St. Marylebone Infirmary, Notting Hill, London, W. : description of the hospital for the sick poor of this parish / by H. Saxon Snell.

  • Snell, Henry Saxon, 1830-1904.
Date:
1886
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: St. Marylebone Infirmary, Notting Hill, London, W. : description of the hospital for the sick poor of this parish / by H. Saxon Snell. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    the buildings where hydrants are placed for proteftion from fire. The upper part of the large main tower contains cisterns for the storage of from two to three days' supply. This tower also forms a chimney shaft for conveying away the smoke from the furnaces of the steam boilers, cooking apparatus, &c. Fire mains are carried through every part of the building, and hydrants are placed on each landing of the staircases of the pavilion wards, and also at various other parts of the building. DRAINAGE. The drainage of the building is efifecfted by means of glazed earthenware socketted pipes, laid to a fall of not less than inches to 10 feet, and carried into the newly constru(fted sewer running down the centre of the road- way fronting the building. Disconnetfting chambers and manholes are provided at convenient distances. All soil pipes and drains generally are well ventilated. NUMBERS AND AREAS. The number of sick for which accommodation is pro- vided is 744. The number of resident officers and servants employed by the Institution is 86. The number of non-resident officers employed, including washerwomen, scrubbers, &c., is 82. The total number of patients and officers is therefore 912.