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often over 1,000 patients in residence.
New extension. A new extension to the hospital is now in
course of erection, and it is connected to the existing building by
the main corridor. It is a two-storey building with four blocks, each
with two wings, and it contains sixteen 24 bed wards, thirty-two
two bed wards, and thirty-two one bed wards. In addition there
is a separate isolation block containing 24 single wards, bringing
the total additional accommodation to 504 beds. Included in the
scheme is also a new operating theatre, a new receiving block,
residence for five medical officers, and extensions to the kitchens,
laundry, boiler house and mortuary.
New accommodation for nurses and maids. The new accommodation
for nurses and maids is now completed. The nurses'
home, which is connected to the existing nurses' home, is a fourstorey
building, and has accommodation for 135 nurses and 8
sisters. The bedrooms are fitted with hand-basins and hot and
cold water, radiators, and built-in wardrobes. Each is furnished
with dressing table, bedstead, easy chair, linen basket, and rug.
Each floor has ample bathroom and lavatory accommodation. On
the ground floor is a class-room, a lecture-room, and a demonstration
room, and these rooms can be opened to form a recreation room
measuring 29 feet by 82 feet. The maids' home is adjacent to
the nurses' home and is of similar type. It contains 51 bedrooms
for maids and 4 bed-sitting rooms for sisters. The bedrooms are
furnished and fitted in a manner similar to the nurses' bedrooms,
but they have no hand-basins, and a wash-stand is provided in
place of running water. On the ground floor is a recreation room
measuring 28 feet by 45 feet.
Medical staff. The staff of the hospital consists of one
medical superintendent; one deputy medical superintendent; and
6 resident medical officers. In addition there is a visiting staff of
7 consultants; one dentist; and one anaesthetist; whose names will
be found on page 14 of this report.
During the year one additional resident medical officer was
appointed.
Nursing staff. The full complement of the nursing staff was
196, the daily average number of patients in 1937 was 905.23,
which gives an average of 4.62 beds per nurse. The average daily
strength of nurses was approximately 136.
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