HOSPITAL SANITATION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11541, 28 November 1900, Page 7

HOSPITAL SANITATION.

TO THB EDITOR. —In the Herald report of last meeting of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Boajd, Dr. Bedford, hon. medical superintendent, reported that " everything was satisfactory at the hospital, except the sanitation of tho main building, which remained as bad as over. Everything possible was done to keep things clean, but the fittings were bad, and sewage escaped from one of the lavatories on the basement. The smell was really offensive and dangerous to the health of the people brought into contact with it. On the upper flooi tho conveniences needed more modern fitting*." Common sense might have pointed out that some of Costley's bequest might have been at once applied to rectify the danger complained of, but the sapient chairman remarked that as it would cost some hundreds of pounds the matter should be left to the new Board. (This nasty state of affairs would be a good opportunity of testing Mr. Hesketh's patent automatic air purifier.) Should an outbreak of fever break out in consequonee of such culpable neglect, there could not be much wonder. How can wo expect patients to recover in an atmosphere as above described?— am, etc., Amicus.