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The ground occupied has been laid out with drives, flower
beds, trees, shrubs, lawns, kitchen gardens, and greenswards.
Paved airing-courts have been provided to each pavilion.
The Ward Pavilions are used entirely for Scarlet Fever
cases, and each contains two wards, one for women and children
and one for males. The old wards measured 36ft. by 26ft. by
13ft. (female ward), and 26ft. by 24ft. by 13ft. (male ward);
while the new wards are both 36ft. by 26ft. by 13ft.
The accommodation provides for 22 patients, and each adult
patient is provided with 156 square feet of floor space, and 2,028
cubic feet of air space.
There are also provided in each Ward Pavilion, stores, cupboards
for linen, etc., and bath-rooms arranged with glazed doors
opening to the outside, so that they may be used as discharging
rooms.
Sanitary annexes are constructed at the ends of each ward,
accessible from the ward only, and provided with cross
ventilation lobbies.
The Isolation Pavilion is used for Diphtheria, Typhoid
Fever, and doubtful cases which require isolation, and consists of
a double block and containing four wards in all, designed to
contain two beds in each ward and cots for young children.
Each adult patient is provided with 216 square feet of floor
space, and 2,808 cubic feet of air space. Each half of this
pavilion has an independent entrance on opposite sides of the
building, with separate verandahs, and external w.c. with special
slop closets.
All wards are lighted by gas and ventilated upon the most
improved principles, so that thorough cross-ventilation may be
well maintained. All wards are heated by regenerating stoves;
those in the Scarlet Fever Wards being fixed in the centre of each
ward, and having double fires connected to downward flues which
are carried under the floors to ordinary external chimney shafts,