Final General Report on Hospital Construction and Management. Presented to both Houses of Parliament by His Excellency's Command.

Folio (34 x 21 cm): 32 pp. With all eighteen foldout plans. Unbound and stapled. Text and plans clear and complete. In fair condition, with slight rust to staples and the last leaf (carrying Plan XVIII) loose. The report is addressed to 'The Honorable the Premier of the Colony of Victoria', and dated 'University of Melbourne, 2nd November, 1891. This is, as Allen sets out his aims in the first paragraph, explaining that he is submitting 'the Third and Final General Report concerning my visit to Great Britain and the Continent of Europe. I shall in the first place describe briefly modern methods of hospital construction, equipment, and administration; secondly, I shall examine the condition of the Metropolitan Hospital of Melbourne, and make recommendations in relation thereto; and, thirdly, I shall add some brief remarks concerning the management of hospitals.' The plans range from 'The Old General Hospital at Hamburg' to 'Alternative Plan for New Hospital [in Melbourne] on the Site of the Horse, Cattle, and Pig Market.' Uncommon: no copies in the British Library or on COPAC, and only four copies (all in Australian libraries) on WorldCat.