The report of the Northampton General Lunatic Asylum, from January 1, 1870, to December 31, 1870 : also the state of the accounts for the year.
- Northampton General Lunatic Asylum
- Date:
- 1871
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The report of the Northampton General Lunatic Asylum, from January 1, 1870, to December 31, 1870 : also the state of the accounts for the year. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![TABLE I. A RETURN OP THE WORKS CARRIED OUT DURING THE YEAR 1870 BY THE BUILDING COMMITTEE, Under the Supervision of tiie Secretary. Description of Work. Cost. £. s. d. Hospital Ward : An addition to the Male Side, commenced in 1869, to give the following extra accommodation’:—Thirty single Bedrooms, and six Rooms to he used either as Day-rooms or Dormitories, the size of each being 31 feet by 22 feet 6 inches. Amount expended in 1869, £1,273. 10s. 6d.; ditto, in 1870. 1,247 8 The whole of this building is now occupied, hut various details, which are connected with alterations in the adjoining buildings, remain to be finished. Centre Buildings : Extensive alterations in the centre block of buildings, by which spaces formerly occupied by lobbies, small sitting-rooms, and single dormitories] have been converted into the following accommodation :—On the Male Side : Two Day- rooms for Gentlemen, looking on to the lawn, the size of each being 25 feet by 22 feet 9 inches ; a Bedroom, the same size, Chief Attendants’ Office, a Water-closet, and a single Bedroom. On the Female Side : Rooms exactly similar in all respects. The work also includes a re-arrangement of the Entrance Hall, the removal of various doors to more convenient positions, and several new doors. Amount expended in 1869, £106. 13s.; ditto, 1870 . 333 ]g 4 7 Sewage : An arrangement for spreading the Sewage on the Land without retaining same in a Tank, including the Ventilation of Sewers . 22 2 2 Fittings for New Ironing Room. 10 13 0 Water Sluices in various parts, as a precaution against Fire, arranged so as to be suitable for the Town Engines ... 32 19 0 An Alteration in the Entrance Hall of the Medical Superin¬ tendent’s Residence, to give more light... 11 0 0 £1,657 15 1 Of this amount £1,200 is carried to the Capital Account, the remainder being for internal improvements, which do not add to the intrinsic value of the Buildings.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30310684_0043.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
