The director of public safety shall see that the inmates of a city infirmary are comfortably provided for and kindly treated, and he may provide for the care and support of the males and females in separate buildings, or in separate departments of the same building.
Care of inmates - separation of sexes
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 751.08, under Chapter 751 | Care Of Indigents And Orphans.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 751.08