[Margaret Pilkington]

I also wore a clean uniform every day...and if that uniform got soiled I would go to the sewing room and beg a spare until I could get another clean uniform...failing that i would use theatre uniform...anything rather than wear a uniform that was soiled.
And I remember sending uniforms to the hospital laundry...the caps and collars were. immaculate, but the dresses never looked as if they had been pressed.
I remember them taking the gaberdine off me when I qualified, but I always wore a full length coat when travelling by public transport...the only time I ever went without my coat was when i drove to work...but I always had a coat in the back of my car.