Evelyn D. Laking, Nurse, Collection
Level of description
Fonds
Reference code
A.1995.447
Date
6/11/1935-26/6/1971
Extent and medium
1 box
Administrative / Biographical History
Laking trained as a nurse at St. James's Hospital between 1928 and 1931, and as a midwife at St. James's Hospital between 1931 and 1933, working as a midwife until 1971. During the Second World War, Laking worked as a midwife in the Middleton district and won the praise of tenants in the Middleton Estate by helping deliver babies at short notice in spite of air raids taking place across Leeds. The tenants showed their appreciation by asking her to open the Middleton Tenants and Householders Association's new communal hall.
The collection mainly consists of registers of cases compiled by Laking. Access to these is restricted under the Data Protection Act
The collection mainly consists of registers of cases compiled by Laking. Access to these is restricted under the Data Protection Act
Scope and content
Central Midwives Board Register of Cases notebooks, 1935-1968; two General Nursing Council notebooks (one belonging to E D Laking, the other her sister, M J Laking); photographs and newspaper cutting.
Conditions governing access
Parts of this collection are subject to access restrictions under the Data Protection Act. Please contact the Collections team for more information.
Conditions governing reproduction
Reproduction is not permitted.
Language
English