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nurses; a room in the latter buildings is proposed
to be used for religious services. These all stand on
acres of ground, there being a space for another
ward block remaining and space for two permanent
buildings where the iron ones now stand. A main
sewer runs under a roadway in the centre of the
ground, and there are automatic flushing tanks at
the head of each set of drains.
Of the three blocks for patients, one is known
as an isolation block, and is the recognised plan of
the Local Government Board; it consists of two
distinct sections facing in opposite directions, each
section having two wards and a duty-room between,
all opening on to a verandah. The Government
plan leaves the verandah open on the one side, and
thus exposed to the weather, during heavy rain, the
water collected to such an extent that it ran into the
wards. I consequently asked to have the one exposed
to the south-west enclosed, with the exception
of the entrance, and it has been found an immense
improvement, as the nurse can now pass from one
ward to the other without having to pass through a
pool of water. The verandah facing the east has
not been closed, but it would be a great improvement
to have it done. Glass windows with sliding
frames have been put in so that a good open space
can be had in fine weather.
The Hospital blocks consist of two wards each
with a nurse's duty-room between. They were built