CO129-207 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1883 [1-3] — Page 37

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72. The Matron shall not be absent from the prison for a night without permission in writing from the Superintendent; and her leave of absence shall be entered in her journal; but if absent with- out leave for a night from unavoidable necessity, she shall state the fact and the cause of it in her journal.

73. The Matron shall keep a journal in which she shall record all occurrences of importance within her department, and punishments of female prisoners, and lay the journal before the Superintendent daily.

Surgeon

74. The Surgeon shall visit the prison at least twice in every week and oftener if necessary, and shall see every prisoner in the course of the week. He shall daily visit the prisoners, if any, confined in punishment cells, and he aball visit daily, and oftoner if necessary, such of the prisoners as are sick, and, when necessary, shall direct any prisoner to be removed to the infirmary.

76. The Surgeon shall enter, in the English language, day by day, in his journal to be kept in the prison, an account of the state of every sick prisoner, the name of his disease, a description of the medicines and diot and any other treatment which he may order for such prisoner.

70. The Surgeon shall, once at least in every three months, inspect every part of the prison, and enter in his journal the result of each inspection, recording therein any observations he may think it to make on any want of cleanliness, drainage, warmth, or ventilation, any bad quality of the provisions, any insufficiency of clothing or bedding, any deficiency in the quantity or defect la the quality of the water, or any other cause which may affect the health of the prisoners.

77. Whenever the Surgeon has reason to believe that the mind of a prisoner is or is likely to be injurionsly affected by the discipline or treatment, he shall report the case in writing to the Superinten dent, together with such directions as he may think proper, and he shall call the attention of the Chaplain to any prisoner who appears to require his special notice.

78. The Surgeon may, in any case of danger or difficulty which appears to him to require it, call in additional medical assistance; nud no serious operation shall be performed without a previons con- aultation being held with another medical practitioner, except under circumstances not admitting of delay, such circumstances to be recorded in his journal.

79. The Surgeon shall, forthwith on the death of any prisoner, enter in his journal the following particulars, viz., at what time the deceased was taken ill, when the illness was first communicated to the Surgeon, the nature of the disease, when the prisoner died, and an account of the appearance after death (in case where a post morten examination is made), together with any special remarks that appear to him to be required.

80. In case of sickness, necessary engagement, or leave of absence, the Surgeon shall appoint a substitute, approved of by the Governor. The name and residence of the substitute shall be entered in his journal,

Prison Officers.

81. All officers of the prison shall obey the directions of the Super- intendent, subject to the Regulations of this Ordinance, and all subordinate officers shall perform such duties as may be directed by the Superintendent, with the sanction of the Governor, and the duties of each subordinate officer shall be inserted in a book to be kept by him.

82. Subordinate officers shall not be absent from the prison without leave from the Superintendent, and before absenting themselves, they shall leave their keys, instruction book, and report book in the Superintendent's Office.

93. Subordinate officers shall not be permitted to receive any visitors within the prison without permission of the Superintendent. 84. All subordinate officers shall frequently examine the state of of the cells, bedding, looks, bolts, &c., and shall seize all prohibited articles, and deliver them to the Superintendent forthwith.

Porter.

85. The officer acting as gate porter may examine all articles car- ried in or out of the prison, and may stop any person suspected of bringing in spirits or other prohibited articles into the prison, or of carrying out any property belonging to the prison, giving immediate notice thereof to the Superintendent.

Reports.

88. Within one week after the termination of every Court of Criminal Sessions, the Superintendent shall transmit to the Governor a calendar containing the names, crimes, and sentences of every prisoner tried at such Court of Criminal Sessions, in such form and containing such particulars as may be required by the Governor, and whenever such Court adjourns for any longer time than one week, the day upon which the adjournment is made shall be deemed the termination of the Session within the meaning of this Regulation; and every ad- journed Session for the trial of prisoners shall, for the purposes of this Ordinance, be deemed a separate Session,

57. The Superintendent shall, once at least in each quarter of the year, present to the Governor a certificate, signed by himself, containing & declaration how far the requisitions of this Ordinance with respect to the separation of prisoners and enforcement of hard labour have been complied with, and shall point ont any deviation therefrom which has taken place since bis last report.

85. The journals of the Chaplain and Surgeon shall, once at least in each quarter of a year, be laid before the Governor at such time as he may appoint. The Chaplain shall once in the year present to the Gov- ernor a statement of the condition of any prison in which he has any duty to perform and his observations thereon; and the Surgeon shall, once at least in each quarter of a year, report to the Governor the condition of the prison; and the state of the health of the prisonera under his care.

89. There shall be kept in every prison a book to be called the non- resident officers book, in which the Chaplain and any other officer of the prison not residing within the prison, but attending on or required to attend on such prison, shall regularly enter the date of every visit made to the prison by such officer; and every entry shall be signed with the name and be in the handwriting of such officer, and such book shall, once at least in each quarter of a year, be laid before the Governor. The Superintendent of every prison shall be responsible for the safe custody of such book, and shall at all times, when required so to do, produce it for inspection to the Visiting Justices.

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