_v. Foul air outlets._
]
The results of these two makeshift hospitals, when compared with the
figures already given for lying-in establishments generally, are
certainly remarkable. They are both detached buildings, having no
connection with any general hospital. Their construction ensures a
plentiful supply of fresh air at all times. They contain very few beds,
and these beds are occupied, seldom or never, all at one time. Indeed,
it is stated that in the Colchester hut there is scarcely more than one,
or at most two beds, constantly occupied throughout the year. Also,
soldiers’ wives lying-in rarely remain more than ten days, though
sometimes twelve in hospital. There is, therefore, no crowding;
scrupulous cleanliness is observed; there are no sources of putrid miasm
in or near the lying-in huts; and they have their own attendants. The
data in Table IV. show that there have been 954 registered deliveries in
the two huts, and four deaths, of which three were due to puerperal
accidents, and none to puerperal diseases.
[Illustration:
PROPOSED HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN, PORTSMOUTH.
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A. Wards.
B. Spare Wards.