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Restraint.

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QUESTION I1—(MANAGEMENT),

RESTRAINT.

Seclusion” under lock and key.

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Mechanical restraint,

(a) The number of persons subject to.

(b) The number of times rezorted to

(c) The total number of hours restraint has been employed

in all enses combined

(d) The greatest duration of, in any single instance

25 Males; 5 Females.

47 Males: 7 Females.

25 Mules: 35 Males;

3 Females, 4 Females.

1157 hours. 12 hours.

319 hours.

30 hours.

A physical examination of each patient is made by a medical practitioner immediately on admission.

Questions.

In reference to the above table, state :—

I. By whose authority patients are restruined. II. What methods of mechanical restraint are in use. III. Casualties.-State particulars of any, and, if any, how many, cases of roughness or unkindness by attendants to patients have been brought to the notice of the proper authority, and what was the result in each case. Give a short account of all serions casmulties sustained by patients.

IV. What was the number of cases of injury 10 patients-(I.) By themselves?

(II.) By other Patients ? (III.) By Attendants?

Ansicers.

Medien Officer.

Strait Jacket.

Questions.

Stute the extent of—

(1.) The airing courts

OCCUPATION,

Answers,

ACRES,

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| Belonging to the Asylum.

(11.) and other grounds

Are the patients, as a rule, giveu daily exercise, their health permitting?

Are they confined to airing courts, or allowed to walk in other grounds, and sent boyond the Asylum ?

Are any means taken to amuse the patients or to induce them to amuse themselves? Dotnil them. any special Recreation Room provided ?

Is

How many religious services were held in 1923 ? What partienlar denominational services are provided, by whom are the services taken, what is the average attendance at the services of each denomination ?

In what building, and how many could it contain ?

Yes,

Confined to Airing Courts,

They are supplied with books and games,

None.

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Giving the daily average mumber of patients who were employed in 1928.

Specifying the character of the employment.

Distinguishing the sexes.

Agriculture and gardening.

Trade.

Household work, drawing

water, &c.

Male, Female,

3 None.

Nono. None.

NOIRS.

1. What quantity of water is available for ench

patient every day ?

What is the source of the water supply ? What is the quality of the water?

11. Detail the arrangements as to baths auf la- vatories.

II. What is the system of sewerage; mud what the condition of the privies?

*** Sealuxion

Practically unlimited constant supply from public works.

Rain water from the public reservoirs, Good.

A bathroom and lavatory is attached to each land- ing, one for Europeau foinales, one for European males, one for Asiatio females and one for Asintic males.

Water-closets of the wash-out typo provided with waste-preventing cisterns are used,

"the enforced isolation of a patient by day between the hours of 7 a.m, and 7 p,m, by the closing by any mkana whatsoever of the door of the room in which the patient is". The term “seclusion" does not apply to patients who are locked up in their rooms at night, as ull patients sleeping in single roonia are locked up.