General No. 28 of 1874, Forwarding a Copy of a Letter from the Acting Political Agent at Zanzibar, Submitting a Report on the Present Condition of the Jail Building at Zanzibar [‎372v] (16/20)

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Building for Zanzibar Jail and Hospital.
tionable because exposing the whole inner Court to rain and wind in foul
weather. These spaces will have to be built up, leaving one or two small
openings as ventilators near the roof, and leaving also a part of space 1 to be
fitted up as a window to light the south corridor on the upper floor, and for a
similar reason it would be an advantage to open out a front window in the
south corridor on the ground floor, where shown. The open and exposed
portion above the staircase ought also to be roofed over like the other parts.
Ihese alterations would add greatly to the general comfort of the hospital
accommodation. 1
xu vvxn ue necessary to nave some one resident m the house, who would
have immediate charge of the jail and hospital. He would be supplied with
quarters on the ground floor, according to Government sanction. Thus
rooms H and h might be given over to the resident; Hand G, which are
at present used as bath-room and cook-room respectively might be retained
th/T^b tl f co ° k ‘ room common to the general requirements of
the establishment, if such an arrangement were practicable; reserving room
C as avadable accommodation for any distressed British subject turning up
in tins quarter. I his miscellaneous assembling of prisoners, distressed
British subjects, and a responsible resident on one flat of a small house does
“tances° andwXthP ^ ^ ° f P ro P riet ^ but under circum-
.tances and ^ith the space at disposal, no other arrangement seems to be work-
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detached r^ S ° ^ a - VG a Sma ^ dead-house in the compound,
of the kil aTd W.hfnl If’ an ? m connection with it latrines for the use
to leaye his ward. ’ ‘ n ' S ^ t chair " 1)6 applied to any patient unable
for the sepoy Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. m orpeon on^ua^Th -^* 6 ’,!, 11 f 6 « om PO"nd, will be required
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November to^ the 1 ^ niiddle 1 of n i ^'° nor . tb " e f st ^ rom about the middle of
variably during the rest of the ^ s ? ut 1 h - west and south-east
accommodation on the ground floor , T n i large ll0SI)1 ^ 1 ward and tbe Private
direct; the two sin^le^ wnrd« would have generally the southerly winds
easterly wind but with nn ^ and , tk<3 * )nson celIs are exposed to the north-
arrangements'for ventilation ^the 00111 ^! 11 !^ 6 , ce ^ re . of building, and proper
prevailing winds* tlnJougliout 5 tli^house. ^ ^ ^ c “-nof the
contagious nature 1 The^^^ni P rov ^ s ^ on bas beeri made for affections of a
possible, either by temporal m eer 6 ^ b ? ^ in the best way
longer required, or by usin^for thp 0118 t0 b<3 destro ^ ed or removed when no
space, an undesirable alternative PUrp0Se5 S ° me VaCant P art of tlle ll 0 s P ital
substantiallyIbifllt^ml avorn^f CC enc J oscd . b y the boundary walls, which are
mately 1,280 square yards ^ SCVCn inside measurement, is approxi-
^ihe Pioposed alterations are shown on the plans in red ink.