774 [ 18 OF 1885. ] PRISON .
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.
109. 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 .
110. 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.
111. 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 bis 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 Gov.
ernor .
112. 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.
113. No medicine shall be administered to any prisoner without the Sur
geon's orders .
114. The Surgeon shall regulate the hours of exercise and of labour of
prisoners out of health.
115. The Surgeon shall examine every prisoner on whom corporal punish
ment is about to be inflicted , before it takes place, and give a certificate of
his fitness to receive it or not. He shall be in attendance when such punish
ment is inflicted. After such punishment, he shall daily attend to and examine
such prisoner, until his person is quite healed .
116. The Surgeon shall examine the food provided for the prisoners, and
inspect every prisoner weekly, and daily when epidemic disease exists in the
neighbourhood.
117, 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.
118. The Surgeon shall report to the Superintendent the case of any
prisoner about to be discharged who may be suffering from acute or dangerous
disease ; in which case the prisoner shall not be discharged, uuless he demand
it .
119. The hospital warders shall be under the immediate orders of the
Surgeon, and shall be present at such times, and perform such duties as he
may require from them , consistently with their position in the prison.
120. The Superintendent shall place at the disposal of the Surgeon well
conducted prisoners, who can safely be entrusted with the duty of attending
upon the sick , not exceeding in mumber one to every ten patients.