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Identifier: b20403513 (find matches)
Title: Hygienic and medical reports (electronic resource)
Year: 1879 (1870s)
Authors: Parker, Joseph Benson, 1841-1915 United States. Navy Department. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. Sanitary and medical reports
Subjects: United States. Navy Naval hygiene Naval Medicine
Publisher: Washington : G.P.O.
Contributing Library: Wellcome Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Wellcome Library

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jiartments : Hospital of 100 beds. hall Entrauot Corridor Two corridors, eacli Dining-rooni Two wards J^o. 1, each Two wards No. 2, each Two wards Xo. 3, each Two wards No. 4, each Six nurses rooms, each Fourteen water-closets, each Six bath-rooms, each Four sink-rooms, each , 231 1010 10 10 14214 1423* 1421^ 1421i 1421;- 14 11 148 1484 146 14 1,419623570 1,41957013215 K!, .-.12 12. ;!2014, 1908, 7197, 87619, 7827, 8767, 8482101, 0641, 092 100100441008820 1 ■ 25 . 280142 985989 We hence perceive that in the wards the area or floor surfaceper man varies from seA^enty-one (71) square feet to seventy-eight (78) square feet; and this, all our authorities tell us, istoo little. The cul^ic capacity, likewise, is insufficient, A aryingfrom 985 cubic feet to 1,090 cubic feet per man. Therefore, ifit should become necessary to occupy the hospital to its fullcapacity Ave may expect disaster from ctoaa ding. The air-spaceof halls, corridors, dining-room, and bath-rooms is probably suf-ficient.
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NAVAL HOSPITAL, CHELSEA, MASS. 903 VENTILATION. The ventilation of this hospital is excellent. The specialarrangements consist of flues in the partition walls, not con-nected with chimneys or with heating apparatus 5 one flue toeach ward, with two oi^enings, one near the ceiling, the othernear the floor. The flues are kept separate, and are continuedfour feet above the roof. That is all. So far as we have hadthe opportunity to judge, the ventilation is sufficient. Thelargest number of patients during my service was seventy—seven-tenths of the full capacity of the building. There is no odorexcept from leaning over the offensive object, or from cookingwhen in or about the kitchen. We have no means of accuratelydetermining the amount of air that passes through the rooms;but the air may generally be felt by holding the hand near theentrances of the flues 5 and a handkerchief is drawn againstthem with some force. In cold weather the air sometimes entersthe flues witli a rushing sound. N^

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