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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference :-

C.O. 885

20 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

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Residence.

Performance

of duties.

Absence from Laylum.

Control of

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Tus STEWARD.

16. The Steward shall reside in the quarters provided for him at the Asylum.

17. He shall perform his duties under the control and direction of the Medical Superin- tendent.

18. He shall not be absent from the Asylum without the sanction in writing of the Medical Superintendent.

19. He shall be in charge of the Male Asylum during the absence of the Medical Superin- male asylum. tendent, and during such absence shall have the general control of all persons connected with

the Male Asylum.

Visits to wards.

Custody and

care of pro-

visions, stores, &c. Ordering of supplies.

Examination

of stores un

receipt,

Ievue of

atoree, &c. Checking of requisitions

for diets, &c.

Keeping of

financial and

other books,

inventories,

&o.

Checking and

passing of accounts, &c.

Record of

scoounta

passed. Preparation

of "Monthly

Requisition

of Expendi-

ture.

Keeping of "Vote Book."

Checking of moterials for

20. He shall visit each ward and every part of the Male Asylum at least twice a day. At his night visit he shall satisfy himself that all the inmates are in bed, unnecessary lights extinguished, and night attendants at their post.

21. He shall have the immediate charge of all provisions, stores, &c. (not being medicines, surgical appliances or instruments) received for the use of the Asylum, and shall be responsible for their custody and care.

22. He shall prepare all orders for supplies for the Asylum on the Official Counterfoil Order Book, and enter opposite each article the contract number, and in the case of non- contracted articles the letters "n.c."

23. He shall immediately on receipt of all stores examine them himself or direct the issuer to do so. In case of any difference between the order and the goods received, or any defect in quality he shall note the same in red ink on the counterfoil of the Order Book and report without delay to the Medical Superintendent.

24. He shall see that no stores, diets, or extras are issued except on the written order of the Medical Superintendent.

25. He shall daily examine and check all requisitions for diets, extras and stimulants, examine and check the store-books, compare the receipts and issues of all stores for the previous day with the orders or requisitions, and report immediately any irregularity to the Medical Superintendent.

26. He shall keep correctly written up the financial and other books in connection with the stores and working parties of the Asylum. He shall see that the inventories are carefully checked in January and July each year.

27. He shall prepare all claims for Asylum dues, check all accounts sent in against the Asylum, and certify the correctness of the prices in rates charged before any such claim is sent on for payment.

28. He shall when accounts are passed for payment note on the counterfoil of the Order Book the date and the amount for which each account is passed.

29. He shall prepare the "Monthly Requisition of Expenditure" on the prescribed form, and submit it to the Medical Superintendent, and shall take care that the one-twelfth part of each vote is not exceeded without special authority.

30. He shall keep a Vote Book in which he shall enter all accounts passed against each vote on the annual estimates, and at the top of each column note the amount of the vote for the year, and, in red ink, the one-twelfth part of the vote.

31. He shall, before any material for making clothing, &c., is issued, have it carefully weighed and the weight entered in the proper book. When the made articles are returned clothing, &c. he shall weigh them together with the scraps, enter and compare the weights, and report at

once any irregularity to the Medical Superintendent.

making

as to furniture

Responsibility 32. He shall see that the furniture and equipment in the Male Asylum are kept clean, and equipment and aball report to the Medical Superintendent when any article requires to be repaired or

replaced.

in male asylum.

Prevention of communio, -

tion between male and

fomale inmates.

Keeping of Journal.

Wookly

33. He shall adopt such precautions in conjunction with the Matron as may be thought necessary to prevent communication of any kind between the male and female inmates.

34. IIe shall keep a Journal in which he shall note every infraction of the Rules, misconduct, or neglect of duty by any of the officers, attendants, or inmates, the action taken in each case, and any other occurrences of importance relating to the Asylum.

35. He shall furnish a weekly return of all admissions, discharges, deaths, or other admissions, &c. Occurrences for transmission to the Surgeon-General.

returns of

Custody of

patients'

property.

Notification of

death of

inmate.

Reporting escape of

inmate.

Cooking and

serving of diets.

Residence. Absence from sylum.

36. He shall take possession of all money and other property brought in by inmates, and enter the particulars in the

for his signature.

Superintendent at his next visit per book; which book shall be placed before the Medical

37. He shall immediately notify the Medical Superintendent when an inmate dies.

38. He shall, when any inmate absconds from the Asylum, at once give notice thereof to the nearest Police Station and enter the same in his Journal.

39. He shall see that the diets are properly cooked and served up in a clean and palatable state at the appointed hours and each inmate receives the particular diet ordered, and that no waste takes place.

THE MATRON.

