The first page of the folder contains the elaborate St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Training School emblem. The second page certifies that Miss Letitia St. Ledger has passed and is fully registered as a trained nurse following a three-year course in Medical, Surgical, Ophthalmic and Gynaecological Nursing. It is signed by Dr J Forbes Mackenzie, Honorary Lecturer and Mother Mary Berchmans Daly, Rectress.dr j forbes mackenzie, letitia st.ledger, st vincents hospital melbourne, mother mary berchmans daly, nurse training, royal victorian trained nurses association

The nursing registration regulations in 1926 required all nurse trainees to receive instruction on invalid, convalescent and home cookery post-graduation. Most institutions required this certificate for their nursing positions. The certificate was signed by Dorothy de Giles, Teacher in Charge and Fred W Green, Director. swinburne technical college, invalid cookery, letitia st.ledger, dorothy de giles, fred w green

The Certificate states that Letitia St Ledger is entitled to practice as a midwife under the provisions of the said acts and regulations. Her registered number is 6010. The certificate is signed by Chairman RW Lawler MD and Registrar Annie E Broomhall, State Registered Nurse. The Register of Midwives in 1939 and their addresses were then published in the Victoria Government Gazette.letitia st.ledger, midwives act, nurses board of victoria, rw lawler, annie e broomhall

Women's Hospital Melbourne midwifery department certificate states that Letitia St. Ledger received instruction for nine months and was found to be competent as an Obstetrics Nurse. letitia st.ledger, women's hospital melbourne, delia russell, nurse training