The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-02
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parts. of buildings separate and distinct
from those occupied by insane persons
of the other sex.
ID. A physician shall be employed
for the insane inmates of each county
and private institution in which such
persons are kept at public expense, who
shall visit and examine each insane per-
son in the institution who is not under
the care of private physician, at least
once week, and as much oftener as
shall, in his opinion, be necessary. Con-
tracts for treating the insane inmates of
such institutions shall be made only
with the most competent and reliable
physicians skilled in the treatment of
all forms of insanity, whose services can
be obtained for reasonable compensa-
ton, and not with the lowest bidder
unless he shall possess the qualifications
specified. No physician will be requir.
ed by contract to furnish the medicines
which he prescribes. Nothing herein
contained shall be construed to prevent
the employment of competent physi-
| clans for the treatment of private or
other patients without cost to the in
stitution, provided that such treatment
shall not IN any respect interfere with
| the rules, management and operation of
| the institution.
IA. A sufficient number of male and
female attendants and other persons
shall be employed to furnish all insane
persons with the attention, food, cloth
ing, exercise, and employment required
by these rules. The number of attend.
ants so employed shall not be fewer
than one male attendant for insane
males; and one female attendant for in.
sane females. If the number of insane
persons OF either sex shall exceed thirty
one or more addltio nal attendants shall
be employed, and the number of per.
sons SO employed shall equal one for
each twenty insane persons of either
sex, and one for each part of that num-
Der in excess of ten. A part or all of
the additional attendants required for
insane males may be women.
In addition to the number of attend.
ants herelnbefore required there shall
be at least one night watch in each in.
stltu!lon where twenty or more insane
persons are kept. The night watches
shall be on duty at all times at night
when the day attendants are not on
duty. Male night watches shall not
nave access to any apartment occupied
by one or more insane females, except
when accompanied by sane woman.
When the number Of insane of either
sex In an Institution shall exceed sixtv -
night watch of that SEE shall be employ.
ed Tor such insane persons.
1t shall be the duty of each night
watch to give prompt attention to any
insane person of the same sex who
needs care. If there be no female
night watch the male watch shall call
a female attendant to wait upon anv
insane female who needs her care.
10. In case there are not more than
ten insane persons of either sex in any
county or private institution, and the
full time OF the attendant is not needed
to care for them as required by these
| rules, so much of the time of such
attendant as is not so required may be
otherwise occupied.
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10. The steward or other head Of the
institution in which insane persons are
Kept should be intelligent, humane, and
we'll qualified for the special employ.
ment of caring for the insane, and il
possible should have been trained for
that work. AS rule trained attend.
ants are to be preferred to attendants
who have not been trained in school or
by experience for such work, and
should be employed when practicable.
II. The public shall be excluded
from all grounds and buildings, sci
apart for the use of and occupied by
insane persons. Visits to such grounds
buildings, and parts of buildings and tc
insane inmates may be made by rela.
tives of any insane person therein kept
on one day Of each week to be fixed by
the steward or other head of the insti
tuition and, in case of the illness of the
person visited, at such times as the
steward or other head of the institution
shall deem advisable, by the officers Of
the state, by the members, secretary
and agents Of the Board of Control O,
State institutions, by judges of Courts Of
Record, by the governing board OF
officer, if the institution is private, by
physicians duly employed to trea
patients therein, and by the county
;. attorney, commissioners of insanity
mem bers of the board of supervisors
and of the grand jury of the county il
which the institution is located
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