The construction and maintenance of school infirmaries and sanatoria / prepared by the Council of the Medical Officers of Schools Association, and published in accordance with a resolution passed at the Annual General Meeting of the Association, on April 26, 1888.

  • Medical Officers of Schools Association.
Date:
1888
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Credit: The construction and maintenance of school infirmaries and sanatoria / prepared by the Council of the Medical Officers of Schools Association, and published in accordance with a resolution passed at the Annual General Meeting of the Association, on April 26, 1888. 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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    General An angement of the Interior. IG devoted to the treatment of illness and injury is certain to he in every way most prejudicial. When the avera^^e age of the scholars does not exceed 12 years, beds to the extent of 5 per cejit. of the hoarders in the School should be provided in the Infirmary. When the average age stands at about 15 years, the allowance should not be less than 6 or 7 per cent. In any School not provided with a Sanatorium, the above allowance should be reckoned in addition to the Isolation wards which are set apart, at the top of the Infirmary building, for the reception of Infectious cases. And, in all cases, the bed accommodation named is in addition to that required for the accommodation of the resident staff of the Infirmary (matron, nurses, servants). It is also necessary to provide additional and adequate accommodation for Temporary Nurses {vide postea, p. 26). and other local circumstances. For a fairly large Infirmary —one containing from thirty to forty beds, for instance—the following general plan is satisfactory {vide Figs. 1 and 2 ; Plate I.). The Ground Floor will comprise an Entrance Hall with two Entrances—arranged so as to be at right angles to one another—one communicating with the general School premises, and the other giving access to the Infirmary grounds : a small outer hall or lobby, if it can be provided, in which wet boots and coats, &c., can be removed, is advan- tageous. Opening into the Hall will he :— (1) The Matron’s Sitting-room. (2) The Dining Hall, which can, at other hours, be used as a sitting-room for convalescents. (3) The Surgery, in which the medical officer can see those patients who are not confined to bed, and those who come up as out patients.” It should be provided with at least one swing basin, supplied with both hot and cold water; and with shelves and cupboards to contain medical stores, instruments, &c. A dispensary can be provided in connection with the surgery. (4) A small Waiting-room, furnished as a sitting-room and capable of being used as such when required.