MENTAL HOSPITALS.
SUGGESTIONS FOR CONTROL. The CDiidnct of .mental hospitals, and the recommendations thereon b,v Mr. V. i 0. Day. S.M., in fonncetioii with the punnyside Mental.Hospital iiirjuirv, v.areferred to,in a question in the House ° Jxeprosentatires put. to the Minister ot I'ubhc Ho.iltli hv Mr T II Dave--The Hon'. I!. If. Rhodes (Minister 'in charge of Mental Hospitals) replied:— ( t) Keeeptton wards and hospital wards' *!"' >? IWPpsad to build these. (2) I,u»atic .prisoner's: This is not a lar/to class and.a large proportion are indistin'Knioliable from other -patients as far as eonduct.is ■ concerned; A -proportion of. thd lunatic, prisoners .should certainly be separately dealt with, and I propose to niako .arrangements accordingly oii"o the more urgent, work is advanced. (3) Senile decay: There is certainly a tendency here which also exists in the Old J t-ountry of sending old people to Institutions for tlio insane who could he managed with somo trouble in their own homes or in special institution?, but a large number of those- admitted niftering from senile dccn.v are verv faulty I'l tlioir habits »nd reqtiire special care. II tiio dirtrifcnljlo Aid Hoards do not or cannot look after such persons thorp is nothnu; left to do but to detain them wlien loyally committed. As far 'is pcsiblo senile cases that are comparative'iv trustworthy are -managed with a redueod staff, and whoi* the clussificjifion is more complete there will bo further economy in this direction, but on 'account of their habits, their tendency to-bed-sores, ctc., a fair proportion of tne senile cases require careful mirsinc. (■I) Medical officers: It is oronosod to add another assistant mcdical officer. (o) Attendants: Provision is bein.r made for the housing of extra staff in connection with the new reception and hospital wards. The addition to the ! staff necessitated bv these will adhi't i the proportions. The question of'at- | tendants' working hours is under consid- I oration. j
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1933, 16 December 1913, Page 19
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314MENTAL HOSPITALS. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1933, 16 December 1913, Page 19
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