, 1875-04-26
HOSPITAL CONSTRUCTION.
Paper by Surgeon Woodworth, Of tic
Marine Hospital Service.
Location, Design, General n1ati-
agclnent, Material, Etc-
Tile Best and Chcnpcst System for Cook
County 10 Pursue.
Ground Plan Of the Hospital.

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roor. .f,onora1 ~ ,ha Nn,3,o 11oan,ta1 pnryicc.
ao,,fnn him ~. roc,crirea sntF,nr},v unnn tho
subject, to f,xnst, tho Committee with q ntate-
,nont m I'm o.aor,f,ta ~ n ncn~raI 1oanitnl.
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o'nsen" too""o'l'1" e'aoota'o ai''i '"'o' sS''AS
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Hospitals aro established primarily to fsclli-
t,to I'm recorcrv nf sink ard DISABLED 1,nt
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to ths onforeemout nj Of rl,cl ali others should h.
6nbBorrient, tho essential reason for tho exist
ouce Of hosp,taj aa such, Is tho aggregation Of
cot,on,s ,,,nr p,,c conditions ns Thai rc!eijye-
=. ,.n 49, .s,aa1 a1a,.,r,on,. 80,
II tFnail number OF modcal attenaahta ana nurses
may Builico tor their treatuaent anu caro-.
Ev11a or PrADLy-coSsInCcTI.D HOSPITALS.
With this aggregation OF cnticuts, however,
con,o cor,,;u ov,1. ,rct, n mt ,nct a, counter
s.1 sa, H., s.' =" " ara -; ,o ,,a
ac'ea III t!e moue o. construction "no III '"e ee"-
cral administration OF tlo Aospltast trustra'e lilo
primary object. and ovon becou,o tho CAUSE Of
other and rrayor disoaso. and Of consequently
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1no eauses winch ion"ss 'aa!s nas.u,ssa
hospital uAloath[ul arc due to those Natural Ill
In IT, nfrcrrr f,o,n f,ia.nro 10 restore IT 10 ;te
e. =, -a,,a,,t.. ~ ha.,,,. rY,o J,,,,ns n,l s1;,,
eoia''.'' " ne"' .e ".. e",..
a'o two great chanueis through "l''ct! conslehs'y
escapc from tho aystem oven III Health, tbs lnodt
du,atcrtuus or uoiaoun,1a elciuo,lts III discarc,
| t;,o,o .morot;ooo bccomc moro ncttvetr nnd
s.' u..;na.,,s. .s.,.,,,e,,. ,.,,a ,,,,,,hor ~
e'eh a!ee'Aea's po'suuoae nonso' t,.'1D"s -.
PATIENTS con3fcgascd IN common " Rla Gonctato
mtaam Wlach aecnna!ates, 4 mos Iap,,oiy lc-
moved BY adequate Sehtalat,ni,' uhtil osesy
ptrt of tho room - retsaaett Anu a,tes
| Il longer or nhofter pel'ou' depcnunsg
| !lpon thu Eer6iston:y anu aegreo ol gn'nu.
lnttol' ino moor, walls. InfuitM,et alu ncdois q
| tho Hnfl become tathTa'ea WIN uiaktl' "h'ea
| tn capable Of p"'aontfE large percentage ol
| thoso "lio Afo expoaea 20 is1 lhhnchee.
| Iho ri4aaea OF Aoepitet dlheahn Proaueou hy
hosp'ta! Mlantn yarS unaef tllo alhnreas ta cona!
1lo1's of thn FlctihtS e31Useu ~ IT. 1,ue oa.u IN
at+achca "4tn oE1n'Fe'as auHtAoi VIII ps*eui's'
or with Eot1Efche, Or Win pucfposal lover et:.
Wli!lo wounded or sup1Hltat1ng surfaces appenr
to furnish fAo cana!tiohs nsoht tA7s1ap.o " tho
reception nnd nclifify q the roleot1, u eahlot
| 10 doubtod shat most o'aaascs hFo neHfasattu ny
itH in!lucEcc, nltousf tao patl9hta h:yh MT hn2"
tho eliarncsefthsic os;aenceu a. H. 1hosc esala
ossa;n tn 'innsly all nu hespata's.
!. It IL usGloes foi tue aafbenn 10 pettto aEelnst
| them with dl6lnfectunts. iEo p'eate1'nE ana
iloofs sholIla % Fht1osea au1 aellAeeu ~ ~"
material, assd. tAo ~ notte u!sensoa ssHt eon-
t!h1o to ap%oar. tue only feneay III sho atHtll?-
tlon OF Tue o!unC. 'sao tao ho9ot ~ " 5isu!n1 @