Interview with Anne Sandford

Gladys Anne (Sandy) Sandford born Napier. Outlines family background and gives reasons for choosing nursing as a career. Mentions Depression. Talks about preliminary training at New Plymouth Hospital before continuing at Stratford Hospital. Mentions fever hospital, accidents and injuries from timber mill. Talks about patient care, infections before penicillin, and x-rays. Discusses leave and dances. Recalls enlisting in Army on the first day of war, training at Trentham and going to Helwan outside Cairo. Describes hospital and operating theatre. Gives details of the work and conditions, war injuries, wounds and diseases. Talks about furlough at home, returning to Cairo and then going to Cassino, Italy. Discusses the staff, the arrival of VADs and tensions among the staff. Talks about saline baths, infections and treatment and dysentry. Mentions social life. Describes experiences in Japan 1945-1946. Recalls returning to midwifery. Mentions mother's illness. Talks about unions and exploitation of nurses.

Venue - Howick : 1993

Interviewer(s) - Valerie Fisher

Venue - Chilton Place

Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-006399

Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 Hours Duration.

Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB-1488.

Original recordings not available for playback. Surrogate copies will be provided.

Alternative form available: Listening copy available at OHLC-006120