Appoint- ment of medical officers
and their
general dutios.
Prevention
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Medical care of probationers.
37. The Governor shall appoint such medical officers as he may consider necessary to visit approved institutions, whose duties shall include-
(a) the examination of every probationer as soon AS
practicable after admission to an approved institution; (b) recording in each probationer's case record an opinion. as to the physical or mental health of the probationer on admission to the institution and from time to time thereafter as circumstances may require;
(c) the medical care of and responsibility for the treatment when sick of any probationer in an approved institution, including the power to cause the removal of any pro- bationer in need of special treatment to a suitable hospital or institution;
(d) the periodic inspection of approved institutions from the
hygienic point of view;
(e) advice as to dietary and general hygiene;
00 the keeping of medical records in which shall be entered particulars of every medical examination carried out under this rule and case notes relating to any probationer receiving medical attention.
38. Every medical officer shall take such action and employ of diseases. such treatment as he may consider necessary or expedient to prevent or mitigate any epidemic or endemic contagious or in- fectious disease in any approved institution to which he is, for the time being, assigned.
Serious illness or death of A proba- Lioner.
39. (1) If any probationer in an approved institution becomes seriously ill, or contracts or suffers from any infectious or contagious disease, or becomes seriously injured in any accident or otherwise, the superintendent of the institution shall forthwith report the fact to the Principal Probation Officer and to the parent or guardian (if any) of the probationer.
(2) If any probationer in any approved institution dies, the superintendent thereof shall immediately report the fact to the Principal Probation Officer and to the parent or guardian (if any) of the probationer.
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examina-
40. A medical officer shall examine every probationer on the Medical day prior to his discharge from an approved institution and tions on shall certify as to his slate of mental and physical health and to discharge. such other particulars regarding him as may be necessary.
Visiting justices.
visits by
41. (1) Every approved institution shall be visited by two Periodic visiting justices of the peace (one official and one unofficial), în justices company if possible, not less than once in every month and on such other days as may be required by the Colonial Secretary.
(2) The Colonial Secretary shall nominate the visiting justices in respect of each institution for a tour of duty of one month at a time and shall furnish their names to the Principal Probation Officer.
(3) Each institution shall be open to the visiting justices nominated in respect thereof at all reasonable times during their tour of duty.
of the peace.
42. (1) At the termination of any visit to an approved in- General
duties of stitution the visiting justices shall record in a book to be kept at visiting each institute-
justices of the peace.
(a) a note of the date and time of the visit;
(b) any comment of a general or particular nature concerning the institution or any inmate thereof, which the justices may wish to place on record;
(c) any recommendations.
(2) After each visit the book shall be forwarded to the Colonial Secretary through the Principal Probation Officer.
43. Visiting justices shall ensure that any abuses in connexion Reporting
of abuses, with an approved institution which come to their knowledge shall be brought to the notice of the Principal Probation Officer as soon as may be.
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