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Question II.—(Management.)
RESTRAINT.
Restraint.
T h e N u m b e r of times resorted to
T h e N a m b e r of Persons subjected to
T h e greatest duration of, in anv single
instance
Seclusion under Lock and Key.
Always except when allowed in tlie
garden for exercise, -fee., th<-y exercise
together except the dangerous
luainities
All
Restraint by Attuiukiuc-s.
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Mechanical Restraint.
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In reference to the above Table, state :—
I. Bv whose authoritv Patients are re-
strained.
II. What kinds of mechanical restraint
are in use.
III. Whetlier anv, and if unv, how manv,
cases of cruelty by Attendants to Patients
have been brought vo the notice of the proper
authority, and what was the result in each case.
IV. What was the number of cases of injury
to Patients—(i.) By themselves?
(II.) By other Patbnts?
(in.) By Attendants?
B v authoritv of the Chief Medical Onicer.
A strait waistcoat and the usual apparatus
for restraining maniacs.
None.
Not recorded, as there were no cases of any
importance, but occasionally a scratch or two.
O C C U P A T I O N
State the extent o f —
yl.) The airing courts
(II.) And other grounds (garden)
Are the Patients, as a rule, given daily
exercise, their health permitting?
Are they confined to airing courts, or al–
lowed to walk in other grounds, and sent
beyond the Asylum ?
Are any means taken to amuse the Patients,
or lo induce them to amuse themselves?
Detail them.
> Belonging to the Wards.
6,000 sq. yds. 1 ° °
Yes.
Confined to the garden.
They are allowed to amuse themselves in
any way they please. They are permitted to
smoke, being provided with tobacco.
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H o w manv religious services were held in ,
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What was the average attendance?
In what building, and how many could it
contain?
None, as they belong to different religions ;
but their priests visit them frequently.
Give the Daily Average Number of Patients who were Employed in 1S04.
Distinguishing the Sexes.
Male
Female
Specifying the character of the Employment.
Agriculture and Gardening.
G\)
Trade.
Household Work, Drawing Water, See.
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