Suggestions concerning the construction of asylums for the insane : illustrated by a series of plans / by William Dean Fairless.

  • Fairless, William Dean.
Date:
1861
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    Wanning of or the ail' may be conducted from the outside to a metfil the fresh air. pi^ainber behind the fire, where it is heated in cold weather, and admitted by various opening-s into the room, thus as- sisting the heating as well as the ventilation of the apart- Mode of ment. In the single-rooms, where there are no chimneys, ''airmg the ^.^-^ -^^ uecessary to conduct the foul air by means of zinc or clay tubes into the nearest chimney; in some large Asylums the proper working of the ventilation is assisted Extraction of by carrying all these tubes into one shaft, from which the the foul air. ^^.^ extracted by means of heat; if this plan is adopted in the Hospital, the kitchen chimney, where there is always, or nearly always, a fire, might be constructed to serve a double purpose. In the adjunct buildings the treatment adopted to secure good ventilation in ordinary dwellings will be quite sufficient, as they are all separate and distinct edifices. . The heating of The heating of the Asylum is another important subject, the Asylum, i^^^ Yigxh again, where it can be adopted, the old plan of tPhe best grate, open fire-places is the most simple and pleasant. The most economical grate, .is that with fire-brick sides and back, which diffuses the heat very powerfully; there may be more than one pi-ovided, according to the size of the room, Comfort of the for besides the extra heat, a greater number of patients fire-side. enabled to enjoy the ruddy glow of the homely ingle. Mode of econo- gtiH, however, it may be necessary to economise the ca- mising the heat, j^^..^^ and heat the room thoroughly by one fire ; in order to effect this the warm-air chambers, already mentioned, may be put into requisition. A very useful arrangement is the stove-grate, which combines the heating power of Seating of the the stove, with the open fire of the grate. The single- Bingle-rooms. ^^^^^ -^^ g.^g-|y ]ieated and supplied with fresh air too, by the application of the principles of the warm-air cham- bers, connected with the fires of the galleries, the air being carried by means of glazed pipes into each room ; however, if the steam boiler is required for other uses, it would be preferable to extend its capabilities to the heating of the Bingle-rooms besides. Ariificiai In the matter of artificial lighting, nothing now-a-days lighting, j,,,^^ tolerated but coal gas; it is at once the safest, cleanest, easiest-managed, and cheapest light. I presume.