City of Glasgow Fever and Smallpox Hospitals : bye-laws for regulating the conduct and duties of the officers and servants / submitted by Drs. Russell and Allan ; approved by the Magistrates and Council (Police).

  • Belvidere Hospital (Glasgow, Scotland)
Date:
[1885]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: City of Glasgow Fever and Smallpox Hospitals : bye-laws for regulating the conduct and duties of the officers and servants / submitted by Drs. Russell and Allan ; approved by the Magistrates and Council (Police). 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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    IV.—House Steward. 1. The House Steward shall be under the control of the Physician-Superintendent, and shall assist him in the manage- ment of the general business of the Hospital. He shall be provided with an office in the Hospital, aud shall be on duty from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. 2. He shall keep such books and records as are in use, or may be prescribed by the Hospital Committee, for the orderly management of the business of the Hospital. 3. He shall receive and preserve all invoices for goods delivered. He shall enforce the Rules for Tradespeople doing business with the Hospital, especially as to the render- ing of accounts monthly. He shall enter such accounts, as rendered, in a book provided for the purpose, comparing them with invoices, and otherwise carefully checking and initialing before submitting them to the Physician-Superin- tendent for signature, and transmitting them to the Treasurer punctually on the prescribed days. 4. He shall be responsible for the regular supply of coals to the various departments, observing that they are according to contract, and reporting any apparent waste in the use of them to the Physician-Superintendent. 5. He shall regularly enter the Provision Storekeeper's Provision Sheets in the Monthly Provision Book, which he shall compare with her books, so as to make a monthly balance of provisions received and used, to be submitted to the Hospital Committee. G. He shall have charge of the Stock Store, containing reserve bedding, clothing, hardware, and general ward fur- nishings, aud shall receive all fresh stock, and issue articles to written order of the Matron. He shall keep the Stock