The American hospital of the twentieth century; a treatise on the development of medical institutions, both in Europe and in America, since the beginning of the present century . WAJH lOOM. Je^vice Building ^]llDGEPO^lT HOJPITAL-li^lDCEl^O^T CONN FIG. 312. In a large hospital it is considered de-sirable to have the staff linen launderedin an entirely different department fromthe hospital linen. It is un(l()ul)te(lly an economy to havethe main linen room of the institutionconnected directly with the laundry, fromwhich the freshly laundered articles aswell as the new sup])lies can be givenout. I


The American hospital of the twentieth century; a treatise on the development of medical institutions, both in Europe and in America, since the beginning of the present century . WAJH lOOM. Je^vice Building ^]llDGEPO^lT HOJPITAL-li^lDCEl^O^T CONN FIG. 312. In a large hospital it is considered de-sirable to have the staff linen launderedin an entirely different department fromthe hospital linen. It is un(l()ul)te(lly an economy to havethe main linen room of the institutionconnected directly with the laundry, fromwhich the freshly laundered articles aswell as the new sup])lies can be givenout. In this way, the linen, whether newor old, is under one supervision. A few illustrations will serve to showsome of the points mentioned. In the laundry of the Bridf/cport Hos-pital (Fig 312), the writer has attemptedto work out the principles mentioned;that is, the soiled linen is the .first taken linen room, into the main linen supplyroom. Provision for infected clothing,which is brought in through a separateentrance and introduced into the washingdepartment of the laundry through asterilizer or sterilizer washer, is hereprovided. In the small laundry of the St. LukesHospital at Jac


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