Charlotte Ferguson-Davie

Charlotte Elizabeth Ferguson-Davie OBE (1880 – 24 March 1943) was a British physician and the founder of the St. Andrew's Medical Mission and the St. Andrew Mission Hospital, the first women's and children's clinic in Singapore.

Charlotte Elizabeth Ferguson-Davie

OBE
Born
Charlotte Elizabeth Hull

1880 (1880)
West Ham, Essex[1]
Died24 March 1943[2]
Port Elizabeth, South Africa[2]
NationalityBritish
Medical career
ProfessionPhysician
InstitutionsSt. Andrew Mission Hospital
Sub-specialtiesMedical missionary
Notable worksIn Rubber Lands: An Account of the Work of the Church in Malaya

Biography

Ferguson-Davie was born in Essex, the daughter of Irish geologist Edward Hull, and she went on to become a medical doctor.[3][4] In 1902, she married the Anglican Right Reverend Charles James Ferguson-Davie.[4] Ferguson-Davie and her husband came to Singapore in 1909.[5] Prior to coming to Singapore, she had worked in India as a medical missionary.[6]

In 1913, she helped create the St. Andrew Medical Mission in order to help care for the "poor and disadvantaged."[7] She opened a second clinic in 1914.[8] In 1921, she published a book, In Rubber Lands: An Account of the Work of the Church in Malaya.[4]

In 1923, she created the first women's and children's clinic in Singapore, named the St. Andrew's Mission Hospital (SAMH).[9] She was able to obtain the land and get architects to work for her for almost "nothing."[10] The next year, in 1924, Ferguson-Davie expanded the services that SAMH provided, including a venereal disease clinic.[4] Ferguson-Davie set up training classes, teaching nursing and midwifery.[4]

Ferguson-Davie became an officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1927 and in the same year, retired.[4] She and her husband then moved to South Africa, where he worked at Fort Hare College.[4] Ferguson-Davie died in 1943.[4]

Legacy

Ferguson-Davie was recognized for her medical work during the St. Andrew's Cathedral's Thanksgiving service in 2013.[10] In 2014, she was inducted into the Singapore Women's Hall of Fame.[4]

References
  1. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
  2. "Deaths". The Times. 26 March 1943. p. 1.
  3. Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed & Official Classes. Kelly's Directories. 1912. p. 1548.
  4. "Charlotte Elizabeth Ferguson-Davie". Singapore Women's Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  5. "On This Day in History: 18 October, SAMH Founder's Day". 100 Years of SAMH. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  6. "St. Andrews Medical Dispensary". Roots. National Heritage Board. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  7. Luk, Sabrina Ching Yuen (26 March 2014). Health Insurance Reforms in Asia. Routledge. p. 83. ISBN 9781317748649.
  8. "Anglican Diocese of Singapore". Singapore Infopedia. National Library of Singapore. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  9. Vasko, Lydia (11 July 2014). "Window Into Our Heritage". The Straits Times. Retrieved 21 November 2017 – via LexisNexis.
  10. "100 Years of Medical Missions". The Diocese of Singapore. 20 May 2013. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
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