Medical and sanitary report / Bahamas.

  • Bahamas. Medical Department.
Date:
[1936]
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Credit: Medical and sanitary report / Bahamas. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (c) Buildings. 1. Private Patients. A bungalow containing an operating theatre and 6 rooms, each with private bath. 2. Infirmary. A two-storied building for aged and decrepit. Accommodation for 30 females and 30 males. 3. Pauper Hospital. A two-storied building, containing two (2) Operating Theatres, X-Ray Department, and public and semi-private ‘wards. Accommodation for 40 males and 40 females. 4. Tuberculosis Ward. A bungalow capable of accommodating 12 patients. 5. Male Mental Hospitals: (a) A two-storied building—25 separate rooms for pauper patients. (b) Bungalow containing four rooms for accommodation of private patients. 6. Female Mental Hospitals: (a) A single-storied building composed of a ward and accommodation for 10 pauper patients. (b) A one-storied building having separate rooms accommodating 16 pauper patients. (c) A bungalow containing 4 rooms for private pa¬ tients. 7. Other Buildings are: (a) Out Patients' Department and Dispensary. (b) Laboratory. (c) Central Kitchen. (d) Central Laundry. (e) Mortuary and Post-Mortem Building. (f) Administration Building, containing Public Health and Hospital Offices. (g) Separate residences for each of the three Medical Officers, the Superintendent, European Staff and Native Staff. (h) Garages for 2 Ambulances, 6 garbage trucks and personal cars. (c) Port Health. The Port Officer examines the Bills of Health and in the event that there is any doubt as to the ship’s Bill of Health, a Aiedical Officer is summoned by the Officer of the Port to inspect the ship before it is granted pratique. There have