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Question II—{continued).
(I.) What quantity of Water is available for each Patient every day . W h a t is the source of the
Water supply . W h a t is the quality of the Water !
(It.) Detail the arrangements as to Baths and Lavatories.
(TTT ) W h a t is the system of Sewerage ; and what the condition of the Privies *?
AnM-wers :—
N I C O S I A
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General Hospital.
I. The quantity of water is limited, but sufficient. The source is a well dug in the
Hospital ground. Quality is good. A n additional supply has been laid on by
a service pipe from the Public Works Department pumping station.
II. There are four full-length enamelled iron baths, two for male wards, one for female
wards and one for Maternity wards. There are four water closets, two for male
patients and two for female patients. There is also one closet for male patients
with one pail.
III. Night soil pails are cleaned several times daily, disinfectants used freely, and privies
frequently whitewashed. In addition there are two bed pan sluices, one in male
ward and one in female ward.
Sanatorium.
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I. There is a plentiful supply of good water obtained from wells.
II. There are no baths, but a wash room is attached to each Block of Buildings in which
small zinc baths are used.
111. Night soil pails are cleaned daily, disinfectants used freely, and privies frequently
whitewashed.
Layer Hospital.
I. The quantity of water is limited. The water supply is from a chain of wells which
also supplies the Mental Hospital. Quality is good.
II. There are two zinc baths and two closets, one for male and one for female patients.
III. Night soil pails cleaned daily, disinfectants used freely, and privies frequently white–
washed.
L A R N A C A
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District Hos-pital.
I. The quantity of water is practically unlimited. The source is the town aqueduct.
Quality is good.
II. There is a bathroom for each male and female department, with one full-length bath
in eae*h.
III. Drainage of water through cemented conduits into cesspits : earth closet, two for male
and two for female patients, cleaned daily ; disinfectants used freely ; the closet*
are separate from the main buildinjr and are reached by a roofed passage.
LIMAS.SOL
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District Hospital.
I. The water supply has been further improved by the addition of the Military supply
to the Municipal one. Quality now is good, bacterioiogically fair and chemically
hard.
II. There are rive full-length enamelled baths, one for Sisters, one for private patients.
one for Cypriot Nurses, one for male and one for female wards.
Lavatories are of two kinds :—Water-closets and Turkish squat basins.
Water-closets arefitted"as follows : — O n e for Sisters, one for private patient.s.
one for Cypriot Nurses and two for Doctors and Compounders. Turkish squat
basins are fitted thus : — T w o for male patients, two for female patients and two
for out-patients lavatories.
III. There is a complete flush system throughout the Hospital and Annexes. Ail
waste water is conducted by pipes through traps into a series of septic tanks.
This system is working well. The dry-earth system has been completely
abolished.
F A M A G U S T A
:
District Hospital.
I. The quantity of water is sufficient. Source, a fountain 6-V miles distant, from which
the water is conveyed by an aqueduct. There is also a well in the hospital
ground. Quality is good.
II. There is one water closet and a bathroom for each male and female department
with one full-length bath in each.
III. Dry earth latrines are used and the contents trenched in the fields daily. There
i.s no sewerage.
P A P H O S
:
District Hospital.
I. The quantity of water is practically unlimited and is derived from the town supolv
The quality is very good.
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II. There is one bathroom and one full-sized bath.
H I . There is no sewerage. Earth closet system, cleaned daily.
K V R E N I A
:
District Hospital.
I. The quantity of water is sufficient ; it is derived from the town aqueduct and a well
in the hospital garden. Quality is good.
II. There are two lavatories and nvo bathrooms with zinc baths and water laid on
III. Drainage of water through cemented conduits into a cesspit. There are two earth
closets cleaned twice a day.