Miss Nightingale's work with Sidney Herbert carried on at the same time with other work. Her place as a Sanitarian--Her prestige as an authority on hospitals--Her _Notes on Hospitals_--General condition of hospitals at the time--Influence of her book--Miss Nightingale widely consulted on the construction of hospitals, at home and abroad. II. The Manchester Royal Infirmary, and Mr. Joseph Adshead --St. Thomas's Hospital, London: the battle of the sites--Miss Nightingale and the Prince Consort 415 CHAPTER II THE PASSIONATE STATISTICIAN (1859-1861) Statistics as a passion. Miss Nightingale's study of the works of Quetelet--Careless statistical records in the Crimean War--Her model Hospital Statistical Forms--Advantage to be derived from such data--International Statistical Congress in London (1860)--Miss Nightingale's alliance with Dr. Farr--Adoption of her Forms--Her reception of the delegates--Circulation of her paper--Partial adoption of her scheme by London and other hospitals. II. Her advocacy of the better utilization of Government statistics--Her efforts to extend the scope of the Census of 1861--Correspondence with Mr. Lowe and Sir George Lewis--An appeal to the Lords 428 CHAPTER III THE FOUNDER OF MODERN NURSING (1860) Three great contributions of the 19th century to the relief of human suffering in disease. Miss Nightingale's place in the history of nursing--The founder not of nursing, but of modern nursing--Her peculiar fitness for directing tendencies of the time towards improved nursing. II. Condition of nursing at the time--Miss Nightingale's influence in raising it from a menial occupation to a trained profession. III. Force of her _example_--Enthusiasm excited by her among women. IV. Force of her _precept_--_Notes on Nursing_ (1859-60)--The text-book of the New Model in Nursing-- Popularity of the book--Reminiscences of the Crimea in it--"Minding Baby." V. Some characteristics of the book--General grasp of principles, combined with minuteness of detail--Delicacy of observation, and fineness of sympathy--Epigrammatic expression. VI. Importance of training in the art of nursing--The _Notes_ as a prelude to _practice_ 439 CHAPTER IV THE NIGHTINGALE NURSES (1860-1861)