1986 Ed.]
Prison Rules
[CAP. 234
A 39
149. The Medical Officer shall enter in a journal to be kept in the prison-
(a) any observation or suggestion he may deem necessary to make regarding the food served to prisoners or with regard to any other matter connected with their health;
(b) a short daily record of all sick prisoners under treatment containing particulars as to whether they are in hospital or not, their names, the nature of their complaints, and the treatment prescribed.
[Subsidiary]
Duty to keep a journal.
150. The Medical Officer shall on the death of any prisoner Duty relating to forthwith enter in his journal the following particulars—
(a) the time the deceased was taken ill;
(b) the time the illness was first reported to him;
(c) the nature of the disease;
(d) the time of death, with an account of the appearances after death (in cases when a post mortem examination has been made) and such further remarks which, in his opinion, are necessary.
151. The Medical Officer shall examine every prisoner on the day prior to his discharge from prison and certify as to his fitness to leave the prison, and to such other particulars regarding him as may be necessary.
the death of a prisoner.
Duty to examine prisoner on discharge.
Power to appoint orderlies.
152. The Superintendent may place at the disposal of the Medical Officer well-behaved prisoners for the purpose of attending hospital on the sick and for the performance of such other work in connexion with a hospital as may be necessary.
153. The Medical Officer shall report to the Superintendent any irregularity in a prison hospital which may come to his knowledge or any difficulty or obstruction which he may meet with in the performance of his duty.
154. (1) The Medical Officer shall ensure that all medicines and stimulants are securely locked up and not accessible to any prisoner.
(2) Medicine shall not be administered to any prisoner without the Medical Officer's instructions except in case of urgent necessity.
155. [Revoked, L.N. 65/69]
156. The Medical Officer shall submit his journal for the Commissioner's inspection at least once every month and shall report at the same time on the condition of the prison and the state of health of the prisoners and officers, recording any want of cleanliness, proper drainage, warmth, ventilation, or any insufficiency or bad quality of the bedding, clothing, provisions or water.
Duty to report irregularity.
Duty to lock up medicines.
Duty to submit journal to Commissioner. L.N. 353/81.