Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-29


stitutions where these two classes are
kept there must be careful separa-
ton OF the two in every detail.
10. No insane person shall he 81
lowed to operate any furnace or ma
chinery, except under the immediate
supervision of competent person of
sound mind.
IL. All insane females shall be un-
der the personal supervision of fe-
male attendants and no male persons
shall be, permitted to enter the parts
OF buildings or grounds when occupied
by any insane female.
H. Insane males shall be kept
separate from insane females when not
in the actual presence of an officer
or employee.
The Official Physician.
1S. A physician shall be employed
Tor the insane inmates of each county
and private institution in which per-
sons are kept at public expense, and
SAID physician must make Official
visits to such patients at least once
per week, and oftener if in his opin-
ION 1t is deemed necessary. Only re-
liable physicians shall be employed.
Contracts with reliable physicians
may be made, but no attention shall
be paid to the lowest bidder" unless
he shall have the necessary qualiflca-
tons. No physician shall be requir-
ed by contract to furnish the medi-
cines which he prescribes. The EN-.
ployment of physicians for private pa
tients, or for others, without cost to
the institution of county, is not pro-
hlbited, provided such privately en-
ployed physicians abide by the rules
OF the institution.
Attendants.
IA. A sufficient number of male
and female attendants shall be en-
ployed to furnish all the insane per-
sons Kept in any public institution
with the attention. food, clothing, ex-
erclse, employment, ETC., required by
these rules. The number of attend
ants SO employed shall not be fewer
imam one male attendant for insane
males, and one female attendant for
insane females, and If the number Of
insane persons of either sex shall ex-
ceed thirty, one or more additional at
tendants shall be employed, and the
numper OF persons SO employed shall
equal one for each twenty insane per-
sons or either sex and each part of
tnat number in excess of ten. In ad-
cltlon TO the above attendants there
snail be at least one night Waterman
IN each institution where twenty or
more insane persons are kept, who
snail be on duty at all hours of the
night when day attendants are not
on duty.
l5-ln the event of there being only
ten or less inmates in an institution,
and the full time of the night watch
is not required, he or she may be 9TH
erwise employed when not required to
be on duty as watch.
1.-THE steward of an Institution
shall be intelligent, and if possible
shall have had training to At him or
her for the place. AS a rule trained
attendants shall be given preference
over those who have not had training
either in a school or by actual expe.
rience.
Visits to Patients.
1.-THE public shall be excluded
from all grounds, buildings, etc., set
apart for the occupancy of the insane.
except that visits may be made BY
relatives of insane persons on a fixed
day of each week, this day to be set
apart by the steward or other head Of
the institution. Proper state and
county officials may be privileged to
visit the hospital at such times as the
steward may direct. Authority to
make visits may be given by the
board of supervisors and by the com.
mssioners of insanity, and by the
board of control.
Keeping Official Records.
The steward shall keeper cause
to be kept one or more sets of books,
showing the cost of maintaining the
institution of which he may have
charge. These books shall date from
the 30th day of June each year. The
steward is also required to make re-
ports from time to time, to the board
of supervisors and also to the board of
control
19-A book called Record of the In.
sane" shall also be kept in each coun-
ty and private institution in which in
sane persons are kept, which shall
contain the name and place of resi-
dence of each inmate, date Of admis.
sion, how and when received by whom
or what authority committed, date of
transfer or discharge, etc.
20-There shall also be kept in each
institution, what is to be known as a
Physicians Record Of the Insane"
the same to be kept by the physician
of the institution. Facts regarding the
condition Of the several insane per-
sons under his care, shall be noted
from time to time.
21-The forms for the above books
will be furnished by the board of con.
troll.
Changing the Rules.
22-Applications for the modifica-
ton of the foregoing rules in particu-
lar and exceptional cases may be
made to the board of control and when
made shall receive due consideration
additional rules will be made by the
board from time to time, as they shall
be required.
23-The above rules shall take eff.
feet from the 18th day of November,
1900, and stewards and boards of SUI
pervisors will have until February L,
1901, to make changes necessary for
compliance with such rules.
Sues the Burlington.