Isla Blomfield | |
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Born | Isla Stuart Blomfield 9 July 1865 |
Died | 16 August 1959 (aged 94) |
Nationality | Australia |
Education | (later Royal) Prince Alfred Hospital |
Occupation(s) | health visitor, public health official |
Isla Stuart Blomfield (9 July 1865 – 16 August 1959) was an Australian nurse, sanitary inspector, and health visitor. She spent her career helping to reduce the high infant mortality in New South Wales, advising mothers about breastfeeding. She was the only woman health inspector in Sydney's health department, and she was an executive member of the Royal Society for the Welfare of Mothers and Babies.