, 1875-05-23

in the ope last described but che exhaust ia by
fiueu in the outside walls with register near the
there connect With duct mace OF wood Tie
Tontilstiop ia detective, and tho same objeatiou
il that tho hot air Is brought in 40 near the lead
of the rstient. To assist tho ventilation OF the
room there is placed fireplace IN each corner OF
the ward. t..... .-;
TIE UNIVERSITY HospTTAL
in Philadelrhis ID s new building, aid the wards
are well plauued. Thev ere heated By steam on
The Barker patent which method is that \ hot air
tin Pipe placed auH t u the ope' fGa
pipe forming IN elbow and connecting with the
reois,or near tho floor, and within tho aame
frame in which Is the hot air register. Below ls
the vontilasing register, tho ventilation being
pipo WITHIN ths tuo produces q strong
exhaust. This method seems to wo:k
veil 80 long Is there is hot ait in the ppes, but
In summer it must prove failure. II is said,
however, that, even whon the rooEl ID heated oy
this eysten,, there are portions OF tho Wafa near
the door at certain angles where the air Ia not
moved. Therefore it remains until removed by
other causes, The sarne objection obtains here
~ to ths others that the hot ajr Ii poured into
tie room so near the head OF the pauant- One
great objection here IL thai: the fresh alr taken
to snpply Tho patient is received into the build
ing ut the ground line, through ~ area outside
OF the cellar-walls covered With lion gratiugs-
This air must necessarily be impregnated NTH
all the poison that naturally auIronuos bulld-
ing ut lis haae and it seema anything but Wise to
furnish this to the sick tor steady diet. Ali
the payilions described above arc &hreo-stoE1ea
and basement !;
liz. Coch1ane next visited the one-story paril-
ion erected by
THE PRESBYTERIAN HosP1rAI.
Hern hs found a oue-htorY brick building on
piers, the space under the floor being entirely
omen. It suggested to hun that perhaps they
intended to try tho, freezing process. lie could
zee nothing to recommend shout It.
The next institution yinited Was tho 8tate In
saus Asylum. the object being to inspect tho
arrangements for the ktohen, which wore very
compIete. The system Of ventilation Haa such
that no snoka or smell from the cooking could
be observed Ia the least.
In New York
THE ROOSEVELT HosP1TAL
mas visited. This institution is doubtlean the
most complete Of any in thu, country. Thls
building is heated by high-prersure steam, and
downward ventilation. The 1ues both Tor heat
ing and ventilation are in the outside Tals, the
connecting with the main duct, which conducts
The alr to Che largs shaft in tho boiler-house.
Tho Presbyterian Hospital Ia large and cost
II structure. Ouly = portion Of sle contemp-
lated building ID erected at the present. time,
although about $400, 900 have been expended,
building il heated by steam, and furnishes AT
to tic wards like the others. The ventilation is
upward BY fues in the outer walls. connecting
With duct in tho attic. There we're 50 lew pa-
tenfs "a she "asus as Nas IN ossoa . ~ ~
the Pet1eenoo OF tne seu.a1auon ssh1. nus .hn
l. Ths old Bellevue Hospital Is a most extensive
affair; it will eaaly accommodate 300 patients,
t but there n1A nothing to learn from th1b
building.
|: II Dosrox
tho architect visited tho Massachusetts, General
sk~1n fhA LIB Al
nave psen ,;ss,;ea % ~ .h.S = ra3iad ~
+ Fnlsoms dllectlons one OF "hon 10 caLeo 81
Isolated Mald, or eaeo pauens 70 naSo pft91te 70
room. ihas Is anoeeo oeaauiul war" - ~
on1y one s.ofI nlgn - eau .oor ~ id;raas nne
piace for ventlatlon ana II Is nsa.ea oy anoasos
steam: 1hete are a'so sen1nAsng tos'nsei noa
tho cel1ng. Vno Eoua aeaeu'e neto 10 lno s"o
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