The hospital was on the ground floor, with the family's living quarters above. On the landing, Peng's mother would put pails of disinfectant and water, with which the children would have to wash themselves before being allowed upstairs. At a time of limited understanding of sanitary principles, when many Taiwanese children were malnourished, how Peng's childhood differed from the vast majority of Taiwanese!
由於德仁病院開在一樓，住家在二樓，彭明敏的母親就在上樓的樓梯轉角處，隨時擺著一桶消毒水、一桶清水，每次孩子們回家來穿過病院時，都要經過這兩道手續才准上樓。