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Question II.—(Management.)
Is a physical examination of each Patient
made by a Medical Practitioner immediately
on admission ?
Yes.
RESTRAINT.
Restraint
T b e .Number of times resorted
to
The Number of Persons sub–
jected to
The greatest duration of, in
any single instance ...
* Seclusion
Males
Always, except when al–
lowed in the garden for
exercise etc. With tbe
exception of the dan–
gerous lunatics they
exercise together
All
_
Females
Always, except when al–
lowed in the garden for
exercise etc. With the
exception of the dan–
gerous lunatics they
exercise together.
All
Mechanical Restraint
Males
9
3 days
Females
_
In reference to the above Table, state:—
I. By whose authority Patients are re–
strained.
By authority of the Chief Medical Officer.
II. What kinds of mechanical restraint
are in use.
• III. Whether any, and, if any, how many
cases of cruelty by Attendants to Patients
have been brought to the notice of the proper
authority, ana what was the result in each case.
1. Handcuffs.
2. A strait waistcoat and the usual ap–
paratus for restraining maniacs.
3. Padded cell.
None.
IV. What was the number of cases of injury
to Patients—
(a) Self-inflicted ? ,
(b) By other Patients?
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(c) By Attendants?
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(d) As the result of accident ? ]
None.
• " Seclusion " is the isolation of a patient in a room at any time between the hour**
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