6. No greater number of women and infants shall be cared for at one
time on such premises than is authorized by the license and no women
or infants shall be kept in a building or place not designated in the
license.
Physical equipment.
1. All rooms occupied by patients shall be outside rooms and the
window space shall not be less than one-fifth of the floor space.
2. The rooms shall be of sufficient size to allow not less than 800
cu. ft. of air space and 100 sq. ft. of floor space for each adult
patient and 250 cu. ft. of air space for each infant therein.
Ventilation shall conform with state housing laws.
3. All plumbing, drainage and other arrangements for the disposal of
excreta and household waste shall be in accordance with the rules and
regulations of the State Board of Health and local health ordinances.
4. Toilets and hoppers shall be properly and adequately ventilated to
the external air.
5. In order that the heating of all rooms shall be safe and adequate
no gas stove shall be used which is not directly connected with an
outside flue and all gas connections should be of metal piping.
6. Fire protection shall be according to the rules and regulations of
the local fire commission or city ordinance and the rules and
regulations of the State Board of Charities and Corrections. These
standards will be furnished with the application.
7. There shall be sanitary equipment for thorough bathing of patients
and infants.
8. An adequate supply of clean bedding, body linen and towels shall be
kept on hand at all times.
A separate bed pan marked for use of individual patients is strongly
advocated.
The following equipment shall be provided:
For delivery.
1. Suitable table or hospital bed for delivery.
2. At least three pitchers.
3. Two basins.
4. Two tubs or large basins for resuscitation.
5. One pail for waste material.
6. Ample supply of sterile dressings, towels, leggings, sheets.
7. Two nail brushes for doctor's use only; should be boiled before and
after using and kept in a weak solution of bichloride of mercury, or
lysol, in a glass jar.
8. All linen should be marked and kept separate for patients.
9. Wooden blocks 4 and 6 inches high shall be provided for use in case
of hemorrhage, where surgical bed is not in use.
10. At the time of delivery plenty of hot and cold sterile water
(boiled for 20 minutes).
11. Facilities for sterilizing instruments shall be provided.
12. The following supplies are recommended to be kept on hand: Fl.
extract of ergot, lysol, bichloride tablets (blue), sterile cord tape
and blunt scissors, nitrate of silver (1%), or argyrol, two pieces of
linen tape.
For Infant.
1. Separate cribs or baskets for babies--clean mattresses covered with
rubber sheeting and clean flannel blankets are to be used.
2. Correct scales for weighing infants.
3. Nitrate of silver one per cent solution.
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