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spring when it is not necessary to heat the building generally. The rooms other than the wards are provided with open fireplaces to assist in ventilation.

The plumbing generally is in good condition.

The morgue is a small frame structure provided with sewer and water connections, but without means of heating when desired.

The laundry is also of frame, provided with stationary tubs having hot and cold water connections, the hot water supply being independent of that of the main building. It has no steam drying apparatus, and is more or less dilapidated, especially the floor.

The yard is large and well graded and drained.

The institution was clean and well kept throughout.

There were living in this institution at the time of the inspection 36 inmates, all under 5 years of age, 17 of whom were under 1 year, and an administrative force of 19. Its capacity was stated to be 50 inmates.

This institution is well designed and constructed for its present use. The laundry is, however, dilapidated and should be replaced as soon as possible.

In case of an epidemic of any kind the isolation ward would be insufficient to meet the requirements of the situation, especially if more than one contagious disease were present at the same time. A separate building should be provided for such an emergency.

ST. ANN'S INFANT ASYLUM.

This institution, which partakes rather of the nature of an orphan asylum than of one for infants, is located at No. 2300 K street NW., and occupies the entire block. It is of brick, consisting of four stories and cellar, heated throughout by hot water by direct radiation, lighted by gas, and connected with the public sewer and water main. Its location insures access of light and air from all sides. It is without fire escapes or means of extinguishing a fire should one occur, but has 5 stairways and 4 exits from the building.

The cellar, which has a brick surface, is used simply for the accommodation of the boilers and storage of fuel.

The laundry is situated on the first floor, provided with stationary tubs having hot and cold water connections, and with steam-drying apparatus. A separate room is provided for ironing. The kitchen and pantries are also on this floor, together with one dining room for the children and two others, one for the sisters and one for the help. The office and parlors are upon the second floor.

On the first floor are located two play rooms for the children, one of which is also used as a kindergarten room, and there is also a play room upon the floor above. These rooms are well lighted and susceptible of proper ventilation if due attention be paid to the windows and doors. The sleeping room for the engineer and driver is on the first floor, and

ten sleeping rooms for the remainder of the administrative force upon the third and fourth floors.

The dormitories are upon the second, third, and fourth floors. One on the second floor contains 25 cribs, with an average air space of 348 cubic feet; the second, on the same floor, contains 12 cribs, with an average air space of 426 cubic feet; a third, on the third floor, has a capacity of 10 beds, with an average air space of 499 cubic feet; a fourth, on the third floor, accommodates 25 children, with an allowance of 593 cubic feet air space each, and the fifth, on the fourth floor, accommodates 15 children, with an average air space of 521 cubic feet. All of these rooms are well lighted and may be properly ventilated if due attention be paid to the windows and doors, though the ventilators, of which each contains one or two, are of some value. The dormitories adjoin inclosed porches, extending along their entire length.

On the fourth floor, the uppermost floor of the building, is located the sick ward, provided with 3 beds and having total cubic contents of 4,915 feet, adjoining and in communication with which is a bathroom. An infirmary for the accommodation of such sisters as may be sick is located upon the third floor.

There is 1 bath tub on the first floor, 1 on the second, 3 on the third, and 2 on the fourth. There is a wash room for the use of the children on the first floor, another on the third, and a number of stationary washstands scattered throughout the building. Water-closet accommodations are provided chiefly by latrine closets, amounting to 29 seats in all. While some of the plumbing in this building is of modern type, most of it is old and defective.

The yard is well graded and drained, and in it are 2 summer houses. It also contains a pump which is, I am informed, used by the inmates during summer.

This institution was throughout exceedingly clean and apparently well kept.

In addition to an administrative force of 10, this asylum was said to contain at the time of inspection about 80 inmates, varying in age up to 7 years, 25 being below 1 year of age and 45 below 2

years of age. The estimated capacity of the institution, as stated by the sister in charge, is 125. Infants which come into the care of this institution are farmed out so as to secure the alleged advantages of wet nursing. As only 6 infants were seen, and certainly not 45 children below 2 years of age, it seems apparent that those placed out are counted among the inmates.

With but few exceptions, every part of this building is well lighted, and is constructed so that it can be properly ventilated. In view of the fact that the ages of the actual inmates is such as to render it unnecessary for them to occupy the dormitories except at night, the air space may be said to be sufficient. Some of the plumbing is good, but most of it is old and defective, and should be replaced at once. S. Rep. 700-6

GERMAN ORPHAN ASYLUM.

This institution is located on the Good Hope road on the outskirts of Anacostia. It comprises one modern brick building and a smaller frame structure, located upon about 32 acres of land. The main building is heated by hot water by direct radiation, lighted by gas, and connected with the public water service, but no public sewer is available for use. Neither building has fire escapes, but in the main building hose are always connected ready for use, lying on the brackets in the corridors, and the stairways, of which there are two, are located at the extreme opposite ends of the building.

The main building consists of a basement, two stories, and attic. In the basement are located the laundry, ironing room, furnace and fuel room, a bathroom having a shower bath, and a play room, which in summer is used as a dining room. The laundry is provided with stationary wash tubs, hot and cold water connections, and a steam drier.

On the first floor a play room, hall, and directors' room are located on one side of the corridor, and so arranged that they can be thrown into one large assembly hall; on the other side of the corridor is a library and dining room, while in the rear of the building is the kitchen, a room for sick inmates containing three beds, and a parlor for the use of the superintendent. A toilet room is also located upon this floor, which contains two water-closets.

