to reach bed, and the windows
are arranged
in two parts, the upper and smaller part being
hinged to
[illegible text] of
Jalousies.
cold or
[illegible text] inwards
Franson's
so as
to give
ventilation during
bad weather and the
lower portion either double hinged
in sash or
formed
into casement.
The ventilation of the wards is provided for by inlet ventilators and extracting shafts : the inlets are
thus formed
small
in the thickness
of the walls and
appearing
on
the outside about 1.6" above
the verandah floors the inside about 7.6"
above the ward floors : by
this arrangement
direct draught
is avoided, the
incoming air is taken sufficiently above the verandah floor level to avoid risk of
damp, and is delivered
into the ward
at a height which
is difficult for the
patients to tamper with the circulation: the application of
[illegible text] lowered ventilators
to
the window openings within the
wards
is an additional
precaution against down
draught.