CARE OF FLOORS.
The best finish, the ideal finish, for wood floors in hospitals, has yet to be invented. At the Cincinnati convention of hospital superintendents the subject of floor finishes was discussed, and the following recommendations made, which were based on experience:
On new maple floors two coats of Berry Brothers liquid granite varnish is applied, then a finish composed of the following ingredients: One pound of paraffine dissolved in 1½ pints of linseed oil and 2 gallons of turpentine. This preparation is applied once a week with a mop by the ward maids, and is afterwards rubbed down with hair brushes covered with flannel. Water or alcohol dropped on these floors softens the wax, but spots can be touched up with the brush when necessary. On old floors two coats of oil is used and then the above mixture.
Where local conditions render frequent washing of floors necessary the following preparation has been used with satisfaction:
| Grain alcohol | 5 | gallons |
| Orange shellac | 2 | pounds |
| Canada balsam | 2 | ounces |
| Castor oil | 2 | ounces |
This is a government formula, and desirable for use where soft coal is burned for fuel. It should be mixed thoroughly in a suitable vessel, and allowed to stand for a day, before using. Add alcohol if it is too thick. Apply with a brush after the floors have been cleaned, and keep room vacant eighteen hours to allow time for drying.
Another formula that is used in some hospitals is: Paraffine melted, 6 ounces; turpentine, 1 gallon, thoroughly mix and add soft soap, 4 ounces. Mix well and let it stand 24 hours. Apply with a woolen cloth and rub in.
THE PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL
DIET SHEET
| _______________ Division | ||||||||||||
| New York _________ 190___ | ||||||||||||
| Ward No. ____________ | ||||||||||||
| NAMES OF PATIENTS | ||||||||||||
| House diet | ||||||||||||
| Convalescent diet | ||||||||||||
| Nitrogenous diet | ||||||||||||
| Farinaceous diet | ||||||||||||
| Milk diet | ||||||||||||
| Extra diet | ||||||||||||
| No. of patients on house diet ______________ | ||||||||||||
| No. of patients on convalescent diet ________ | ||||||||||||
| No. of patients on nitrogenous diet _________ | ||||||||||||
| No. of patients on farinaceous diet _________ | ||||||||||||
| No. of patients on milk diet _______________ | ||||||||||||
| No. of patients on extra diet _______________ | ||||||||||||
| Total No. of patients in ward __________ | ||||||||||||
| ___________________________ | ||||||||||||
| Attending Physician—Surgeon | ||||||||||||
| _______________________ | ||||||||||||
| House Physician—Surgeon | ||||||||||||
| SAMPLE DIET SHEET | ||||||||||||