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 . form is the only one used. The same])rinciple serves in the portable tub () described in Chapter I\. Pro-vision must be made in the plumbing,however, where this form is used, for asuitable floor drain and a hose connec-tion to the room fixture. The principle of the high, shallowtub or slab is quite generally used inloathing children (Fig. ^.^^) and both cases some reliable temperature-controlling dev
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 . form is the only one used. The same])rinciple serves in the portable tub () described in Chapter I\. Pro-vision must be made in the plumbing,however, where this form is used, for asuitable floor drain and a hose connec-tion to the room fixture. The principle of the high, shallowtub or slab is quite generally used inloathing children (Fig. ^.^^) and both cases some reliable temperature-controlling device should be placed onthe supply or a separate storage tank])laccd directly above the bathing tank should ha\e a visible ther- OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 203 mometer and water gauge. The use ofthe spray can be facihtated where thereis a storage tank by using a self-closingspray head. The infants bath is naturally smallerthan the childrens, and the slab may beheated by admitting hot water to theclosed space in the porcelain directlyunder the slab. The botvl or lavatory now placedwithout restraint in the patients roomsand the open corridor, as well as in the. FIG. 33S. BABY BATH. toilets and wash rooms, should be de-signed on the same simple lines suggestedfor other fixtures. The noil-concealedoverflow, the removable strainer, andthe high trap, all are desirable features;in fact, in nine cases out of ten the stop-per can be eliminated if a combinationfaucet is used; for, once accustomed towashing under running water, the filledbowl and washing in dirty water willbe abandoned. For ward bowls, bowls in corridor,and bowls for scrubbing up for dress-ings, the wrist or elbow mixing-valvemay be used to advantage (hig. o34).
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