Papers of Joan Watson, 1941-1948

Scope and Content

Register of cases kept by Joan Watson as a midwife in Hull (June 1943 - January 1944) and Misterton, Nottinghamshire (January 1944 - May 1948) containing details of mothers, doctors in attendance, nature of delivery, and pain relief; together with her case book submitted to the Central Midwives Board (December 1943) containing full delivery and antenatal details, the certificate awarded to her by the General Nursing Council for England and Wales as a registered nurse, and a portrait photograph of her in uniform.

Access Information

Restricted for 100 years due to patient data.

Custodial History

External deposit made to the RCM Archive by the daughter of Mrs Gagg (nee Watson) in October 2012