Comprises 84 leaves and 3 items.

Correspondence and memoranda about the Kingston Public Hospital, Victoria Jubilee Lying-in Hospital, Tuberculosis Hospital, Mental Hospital and the Bellevue Hospital in Kingston. Correspondents include the Colonial Office (Sir G. Grindle, F. R. Fairclough), the governor (Sir R. E. Stubbs, Sir Edward Denham, A. F. Richards) and a letter from the superintending medical officer (J. E. Ker).

The file also contains:

(fol. 14) notes made following a visit to the Overseas Nursing Association by Mrs. Jelf (wife of the Colonial Secretary of Jamaica), 25 Jul. 1927

(fol. 16) notes made following a visit to the Overseas Nursing Association by Dr. B. M. Wilson (retiring Principal Medical Officer), 21 Dec. 1932

(item 1) Rules and Regulations of the Victoria Lying-In Hospital by T. J. Hallinan, Superintending Medical Officer, Mar. 1934

(fols. 43-60, item 2) two letters from the Matron of the Kingston Public Hospital (Alice Walton) enclosing copies of training material (syllabi, specimen examination papers and a ward chart), 1945-1947

(fols. 70-73) two letters from the Matron of Bellevue Hospital (E. L. M. Thorpe) about the training of nurses, 23 Mar. 1957-5 May 1959

(fols. 75-84, item 3) papers of the Jamaica General Trained Nurses' Association comprising: