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and ward sculleries are small badly lighted stores which not only promote the accumulation of dirt and the stagnation of refuse, but also store articles which are not necessary for the daily ward service; which can be fully provided for in proper presses in the ward sculleries & any accumulation stores in the wards, beyond what is required for each day's use, is obviously undesirable. The cooks' hospital kitchen and the possible sources of nuisance are very insufficiently cut off from the wards, the passages which should serve for this purpose being occupied by sinks, etc. And finally the wards cannot be said to be well adapted to the requirements of the climate.

The wards have no verandahs: the ward verandahs are too narrow and too open to afford any protection from tropical sun and would have to be filled in with louvres to within 6'6" of the verandah floors: the End verandahs are less than 8 feet wide and are unequally lit and when I add that the main verandahs are accessible only through the sculleries and nurse's rooms and that the ward verandahs can be entered only by climbing out of the windows, I shall have shown the necessity of at least reconsidering these Plans.

The provision for ventilation independent of the windows, which cannot be kept open during the cold nights, seems very inadequate: wards which will probably be draughts without ventilation and seem to be all that is intended. I can hardly understand that Barrack Hospital would do well to consider the advisability of warming Canton wards by some means or other, and may be well to pause to consider something worse briefly, as less important than the standing departments.

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537 and ward sculleries are small badly lighted stores which not only promote the accumulation of dirt and the stagnation of refuse, but also store articles which are not necessary for the daily ward service; which can be fully provided for in proper presses in the ward sculleries & any accumulation stores in the wards, beyond what is required for each day's use, is obviously undesirable. The cooks' hospital kitchen and the possible sources of nuisance are very insufficiently cut off from the wards, the passages which should serve for this purpose being occupied by sinks, etc. And finally the wards cannot be said to be well adapted to the requirements of the climate. The wards have no verandahs: the ward verandahs are too narrow and too open to afford any protection from tropical sun and would have to be filled in with louvres to within 6'6" of the verandah floors: the End verandahs are less than 8 feet wide and are unequally lit and when I add that the main verandahs are accessible only through the sculleries and nurse's rooms and that the ward verandahs can be entered only by climbing out of the windows, I shall have shown the necessity of at least reconsidering these Plans. The provision for ventilation independent of the windows, which cannot be kept open during the cold nights, seems very inadequate: wards which will probably be draughts without ventilation and seem to be all that is intended. I can hardly understand that Barrack Hospital would do well to consider the advisability of warming Canton wards by some means or other, and may be well to pause to consider something worse briefly, as less important than the standing departments. Page 5262 XCR(85)72 GR1178/1922/32(III)
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and ward sculleries are small badly lighted stores which not only permotion the

accumulation of dirt and the s

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Les form

are ust necessary for the daily ward service;

which can be fully fervided for in perpen

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in the ward soullecies & any accumulation stores in the wards Preusselue, beyoud what

gatores

s' require for each day's use, obviously_ undesirable. _ Hee co.cs, hospital dopsin 120

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and, then possible cources of omiisauce a very insufficiently cutoff from the wards, the parcages which should sewe for this perfore -being occupied by sinto the . _ And finally

the word with cacest be said to be well

adapted to the requirements of the climate

the mares cosms have no becaudatro : the

ward becandals are too cassow and touch

the aucties

two open to afford any protection from. tropical

um and would have to be filled

in with lacres to within 6'6" of the verandah

floors : the End verandatos Less than is fechwide

ace une lers and when I add theak the runin becaudatio areaccessible andy through the scullens and muse's rooms and theat the annd verandates

can be Putered accly by climbing and of the conidows. I shall have then the necessity

of at leach reconsidering these Plaus. The provision for ventilation independent of the windows, which camust be kept open during the cold NEWuids,

a

few wile to at

wile5262

seems very inadeqpente : level which will pendine traught wilhant bentilation and teem to be all that is cruste

I can hace usochactury that Batall.

blonsider the advisability

receLLauf:

laishout pancing

wath it

of wamming Coalital wards by maybear well to parson to consider touchishat worse briefie, as less imperitant the stundepartmens

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