Question: What were the number and nature of the punishments inflicted for offences committed by prisoners undergoing imprisonment?
Answer: The number of prisoners reported during the year was 827; they were punished in the manner detailed below, viz.:—
| Punishment | Details |
|---|---|
| Rice and Water | 1 day: 92; 2 days: 179; 3 days: 30 |
| Solitary Confinement on Rice and Water | 1 day: 4; 2 days: 19; 3 days: 11; 4 days: 69 |
| Bread and Water | 1 day: 7; 2 days: 14; 3 days: 13 |
| Solitary Confinement on Bread and Water | 1 day: 3; 2 days: 1; 3 days: 52; 4 days: 5 |
| Crank | 155; 13 |
| Forfeited Marks | 1; 1 |
| Whipping awarded by the Superintendent (Birch) | 997 |
| Whipping awarded by the Superintendent and a Justice of the Peace (Cat o' nine tails) | |
| Whipping awarded by the Superintendent (Cane) |
Question: Is there, or are there, any Chaplain or Chaplains of any, and what, religious persuasions?
Answer: Protestant and Roman Catholic Chaplains are appointed.
Question: Are religious services regularly, or otherwise, performed for the benefit of the prisoners of any, and if any, what, religious persuasions?
Answer: Religious services are held for the Church of England prisoners every Sunday. The Prison is also visited by Roman Catholic Priests, who hold a service on Sundays for both European and Chinese prisoners. A religious service is also held regularly every Sunday morning and every Friday afternoon for the benefit of Chinese prisoners by two clergymen belonging to London Mission. Attendance voluntary.
Question: Are Roman Catholic Priests and Dissenting Ministers allowed free access to prisoners of their own persuasion? and are they apprised when prisoners of their respective persuasions enter the Prison?
Answer: They are allowed free access to the Prison at such hours as do not interfere with the discipline of the Prison. Notification is immediately sent to any Minister or Priest, if at any time a prisoner expresses a desire to see him.
Question: What provision is made for the education of prisoners?
Answer: No provision for adult prisoners, but all are supplied with religious and other books. A School master instructs the juvenile offenders.
Question: On what conditions are remissions of imprisonment granted?
Answer: Male prisoners sentenced to 2 years and upwards may earn 1/3 remission of sentence by industry and good conduct. Female prisoners sentenced to 2 years and upwards may earn 1/3 remission of sentence by industry and good conduct. Male and Female prisoners with sentences of less than 2 years but exceeding 6 months may earn 1/3 remission by industry and good conduct. The Governor may grant remission on medical grounds or for any special reason.
Question: Have Coroner's Inquests been held on every occasion of a death in Prison during the past year? and what were the verdicts?
Answer: Yes, during the year there were 16 deaths—natural causes 15, and 1 accidental.
Question: 1. What was the sanitary state of the Prisons during the year 1931? 2. What were the prevailing diseases?
Answer: Good.
In-patients: Influenza, Chronic Opium Poisoning, Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Diarrhoea, Cellulitis, Malaria.
Out-patients: Chronic Opium Poisoning, Gonorrhoea, Scabies, Syphilis.
Comparative Disease Table (1930–1931):
| Year | In-patients | Out-patients |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Opium Poisoning, Cellulitis | Chronic Opium Poisoning, Chronic Tuberculosis, Gonorrhoea, Scabies |
| 1931 | Influenza, Chronic Opium Poisoning, Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Diarrhoea, Cellulitis, Malaria | Chronic Opium Poisoning, Gonorrhoea, Scabies, Syphilis |
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XIV.—Is there, or are there, any Chaplain or Cimp- laius of any, and what, religious persuasions?
XV.-Aro religions services regularly, or otherwise, performed for the benefit of the prisonera of any, mud, if any, what, religious persuasions ?
XVI. Are Roman Catholic Priests and Dissenting Ministers allowed free access to prisoners of their awu perasasion? and are they apprised when prisoners of their respective persuasions enter the Prison ?
XVII.—What provision is unde for the education of prisoners ?
XVIII-On what conditions are remissions of im- prisonment granted?
XIX.—Uuvo Corotiar's. Tuquests been held on every occasion of a death in Prison during the past year? and what were the vordiets ?
XX.—1. What was the sunitary state of the Prisons
during the year 1931?
Protestant and Rongan appointed.
Catholic Chaplains are
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Religions services Are England prisoners every Sunday,
The Prison is also visited by Roman Catholic Priests, who hold a service on Sundays for both Europeau and Chinese prisoners.
A religions service is also held regularly every Sunday morning and every Friday afternoon for the benefit of Chinese prisoners by untivo clorgymen belonging to London Mission. Attendance voluntary.
They are allowed free access to the Prison at such hours as do not interfere with the discipline of the Prison. Jutinantion is immediately sent to any Minister or Priest, if at any time a prisoner expresses a desire to see him.
No provision for adult prisoners, but all are supplied with religions and other books.
A School muster instructs the juvenile offenders.
Male prisoners sentenced to 2 years and upwards may earn Įth remission of sentence by industry and good conduct.
Female prisoners sentenced to 2 years and upwards. may earn fed remission of sentence by industry and good conduct.
Male and Female prisoners with sentences of less than 2 youre but exceeding 6 months may earn th remission by industry and good condner,
The Governor may grant remission grounds or for any special reason.
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Yes, during the year there were 16 deaths-natural causes 15, and I accidental.
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(4) In-patients :-Influenza, Chronic Opium Poisoning, Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Diarrhoea, Cellulitis, Malaria.
(5) Out-patients :-Chronic Opitu Poisoning, Gonorrhea, Scabies, Syphilis.
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Cellulitis.
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Out-patients :—Chrouie Opium Poisoning, Chronic Tuberculosis, Gonorrhoea, Scabier,
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