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Questions,

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QUESTION I-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 gallous, per patient, per day?

What is the number of :-

(L) lavatories ?

(11.) baths?

(III.) Intrines ?

What is the system of sewerage?

Answers,

Rain water from the public reservoirs; good; practically nulimited.

7. The proportion of the total number of basins in them all to the total number of parients is 1 to 6.

7. The proportion of the total number of baths to the total number of patients is 1 to 6 the pationts 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 tho 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 Sup

| per- intendent of the institution us to the existence of any bruises, eruptions, deformities or other peculiarities le observes when patients aro stripped.

None, The total number of seats to the total number of patients is 1 to 6,

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

QUESTION II.-(MANAGEMEN (').

RESTRAINT.

Restraint.

(a) The unmber of persous subjecer 10.........................

(b) The number of times resorted to

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

in all cases combined..................

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

Seclusion under lock and key,

Mechanical restraint.

L

47 males. 24 fouales. 165 males. 87 females.

17 males. 9 fetunles. 63 males. 30 females.

9011⁄2 hours. 24 hours.

1,903 hours. 12 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. nul 7 p., by the closing by any means 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 all patients sleepide in single rooms are locked up.

Questions,

Answers.

lu reference to the above table, stato :—

I. By whose authority patients are restrained. II. What methods of mechanical restraint are in use. III. Casualties.—Stato 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 serious casualties sustained by patients.

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

(11.) By other patients?

(III) By attendants ?

State the extent of—

Questions.

(1.) The airing courts

(II.) and other grounds..........

Medical officer.

Strait jacker & shackles.

NH.

GRE

Nil.

OCCUPATION.

Ansurers.

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ACRES.

0

R.

1'. 273

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 minuse the patients or to induce them to amuse themselves? Derail them. any special recreation room provided?

Is

How many religious services were held in 1939 ? What particular denominational services are provided, by whom are the services taken, what is the average attendance at the services of euch denomination ?

In what building, and how many could it contain ?

Yes.

Confined to airing courts,

They are supplied with books and games.

No. +

Roman Catholic. Males 7, females 15.

A ward.