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Visiting Nurse Service: Administered by the Henry Street Settlement, Bulletin of Instruction, revised edition, 1933

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The Henry Street Visiting Nurse Service Bulletin of Instruction lists some of the items nurses were expected to carry with them. The list includes a guide book of New York City and the contents of the medical bag issued to each nurse. Medical bags included items for sterilizing instruments, patient examinations, childbirth and baby care, and record keeping.

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