Health care for all children: the beginnings of school nursing 1904-1908

This paper explores the origins of school nursing in the school medical service. The work and employment of school nurses is discussed, presenting some interesting resonances with today's school nursing practice. It is regrettable that there is no single, clear voice from a school nurse, but other sources were found, and the humanity added by nurses to the screening and treatment of children is apparent. A second paper, to be published in the next issue of the International History of Nursing Journal, considers the work of school nurses in the period immediately after World War II.