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Duty to examine

prisoners' food,

bedding, etc.

Duty to prevent epidemic.

Duty to give written directions

for the

Segrega- tion of prisoners.

Duty to

make

special

reports regarding a prisoner's health.

143. The Medical Officer shall--

(a) examine frequently the cooked and uncooked food of the

prisoners;

(b) report to the Superintendent as to the quality of such

food;

(c) report as to the sufficiency of clothing and bedding; (d) report any deficiency in the quality or quantity of water; (e) report any cause whatsoever which may affect the health

of the prisoners.

144. The Medical Officer shall take such action and employ such treatment as he may consider necessary or expedient for the prevention, as far as possible, or mitigation of any epidemic or endemic contagious or infectious disease in a prison.

145. The Medical Officer shall give written directions for the segregation of prisoners having infectious complaints, or suspected of having them, and for cleansing, disinfecting or destroying any infected apparel or bedding.

146. (1) The Medical Officer shall–

(a) report in writing to the Superintendent any prisoner who, in his opinion, it is necessary so to report for medical reasons;

(b) make recommendations which appear to him to be necessary for the alteration of the discipline or treatment of such prisoner, or for the supply of additional articles to him.

(a) The Medical Officer shall make his recommendations in writing to the Commissioner for transmission to the Governor whenever he is of opinion that the life of any prisoner will be endangered by his continuance in prison, or that any sick prisoner will not survive his sentence, or is totally or permanently unfit for prison sentence.

147. The Medical Officer shall enter in a journal to be kept Duty to in the prison-

keep a Journal.

(a) any observation or suggestion he may deem necessary to make regarding the food served to prisoners or with regard to any other matter connected with their health;

(b) a short daily record of all sick prisoners under treatment containing particulars as to whether they are in hospital or not, their names, the nature of their complaints, and the treatment prescribed.

148. The Medical Officer shall on the death of any prisoner forthwith enter in his journal the following particulars-

(a) the time the deceased was taken ill;

(b) the time the illness was first reported to him; (c) the nature of the disease;

(d) the time of death, with an account of the appearances after death (in cases when a post mortem examination has been made) and such further remarks which, in his opinion, are necessary.

Duty rela- ting to the death of a prisoner.

149. The Medical Officer shall examine every prisoner on the Duty to day prior to his discharge from prison and certify as to his fitness examine

prisonar on to leave the prison, and to such other particulars regarding him discharge. as may be necessary.

150. The Superintendent may place at the disposal of the Power to Medical Officer well-behaved prisoners for the purpose of attend- appoint hospita! ing on the sick and for the performance of such other work in orderlies. connexion with a hospital as may be necessary.

151. The Medical Officer shall report to the Superintendent Duty to any irregularity in a prison hospital which may come to his report knowledge or any difficulty or obstruction which he may meet rity.

irregula with in the performance of his duty.

lock up

152. (1) The Medical Officer shall ensure that all medicines Duty to and stimulants are securely locked up and not accessible to any medicines. prisoner.