CO129-158 - Sir Kennedy - 1872 [6-8] — Page 81

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The Civil Hospital, originally a German Mission House, became the property of the Government in 1858. The Lock Hospital, as its name denotes, was built in 1860 and '64 for the purpose of treating patients with specific conditions related to the Civil Hospital.

From the time when the Government purchased these premises, very little has been done towards making them suitable for the accommodation and treatment of patients. The Building possesses few conveniences necessary for such an Establishment, and there are no rooms into which the better class of Patients could properly be received.

The quarters for the Resident Surgeon and attendants are neither fit nor healthy. We have carefully inspected the main Building, which, irrespective of its many defects, we find in a very unsafe condition, and unanimously recommend that steps should be immediately taken to procure a new site upon which to erect an entirely new Hospital. The old Building cannot last long, and unless immediate steps are taken towards procuring a new Hospital, it will...

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The Civil Hospital, originally a German Mission House, became the property of the Government in 1858. The Lock Hospital, as its name denotes, was built in 1860 and '64 for the purpose of treating patients with specific conditions related to the Civil Hospital. From the time when the Government purchased these premises, very little has been done towards making them suitable for the accommodation and treatment of patients. The Building possesses few conveniences necessary for such an Establishment, and there are no rooms into which the better class of Patients could properly be received. The quarters for the Resident Surgeon and attendants are neither fit nor healthy. We have carefully inspected the main Building, which, irrespective of its many defects, we find in a very unsafe condition, and unanimously recommend that steps should be immediately taken to procure a new site upon which to erect an entirely new Hospital. The old Building cannot last long, and unless immediate steps are taken towards procuring a new Hospital, it will...
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which

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The Civil Hospital

originally a German Mission House became the property of the Government in 1858. The Lock Hospital as 61,

built in 1860 and -64 for

ANAS

which it's name denotes.

the purpose The Civil Hospital.

From the time when the

suitable

7

Government purchased these premises, very

very little has been done towards making them

for the accommodation and treatment of patients. The Besilding posseses for conveniences, nexessary for such an Establishment, and there

are no rooms into which

the better class of Patients properly be received:

Ban

The quarters for the Resident

Surgeon and attendants are neither

fit

Mov

healthy. We have carefully inspected

the main Building, which irrespective

of it's many defeats we find in a

very unsafe condition, and. unanimously recom

recommend that

steps should be immediately taken to procure and upon it to erect a

etrv

entirely

new site

new

Hospital. The old Building -- cannot last long and unless immediate Steps

procuring

Mew

Some

are taken towards

Haspital it will

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