CO129-229 - Acting Governor Marsh & Public Offices - 1886 [11-12] — Page 167

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Enclosure 2.

A

165

Report by the Supt Gov. Civil Hospital.

designs

So

...

acy

or

RECR 520

familiar with Hospital construction, the defects of these latrines are...

The external appearance of the building and not the internal arrangement decided the situation of the latrines, two being at the east end, and one on the north side. The prevailing winds are from the East and North East during the greater part of the year, so more or less latrine air necessarily finds its way into the wards.

Instead of the water closet being entirely enclosed and separately ventilated, there is nothing but a wooden screen between them and the baths and wash-hand basins, and patients washing themselves have to put up with the disgusting smell proceeding from the water closet close to them.

Most of the latrine doors are without latches...

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Enclosure 2. A 165 Report by the Supt Gov. Civil Hospital. designs So ... acy or RECR 520 familiar with Hospital construction, the defects of these latrines are... The external appearance of the building and not the internal arrangement decided the situation of the latrines, two being at the east end, and one on the north side. The prevailing winds are from the East and North East during the greater part of the year, so more or less latrine air necessarily finds its way into the wards. Instead of the water closet being entirely enclosed and separately ventilated, there is nothing but a wooden screen between them and the baths and wash-hand basins, and patients washing themselves have to put up with the disgusting smell proceeding from the water closet close to them. Most of the latrine doors are without latches...
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Enclosure 2.

A

165

Report by the Supt Gov. Civil Hospital.

designs

So

་་ ་ ་ །།

acy

or

RECR

520

familiar with Hospital

with the principles of atospital

construction, the defects of these latrines

glazing.

are

The external appearance of the building and not the internal requirecuente decided the situation of the labrines, two being

1 four

east end, and

prevailing

windo

AVAR

On

on th

the north wide. The

e from the East and North East decring the greater part of the year,

so more or less latrine air necessarily

into the wa idé.

finds it way

Instead of the water close to being entirely

vecluded and separately ventilated, there is nothing but a worden veren between

them and the baths and wash hand

voundu

basins, and patient washing themselves have to put up with the dis and the stouch procceding from

twing

the watenclose to,

disgusting

Most of the latrine

thove

a4te

without

lop

S

!

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