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1894; they afford accommodation for 16 beds in
each hospital block and 10 in the isolation, but by
the addition of cots some increase has been made,
although at the curtailment of floor space. One
block is used for Diphtheria patients and the other
for Scarlet Fever. In 1893 an iron building was put
up for isolating a few cases of Small Pox but has not
been used for that purpose since 1895; the building,
after thorough disinfection, was disused for some time,
but has latterly been made available as sleeping
quarters for nurses on night duty; it is not well suited
for the purpose, being very hot for sleeping in during
the day time in summer and very cold in winter.
During 1897 and 1898, owing to the great number of
cases of Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria, temporary
accommodation was provided at Stonebridge Farm
and another iron building erected for Scarlet Fever
cases. These temporary iron buildings are for 12
beds in each, so that the total number of beds, including
cots, can be raised to 76. Stonebridge Farm was
discontinued in the following spring. The accommodation,
therefore, made for Scarlet Fever in the
permanent and two iron buildings is 44 beds;
Diphtheria, 20 beds and cots; in the isolation block