Author : Henry C. Burdett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781332987511
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (875 download)
Book Synopsis Hospitals and Asylums of the World, Vol. 2 of 4 by : Henry C. Burdett
Download or read book Hospitals and Asylums of the World, Vol. 2 of 4 written by Henry C. Burdett and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-27 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Hospitals and Asylums of the World, Vol. 2 of 4: Their Origin, History, Construction, Administration, Management, and Legislation; With Plans of the Chief Medical Institutions Accurately Drawn to an Uniform Scale; Asylum Construction, With Plans and Bibliography In the circumstances just mentioned it has been very difficult to decide what plans to give in this work. It seemed a useless task to repeat examples of the four types, because in effect it would only amount to the reproduction of almost identical plans, though each institution would of course bear its proper name. We think it well to state this by way of explanation, as some disappoint ment might otherwise be caused by the fact that the actual plans given in this volume are not more mimerous than they will be found to be. Our answer must be that it was quite unnecessary to publish mere plans as such, and we feel that to follow any other course than the one adopted would not only have been a waste of money and space, but a hindrance rather than a help to the practical alienist and architect. Anyonewho wishes to find out on what plan a particular asylum is constructed, or where a particular plan may be Seen, will be able to ascertain the fact by reference to the index, where are given the names of the institutions, and in each case the page on which the institution is classified under its own proper type. In giving a model plan, our object is to set forth in as intelligible a way as possible the main features of each portion of an asylum constructed upon modern ideas, with a due regard to the limits imposed by economical considerations. We do not claim com pleteness for our plan, but we do feel that it includes all the most important features, and that any institution constructed upon this model would enable the medical superintendent to provide adequately by classification for the needs of the majority, at any rate, of the patients intrusted to his care. 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.
