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NOTE II-Appointment, Powers, and Duties of Inspectors.
The Canadian Statutes 22 Vict., cap. 110, prescribe accurately the mode of appoint- ment and the powers and duties of such a general board of inspectors as might advan- tageously be imitated in the large colonies.
In those smaller dependencies in which it might not be practicable to establish salaried boards, it would be necessary to reduce the amount of the inspector's duties, which might extend to
i. Making rules with regard to matters not provided for by the standing regulations.
ii. Summary suspension of any officer except the medical chief.
iii. Stated and occasional inspections,
iv. The consideration of all reports and returns made by the chiefs or subordinate
officers; and
v. Making reports, at stated periods, of the condition and requirements of the
institutions.
It is to be observed that the Canadian Act makes the inspectors responsible for the condition of the institutions. However good a precedent that Act may supply in other respects, to follow it in this would be to stultify a reformation the main object of which is to fix the responsibility on those who can be most easily and effectually reached; in other words, on one person instead of on several. It is true that if the boards are salaried, any member can be made practically answerable to whom individually a fault or omission can be brought home; but if the medical superintendent is to have the executive powers, he ought also to be responsible for their exercise, and in holding him so responsible there will be no difficulties of shifting or apportionment of blame. Though, therefore, it cannot be worth while to interfere on this one account with a generally successful system, such a provision ought not to be introduced into new constitutions.
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NOTE V-Form of Weekly Reports by Head-keepers or Matrons in Lunatic Asylums.
1. State of Wards.
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Furniture and Bedding.
2. Number of patient's restrained
secluded
wearing lockerl
or strong dresses
confined to bed
29
to the house
airing courts
premises
unemployed
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who do not attend church
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who do not attend meet-
ings for recreation
19
who do not wash, dress,
or feed themselves
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who are wet, or wet and
dirty
not associated at meals -
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NOTE VI.-General Statistical Form for all Lunatic Asylum
TABLE 1.
NOTE IV.-Form of Medical Certificate for admission into a Lunatic Asylum in use in Nova Scotia (appended to No. 2,609, March 3, 1865).
Numbers
Admitted
remaining on January hit of past Year.
during
absente Year.
ASTIKKY Inmates same! Died.
unch Year.
Thischarged
Average Blay
Cured & Relieved. Enimproved
[ of those Dead’ne Tinelanged during the Year.
Number of those who having enteres before auch Year still retuxin.
⚫. Name in fult
1, the undersigned
* Qualification.
• Place.
.
beings
on the
• County, &c.
ind
*. Residence.
of
* Occupation.
Males
Yamaken
day of
and in actual practice, hereby certify that I,
18
Total
, ate
personally examined
tion, and from whom.
г, 1. Appearance.
9. Conduct,
3. Conversation.
* State the informa-
is a person of unsound mind, and a proper person to be taken charge of and detained under care and treatment; and that I have formed this opinion upon the following, grounds, viz. :-
1. Facts indicating insanity observed by myself;
2. Facts indicating insanity communicated to me by others;
and that the said
TABLE 2.
Discharged.
Renamed overt trum pravu Year.
Admitted during the Year.
4. Recovery. 4. Relieved.
Thed.
Average Ray
of the Dead or Discharged
during the Year.
Malca. Teranes Maica. Females. Males. Females, Males Females Malea.emales. Males Females.
Mama"..
Matuschola Dusentia
General Paralysis
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(Signed)
Dated at.
Number in Regater
Two certificates are required in every case.
Each examination to be sepamte.
or Name.
Norz-All such certificates ought to be made upon oath, for bestar security.
Date
of inet Adurkion and of Death.
TABLE $-Obituary for the Year.
Age at Death and
whether Sugle, or Marned or Widowed, befare Admission.
Mental
on Admix.in.
and Flodity State
Duration Aard
Anagnad
| Cameo of Dworder.
Case of Death.
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Married
Many wound not want
herical
Wound on head.
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Ko. 1...
Past Mortu
Examination and
Weight of Organza
th
Ounces Avainlupass.
In cases where there are coloured patients, they should be distinguished by dividing the columns or lines for males or females respectively, according to the differences of colour.
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