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Question II.—(Management.)
Is a physical examination of each Patient
made bv a Medical Practitioner immediatelv
on admission '(
Yes.
RESTRAINT.
Restraint
T h o number of times resorted
The number of persons sub–
jected to
T h e 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
24
6
14 days
Females
6
4
2 days
In reference to the above Table, state:—
I. By whose authority Patients are re–
strained.
By authority of the Medical Superintendent
of the Mental Hospital.
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, and. what was the result in each case.
1.
3.
4.
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o.
Handcuffs.
A strait waistcoat.
Padded cell.
FootcufFs.
Restraint gloves.
None.
IV. What was the number of cases of injury
to Patients—
(a) Self-inHicted ?
(£) By other Patients ?
(c). By Attendants?
(d) As the result of accident ?
2
7
8
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