THE SURGEON.
118. The Surgeon shall have the medical charge of all the prisoners in the prison, and of their treatment when sick. He shall also give medical advice and assistance, including medicine, to the officers of the prison and their families. He shall report from time to time, as may be directed, upon the sanitary condition of the prison, and health of the prisoners and the prison officers, and in reference to any other point in connection with the maintenance of health in the prison upon which he may be directed to report.
119. The Surgeon shall visit the prison hospital every morning (and oftener if necessary) and attend to both the complaining sick and those in the hospital. He shall inspect the newly admitted prisoners and pass them for Hard labour or otherwise. He shall visit the punishment cells, and see the prisoners confined therein, as also all prisoners before they are put on penal diet.
120. The Surgeon shall attend without delay at the prison at any hour on being summoned by the Superintendent, who shall be responsible for the reasonableness of the summons.
121. The Surgeon shall enter in a Journal to be kept in the prison—
(a) Any observations or suggestions he may deem it important to make on the diet of prisoners not in hospital.
(b) A short daily record of any sick prisoners under his treatment, whether they are in hospital or not; their names, the nature of their complaints, and the treatment pursued.
(c) His orders for such additional articles of food or clothing as he may deem necessary for the health of any prisoner not in hospital, and the medical reasons for such orders. Such orders shall be entered in the Superintendent's Daily Return, and submitted to the Governor.
122. The Surgeon shall visit prisoners in separate cells who have given notice to the Superintendent that they are unwell and wish to see a doctor.
123. No medicine shall be administered to any prisoner without the Surgeon's orders.
124. The Surgeon shall regulate the hours of exercise and of labour of prisoners out of health.
125. The Surgeon shall examine every prisoner on whom corporal punishment is about to be inflicted, before it takes place, and shall give certificate stating whether such prisoner is in a fit state to receive such punishment or not. He shall be in attendance when such punishment is inflicted. After such punishment, he shall daily attend to and examine such prisoner, until his person is quite healed.
126. The Surgeon shall examine the food provided for the prisoners, and inspect every prisoner weekly, and daily when epidemic disease exists in the neighbourhood.
127. The Surgeon shall give written directions for separating prisoners having infectious complaints, or suspected of having them; and for cleansing, disinfecting, or destroying any infected apparel or bedding.
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