| Description | Minutes, correspondence and related papers, January - December 1946, including reports delivered by Mary Esslemont to Executive meetings of 26 January and 5 October 1946 (hand-written notes).
Topics covered include the National Health Service, the appointment of medical women to the General Medical Council, nurse training, surveys on the work of medical women and on the selection of female medical students, co-operation with other women's organisations, the use of 'internal tampons' (general consensus being against their use, but acknowledging need for further data), and the appointment of an editor of the Federation's Journal.
The following reports and publications are contained in the file:
'Memorandum concerning the selection of women students [to medical schools]';
'An investigation into the health of children in war-time day nurseries';
Leaflet produced by the Federation, entitled 'A Leaflet for Girls: Health and the Periods';
Draft annual report of the Council for 1945;
Programme and list of delegates of the Medical Women's International Association meeting, London, 19 - 21 September 1946. |