Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-13
NEW BUILDINGS AT STATE HOSPITAL Requirements Include Wards Cottages For
 Nurses, and Contagious Diseases Shops Horse Barn,
 Greenhouse and Dock.

The recommendations of Supt. H. M. Pollock M. D.. to the board of trus- tees, for appropriations for new build ings and improvements for the ble care of the insane of the state at the Norwich state hospital are as fol- lows:
 Additional Ward Buildings.
 The number of the insane in the two state hospitals during the present b1- ennnaI period 1as increahed 2?0, or an average of 115 year year. To sup ply accommodations for this estimated increase the last session of the general assembly made provisions for the con Struction at this hospital of two ward buildings each of sufficient size to care for 100 patients. These buildings are now being built and will not be finish ed and ready for occupancy for at least six months.
 At present we have A patients in excess of our normal capacity, and there Is no reason to conclude that the present rate of increase will change either during the period or definitely long our present methods of in adequate provision and delayed treat ment are continued. The bier rnial con- Vening of the general assembly and the period required of not less than a year and q half for the construction of d modern fire-proof building neceSSi- tates that provision for any estimated increase must be made not for two years, but for three and a half years. Consequently accommodations for not less than 250 patients should be pro Vided by the 1913 session of the gen eral assembly I trust therefore that you may endeaVor to obtain a suffi- cient appropriation to provide for not less than 250 patients and sincerely hope that a portion of this sum as have recommended in my previous re- ports, may be used to provide a deten- tiOn hospital
 Cottages for Contagious Diseases.
 We have been so fortunate as to have had no cases of contagious dis ease other than measles since the opening of the institution. It is not safe, however, to assume that be- cause no cases of diphtheria, scarlet fever or other serious contagious dis ease have occurred among either our employees or patients that this hos pitaI is to be granted immunity from these diseases, and at any time spo7 radio cases may occur which on ac-' count of our having no facilities would give rise to serious epidemic. A cottage in which suspected cases could be placed apart from our patients and held under observation and in which all cases of contagious disease that may occur could be isolated and treat ed in an urgent necessity and one for which I trust a suitable appropriation may be secured
 Nurses Cottages.
 Two cottages for women nurses were constructed under an 5ppropria- tion secured from the genera! assem- bly of 1909. These cottages were built at a cost considerably below that which would have been required for similar quarters in our ward buildings, are much appreciated by their occu- pants and have been found to be very 
 Similar cottages for our men as well as a cottage for married employees
 
 now at the disposal of our married employees are over our laundry build ing. These are inadequate for our present needs and noisy during the day on account of the operation of the laundry machinery. Should other rooms be provided for our married em- ployes the present quarters would sup ply a suitable place for our sewing room, now located on the first floor of the laundry and occupying space that the growth of the hospital will soon demand to be used as originally planned for extension to the ironing room, and also rooms for other industrial work.
 We have for some time manufactur | ed and finished practically all the chairs and other wooden furniture used in the wards in our carpenter l and paint shops located in the base 1 ment of the laundry building, and 1 have found that not only was there 1 in their first cost but that l our home products were much more ! satisfactory and required far less re- i pairs than those purchased These l shops are not only inadequate for our 1 requirements and of insuffio tent size | but are also an element of danger, as | sven in a practically fire proof build | ing the storage of so large a quantity l of infiammable materials might give l rise to very serious loss New shops l of sufficient size to allow of the pur chase and installation of the necessary l labor saving machinery with plenty of 1 light and air and freedom from dust | our main group of buildings. One of 1 these present shops might then be 1 used as a pipe shop and the other as l place for the manufacture of tin | ware.
 Horse Barn.
 Notwithstanding your repeated en- | 1eavor to secure from each session of | he general assem bly, a horse barn ad- | 4quate to our needs and in keeping | with the general character of the in | ,titution, continue to occupy the | ,ne acquired with the hospital proper y A new horse barn built as plan led ad dfacent to our concrete barn must be provided if We are to have sufficient stabiing for the necessary number of horses to operate the farm
 Root Cellar and Greenhouse.
 The last session of the general as ,embly failed to grant aa appropria-