Where did Florence Nightingale, when talking about hospitals, say "fit
for purpose". Looking for the name of book, date, publisher and page
number. Thank you

Hello Lloyla,   


The origin of  ?Fit for purpose? is the 1863 edition (3rd edition) of
the book ?Notes on Hospitals?,London: Longmans, Green and Company,
page 176.

Excerpt:

In her 1863 book Notes on a Hospital, Florence Nightingale wrote, "In
attempting to arrive at the truth, I have applied everywhere for
information, but in scarcely an instance have I been able to obtain
hospital records fit for any purposes of comparison. If they could be
obtained ... they would show subscribers how their money was being
spent, what amount of good was really being done with it, or whether
the money was not doing mischief rather than good ..." [1].

1. Nightingale F. Notes on Hospitals. London: Longmans, Green and
Company; 1863:176.

Source: 
Annals of Internal Medicine
15 November 1993 | Volume 119 Issue 10 | Pages 1046-1048
http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/119/10/1046


The Book Notes on Hospitals by Florence Nightingale came out in 1858
and was republished in 1859 and again in 1863.

?Notes on Hospitals,? initially two papers at a conference, came out
in 1858, and was augment and republished in 1859 (and again in 1863)?

The Collected Works of Florence Nightingale
http://www.sociology.uoguelph.ca/fnightingale/spirituality/faith.htm



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I hope the information provided is helpful.

Best regards,
Bobbie7

Fantastic thank you so much