Domasi Hospital Verandah, Malawi, ca.1920-1929

"Domasi Hospital Verandah". Exterior view of the hospital where two patients are bedded out on the verandah, both are reading leaflets. Further along stands Miss Muir beside other patients who are sitting on a bench, mainly women and children. Two orderlies stand next to a pillar and wear shorts and shirts. This photograph is one of several taken during Miss Muir's time serving in the Domasi mission where she gave medical support throughout the region. ❧ The Domasi Mission was founded in 1884 by Rev. Alexander Hetherwick (1860-1939). It is one of a number of important missions in Southern Nyasaland and takes its name from the largest river that flows into Lake Shirwa [Chilwa] on the western shore. It is situated north of Blantyre near Mount Zomba. The station was central to the medical work in the area, and trained girls in industrial and domestic work. Mr Hetherwick was an accomplished linguist and translated the New Testament in to the Yao language and wrote manuals on the Yao and Nyanja languages. ❧ This image belongs to an album of photographs collected by Dr. Stevenson and includes images from India, China and Africa.《多马西医院回廊》。该照片展现医院外景：两名患者被安置在医院回廊的病床上，均在阅读传单。往回廊更深处，缪尔女士站在一众坐在长椅上的患者身旁，这些患者以妇女和儿童为主。两名身着短袖衬衫与短裤的勤杂工立于一根立柱旁。本照片为缪尔女士在多马西传教区提供医疗支援期间拍摄的多张照片之一，她曾为该区域全域提供医疗帮扶。 多马西传教区由亚历山大·赫瑟威克牧师（1860-1939）于1884年创立。它是南尼亚萨兰地区诸多重要传教站之一，名称取自注入希雷瓦湖[奇尔瓦湖]西岸的最大河流。该传教站位于布兰太尔以北、宗巴山附近，是当地医疗工作的核心枢纽，同时培训女孩掌握工业与家政技能。赫瑟威克先生精通多门语言，曾将《新约圣经》译为尧语，并编写了关于尧语和尼扬贾语的语言手册。 本影像隶属于史蒂文森博士收集的相册，该相册收录了来自印度、中国与非洲的各类摄影作品。