 2 her idea for establishing a Scarlet Fever convalescent home was reported to have arisen from her work among the poor of London 3 through Ellen Henrietta Ranyard s London Bible and Domestic Female Mission 4 5 Wardell s Convalescent Home for Scarlet Fever opened on the summit of Brockley Hill Stanmore in 1884 after five years of fundraising and was still regarded as unique thirty years later 6 7 Mary Wardell presented her initial idea to the physician Alexander Patrick Stewart whose introductions to other doctors led her to secure in just six weeks the backing of many eminent medical men in the capital for the project she had herself devised 8 Wardell later secured political support from the Prime Minister and his wife Catherine Gladstone 9 and a meeting was held at Downing Street to advance the cause in March 1882 10 The Ladies Sanitary Association of which Catherine Gladstone was a patron reported itself not only to have contributed a donation but to have worked assiduously to assist Miss Wardell 11 Royal patronage came from the Prince and Princess of Wales who opened the home in 1884 12 13 14 Presiding at the first annual meeting was James Risdon Bennett and Edward Henry Sieveking moved the meeting to accept the first annual report 15 Mary Wardell was not just the Secretary of the home but at times undertook the roles of matron and domestic as required 16 and in due course she moved to premises next door named Sullonicae after the Romano British settlement of that name One convalescent compared her to Father Damien 17 One patient was the composer Frederic Hymen Cowen in 1887 18 only months after having conducted benefit concerts for the home 19 One early concession she made to her original plan was to extend her mission to patients of different social classes resulting in the provision of somewhat segregated facilities 20 6 Despite differential charges for those more able to pay fundraising continued to be required with all outstanding debts cleared in 1911 following a grant by the executors of Lady Goldsmid 21 To counteract local suspicion the nurses wore distinctive Turkey red uniforms so that those fearful of infection could keep away from them 22 The Home also collected patients from their homes by a dedicated omnibus to reduce the likelihood of transmission 23 6 At the time of her death in 1917 the home had been repurposed as an auxiliary military hospital for the treatment of Belgian and French soldiers 24 After the war the site was acquired as the Country Branch of the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital 25 26 Mary Wardell is buried in the churchyard of S Lawrence Little Stanmore Middlesex the parish in which the Home was situated References edit Medical News The British Medical Journal 1 2318 1244 1905 JSTOR 20285385 Behind the footlights by Ethel Brilliana Harley Tweedie Toronto Musson Book Co Medical News The British Medical Journal 1 2259 904 1904 ISSN 0007 1447 JSTOR 20280359 The Churchman Advertiser July 1898 PDF A Convalescent Home for Scarlet Fever Patients The Quiver 24 635 1889 a b c Ostheimer Alfred James July 28 1900 Convalescent Homes Philadelphia Medical Journal 137 Medical News The British Medical Journal 1 2259 904 16 April 1904 JSTOR 20280359 Stewart A P 1882 Are Homes For Convalescents From Scarlatina Desirable And If So At What Period Can The Patients Be Safely Removed To Them The British Medical Journal 1 1107 374 375 doi 10 1136 bmj 1 1107 374 ISSN 0007 1447 JSTOR 25259190 PMC 2371537 PMID 20750140 Drysdale George 1885 State Measures for the Direct Prevention of Poverty War and Pestilence Containing Three Articles the two last reprinted from the National Reformer State Remedies for Poverty Can war be Suppressed and The Extinction of Infectious Diseases E Truelove p 57 DOWNING STREET AND SCARLET FEVER The Lancet 491 March 25 1882 The twenty fourth annual report of the Ladies Sanitary Association April 1882 The Ladies Sanitary Association 1882 JSTOR 60202057 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Royal Visit to Stanmore British Medical Journal 2 1228 75 1884 JSTOR 25267009 Burdett Henry Charles 1889 Prince Princess and People An Account of the Social Progress and Development of Our Own Times pp 205 206 Scarlet Fever Convalescent Home The British Medical Journal 2 1229 130 1884 ISSN 0007 1447 JSTOR 25267070 Public Health And Poor Law Medical Services The British Medical Journal 1 1330 1233 1236 1886 ISSN 0007 1447 JSTOR 25268411 The Mary Wardell Convalescent Home The Lancet 30 January 3 1885 Bulstrode Herbert Timbrell 1891 10 01 The Mary Wardell convalescent home for scarlet fever PDF Public Health 4 10 11 doi 10 1016 S0033 3506 05 81258 2 ISSN 0033 3506 Notes and News London The Musical World 65 39 760 1887 Miscellaneous Concerts The Musical World 65 26 499 1887 Beale Anne The Girl s Own Paper PDF Hospitals And Asylums The British Medical Journal 1 2632 424 1911 ISSN 0007 1447 JSTOR 25286763 Beale Anne The Girl s Own Paper PDF Beale Anne The Girl s Own Paper PDF pegleg productions peglegproductions org Retrieved 2021 08 08 Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital New Treatment Block At Stanmore The British Medical Journal 2 4099 243 1939 ISSN 0007 1447 JSTOR 20304306 Naval Medical War Memorials The British Medical Journal 2 3221 573 1922 JSTOR 20421165 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mary Wardell amp oldid 1216563508, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
