in the Colombo
complished is
one
founded
by
herself, left ment.
Leper Asylum which East, having been lady who, being a leper
of the oldest in the Dutch
a
her
property
Recently
as a
went
we
free gift to Govern-
over
the
asylum
with
the senior medical
Dr.
Meier, officer, who has had of the institution for over 14 years, and charge we were charmed with the arrangements we saw and which showed
a
solicitous
care
and comfort of the inmates.
scription by an
Dr. Meier of the idea of the
excellent
occupies from the
a
The
beautiful site at
for the welfare
following
asylum
de-
will convey
arrangements:?"It Hendala, four miles
at the mouth of the Kelan^ river, sea and the entrance to the
fort,
within view of the
harbour of Colombo.
It has, accordingly, all the with the necessary combined hygienic advantages conditions for segregation which its situation and environments afford for a leper hospital.
grounds, about 17 acres in extent, have a fine river frontage, the Hamilton Canal forming the western boundary. They are well laid out with palms, shrubs, and large trees, neatly trimmed paths, and shaded lawns, presenting much the appearance of a park in England. The the and on pavilion sysbuildings are detached, tem, consisting of fourteen wards, with accommodation for 228 patients, and an infirmary with "The
THE COLOMBO LEPER ASYLUM. Now that it has been decided to
Calcutta
populous
remove
th?>
Leper Asylum from its old site in a part of the town to one more secluded,
it is of the utmost
importance
that the
proposed new asylum should be conceived and planned on the most liberal and enlightened principles
view to the comfort of the poor unfortunate people who have to spend their lives
with
a
within its walls.
A model in these
respects
is
Leper Asylum, Colombo, the arrangements of which are exceptionally good. For topographical reasons the site chosen in the -
Calcutta cannot under any circumstances approach the one in Colombo either in beauty or in seclusion, hut the structural details and the kindly spii it which characterises the management of the asylum may be followed with advantage. The intimate connection of the present Leper Asylum in Calcutta with the Poor House is we
thing of the past. ]f lepers are to be segregated for the benefit of the community it is the duty of that community to treat them generously. Isolated in an asylum and suffering from a hideous disease all that is possible should be done within those walls to minister to their bodily, mental, social and relihope
to be
gious
wants.
soon a
This,
is what is aimed at and
ac-
twenty
beds for the
separate
treatment of sick
lepers. "Most of the wards
are
recent additions to the
asylum, lighted and ventilated, with ample breathing space and accommodation. Attached to them by corridors are the necessary ablution rooms, with hot and cold baths, and closets on the dry earth system. The female wards are separated and isolated from the male by a partition wall. "The administrative buildings comprise the and
are
medical officer's
dispenser
well
quarters, office and dispensary, quarters, nurses' quarters enclosure, mortuary and postkitchen, provision stores, and
sand steward's
in the female
mortem room, stores for bedding and linen.
"There is in addition a fine little chapel prettily situated on the river side, the gift of Mrs. Copleston, the wife of the present Bishop of Colombo, for Church as well as denominational services. A Roman Catholio chapel, dedicated to St. Xavier; and a pa nsala and wihard for the Buddhist inmates of the asylum. A reading room and a recreation room, with* a school
Dec.
MEDICAL NEWS.
1894.]
attached for instruction of the leper boys plete the structural details of the asylum. "The
great variety inmates. "
An
is
dieting
liberal
on a
com-
scale, admitting
of
to suit the different classes of
ample supply
obtained from the
of
town
the
good
potable
mains
water is
by connecting
and from the river general purposes of ablution. The is daily incinerated. sewerage The staff of the asylum consists of a resident
pipes
laid
across
river,
itself for
medical officer,
a
steward, dispenser, and fourteen
ward attendants, with an Eurasian matron who has supervision of the female wards."
The annual cost of this institution is Rs. 35,000 and every year the authorities endeavour to make the place more attractive. Before commencing the plans of the New for Calcutta we would commend to the architect a study of those of the Colombo Leper
Asylum
Asylum.
