CO129-275 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [1-5] — Page 369

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often as may be necessary, and beg that the alteration be not insisted upon. I recommend that their request in this matter be granted. I think that it is quite possible to maintain a satisfactory cleanliness even with the use of "meen tois". A few days after the meeting referred to, I caused all the "meen tois" in the hospital to be uncovered for an inspection, and had about thirty of the worst of them removed to the old mortuary to await disposal by the Director.

This inspection I propose to make weekly and by a systematic, slow weeding out of the worst shall soon have only really clean ones in use. Many of those at first withdrawn will require to be destroyed but I am told that when not so completely spoiled they can be broken up, and the wool washed, re-carded, mixed with a proportion of new wool and made up anew.

I have arranged that all clothing of patients shall be changed twice a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays; that covers of "weed tois" shall all be changed on Saturdays; and that either clothing or bedding soiled by discharges shall be at once changed. I test that this has been done on Wednesdays by special examinations of patients here and there throughout the wards on that day; and on Saturdays, since the date of the meeting etc., the "meen tois" of which I spoke, I cause the clean personal clothing and the clean "meen toi" cover for each bed to be laid out on the bed folded, beside the uncovered "meen toi" for my inspection during my morning visit, before being used.

I have not urged the improvement of the arrange-

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365 often as may be necessary, and beg that the alteration be not insisted upon. I recommend that their request in this matter be granted. I think that it is quite possible to maintain a satisfactory cleanliness even with the use of "meen tois". A few days after the meeting referred to, I caused all the "meen tois" in the hospital to be uncovered for an inspection, and had about thirty of the worst of them removed to the old mortuary to await disposal by the Director. This inspection I propose to make weekly and by a systematic, slow weeding out of the worst shall soon have only really clean ones in use. Many of those at first withdrawn will require to be destroyed but I am told that when not so completely spoiled they can be broken up, and the wool washed, re-carded, mixed with a proportion of new wool and made up anew. I have arranged that all clothing of patients shall be changed twice a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays; that covers of "weed tois" shall all be changed on Saturdays; and that either clothing or bedding soiled by discharges shall be at once changed. I test that this has been done on Wednesdays by special examinations of patients here and there throughout the wards on that day; and on Saturdays, since the date of the meeting etc., the "meen tois" of which I spoke, I cause the clean personal clothing and the clean "meen toi" cover for each bed to be laid out on the bed folded, beside the uncovered "meen toi" for my inspection during my morning visit, before being used. I have not urged the improvement of the arrange-

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· 365 often as may be necessary, and beg that the alteration be not lasisted upon. I recommend that their request in this matter be granted. I think that it quite possible to maintain a satisfactory cleanliness even with the use of meen tois. A few days after the ہو + meeting referred to. I caused all the meen tois in the hospital to be uncovered for av inspection, and had about thirty of the worst of them removed to the old mortuary to wait disposal tv the Director This inspection I propose to make weekly and by a systematic,.slow weeding out of the worst shall soon have only really clean ones in use. Many of those at first withdrawn will require to be lestroyed but I am told that when not so completely spoiled they can te broken up, and the wool washed, re-carded, aixed with a propor- -tion of new wool and made up anew.. I have arranged that all clothing of patients small be changed twice a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays; that covers it of weed tols shall all be changed on Saturdays; and that either clothing or bedding soiled tv discharges shall be at once changed. I test that this has been done on Wednesdays ty special examinations of patients here and there throughout the wards on that day; and $ # on Saturdays, since the date of the meeting etc., the reen tois of which I spoke, I cause the clean personal clothing and the clean " meen $toi.cover for each ted to be laid out on the bed folded, $ reside the uncovered deen toi for ny inspection during av morning visit, before being used. I have not urged the improvement of the arrange-

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often as may be necessary, and beg that the alteration be not

lasisted upon. I recommend that their request in this matter be

granted. I think that it quite possible to maintain a satisfactory

cleanliness even with the use of meen tois. A few days after the

ہو

meeting referred to. I caused all the meen tois in the hospital to

be uncovered for av inspection, and had about thirty of the worst

of them removed to the old mortuary to wait disposal tv the Director

This inspection I propose to make weekly and by a systematic,.slow

weeding out of the worst shall soon have only really clean ones in

use. Many of those at first withdrawn will require to be lestroyed

but I am told that when not so completely spoiled they can te

broken up, and the wool washed, re-carded, aixed with a propor-

-tion of new wool and made up anew..

I have arranged that all clothing of patients small

be changed twice a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays; that covers

of weed tols shall all be changed on Saturdays; and that either

clothing or bedding soiled tv discharges shall be at once changed.

I test that this has been done on Wednesdays ty special examinations

of patients here and there throughout the wards on that day; and

on Saturdays, since the date of the meeting etc., the reen tois of

which I spoke, I cause the clean personal clothing and the clean

meen $toi.cover for each ted to be laid out on the bed folded,

reside the uncovered deen toi for ny inspection during av morning

visit, before being used.

I have not urged the improvement of the arrange-

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