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Each of the wards was of the 'Florence Nightingale' type - ie. the area for patients was a single open space with beds arranged along each wall.

This photograph, taken in 1884, shows the interior of Ward 1, also known as Hinemoa Ward.

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Ward 1 interior

photograph courtesy Archives New Zealand / Te Whare Tohu Tuhituhinga O Aotearoa          ref:ABRR 7563 W4990/13