122 A DISTRICT HOSPITAL I ITS CONSTRUCTION AND COST. 



not shown in either of the plans, and the place for the pan should 

 be so enclosed by a fillet that when pushed in with the most 

 ordinary care it must occupy the right spot. On the male side, 

 and in the staff closet, the seats must be hinged so that the pan 

 may be used as a urinal ; where a constant stream of water cannot 

 be allowed to run, a urinal connected with the drains is inadvisable. 

 The little lobby between the closets and the wards is ventilated 

 by immoveable louvres on two sides ; and it must not be forgotten 

 notwithstanding its partial protection, that the ward-door to the 

 closet is practically an external door ; and must be carefully 

 fitted accordingly. In this lobby, projecting from one of the walls 

 is a recess, marked in the plan u louvred cupboard." This, which 

 is 18 inches square, and which should be about 2 feet 6 inches 

 high with two shelves in it, is intended to hold evacuations and the 

 like which it may sometimes be necessary to reserve for inspection. 

 On the other side of this lobby should be placed a slop-sink, not 

 shown in the plan, with a water-tap over, at which bed-pans and 

 other utensils may be washed. 



It will, I hope, be understood that I do not presume to put 

 forward this as a model design. To the best of my knowledge it 

 is free from any highly objectionable faults, and I point to it as a 

 proof that a district hospital building, well-adapted to its purpose, 

 and with all the necessary structural adjuncts, can be built either 

 for £1,700 or for £2,000 according as it accommodates 11 or 

 21 beds. 



