A Hazard of Hearts
“Houses grew mould indoors and it seemed half the population arrived on the hospital doorstep suffering heat exhaustion and either gastric or respiratory problems. The staff stretched themselves to the full over impossible hours; tempers shortened as the mercury climbed and sweat failed to evaporate from clothes and bedding. The misery factor multiplied when windows could not be opened above the drains and the water shortage grew desperate. But for Elly the worst torment was the mosquitoes which... hatched in thousands in stagnant pools to descend like angry clouds on bare skin.
On one of the hottest, louring days, little Charlotte Perkins was admitted, once again the victim of a Grand Mal epileptic attack. Elly had her placed in isolation in a screened section of Ward Two and watched her until the fitting ceased and the girl lapsed into coma. She then called in Jenkins who, about to go off duty, energetically resisted Elly’s request for her to stay with Charlotte until she recovered.
‘It’s not my job.MoreLess
On one of the hottest, louring days, little Charlotte Perkins was admitted, once again the victim of a Grand Mal epileptic attack. Elly had her placed in isolation in a screened section of Ward Two and watched her until the fitting ceased and the girl lapsed into coma. She then called in Jenkins who, about to go off duty, energetically resisted Elly’s request for her to stay with Charlotte until she recovered.
‘It’s not my job.MoreLess
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