:
463
complished is
one
founded
by
herself, left ment.
Leper Asylum which East, having been lady who, being a leper
of the oldest in the Dutch
a
her
property
Recently
as a
went
we
free gift to Govern-
over
the
asylum
with
the senior medical
Dr.
Meier, officer, who has had of the institution for over 14 years, and charge we were charmed with the arrangements we saw and which showed
a
solicitous
care
and comfort of the inmates.
scription by an
Dr. Meier of the idea of the
excellent
occupies from the
a
The
beautiful site at
for the welfare
following
asylum
de-
will convey
arrangements:?"It Hendala, four miles
at the mouth of the Kelan^ river, sea and the entrance to the
fort,
within view of the
harbour of Colombo.
It has, accordingly, all the with the necessary combined hygienic advantages conditions for segregation which its situation and environments afford for a leper hospital.
grounds, about 17 acres in extent, have a fine river frontage, the Hamilton Canal forming the western boundary. They are well laid out with palms, shrubs, and large trees, neatly trimmed paths, and shaded lawns, presenting much the appearance of a park in England. The the and on pavilion sysbuildings are detached, tem, consisting of fourteen wards, with accommodation for 228 patients, and an infirmary with "The
THE COLOMBO LEPER ASYLUM. Now that it has been decided to
Calcutta
populous
remove
th?>
Leper Asylum from its old site in a part of the town to one more secluded,
it is of the utmost
importance
that the
proposed new asylum should be conceived and planned on the most liberal and enlightened principles
view to the comfort of the poor unfortunate people who have to spend their lives
with
a
within its walls.
A model in these
respects
is
Leper Asylum, Colombo, the arrangements of which are exceptionally good. For topographical reasons the site chosen in the -
Calcutta cannot under any circumstances approach the one in Colombo either in beauty or in seclusion, hut the structural details and the kindly spii it which characterises the management of the asylum may be followed with advantage. The intimate connection of the present Leper Asylum in Calcutta with the Poor House is we
thing of the past. ]f lepers are to be segregated for the benefit of the community it is the duty of that community to treat them generously. Isolated in an asylum and suffering from a hideous disease all that is possible should be done within those walls to minister to their bodily, mental, social and relihope
to be
gious
wants.
soon a
This,
is what is aimed at and
ac-
twenty
beds for the
separate
treatment of sick
lepers. "Most of the wards
are
recent additions to the
asylum, lighted and ventilated, with ample breathing space and accommodation. Attached to them by corridors are the necessary ablution rooms, with hot and cold baths, and closets on the dry earth system. The female wards are separated and isolated from the male by a partition wall. "The administrative buildings comprise the and
are
medical officer's
dispenser
well
quarters, office and dispensary, quarters, nurses' quarters enclosure, mortuary and postkitchen, provision stores, and
sand steward's
in the female
mortem room, stores for bedding and linen.
"There is in addition a fine little chapel prettily situated on the river side, the gift of Mrs. Copleston, the wife of the present Bishop of Colombo, for Church as well as denominational services. A Roman Catholio chapel, dedicated to St. Xavier; and a pa nsala and wihard for the Buddhist inmates of the asylum. A reading room and a recreation room, with* a school
Dec.
MEDICAL NEWS.
1894.]
attached for instruction of the leper boys plete the structural details of the asylum. "The
great variety inmates. "
An
is
dieting
liberal
on a
com-
scale, admitting
of
to suit the different classes of
ample supply
obtained from the
of
town
the
good
potable
mains
water is
by connecting
and from the river general purposes of ablution. The is daily incinerated. sewerage The staff of the asylum consists of a resident
pipes
laid
across
river,
itself for
medical officer,
a
steward, dispenser, and fourteen
ward attendants, with an Eurasian matron who has supervision of the female wards."
The annual cost of this institution is Rs. 35,000 and every year the authorities endeavour to make the place more attractive. Before commencing the plans of the New for Calcutta we would commend to the architect a study of those of the Colombo Leper
Asylum
Asylum.
:
463
