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I have already alluded to the inconvenience of the approach to the reception department: I will only add that a waiting room 19x16 is altogether inadequate in point of size; that a bath to be placed so that a patient who requires a bath before admission must pass to and from it through the crowded waiting room, is not convenient and that it is undesirable to those waiting close to the actual work in the building. It appears unavoidable to ...
... there will be a considerable amount of out-patient work, in which case the dispensary (or laboratory), surgery and waiting room should be in closer proximity to each other, because access to these buildings would of course be necessary.
As regards the kitchen & scullery, apart from the question of ... their position, I would call attention to the fact that they are lighted only by a row of very small clerestory windows facing the South and fully exposed to the sun; that the lift leads directly into the kitchen whence the lift traffic could carry kitchen smells to all the floors of the building; and that the W.C. would be better hidden behind the wall.
The storage accommodation required for a hospital of this size is considerable. It includes a large, well-lighted bedding store with central racks for waterframes, and side racks for pillows; a linen store with better shelves fitted with tiers; a central grocery and medical comforts store; and a miscellaneous store. The plans provide 12 stores of various sizes and shapes, of which some are without any direct communication with the outside by light and air, and none of which has the proper dimensions for ...