A handbook for the post-mortem room / by Alexander G. Gibson.

  • Gibson, Alexander George, 1875-1950
Date:
1914
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: A handbook for the post-mortem room / by Alexander G. Gibson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR POST- M () RTE M EX A MI NATIONS Post-mortem room. A room for the regular per- formance of post-mortem examinations should he built especially for the purpose ; a room adapted from some other use always has some disadvantage^ and in the interests of efficiency, cleanliness, and safety of those engaged in the work it is advisable that the conditions should be of the best. Seeing that a post-mortem room is one in which at times the most septic material may be contained and even distributed, the room should be constructed so that dirt of all kinds is least likely to he harboured, the floor and walls should he absolutely impervious to water, the former being preferably ter- razzo, the latter, to the distance of at least six feet, of white glazed brick. The junction l)etween the two should he a rounded angle ; no cavity or corner in relation to any of the fittings such as sinks and wash- basins should exist which cannot easily and quickly he cleansed of any accumulation by water from the hose pipe. Tlie heating of the room should he by radiators. The ventilation should receive special attention ; during the performance of a post-mortem more than ordi- narily malodorous it may he advantageous to assist the