Annual medical report / Tanganyika Territory.

  • Tanganyika. Medical Department.
Date:
[1924]
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Credit: Annual medical report / Tanganyika Territory. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    APPENDIX II.—continued. Report on Prisons by Stations—continued. Namanyee. Pangani. Shinvanga. 22. Suggestions by Medical Officer in charge as to improvements required, and date when made (a) Accommodation, ventila¬ tion, etc. . . I Nil. For the construc¬ tion of a removable latrine for the con¬ victs inside the jail. Done. Nil. (61 Diet . Nil. On 6/11/24 about 200 lbs. of beans, stored for the use of prisoners, were found to be un¬ sound, and so it was suggested thatthese shouldbedestroyed. (c) Sanitation .. — The construction of a night latrine. — (d) Other matters On 19/10/24 it was requested that dis¬ infectant be sprin¬ kled on the floors of the cells twice a week. 23. Action taken by Prison Authorities as a result of 22—(a) Nil. — (b).. Nil. — The beans were des¬ troyed the 2nd day. (c) .. (d) Nil. Carried out. This was done. 24. What sanitary arrangements are there in the Cells for use at night ? Sanitary buckets are in use in all wards during night. Night soil tubs tor the urine, and a re¬ movable latrine. Latrine pans and urine drums are placed in the wards at night. 25. Is drinking water provided for use at night ? Yes. Yes. Buckets full ol water are kept in the wards at night. 26. Is there a weight register, and is it up to date ? Yes. Yes. There is no weight register. 27. What number of blankets is pro¬ vided for each Prisoner ? Two blankets dur¬ ing cold weather, otherwise one only. One blanket and a sleeping mat. One blanket is pro¬ vided to each prisoner. Is the clothing sufficient ? Yes. — —