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Question II.—(Management.)
RESTRAINT.
Restraint.
Seclusion under Lock and Kev. , Restraint by Attendants. | Mechanical Restraint.
T h e Number of times resorted to
T h e Number of Persons subjected to
T h e greatest duration of, in any single
instance
Always, except when allowed in rhe
garden for exercise, &c. They exercise
together except the dangerous
lunatics
All
15
6
8 days
In reference to the above Table, state :—
I. By whose authority Patients are. re–
strained.
II. What kinds of mechanical restraint
are in use.
IU. Whether auy, and if any, how many,
cases of cruelty by Attendants to Patients
have beeu brought ft 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?
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(II.) By other Patients?
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(nt.) By Attendants?
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Bv authoritv of the Chief Medical Officer.
A strait waistcoat and the usual apparatus
for restraining maniacs.
None.
Not recorded, as there
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 —
(I.; The airing courts
II.'
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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
bevoud the Asvlum ?
Are any means taken to amuse the Patients,
or to induce them to amuse themselves?
Detail them.
How many religious services were held.
during the year ?
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What was the average attendance?
In what building, and how many could
contain?
}• Belonging to the Wards.
6,000 sq. yds. \ ° °
Yes.
Confined to the garden.
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They are allowed to amuse themselves in
any way they please. They are permitted to
smoke, being provided with tobacco.
None, as they belong to different religions ;
but their priesr-j visit them frequently.
Give the Daily Average Number of Patients who were Employed durinvr the year.
Specifying the character of th* Employment.
Distinguishing the Sexes.
Agriculture and Gardening.
Trade.
Household Work. Drawing Water, .fcc.
Male
Female
2*0
10*0
1-0