CO129-129 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [1-3] — Page 325

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1st All the outlay already made on the carstruction of water closets and drains would be lost to the Government. yond The space now occupied by the water, closets would not contain a sufficient number of buckets, and it would be necessary either to reduce the wardspace, or to erect a

shed in the

compound which could be used only by patients strong enough to walk

downstairs.

3rd the earth obtainable here in quan= tities sufficient for the purpose is de- -canposed granite, and is not likely to prove

very good disinfectment.

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4th A regular staff of Cookies would have to be employed to look after

the buckets to sift the earch and to work the ping mill, whereas at present

progomill,

only

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coolie is employed to attend

to right water-closets.

6th Corn anffosing that good disinfecting

Even

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earth could be procured I am convinced that the result

be

very

as

regards smell would

much less favorable than that

obtained at present, as by the new

system all the excrementitions matters

ar

ou w

a large surface and

spread

lations.

doubt that

con=

subjected to frequent manipula 6th Shue can be

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-fortable water closets abundantly supplied

with water are much more convenient

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and useful in the management of: Hospital both to the patients and to

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