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Admission Room for Scarlet Fever.—This consists
ail examination-room, a bath-room, and w.c.
A.—Scarlet-Fever Ward.—Drawing No. 2.—It is proposed
to keep the ground floor about 5 feet above the land level, and to form
beneath an open basement in which the smoke flues can be swept
All pipes will be carried in this basement, so as to be readily
accessible for repair. They will be protected against frost.
Entering from the covered way by a 6-foot corridor, 22 feet long,
lighted at both ends, and on one side, we find to the left a larder, then
a room for the ward linen, next a lavatory and w.c. for the nurses'
use.
To the right is a One-bed Ward, of 160 feet in area, and
2,080 cubic feet capacity, for acute cases, or for the nursing of one
of the staff as previously explained. Proceeding onward, the Ward
Kitchen is next on the left, and the Sisters' Duty-Room on
the right. From these apartments observation windows control the
large and small wards. The Main Ward is for 14 beds. It is
70 feet by 26 feet, has a floor space of 156 feet, and a cubic capacity
of 2,028 feet per patient. All angles of walls, floors, and ceilings,
will be rounded. There are windows at each corner of the room,
and between each bed, these are carried close up to the ceiling.
Each has a pair of sliding sashes, and above, a fanlight falling
inwards.
Cold fresh air will be admitted beneath the windows, under
control to suit varying wind pressures, passed over hot-water coils,
and distributed into the room so as to change the air three times
an hour.
In the centre it is proposed to place a stack with two fireplaces,
and four ventilating flues. The stacks will be about 3 ft. 6 in.
square, with large rounded angles, externally constructed of faience.
The flues will be swept from the external basement.