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6—The accommodation we have hitherto had at our disposal
has consisted of a permanent administrative block, now in
course of extension, three wood and iron ward buildings and a small
probationary block and discharging room.
7—Two of these pavilions (Nos. 9 and 10 on the plan) contain 12
beds, and one (No. 8) accommodates 24 beds and two cots.
8—During the summer 26 beds were reserved for scarlet fever,
12 for diphtheria, and 12 for cholera or emergencies. The
probationary ward No. 11 was used for cases of illness amongst
the staff and doubtful cases.
9—The permanent buildings now in course of completion will
provide further ward accommodation and the necessary administrative
offices.
10—Reference to the Borough Engineer's report shows that the
pavilions marked 1 and 2 on the plan are designed to receive 22
patients in four wards. The charge nurses' room and ward kitchen
are placed in the centre, and there are two wards on each side of
it, one containing twelve beds for women and children and the
other eight beds for men and boys. In addition there are two
small wards for the reception of severe or delirious cases. The
large wards are 26-ft. wide, the superficial area of floor space is
162-ft., and the cubic capacity 2,112-ft. per bed.
11—No rate-supported Hospital under the control of a Sanitary
Authority is now considered efficient unless special accommodation
for paying patients is provided, and accordingly the pavilion
marked 3 is reserved for six paying patients in four wards. More
than one class of infectious disease can be treated in this block at
the same time, as there is no aerial communication between one
ward and another. The area per bed is 180-ft. and the cubical
contents 2,340-ft.
12—No. 4 shows the administrative and residential block.
13—No. 5 is the laundry block, containing washing-room, drying
ckset, dirty linen room, disinfecting apparatus, ambulance shed,
strble for one horse, harness room, and tool house.