A treatise on hospital and asylum construction; with special reference to pavilion wards (1891) (14754648086)

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Title: A treatise on hospital and asylum construction; with special reference to pavilion wards
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Hammond, George Frances, b. 1855
Subjects: Hospital Design and Construction
Publisher: Cleveland, O.
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons



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ing room,store rooms etc. and Pharmacy and Chemical Labora-tor3\ F, Dormitories of the Sisters of Charity whoact as nnrses in this institution. G, Russian,Turkish, and Roman—as Avell as ordinary—bathingpavilion. H, Laundry and Engine rooms andappurtenances, with Boiler room underneath. I,Pavilions for pa3dng patients. J, Circular wardswith rectangular head houses, and toilet pavilions.The total number of circular wards is 16, (two ineach pavilion) in addition to which there are 4rectangular wards for children in one of the centralbuildings. The LariboisierE Hospital of Paris, as re-presented on page 27, plate 13, has served as a proto-type for many hospitals in different parts of theworld, though it is claimed that it is defective inthat the ward pavilions are not sufficiently distantfrom each other, and that the stairs prevent a satis-factory isolation of ward air. The buildings aremostly three stories in height, connected by agallery and one story sections, and enclosing a large
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Plate 13, Page 27.Skeleton Plan, Lariboisiere Hospital, Paris. 28 HOSPITAL AND ASYLUM CONSRTUCTION. cpen court 150 feet by-nearly 400-feet. At the rearthere are also two smaller courts. The letters onthe plan indicate departments as follows. A, Administrative departments. B, Kitchensetc. on ground floor, Officers apartments on firstand Attendants rooms on second floors. C, Phar-macy and Laboratories on ground floor and otherstories like B. D, One storied Reading Room formales. E, Same for females. F, F, F, Pavilionsof three stories for female patients. G, G, G, Samefor males. H, Chapel and vestry, containing thetomb of Mme. Lariboisiere. I, I, I, I, I, I, Onestoried wards or day-rooms. J, Pavilion of threestories for the Sisters of Charity, who act as nurses.K, Laundry and appurtenances on ground floor,Linen rooms on first and employees rooms on secondfloor. L, L, Baths for each sex. M, M, Operatingrooms. N, N, Morgue and dissecting rooms, Am-bulance department etc. etc. O, O, O, Open