Nurse Jessop

Nurse ("Nanny") Jessop

I enclose a rather poor photocopy of Nurse Jessop, local nurse and midwife for Totley. She delivered my mother and uncle and was also the family's nurse. She lived at the bottom of Lemont Road. My family lived at Victoria Gardens, Glover Road where my great grandpa, James Gledhill, had a market garden. They later moved to 85/87 Baslow Road where the market garden continued up to the top of Mickley Lane.

Sheila Hobson

Extract from Totley Church of England Mission Parochial Magazine, March 1923

Dore and Totley District Nursing Association.-- At a committee meeting held on January 8, Nurse Jessop was engaged as Nurse for the Association. It was suggested that a minimum payment of 2d. for each visit should be made for ordinary cases, but no charge to persons in receipt of Parish relief; for maternity cases a charge of £1; for night attendance, 10s. 6d.; for special day attention, a mutual charge to be arranged between the parties concerned, the doctor and the nurse. All monies paid for the services rendered by the nurse goes to the funds of the association. Application for services of the nurse to be made at her residence, Marlborough Villas, Grove Road.

For the efficient working of the scheme, a sum of about £200 per annum is required. Collectors for the Dore and Totley districts have been appointed, and the committee ask for a generous response. Mrs. Colin Thompson is the collector for Bradway Bank, Totley Rise, and Heatherfield. Mrs. A. J. Foulstone for New Totley, Green Oak, Totley, and Totley Bents.

Arthur J. Foulstone

Licensed Lay Reader

Extract from Totley Church of England Mission Parochial Magazine, July 1923

We are asked to announce that the telephone number of Nurse Jessop, the district nurse, is Beauchief 416 .

Arthur J. Foulstone

Licensed Lay Reader

Extract from Totley Church of England Mission Parochial Magazine, February 1924

The Dore and Totley District Nursing Association.-- The Annual Meeting was held in St.John's room on Thursday. January 24. Mr. E.Muxlow in the chair. The balance sheet, which had been auditored by Mr. G. C.Webster, F.C.A., was accepted as satisfactory. Income: Subscriptions, Donations, Collections per Nurse Jessop, and Contributions from various Associations; total £309 4s 9d. Expenditure: Salary Account (Nurse), Medical Supplies. Printing and Stationery, etc., total £165 11s 3d. Balance in hand £143 13s 6d, Summary of Nurse's returns for the year ending December 31, 1923; Number of patients visited 935; Number of visits, 2,292; Number of poor visits, 593; Number of Confinements, 35; Number of times on Night Duty, 19; Number of deaths, 4. The collectors for the Dore and Totley district have been appointed and the Committee ask for a generous response. Mrs Colin Thompson is the Collector for Bradway Bank and Totley Rise, Mrs Melling for Heatherfield and Totley Brook Road, and Mrs A. J. Foulstone for Green Oak, New Totley, Totley and Totley Bents.

Arthur J. Foulstone

Licensed Lay Reader