Infectious+Disease+Hostpital

In December 1942 the Geelong and District New Infectious Diseases Hospital opened. It had features which made it the most advanced in Australia. Made of a simple design using mainly red brick, it cost only $52,000. The new hospital was a lot better than the old one (Queen Victoria Memorial Wards), as the old ward was not connected to the rest of the hospital and was in a galvanized iron building, which would be extremely hot for the patients and nurses during the summer. The new hospital also accommodated up to 82 people an additional 28 more people than the old ward.

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__**Bibliography:**__ "The fight against infectious disease", (1990), Geelong Advertiser, 1990, Souvenir no. 5, p.6