40. The Matron shall reside in the quarters provided for her at the Asylum.

41. She shall not absent herself without the sanction in writing of the Medical Super- intendent.

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42. She shall be in charge of the Female Asylum during the absence of the Medical Control of Superintendent, and, during such absence, shall have the general control of all persons con- nected with the Female Asylum,

female

asylum.

43. She shall visit each ward or cottage and every part of the Female Asylum at least Visits to twice a day. At her night visit she shall satisfy herself that all the inmates are in bed, wards, unnecessary lights extinguished, and night attendants at their post.

44. She shall prepare daily a summary of diets, &c., required for the inmates of the Summary of Female Asylum as ordered by the Medical Superintendent.

cottages, &c. 45. She shall have charge and keep an inventory of all clothing and other property in Responsi the Female Asylum, and shall be held responsible for the loss of any such property, and shall hility as to

diets, &c. report to the Medical Superintendent when any article requires to be repaired or replaced.

clothing, &c.

46. She shall see that all soiled clothing, &c., sent to the laundry is checked, properly Washing of washed, and returned.

47. She shall satisfy herself that the weights stated for all material issued to her from Responsibility the Store are correct, and shall be responsible that the material issued is fully accounted for, materials clothing, &c. and that the articles made from such material are returned to the Store and weighed.

insyd for making

Washing of

inmates on admisdon.

clothing, &c.

48. She shall see that all females admitted into the Asylum are properly washed by the attendants before being admitted into the wards or cottages.

49. She shall see that the diets are properly served, that each inmate' (female) receives the particular diet ordered, and that no waste takes place.

50. She shall adopt such precautions, in conjunction with the steward, as may be thought tion between necessary to prevent communication of any kind between male and female inmates.

Duties as to dieta, &c. Prevention of communica-

male and

51. She shall accompany the Medical Superintendent on his visit round the Female Accompanying Asylum, note any instruction given, and be directly responsible to that officer for the fulfilment intendent on of her duties:

THE DISPENSER.

female asylum.

female

inmates.

Medical Super- his visits to

and duties.

52. The Dispenser shall reside in the quarters provided and shall assist the Steward in Residence maintaining cleanliness, order, and discipline in the Male Asylum.

53. He shall not absent himself from the Asylum without the sanction in writing of the Absence from Medical Superintendent.

54. He shall have charge of and be held responsible for all medicines, instruments, and Charge of surgical appliances belonging to the Asylum, and when such are required he shall submit a medicines, &c.

asylum. requisition for them to the Medical Superintendent.

55. He shall be responsible for the proper compounding and the dispensing of all Compound. medicines and for seeing that they are promptly prepared and delivered, and that all pre- scriptions are entered in the Prescription Book.

ing of pre-

scriptions, &c.

56. He shall see that the names of the patients are correctly and legibly written on Particulars the bottles, with directions for the administration of the medicine.

on labels on bottles.

out of the Dispensary, and that no drugs or anything in his charge is issued from the Dis- pensary except on the order of the Medical Superintendent.

57. He shall see that all poisonous drugs are kept in a separate cupboard under lock Charge and and key, and that all liniments, lotions, disinfectants, and drugs for external use or of a labelling of poisonous nature are placed in the proper bottles and labelled Poison" before being sent poisonous drugs, &c.

68. He shall keep the following books:-

Keeping of

(a) Register of Inmates, according to prescribed form.

registers, &c.

(b) Receipt and Issue Book, in which he shall enter all drugs and medical stores received

and issued.

(c) Prescription Book.

(d) Such other books as may from time to time be considered necessary.

59. He shall, upon admission of an inmate, fill up a name, date of admission, and diet of such inmate.

Medical History Card" with the Medical

History

Cards.

60. He shall see that all male inmates are properly washed before they are received Washing of into the wards or cottages.

inmates.

61. He shall visit the wards and cottages daily at such hours as the Medical Super- Visits to intendent may direct, enquire into the condition of the sick and bedridden inmates, and see wards, &c. that they are properly attended to, and report to the Steward any irregularity on the part of attendants or inmates.

62. He shall have charge of the clothing and bed linen used by the inmates and shall Responsibility be held responsible for the loss of any such property. Superintendent when any article requires to be repaired or replaced.

He shall report to the Medical as to inmates,

63. He shall see that the clothing and bed linen are changed at least twice a week.

olothing and bed linen,

Changing of clothing and bed linen.

64. He shall see that all soiled clothing, &c., sent to the laundry is checked, properly Checking of washed, and returned.

65. He shall see that the tanks are kept in good order, the drains in a sanitary condition, the closets regularly cleaned and emptied, and that the night soil is disposed of in a proper bility as to

manner.

clothing front laundry, &c. Responsi.

sanitation,

&o.

THE ISSUER.

66. The Issuer shall examine, weigh or measure under the direction of the Steward every Duties. article sent in by the contractors or others, and immediately report to the Steward if any article

is inferior in quality or deficient in quantity.