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the work done by these officers is of great value, and justifies full-time appointments.
The Council has accordingly, on our recommendation, increased the
recognised staff of each of the large London County mental hospitals from 1st April,
1927 by one woman occupations officer, the appointment to be made in an
unestablished capacity.
Works of improvement. etc., at mental hospitals.
Structural
alterations
and
additions.
60. Alterations and additions to the buildings and fittings, and other structural
works which have been carried out at certain of the mental hospitals are set out
below. The statement does not include minor works carried out at small cost:—
Banstead mental hospital.
Bath in cowman's cottage £41 19 9
Adaptation of bowling alley to form shoemaker's shop 179 1 8
Poultry shed 128 8 9
Fencing at Fairlawn 186 8 0
Alteration at tinsmith's shop 67 10 0
Master keys in locked boxes 11 12 10
Conversion of nurses' rooms in A2 and A3 into clinical rooms 14 4 7
Bull yard enclosure 11 15 2
Messroom and bath at gasworks 79 14 9
Water supply to cattle troughs on Downs 10 14 3
Modernisation of blocks J and K 8,768 18 11
Rppapering and painting cowman's cottage 19 7 2
Fixing gas cooker in medical superintendent's house 11 17 11
„ kitchener „ „ „ 37 13 0
Repairs to deputy medical superintendent's house, including water system 122 10 7
Welding No. 6 boiler 16 18 0
Wringing machine in foul laundry 129 12 4
Conversion of serving hatchway to doorway in K2 ward 26 2 8
Relining copper in kitchen 81 15 5
Bexley mental hospital.
Installation of baker's oven in general kitchen 940 12 7
Installation of slipper baths in female general bathroom 167 17 10
Enclosing and fitting doors to steam heated cupboard in general kitchen 23 12 6
Alterations to farm bailiff's house 45 1 2
Additional lavatory accommodation for female visitors 27 14 6
Observation windows in 24 side room doors 17 8 2
Renewal of flooring, etc., in padded room 71 15 0
Shelving in clerk's office storeroom and stationery cupboard in clerk's office 16 10 3
Renewal of washing machine in general laundry 161 2 1
Screen to divide L ward and sanitary annexe for L ward 183 7 10
New operating theatre 314 13 0
Additional shed for poultry 157 8 9
Cane Hill mental hospital.
Laundry—re-arrangement of general wash-house 587 10 11
Laundry—alterations to foul wash-house 40 4 7
Kitchen—additions and alterations106 4 9
Electric power supply 77 13 11
Cinematograph 451 8 11
Bakery motor and counter shafting 50 1 10
Radiators in H block, female 393 19 4
Connecting up sewer to local authority's system 1,425 15 11
Radiators in nurses' recreation room 98 0 1
Lockers for staff clothing sent to laundry 26 16 5
Additional W.C.'s for C ward, male 317 4 10
Verandah at G ward (male) extension 124 17 10
Potato peeler, main kitchen 117 5 7
Claybury mental hospital.
Poultry house, erection, etc. 224 3 6
Airing court paths—re-arrangement 96 16 1