General regulations for the management and discipline of certified inebriate reformatories : under the provisions of the statute 61 & 62 Vict., cap. 60 / presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of Her Majesty.

Date:
1898
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: General regulations for the management and discipline of certified inebriate reformatories : under the provisions of the statute 61 & 62 Vict., cap. 60 / presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of Her Majesty. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    APPENDIX I. Applications for Certificates. All applications for certificates should be addressed to the Under Secretary of State, Home Office, Whitehall, S.W., and should give the following particulars with respect to the proposed institution :— 1. The name proposed for the reformatory. 2. The names of the managers, the corresponding secretary, and the responsible treasurer. 3. An exact description and plan of the site. The land to be acquired for a reformatory should be of a healthy character, at some distance from large centres of population, by preference on a gravelly, chalky, or rocky sub- soil, offering facilities for adequate drainage. The quantity of land attached to a reformatory for males should allow not less than one acre for every ten patients, so as to give ample scope for out-door employment, exercise, and recreation. Not less than half this quantity should be provided in the case of reformatories for females. 4. Plans of the buildings, showing the area, height, and arrangement of the rooms, the external offices and conveniences attached to the buildings, and all necessary details as to safe custody, water supply and baths, fire escapes, drainage, ventilation, and sanitary arrangements. The plans must exhibit :— (a.) Adequate and separate accommodation for dormitories, day rooms, and workshops. (5.) Proper infirmary accommodation for the treatment of cases of illness. (c.) The associated dormitories for healthy inmates should allow a floor space, when open, of 50 square feet to each bed, with a height of 12 feet. If divided into cubicles, there should be a floor space of 60 feet. Single rooms should have an area not less than 63 feet. The space in the dor- mitories and single rooms of infirmaries should be not less than one-third larger than these dimensions. Associated bedrooms should contain at least three beds. Separate sleeping rooms should be provided for all inmates whom it is not desirable for medical or special reasons to place in association. The system of cubicles is undesirable. N.B. 3. & 4.—The site, construction, and arrangements of every refor- matory must be approved by the Secretary of State before a certificate can be granted. It is therefore very desirable that his approval should be obtained in every case before money is spent or contracts entered into for a new institution.