The dormitories and toilet facilities generally are located upon the floor above. The boys' dormitory contains 26 beds, with an average air space of 494 cubic feet. The girls' dormitory contains 23 beds, with an average of 567 cubic feet. Both of these rooms are well lighted, and special arrangements for ventilation are furnished by means of ventilators in the ceiling. There is a small sleeping room on this floor, adjoining one of the dormitories, which may be used for the isolation of any inmate whom it is desired to separate from the others. For the use of the boys there is provided a toilet room containing 4 closets, and in another room 5 stationary washstands and 1 bath tub. Similar conveniences are provided for the girls. The superintendent's bedroom and the sewing room are also located on this floor.

In the attic are 3 iron tanks, each having a capacity of 3,000 gallons, in which the water used in the institution is stored by means of steam pumps.

The second building is a frame structure containing 6 rooms, and reserved for use in case of contagious diseases. It is without water or sewer connections.

The house drainage from the main building is conveyed some distance away from the building and finds its way into a small stream at a point not remote from its entrance into the public sewer. The drainage from the water-closets is conveyed to a cesspool, the overflow uniting with the discharge from the house drain and the solid contents being

disposed of upon the fields from time to time. A privy is located back of the stable for the use of the boys during their playtime.

The plumbing throughout is of modern construction and with one or two minor exceptions was in good condition at the time of inspection. A considerable portion of the grounds is under cultivation. The buildings are located upon a knoll, which insures in a general way proper drainage.

The general condition of the institution as to cleanliness was fair. The capacity of the institution was stated to be 60, with an executive force of 6. The number of inmates at the time of inspection was 49, of which number 26 were boys and 23 were girls, each provided with individual towels, comb, hairbrush, and toothbrush.

The location of this building is excellent, as is also the construction and plan. The necessity for storing water in tanks by pumping it from the water main is to be regretted, but is one over which the institution has no control. The same may be said as to the method of disposing of the sewage. The method of disposing of the drainage from the refrigerator is by allowing it to enter a hole in the earth beneath the concrete surface of the cellar, and there to be absorbed, which is certainly not advisable. The bathing facilities are insufficient. On the whole, however, the location, plan, and construction of this institution represent a most commendable and intelligent appreciation of the sanitary necessities of its work.

CHURCH ORPHANAGE OF ST. JOHN'S PARISH.

The Church Orphanage of St. John's parish occupies two substantial brick buildings located at the southeast corner of Twentieth and F streets NW. The main building, formerly a dwelling, consists of three stories and basement, and the smaller, intended as and constructed for an isolation building, consists of two stories. Both are heated throughout by steam by direct radiation, lighted by gas, and connected with the public sewer and water main. The main building has two fire escapes and two stairways. Neither building has means of extinguishing a fire should one occur.

The laundry is provided with stationary washtubs, with hot and cold water connnections and with steam drying apparatus, and is located in the basement, together with the kitchen, pantries, and dining rooms, one for the servants employed on the premises and one for the children. A private dining room, a reception room, and a parlor or office are located on the first floor. Day rooms for the children are also located here; that is, a schoolroom, a play room, and library, a sewing room and a kindergarten room. The schoolroom is provided with seats for 50 pupils and has 6,800 cubic feet air space. It was occupied by 37 pupils at the time of inspection, which allowed 184 cubic feet air space each.

Upon the second floor are located, in addition to the chapel, two dormitories, one containing 14 beds with an average air space of 368 cubic feet, and the other 15 beds with an average air space of 358 cubic feet. There are three dormitories located upon the third floor, one containing 15 beds with an average air space of 354 cubic feet, the others containing 19 beds and 12 beds, respectively, and having a considerably larger air space.

In connection with one of the dormitories on the second floor, and with one on the third, there are located water-closets having no ventilation other than through the dormitories. Upon the second floor there is a bath and wash room with four bath tubs and three waterclosets; there is also a water-closet located in the corridor. There are three water-closets, three bath tubs, and corresponding facilities for washing upon the floor above.

The second building which has been referred to consists merely of two large rooms, one above the other, access to the upper floor being provided by an outside stairway. Each room is provided witù a watercloset and sink; the one on the second floor has also a bathroom. Both are well lighted and properly heated. The building is intended for the isolation of such inmates as may have contagious diseases. In the absence of any occasion for such use, the lower floor is used as a kindergarten room.

Some of the plumbing is of modern pattern and some is of older type. With this understanding, it may be said to be in good condition. The yard is properly graded and drained.

The institution was throughout clean and well kept.

The estimated capacity is between 80 and 90 inmates, and the quota is usually filled. The ages of these inmates vary from 4 to 18 years. At the time of inspection the institution contained 36 boys and 50 girls. Considered as a whole, the institution is well kept and suited for its present use. The water-closet accommodation, however, appears to be inadequate, especially in the absence of urinals for the boys. The water-closets connecting with the dormitory on the second and third floors and the one in the passageway might with advantage be moved to some point where they would secure direct connection with the external air. The isolation building might with advantage be provided with a bath tub on the first floor, in the interest of the nurses who may be confined there, as well as of the convalescent patients. The heating apparatus is said to be hardly sufficient.

ST. ROSE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.

This institution is located at No. 2023 G street NW. It occupies a substantial four-story and basement brick building, heated by steam by direct radiation, lighted throughout by gas, and connected with the public sewer and water main. This building is so situated as to receive

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