The forms largely contain administrative information relating to the headquarters of the Division, names and qualification of the Divisional Surgeon, rank and name of the Officer or member in charge; the numerical strength of the Division largely including Divisional Surgeon, Lady Divisional Superintendent, Nursing Officers, Lady Ambulance Officers Ambulance Sisters and statistics on the work of the Division.
The front cover of a folded BF1N form gives details of Division address, member in charge, name of Divisional surgeon (if one), numbers in the Division, practices held, cases attended, hospital attendances, parade and examination details and how Division financially supported, number enrolled in VAD. The main form added a record of the members District number and number of hospital attendances. In 1929 a record of Home Nursing qualification was added. In 1937 a record of Air Raid Precaution instructors, rank and file certificates and reservists was added. In 1940 the BF1N extends in size again to include listings of whether the member belongs to a Civil Nursing Reserve, completed Anti-gas qualifications and ARP attendances in hospital, first aid post or mobile unit. The BF1N is modified in 1944, the APR columns removed, and Civil Defence Attendances added. It is changed again in 1945 the Civil Defence Attendances no longer recorded. Now included in Brigade duties are public, transport, hospital, child welfare, nursery, blood transfusion.
The forms also contain space for additional remarks on members such as resignations, transfers, missed inspections, work in military and civilian hospitals, illness, air raid precaution, evacuations. Correspondence is attached to some forms such as administrative matters, requests for members to remain efficient, list of public duties completed and results of annual examinations.
The front cover of a folded BF1N form gives details of Division address, member in charge, name of Divisional surgeon (if one), numbers in the Division, practices held, cases attended, hospital attendances, parade and examination details and how Division financially supported, number enrolled in VAD. The main form added a record of the members District number and number of hospital attendances. In 1929 a record of Home Nursing qualification was added. In 1937 a record of Air Raid Precaution instructors, rank and file certificates and reservists was added. In 1940 the BF1N extends in size again to include listings of whether the member belongs to a Civil Nursing Reserve, completed Anti-gas qualifications and ARP attendances in hospital, first aid post or mobile unit. The BF1N is modified in 1944, the APR columns removed, and Civil Defence Attendances added. It is changed again in 1945 the Civil Defence Attendances no longer recorded. Now included in Brigade duties are public, transport, hospital, child welfare, nursery, blood transfusion.
The forms also contain space for additional remarks on members such as resignations, transfers, missed inspections, work in military and civilian hospitals, illness, air raid precaution, evacuations. Correspondence is attached to some forms such as administrative matters, requests for members to remain efficient, list of public duties completed and results of annual examinations.
Loose papers - Physical Facet
