Approved plans and specifications for post hospitals / Surgeon General's Office.

  • United States. Surgeon-General's Office.
Date:
1877
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Approved plans and specifications for post hospitals / Surgeon General's Office. 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 horizontal piece or fascia under the cornice. Shelving to project 6 inches and the cornice 12 inches from the face of the wall. Under the shelving, construct drawers and cupboards; all of the drawers to be 5 inches deep, (outside,) certain of them to be short, others long for roll plaster, etc. The drawers to be fitted with knobs or handles to conform to the general finish of the hospital. Make cupboards under the drawers, each to be fitted with raised panel doors, with hinges, knobs, and locks complete. The centre space to be open, as shown by drawing, the same to have at upper corners coved brackets formed of 2-inch plank; the whole front of cupboard to rest upon a hard-pine sill | inch thick with bevelled edges. Counter. Construct counter with lift, as per drawing, the top to be formed, if practicable, of one board 1| inches thick, with nosing edge supported by a fillet and O. G. moulding underneath. The counter to project at top 4 inches beyond base as shown on drawing; the vertical sides of the same to be formed of matched and beaded boards about 3 inches wide and | inch thick. The counter to have a base with moulded top, •as per drawing, or, when practicable, to conform to the base moulding of the room. The rear of counter to be fitted up with drawers and shelves as shown by rear elevations of same. The drawers to be 51 inches deep, outside, and to be finished in the same style as thp other drawers. Scale Case, etc. Construct a scale case and screen for tank on the top of the counter as shown in drawing. The scale case to be panelled on the front and sides in a manner similar to the cupboard doors; to be divided in the rear into a central space or recess for scales, and with pigeon holes and drawers. Construct platform with small drawer for scales, complete with knobs, etc., to compare with general finish. Construct strong shelves of 2-inch stuff for support of tank and waste-water pail; the same to be firmly secured to bear the heavy weight which must rest upon them. Sink. Construct sink of 1 J-inch stuff, size as per drawing, the same to be lined with lead and provided with waste pipe and stopper complete, and made perfectly tight and warranted not to leak. Tank. Provide a new strong oak 20-gallon cask with metal hoops well made and tight, furnished with a curved spigot complete. The cask to have a circular hole in top with flanged cover complete for filling the same. All the wood work unless otherwise specified, to be of good clear pine to conform to the general finish of the hospital. Painting. Two coats of white paint, following the specifications as laid down for the hospital building. Specifications for fitting up the Dispensary in a Regulation two-story Post Hospital. Follow working or detail drawings (see Plate M) showing arrangement of shelves, cupboards, coun- ters, etc. Construct shelving against the wall of the room marked “Dispensary,” opposite the window, the same to be finished at the top with a cornice as per drawing. The corona of cornice to be formed of a crowning O. G. with fillet and cove in one piece, the whole measuring about 5 inches; a supporting O. G. for the supporting member of the cornice; under this a plain fascia | inch thick and 4 inches deep from soffit of cornice. %