Regulations for the duties of inspectors-general and deputy inspectors-general of hospitals : for the duties of staff and regimental medical officers, for the organization of general, regimental, and field hospitals, and for the duties of officers, attendants, and nurses, for sanitary measures, and precautions for preserving the health of the troops, for the duties of sanitary officers attached to armies, and for drawing up sanitary and medical statistics and reports.

Date:: 1859

Credit: Regulations for the duties of inspectors-general and deputy inspectors-general of hospitals : for the duties of staff and regimental medical officers, for the organization of general, regimental, and field hospitals, and for the duties of officers, attendants, and nurses, for sanitary measures, and precautions for preserving the health of the troops, for the duties of sanitary officers attached to armies, and for drawing up sanitary and medical statistics and reports. 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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To reside in the Hospital precincts. 12. The Governor shall reside within the Hospital pre- cincts, and shall visit every part of it daily. Principal 13. In the absence of the Governor these powers and duties to acfdudlfg ^^i^l be exercised by the Principal Medical Officer. Absence of Governor. Principal 14. The Principal Medical Officer shall be nominated by Medical ^j^g Director-General, shall be removable by him, and shall FTicER. obey his directions in all matters connected with the medical or surgical care or treatment of the sick, and he shall see that all returns and reports required by the Director-General are prepared and forwarded. To have con- 15. He shall have the control of everything belonging to trol of Medical the Medical Department of the Hospital, and shall issue Department. whatever professional instructions may appear to him to be requisite to the Medical Officers, Apothecary, Dispensers, Dressers, &c. To superintend 16. He shall personally superintend the treatment of the the Treatment gj^,]^^ order to insure proper attention on the part of Medical Officers and attendants. And he shall detail such orderly Medical Officers as he may consider necessary. of the sick. Cooking, Clothing, &c. 17. He shall satisfy himself as to the quality and cooking of the diets, and as to the clothing, bedding, and comfort of the sick. Lists to be made out. Lists for infor- mation of Go - vernor. To report to Governor ne- glect of Duty, &c. 18. He shall from time to time make out, or cause to be made out, the necessary list of medicines, medical comforts, and medical and surgical appliances required for the Hospital; and he shall send the same to the Governor in duplicate, one copy being for transmission to the Director-General. 19. He shall make out, for the information of the Governor, such lists of medical stores and appliances as the Governor may direct. 20. He shall report to the Governor such cases of neglect of duty in the care and treatment of the sick, or such defects in the quantity, cooking, or quality of the diets and medical comforts, or in the sanitary condition or equipments of the wards, as may appear to him to be necessary. He shall cause to be placed in every ward a ward-book, in which the Medical Officer of the ward shall note once a-day at least, the daily prescriptions for each patient, under his number, name, and Regiment, with distinct directions for their administration

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