Orders of the Poor Law Board and of the Local Government Board relating to the Board of Management of the Metropolitan Asylum District and the several institutions under their control.

  • Great Britain. Poor Law Board
Date:
1891
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Orders of the Poor Law Board and of the Local Government Board relating to the Board of Management of the Metropolitan Asylum District and the several institutions under their control. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    OFFICERS (PRINCIPAL)—coH<i;iue(/. i'age STEWARD. Formerly called House Su]jeriutenclent 28, 140 Qualification ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 150 See Appoixtmexts, SEOURiTr, &c., ante. Duties, General* (see also Duties of Offjceks Gekekallt, p. xviii)— To fuiai all lawful orders of Board or the Committee (No. 12) 164 To enforce order among the patients and subordinate officers subject to control of Medical Superintendent (No. 11) 163 Interpretation of tliis regulation ... ... ... ... 318 To report misconduct of male servants to Medical Super- intendent and Committee ... (No. 11) 163 Steward may be empowered to enforce order, &c., witbout being subject to the Medical Superintendent (No. 11) 1C4, (Art. 1) 181 To keep a book for his reports (No. 2) 162 To receive goods, &c ... (No. 4 162 To examine and sign invoices therefor ... ... (No. 4) 162 To take charge of and issue all goods (except n-edicines) (No. 5) 162 To cause male patients to be placed in the proper wards (No. 6) 163 To superintend the domestic departments and kitchen (No. 7) 163 To superintend the patients at work, except in the wards (No. 7) 163 To see that the meals are properly provided, &c. (No. 7) 163 To superintend the grounds and live stock ... ... (No. 8) 163 To keep an account thereof (No. 8) 163 To hang up copies of the dietary table (No. 9) 163 To provide for the burial of any dead patient ... (No. 10) 163 fTo furnish Managers and Local Government Board with monthly statement of inmates (Art. 14) 34 tTo prepare half-yearly statistical statement ... (Art. 16) 35 fHow to be disposed of (Ait. 18) 35 tTo prepare half-yearly statement of patients for Guardians 38 • There are the duties an now perfonned by the Steward of the Catcrham Asylum. The Steward of the Darenth Asylnm and Schools performs, in addition to the at>07e dntie!), most of the duties of the ofBco of Clerk of Ihe Asylum (p. xx). The duties of the Steward of the Leavesden Asylum will be found on pp. 18S-194. They consist of the combined duties of the Steward and Clerk, as here indexed, except No. 2 on p. 1C6. t These duties are performed by the Steward where there is no Clerk of the Asylum.
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