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a bedding

a clean linen store. "In fact

pound floor under the wards split up into

a number of dark compartments and passages which could be neither ventilated nor kept

clean.

A few further remarks:

I criticise myself as to the sanitation questions &

believe (and continuing further inquiries on

this point) that the hospital staff would,

one European nurse per ward, 2 or perhaps

& extra nurses and a European Clerk; the

remainder

of the staff would be hospital coolies. The large cells of Hospital ward by

righted

with a window apparently 18" square, and only one passage lighted at one end only would be uninhabitable even by hospital coolies: Europeans could not

certainly wish to occupy them. Four single

rooms and a small day room on the

first

floor for the European nurses and cook and

for the coolies

a good airy dormitory and Lay come under charge of a sergeant of orderlies would provide properly for the entire staff.

The

segregation wards on the upper

floor are very small, 12×12: have verandahs. And as the patients will be confined there

continuously and do not require a w.c. Each ward and hospital

slop sink of a good pattern would be sufficient.

Very much doubt the necessity

for an operating theatre of the kind provided which implies the existence of a large class

of medical students who was not

I suppose, in the forming Hospital in Hong Kong. A good operating room, well lighted from the N (direct light is impossible in the tropics) with a bye-ward

and nurse's room attached would probably answer all requirements.

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539 a bedding a clean linen store. "In fact pound floor under the wards split up into a number of dark compartments and passages which could be neither ventilated nor kept clean. A few further remarks: I criticise myself as to the sanitation questions & believe (and continuing further inquiries on this point) that the hospital staff would, one European nurse per ward, 2 or perhaps & extra nurses and a European Clerk; the remainder of the staff would be hospital coolies. The large cells of Hospital ward by righted with a window apparently 18" square, and only one passage lighted at one end only would be uninhabitable even by hospital coolies: Europeans could not certainly wish to occupy them. Four single rooms and a small day room on the first floor for the European nurses and cook and for the coolies a good airy dormitory and Lay come under charge of a sergeant of orderlies would provide properly for the entire staff. The segregation wards on the upper floor are very small, 12×12: have verandahs. And as the patients will be confined there continuously and do not require a w.c. Each ward and hospital slop sink of a good pattern would be sufficient. Very much doubt the necessity for an operating theatre of the kind provided which implies the existence of a large class of medical students who was not I suppose, in the forming Hospital in Hong Kong. A good operating room, well lighted from the N (direct light is impossible in the tropics) with a bye-ward and nurse's room attached would probably answer all requirements.
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539 a bedding naclean bien store . "In fact pound floor under the wards sicut up into a umber of dark compactments and famages which could be weither bentilated ust kept cleau- If few frock remarks 2 i кузит themselves as to the sewanto queacties : & -believe (and Jamcuating further inquiries an Canist thri paint ) that the hospital staff would, of one one European muise fer ward, 2 or pechap. & extra murses and a European Cast: th remaindu of the staff would be hospital carlier. The large of cells of Replated rack by righted uit a wrou a window apparently 18" square, and of sing passage lighted at rue sud only one would be uninhabitable even by hospital coolies : Europeans could wo certainly wish accupy Heem. Four single rooms and a small day, Laryn auther first flove for the European murves and cook and for the cookies a good airy domitory and Lay come under charge of a cerpant of orderlies would froide properly for the entire staff The segregation wards on the reffer Are bery small, 12×12 : have resverandahs And as the patients will be confined thed Centarily do ust require a w.c. Each . and hospital Lu slop suits of a good pattem would be sufficient very Onch Lauts the accersity for an operating theatre of the Rind parvidens which implies the existence of a large chan au hit, of onedical students who was t I suplet, The forming withte Hany Kary. I good operating room, well lightteil from the N (lib ligth is impossible in the tropics) with a bye_ward and nurse's room attacked would ferbably Ansover all requirements.
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539

a bedding

naclean bien store . "In fact

pound floor under the wards sicut up into

a umber of dark compactments and famages which could be weither bentilated ust kept

cleau-

If few frock remarks 2

i

кузит themselves as to the sewanto queacties : &

-believe (and Jamcuating further inquiries an

Canist

thri paint ) that the hospital staff would,

of one

one European muise fer ward, 2 or pechap.

& extra murses and a European Cast: th

remaindu

of the staff would be hospital carlier. The large of cells of Replated rack by

righted

uit a wrou

a window apparently 18" square, and of sing

passage lighted at rue sud only one would be uninhabitable even by hospital coolies : Europeans could wo

certainly wish accupy Heem. Four single

rooms and a small day,

Laryn

auther first

flove for the European murves and cook and

for the cookies

a good airy domitory and Lay come under charge of a cerpant of orderlies would froide properly for the entire staff

The

segregation wards on the reffer

Are bery small, 12×12 : have resverandahs And as the patients will be confined thed

Centarily do ust require a w.c. Each . and hospital

Lu

slop suits of a good pattem would be sufficient

very Onch Lauts the accersity

for an operating theatre of the Rind parvidens which implies the existence of a large chan

au hit, of onedical students who was t

I suplet, The forming withte Hany Kary. I good operating room, well lightteil from the N (lib ligth is impossible in the tropics) with a bye_ward

and nurse's room attacked would ferbably Ansover all requirements.

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