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Letter from Molly Duffin to Maria Duffin, 4 January 1916

Public Record Office of Northern Ireland

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<address>1<hi rend="superscript">st</hi> Southern Gen. Hospital. 
<lb/>Dudley Road</address>
<date>Jan. 4<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> /16 </date>
<salute>Dearest Mamma,</salute> 
<p>I tried to get into bed early tonight to write some letters,
<lb/> but there is always a scuffle for
<lb/> baths before settling in, and the Sisters on the next
<lb/> corridor <hi rend="underline">will</hi> come and use our bathroom although they
<lb/>have one of their own and they have no consciences about
<lb/> keeping you waiting for hours! Of course there are
<lb/> exceptions, but I think the whole race of Sisters are very
<lb/> disagreeable, and almost more so when they are off&#x2014;duty!</p>
<p>I am still in the same ward with my nice Sister
<lb/>in charge, but the Nursing Sister is a horrid little
<lb/> thing and I am hoping she will be moved out first;
<lb/> she has never been in a military hospital before and
<lb/I am sure she doesn't understand how to deal with
<lb/> these wounds that are nearly all septic and <del>with</del> very
<lb/> often with contaminated fractures underneath. She handles
<lb/> them so roughly, the men all dread her coming near<pb/>

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Letter from Molly Duffin to Maria Duffin, 4 January 1916

Public Record Office of Northern Ireland

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