Tuberculosis hospital and sanatorium construction; . irst: Each patient should have a private room and a porch which, when desired,can be screened in a way to prevent it being overlooked. Second: Cottages should be designed when possible to conform to the desires andcustoms of the people who will use them. Third: The buildings should be constructed of such material as will make themcomfortable at all seasons of the year in the climate for which they are intended. Fourth: The interior should be finished in the most simple manner and with smoothsurfaces in order to eliminate places likely to col
Tuberculosis hospital and sanatorium construction; . irst: Each patient should have a private room and a porch which, when desired,can be screened in a way to prevent it being overlooked. Second: Cottages should be designed when possible to conform to the desires andcustoms of the people who will use them. Third: The buildings should be constructed of such material as will make themcomfortable at all seasons of the year in the climate for which they are intended. Fourth: The interior should be finished in the most simple manner and with smoothsurfaces in order to eliminate places likely to collect dust. Fifth: The sleeping apartment should be as much like an open porch as possible,or ventilated in a manner that can be regulated by an attendant, but will prevent thepatient from shutting off the current of air. EXAMPLES OF COTTAGESThe Millet Sanatorium, East Bridgewater, Mass., Cottage (Illustration 96).This is a frame building su[)ported on cedar posts, boarded and covered with shingles. 148 . Patients Quarters—Cottage Type of Building. No. 96.—Millet Sanatorium, East Bridgewater, Mass. Design by Dr. C. S. Millet. Cottage. View of Front Elevation, Floor Plan, Side and End Elevation. Capacity, I Patient. Estimated Cost, $200. The roof is laid at quarter pitch with the rise to the front. There is no plastering orother interior finish, but the floor is laid double with the upper layer of narrow, hard cottage is 12 feet wide by 18 feet long, divided by a partition into a bedroom 12 feetwide by 12 feet long, open on all sides, and a dressing room 6 feet wide by 12 feet long,lighted by two windows, heated by a stove and furnished with a stationary wash-stand,running water, a toilet and a wardrobe. The rear wall is six and one-half feet high, andfaces the north and can be opened or closed by wooden shutters. The building is in-tended for one person and cost about $ 149 Section VI
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