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422.
Question II.—(Management.)
Is a physical examination of each Patient
made by a Medical Practitioner immediately
on admission
?
Yes.
RESTRAINT.
Restraint
•
T h e number of times resorted.
to ... ••• ••• >••
i
T h e number of persons sub–
jected to
T h e greatest duration of, in
any single instance ...
* 3eclnsion
Males
Always, except when al–
lowed in the garden for
exercise, etc. With the
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
10
21 days
Females
18
6
3 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. W h a t kinds ot* mechanical restraint
are
in use.
1. A strait waistcoat.
2. Footcuffs.
3. Restraint gloves.
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.
None.
IV. W'hat was the number of cases ofinjury
to Patients—
(a) Self-inflicted ?
(b) By other Patients?
(c) By Attendants?
(d) A s the result of accident ?
8
12
16 (epileptic falls;
t ent in a room at any time between the hours commencing one hour after the day
• " Seclusion " is the isolation of a pane
fa
-.
ton
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the door or by closing it. wholly or partially, in any way,
8t
aff come on dutj and^ending at 7?.*. b f j ^ ^
•o that the patient is unable to leave u--.
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.
r o o m
where the door is fastened by any latch, or held closed or ajar by any person,
N O T S . — T h e isolation of a patient in a r
fastening of a half door, provided the upper half is open, need not.
;_, " s-rlrmion " and must be recorueu.
ia " Seclusion
be recorded.