[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    situated just within tlie Thd)au District of Cottingliaiu It is distant 4J- miles from (^)ttiu^'ham Station and 2l miles from Willei'hv. The altitude ahove sea-level is ^215 feet. It is sheltered from the North and East winds, and as it is a converted mansion, is fortunate in possessing pleasing and well-wooded surj'oundings. The total area of the site is now upwards of 50 acres, seven acres of pasture land having recently been accpiired. The Sanatorium was opened in 1920, with thirty beds distributed in eight rooms of the mansion. At this period preference was given to ex-Service sailors and soldiers. In 1921 four pavilions were built and equipped, consisting of (a) a male block of eighteen beds in eleven cubicles, (b) a female Idock giving accommoda- tion to 12 patients in eight cubicles, (c) a children’s day-room divided by a folding glass screen, one half being used as the children’s dining-room and the other as a School-room, and (d) a hospital block accommodat- ing eight female patients and six males. The four of the eight wards in the administrative block, which had been occupied by male patients, were in 1921 opened as dormitories for twenty children. The children do not come into contact with the adult patients at any time. The Clinical Tuberculosis Officer is the Medical Superintendent, and the other officers are a matron, a sister and eight nurses, together witli the usual domestic staff. The outdoor staff consists of an engineer, a motor driver, two gardeners and a labourer. A steam laundry was equipped and opened in 1921. The washing for the patients and staff is all done here. Tlie water supply is o])tained from tlie City of Hull Waterworks. There is a service reservoir quite near to the Sanatorium. Electric ligliting is provided by the Institution. The sewage disposal system consists of settliTig tanks, sludge tank and sprinkler. The number of l)eds provided is as folloys : — York. East Hiding. Total. Male Block T 11 18 Hosx)ital Block 4 10 14 Female Block 4 8 12' Children’s Block 0 14 20 Total 21 43 64