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PLAISTOW HOSPITAL
FOR
SCARLET FEYER, ENTERIC FEYER, AND DIPHTHERIA.
ARCHITECT'S REPORT TO THE COUNCIL.
11 th August, 1897.
In accordance with the Resolution of the Council, dated 11th
May, 1897, appointing me as Architect for the above Hospital, with
instructions to prepare a scheme for utilizing the site bounded by
Samson Street, Southern Road, Credon Road, and New Road, for a
complete Hospital, I have visited the site, examined the existing
buildings, conferred with Dr. Sanders, the Council's Medical Officer of
Health; Dr. Biernacki, the Medical Superintendent of the existing
Hospital; and the Matron, and now have the honour to report:—
1. The Site.—The area of the site is slightly over 3 acres
1 rood 21 perches, or, in round figures, 3£ acres. It
is fairly flat, thus not presenting any extraordinary
physical difficulties to be overcome, and the fact that it
is surrounded by roads, renders it suitable, from the
point of view of isolation, for a Fever Hospital.
2. General Scheme.—I understand my instructions to
be to retain the two existing Scarlet-Fever Pavilions,
to retain, convert, or demolish the administrative
buildings attached to these pavilions, and to demolish
the old disused hospital, situated to the East of these
buildings.