A treatise on hospital and asylum construction; with special reference to pavilion wards . tshould be used. Too great care cannot be given to the heatingand ventilating of this room, and the windowsshould be arranged so that in case it were desired,they could be opened in warm weather, when an op-eration is not in progress. Where funds will admit, all that portion of thewalls and partitions not covered by marble, shouldbe of brick or surfaced with hard plaster; if brickis used, light tinted or white glazed brick are prefer-able to any others. No drainage outlets should be arranged in con-necti
A treatise on hospital and asylum construction; with special reference to pavilion wards . tshould be used. Too great care cannot be given to the heatingand ventilating of this room, and the windowsshould be arranged so that in case it were desired,they could be opened in warm weather, when an op-eration is not in progress. Where funds will admit, all that portion of thewalls and partitions not covered by marble, shouldbe of brick or surfaced with hard plaster; if brickis used, light tinted or white glazed brick are prefer-able to any others. No drainage outlets should be arranged in con-nection with or under the operating table or floor ofthe room, and it should be remembered that unlessthe ventilation is continuous, whether the room isoccupied or not, there will be a stagnation of airwhich may produce evil results. The supply offresh air should be as great as can be admitted with-out causing a draught, in order to give a properamount for each person to breathe, and to accomplishthis best, a number of small inlets is desirable, as isthe case in the jMcLaiie operating CHAPTER IX. RENEWAL OF AIR IN WARDS. The frequent repetition of words in this chap-ter is intended to prevent any misunderstanding. In connection with the subject of ventilation itnia}^ be well to state that in some countries or citiesrules have been adopted for the number of cubicfeet of air space to be allotted to each bed, or thenumber of square feet of floor surface each shalloccup}. Provided the air is properly warmed on orbefore its admission to the room, and provided a suffic-ient amount is exhausted or removed by ventilation,there can be no danger of providing too much airor floor space to the patient. It should be borne in mind that for surgicalcases that are serious, such as the treatment of verybad suppurating wounds and g3maecological cases3,000 or even 4,000 cubic feet of air space per patientmay be desirable, although for ordinary medicalcases 1,000 to 2,000 cubic feet of air space
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