The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-01-24

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ue ti1le tn rj;sSiI} 500 IL, ,eiIiS ~ ,h6y
sSoiiid 0.s: rs Il . nov classic. ioi.
Is iupnssit'.t .ai.d patients Is. MAY 6
c0ngale5ciHg are Iurced L. ~ nj,
wiki other patients suffering vitil
every shape aud form Of INSANITY.
Wishing the gentleman hearty
adleu we left.
The capacity of the two wards 1.-THE
first and second stories) of the south
wing was estimated by the archite ct
to be seventy-five patients. This sti.
mate was based upon an allowap 20 ot
one room to each patient, which i e0naI
in space to any made in any like in
stitution in the United ST les and
probably in the world. This allowance
of room to patients does not incI1Ide
the rooms occupied by tf officers and
attendants, the kitchen bakery store
rooms and rooms for employees not en-
gagged upon the wa IDS. nor does il in
clude the rooms de ,signated as dining
room, associate 'dormitory. etc.. pro
ylded III the third story, and to be used
III connection with the tbree-story
wing now being added to the ASYLUM.
The rooms III the third story could ac-
commodate from twenty 10 twenty
tour OF the quieter class of patients. if
the entire wing was used for one sex.
by removing the administration Off
GERS from the rooms assigned to them
in the first story, the capacity OF the
wards can be increased without too
great inconvenience to one hundred
and four
The capacity of the present wing
AID OF the wing now being built, will
be still further increased by making
use of the basement. which is above
the ground, perfectly dry, and is now
used by officers and attendants. If this
is done, from thirty to thirty-tiye
patients could be accommodated. Be
fore the basement can be used for this
purpose, the centre building will have
to be finished, and the kitchen.
bakery, storerooms. dining room for
attendants, officers and bedrooms for
employees located III it. where they
properly belong. With these changes
the total capacity would be from 1853
to 1877.
The other wing Of the building when
completed will accommodate an equal
number of patients.
The basement ofthe centre building
will contain the kitchen, st0rerooms,
dining and bedrooms for employees ana
general Office. officers dining room, gen
eral reception room, stewards, super
visors and matronS rooms, and the
patients reception room for each
wing. The second story is reserved
for the medical superintendent
residence, and for assistant
physicians and directors room.
The third story can he utilized for con
valescent patients and sill aecomrno-
date from rty TO fifty lay changing the
present -. cement ~ the rotti.s, rs
indicated ~ the plans.
1t will thus be see } tn. tlle, b ii
dred patients can he cara:, 10 ii. Tie
asylum when completed, and If the
necessity arises, three hundred and
HEfftty can he cared for. These figures
are based upon a radicaT cnd1ig Iron.
the original plan for the interior ar
rangement of the buildings,
The number of new cases Of insan-
ity occurring in the Territory during
the past two years, was forty; estimat-
ing upon theiS basis it will be seen
that il the buildings are completed
according to the revised plans, they
will be ample to meet thp needs of
the Territory for many years to come.
The present Asylum il sadly over
crowded, yet every patient committed
has been received, and no application
made has been refused.