screams and laughter resonated through the Gaol day and night, not because the prisoners were awake but only because of the noise keeping the prisoners awake.
I found the prisoners were fed about a dozen large baskets of cooked rice left over at every meal, as the prisoners were not able to eat their allowance. Not only that, but what they did eat was not, in many cases, able to be digested owing to the construction of the diet, and there was much sickness in consequence. I therefore arranged a new diet scale which was sanctioned; since then, a commission has been appointed and the diets still further reduced.
462 I had to train the hospital warders, a source of considerable anxiety whenever any changes took place, as I was not a resident Surgeon and could not always be found in emergency, which often happened with between 500 to 600 prisoners.
As I found in the local Hospital, I had also to report on the evil effects of flogging on the back with the cat, the instrument used being much heavier.
All who lived near to the Gaol complained, including the Lenior Member of Council. I had to report the matter to Government as a serious source of trouble, the prisoners being expected to do hard labour during the day and often being kept awake all night, not to mention those that were sick in the Korpite being individually in a worse case.
In 1874, owing to my efforts, I was enabled to bring the matter before the Secretary of State in a letter addressed to him via a clerk in a firm, being admitted on an order from the Colonial Secretary, and the Firm was to pay his expenses, but I found my fees were not included. In this and other cases, no medical certificates were produced when a man was admitted.
I then forwarded another request to get the Asylum for the Lunatics, and I succeeded.
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was removed as per rule 12. Here is the revised output in HTML format as requested:screams and laughter resonated through the Gaol day and night, not because the prisoners were awake but only because of the noise keeping the prisoners awake.
I found the prisoners were fed about a dozen large baskets of cooked rice left over at every meal, as the prisoners were not able to eat their allowance. Not only that, but what they did eat was not, in many cases, able to be digested owing to the construction of the diet, and there was much sickness in consequence. I therefore arranged a new diet scale which was sanctioned; since then, a commission has been appointed and the diets still further reduced.
462 I had to train the hospital warders, a source of considerable anxiety whenever any changes took place, as I was not a resident Surgeon and could not always be found in emergency, which often happened with between 500 to 600 prisoners.
As I found in the local Hospital, I had also to report on the evil effects of flogging on the back with the cat, the instrument used being much heavier.
All who lived near to the Gaol complained, including the Lenior Member of Council. I had to report the matter to Government as a serious source of trouble, the prisoners being expected to do hard labour during the day and often being kept awake all night, not to mention those that were sick in the Korpite being individually in a worse case.
In 1874, owing to my efforts, I was enabled to bring the matter before the Secretary of State in a letter addressed to him via a clerk in a firm, being admitted on an order from the Colonial Secretary, and the Firm was to pay his expenses, but I found my fees were not included. In this and other cases, no medical certificates were produced when a man was admitted.
I then forwarded another request to get the Asylum for the Lunatics, and I succeeded.
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