Prisons (rules for local prisons) : draft of rules proposed to be made by the Secretary of State for the Home Department under the Prison Act, 1898, with regard to the dietary of prisoners : presented in pursuance of Act 60 & 61 Vic., cap. 41, s. 2(2) / Chas. T. Ritchie.

  • Great Britain. Home Office.
Date:
1901
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Credit: Prisons (rules for local prisons) : draft of rules proposed to be made by the Secretary of State for the Home Department under the Prison Act, 1898, with regard to the dietary of prisoners : presented in pursuance of Act 60 & 61 Vic., cap. 41, s. 2(2) / Chas. T. Ritchie. 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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    (8.) For any offence with which the Governor is competent to deal, he may order a prisoner to be punished by No. 1 diet for ill- conducted and idle prisoners for a period not exceeding three days ; No. 2 diet for ill-conducted and*idle prisoners for a period not exceeding 14 days. (9.) The diet of any individual prisoner, not being a patient in the infirmary, may be increased or altered, or, in the case of any prisoner who persistently wastes his food, may be reduced, on the written recommendation of the Medical Officer. (10.) The rules relating to dietaries, made by the Secretary of State on the 18th March, 1878, 17th March, 1892,27th February, 1895, and 28th February, 1896 ; also the rules numbered 24, 313, 81 (b), and 83 (d), made on the 21st April, 1899, are hereby revoked.