A standard letter-size envelope in cream paper, opened along the top; postmarked in green ink on top right corner; no stamp -- printed postage (2 cents); addressed to Valleau and sent by the Inspector of training schools for nurses; on reverse is logo for Province of Ontario: stag and moose flankin…
A standard letter-size envelope in cream paper, opened along the top; postmarked in green ink on top right corner; no stamp -- printed postage (2 cents); addressed to Valleau and sent by the Inspector of training schools for nurses; on reverse is logo for Province of Ontario: stag and moose flanking a shield and topped by a bear.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Owned and used by Nora Valleau, Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1928 Graduate.
On front, stamped in green: "HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY // TORONTO ONT"; next to this also stamped in green: "CANADA // LICENSE // No. 16 // 2 CENTS 2 // METER // 4102 // POSTAGE"; in typed letters: "Miss Nora M. Valleau, // Codrington, Ontario"; reverse, printed in blue: "ONTARIO // DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH // INSPECTOR OF TRAINING SCHOOLS // FOR NURSES"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-2 Box 7
Length
24.2 cm
Width
10.6 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 24.2 cm. x Width 10.6 cm.
Condition Remarks
Ink stamp on reverse of envelope has soaked through to the front to leave a grey stain 8.7 cm from left side and 1 cm from bottom; stain measures 2 cm in diameter; top edge has several small tears due to rough opening of the envelope; glue used on reverse to keep paper edges together is now turning brown and staining the paper it touches
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Article
Reference Comments
Heather MacDougall, "Researching Public Health
Services in Ontario, 1882-1930," Archivaria 10: 157-172, 1980. https://archivaria.ca/index.php/archivaria/article/download/10816/11722/
Research Facts
The first permanent Provincial Board of Health was created in the early 1880s. The Board worked to eradicate and control outbreaks of infectious diseases such as smallpox, typhus, typhoid, diphtheria and scarlet fever, as well as to ameliorate environmental abuses. It was granted partial departmental status in 1919 when it was allied with the Department of Labour. In 1924, health work receive full recognition with the establishment of a formal Department of Health for the province of Ontario. Between 1930 and 1935, hospitals and mental health services were added to its jurisdiction.
The envelope contained Valleau's notice of having successfully passed the exam for Nurse Registration (996028028)