On a Circular System of Hospital Wards (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from On a Circular System of Hospital Wards Having recently had my attention directed to the subject of Hospital Construction, I was led, whilst considering the various modes in which a certain site might be occupied with buildings suitable for wards, distinct from the administrative offices, to try a circular shape for the former. Immediately, certain advantages became apparent, and prolonged reflection served to strengthen my first impressions. On communicating my views, as recorded in the following Paper, to my friend Dr. George Buchanan, of the Local Government Board, I received from him an introduction to his colleague, Mr. Percival Gordon Smith, of the same Official Department, to whose zeal and kindness I am indebted for the commentaries on my suggestion which follow in a separate Paper, and which, as a skilled Architect, he is so well qualified to offer. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.