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Questions,

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QUESTION - Continued,

What is the source of the water supply; the quality of the water; and the amount of water available for all purposes expressed in gallons, per patient, per day?

What is the number of :-

(I.) lavatories ?

(11.) baths?

(III.) latrines ?

What is the system of sewerage?

Answers.

Rain water from the public reservoirs; good : practically unlimited.

7. The proportion of the total number of basins in them all to the total number of patients is 1 to 10.

7. The proportion of the total number of baths to the total number of patients is 1 to 10; the patients are bathed twice a week and oftener if they desire to do so; an unlimited supply of water is allowed for each bath; fresh water is given to every patient, and the supply of hot water is adequate. A responsible official or attendant is always present during the bathing operations, and he reports, in writing, to the Super- intendent of the institution as to the existence of any bruises, eruptions, deformities or other peculiarities he observes when patients are stripped.

None. The total mumber of seats to the total number of patients is 1 to 10.

Water-closets of the wash-out type provided with waste-preventing cisterus are used.

QUESTION IL-(MANAGEMENT).

RESTRAINT,

Restraint,

(a) The number of persons subject to......................

中

ch) The umanber of titoes resorted to

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

in all enses combined.......................

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

Seclusion under lock ami key.

29 Males. 17 Females, 35 Males. 20 Females.

2831 hours.

12 hours.

Mechanical restraint.

21 Males. 3 Females. 32 Males. 3 Females.

255 hours. 24 hours.

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

*Seclusion" means "the enforced isolation of a patient by day between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 pan, by the closing by any means whatsoever of the door of the room in which the patient is". The term ***eclusion does not apply to patients who are locked up in their rooms at night, as all patients sleeping it, single rooms are locked up.

Questions.

In reference to the above table, state :-

I. By whose authority patients are restrained. II. What methods of mechanical restraint ure in use. III. Casualties.-State particulars of any, and, if any, how many, eases of roughness or unkinduess by attendants to patients have been brought to the notice of the proper authority, and what was the result in each ease,

Give a short account of all serious casualties sustained by patients.

IV. What was the number of cases of injury to

(L.) By themselves?

patients

(11) By other Patients ?

(II) By Attendants?

Medical Officer.

Answers.

Strait Jacket & Shackles.

Nil.

8

10

Nil

OCCUPATION,

Questions.

State the extent of—

(1) The airing courts

(11.) and other grounds......

Answers.

ACRES.

R.

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Belonging to the Hospital.

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

Are they confined to airing courts, or allowed to walk in other grounds, and sent beyond the Hospital ? Are any means taken to amuse the patients or to induce them to amuse themselves? Derail them. any special Recreation Room provided ?

Is

How many religious services were held in 1937 ? What particular 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 muy could ir contain ?

Yes..

Confined to Airing Courts.

They are supplied with books and games,

No.

None.