Report of the medical officers of the Lunatic Asylum for the County of Lancaster : instituted 28th July 1816 1848.

  • Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum.
Date:
1848
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Report of the medical officers of the Lunatic Asylum for the County of Lancaster : instituted 28th July 1816 1848. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    8. They shall avoid the use of profane or vulgar language, treat each other with uniform civility, accustom themselves to speak respectfully, at all times, of the Officers and the Institution,and shall inculcate these sen¬ timents in their intercourse with the patients. 9. Each attendant shall keep a list of his patients, see that they are all present at meal times, and have every thing ready for them before their admission into the dining room. 10. No attendant is allowed to convey letters or other articles to or from the patients. 11. No attendant shall receive any perquisite, or carry on any traffic, on behalf of the patients. 12. If a patient escapes from the care of an attendant or attendants, he or they shall pay the expenses incurred in sending after him. 13. No patient shall be employed in the service of an attendant, without the permission of the Superintendent, previously obtained on the day before, through the chief attendant. 14. No one shall be allowed to smoke tobacco in the building. 15. No lucifer matches shall be allowed in the wards. 16. No ward in which there are patients, shall at anytime be left without an attendant. 17. No patient shall be allowed the use of an attendant's key, with¬ out permission of the chief attendant. 18. It shall be the constant duty of every attendant to take the great¬ est care to prevent all waste or needless consumption of any article, especially of coals and gas. 19. Each patient, on admission, shall be put into a bath, or well washed, and have his hair cut, if necessary. His person shall be examin¬ ed, and any bruises, sores, eruptions, or other matters worthy of notice, reported. 20. The patients must be kept to their respective wards and airing courts, and not allowed to pass from one ward to another without permis¬ sion of the chief attendant. 21. Each attendant shall see that every patient under his charge is washed, and has his hair brushed and combed, every morning, and that his clothing is neat and orderly. 22. Each patient shall have his hair cut the first week in the month; shall be shaved three times a week; shall have a bath, and change his flannel, once a week ; and put on clean linen twice a week. 23. The patients shall go to bed at seven o’clock, but in summer, they may remain up till eight o’clock, if they wish. 24. If it is thought necessary to put any patient to bed earlier than the regular hour, it shall be reported to the chief attendant the first time he visits the ward, . •