These include any building or part thereof, which is used for purposes such as medical or other treat ment or care of persons suffering from physical or mental illness, disease or infirmity, care of infants, convalescent or aged persons for penal or correction, detention in which the liberty of inmates is restricted. Institutional buildings ordinarily provide sleeping accommodation for the occupants. These buildings are further divided into following categories.
Hospital and Sanitaria This sector includes any building or group of buildings under single management, which is used for housing persons suffering from physical limitations because of health and age. Hospitals, infirmaries, sanitaria and clinics come under this category.
Custodial Institutions This sector includes any building or group of buildings under single management, which is used for the custody and care of persons such as children. Convalescent homes and orphanages fall under this category.
Penal Institutions This sector includes any building or a group of buildings under single management, which is used for housing persons under restraint, or who are detained for penal or corrective purposes, in which the liberty of the inmates is restricted. Jails, prisons, mental sanitaria and reformatories fall under this category.
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