Hospitals, infirmaries, and dispensaries : their construction, interior arrangement, and management, with descriptions of existing institutions / by F. Oppert.

  • Oppert, Franz.
Date:
1883
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    Three annexes, or country hospitals, are in close connexion with these establishments. They are, first, the Hopital Berck-sur-Mer (Pas de Calais). It is composed of pavilions, two floors high, having opposite windows (fifteen on each side); they stand in parallel lines, are connected by galleries, and the chapel is in the centre. The buildings are close to the beach. Scrofulous children are received. The other is I'Hopital Forges-les-Bains, consisting of two prin- cipal pavilions, connected by a centre building. The establishment is in the country, about 24 miles from Paris. Anticlinic children are admitted. A third one, la Eoche-Guyon, is of recent date, for convalescent children, boys only. Other Institutions which are under the General Administration. In addition to the Hospices proprement dits, there exist some special institutions of a similar character. The Hospices Fondes are almshouses founded by private persons, and with peculiar regulations. I.—Hospices Fondes. 1. Fondation Boulard. It is destined to accommodate twelve or thirteen aged males who formerly belonged to a better class of society, and is situated at Saint Michel (suburb of Paris). 2. Fondation Br4zin. It contains 325 beds, 16 standing in the sick wards. It was founded by the proprietor of a large foundry, who died about twenty years ago, and is intended for poor artisans aged above sixty years, especially brass-founders, locksmiths, etc. It is situated in the country (Departement Seine et Oise). 3. Fondation Devillas, for working men, aged sixty years or more, containing 35 beds. It is situated in Paris. 4, Chardon-Lagache, and 5, Lenoir-Jousseran, are similar institu- tions lately added.