'Designing the Sleep-out in South Australia, 1900-1950'
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2022
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Collins, J.
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Journal of the Historical Society of South Australia, 2022; 50:57-77
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This article explores the development of sleep-outs in South Australian homes during the first half of the twentieth century. From enclosed verandahs to purpose-designed rooms intended for sleeping in the fresh air, the design, and the construction and use of sleep-outs, has been investigated within the context of medical and architectural ideas around healthy homes. The public health rationale for the adoption of sleep-outs is examined in detail, including its relationship to the airborne disease of tuberculosis and the widely accepted 'open-air treatment'. Among the sleep-out designs examined are those purpose-built by architects, as well as do-it-yourself plans for alterations and additions to existing homes. Using a historical interpretive method, primary archival materials, including architectural drawings, have been drawn upon and contextualised using published contemporary sources on both health and architecture.
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