The Washington times., 1902-07-17

pal Building TO Be Erected on Power
House Site for Local Government.
Health officer Woodward yesterday
submitted to the District Commission
ers his estimate Of the space that would
be required in The new municipal build
ing for the accommodation Of the ofIiaes
OF the Health Department.
His communication is OF some length
and provides for the permit office. record
room for death certificates. isoIatins
rooms. and room for the disinfecting
service on the ground floor: the Health
Cflcor's rooms, the room for the chief
clerk and the chief Inspector. the rooms
tpr the clerical force OF the Office, the
rccms for inspectors. and the stock and
ale rooms on the floor next above; and
ever the permit office and the chemical
and archaeological laboratories on the
top lloor, but in the same section Of the
building as are the offices on the lower
locrs
DR.. Woodwerd's communication is as
fcilavs:
Floor Space Needed.
In obedience TO your order of the
9th instant. l have the honor tc submit
the following statement of the floor
space and other facilities that will be
needed for the proper performance of
the work Of the Health Department in
the proposed municipal building:
The total floor space required by the
Health Department VIII be $3.50 square
feet divided into
IA permit ofice.
PA record room for records Of
births, deaths, etc.
5-lsclating room
ice.
"5-omces for the Health officer.
"a rcom for tie chief clerk and
the ohier inspector.
- room fcr the Accommodation of
the clerical force CT the office.
s-Ins9ectoIs' rooms.
"a tile room
ia stock room.
l-Rooms for the chemical and bac-
THEOLOGICAL laboratories.
l. Permit ofice-Thc permit office
shouid consist of 4 lobby for the ac-
commcdation of the public. containing
~ square feet, and an office room proper
Ior the accommodation OF clerks CON
tanning tC0 square ieet The lobb,, must
De SO located as 20 be accessible to the
public either through the main corrl-
dors Ct the building or directly from the
street, but the means OF access should
be arranged SO that when the building
g5retally is ci5seG access to the lobby
-rg7fs
iidorc 1an be shut off so rs 10 allow en-
t1gEte from the street anIy. There.
should be coEyeaient mode of access
irom the lobby the Office OF the chief
cicrE tsee paragraph a. also reasonably
convenient access to the isolating rooms
lsee Paragraph -. The lobby should be
wei! lighted and should provide .mple
and convenient accommodations for the
convenience OF the public
That part OF the permit Office reserv-
ed for the use Of clerks should be sepa-
rated from the lobby by a counter large
enough to accommodate three clerks
and should have other floor space sufIi-
Cient to accommodate not less than three
desks. 1t should communicate by pri-
vate way with the ofice Of the chief
clerk and the chief Inspector lsee para
graph Gi and be conveniently located
with reference 10 the room provided for
the records Of deaths, etc. tsee para
graph =.
"2. Record room-A room containing
1,500 square feet for the records OF
deaths. births. etc. VIII be necessary, 10
Gated preferably adjacent TO the permit
ofEce. 1t should be practically freQroof
as the records which it is 10 contain
cannot be replaced if destroyed. This
room should be arranged SC as to afford
the public easy access when necessary.
The Isolating Rooms.
"3. Isolating ,ooms-Two isolati7G
rooms. each containing 80 square feet.
should be provided for the temporary
detention Of persons suffering from con-
tagious diseases. should such persons
present themselves at the Health De-
partment These rooms should be To-
Gated 90 as TO permit the removal Of
patients from other parts of the Health
uepai ,meut. and particularly from the
permit office. to them and from them
10 a:abUlances without unnecessary ex-
pcsure OF the patient or danger to the
public Rooms rather larger than are
necessary simply for she purpose Of
isolation have been specified 50 as to
permit Their use for public vaccination
should occasion require.
"4. + room for the disiafecting serv-
ice-0re room containing 300 square
feet should he set aside for the use Of
the employees in the dia.nierting sery-
ice and for the storage Of 5isinfectants
used by them. Il should have easy ac-
cess 10 the street and sbCaid be we'll
ventilated.
-. Onces for the Health Oriccr-Oue
general office room containing so
square feet and q private office con
tanning geo square f-o; srgulI be pro-
yi1ed for the accommodation Of fhr
Health Omcer. The general Office
should have convenient acccss 10 the
cfiet clerk and chief Inspectors -aara
ta7 suggested In paragraph 81. The
private Office should commemorate di-
Isrtly win tgc Ram cci.:lsIs.
Eocm for Chief Clerk.
"G. a room f5r the chief clerk and tn,
chief inspector-Cne rcol containing
cco square feet should le provided for
tll use Of the chicf clerk ard the chic;
Inspector This room E.at be large
enough 10 proyide sol The general trans