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Two blocks for adults, one each for male and female patients,
which will be two-storey buildings. There will be provided a
Hospital Block with two wards, each containing 4 beds for
Tuberculosis patients and two general blocks on either side for
male and female patients, containing 20 beds in each. These
are one-storey buildings. A separate block will be provided for
the Lowest Grade class in a position remote from the main buildings.
This will contain 40 beds, 20 beds each, allocated to males
and females. The Children's Wards will be provided with school
and manual classrooms for the training of younger patients. For
the older defectives there will be another block comprising
Engine Room and Boiler House, Laundry and Workshops: the
Laundry for Female patients to work in and Workshops for
such work as boot repairing, for the Males. There will be a
block with Recreation Hall, Kitchen, Bakery, Stoves, etc. The
Staff Block will comprise Medical Superintendent's Offices,
Surgery, Dental Room, Steward's Offices, and Board Room.
In addition to this accommodation, homes will be provided for
male and female Nurses and a Residence for the Medical Superintendent
and for the Steward and other officials.
The new Mental Deficiency Act, 1927, materially affects the
law relating to defective persons and their treatment, and contains
clauses which should prove of much benefit.
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