REGULATIONS

Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume 2, Issue 32, 14 March 1850, Page 4

REGULATIONS

RELATIVE TO PATIENTS ADMITTED INTO THE COLONIAL HOSPITAL AT AUCKLAND: Ist.—Upon the admission of a Patient into the Hospital, lie is to have his hair cut, if required, then to he put into a warm hath, and his skin well rubbed and cleansed ; and in no case is this to be omitted, except under the direction of the Surgeon. If necessary, all garments belonging to Patients when they enter, arc to be laid aside until the Patient leaves the Hospital. 2nd.—All Patients capable of so doing are to rise at 7 o'clock in the morning in Summer, nnd 8 o'clock in Winter, and their bedding beinß well aired for two \\ours, nrc to be neatly folded up lor the day ; and not to leave anything about the Wards or out of its place.— All Patients to be in bed at 8 o'clock in Winter and 9 o'clock in Summer, when all lights are to be put out, and no talking allowed in the Wauls after this time, as those Patients ulio nru under the influence of certain medicines must lie disturbed thereby. 3rd.—No smoking or spitting allowed in either the Wards or Water Closets, 4th —Every Patient upon getting up in the morning is to wash, and pay every possible attention to personal cleanlineas, which tends

so greatly lo promote health. The men to shave ;it least three times n-ucek. sth.—Clean Sheets will bo furnished once, and clean Shirts twice a-week. Gtli.— All Patients are expected, when required, to assist the Hospital Servants in cleansing the Wards, See., and to make themselves generally useful. 7th.—Kacli Patient to be at tin ir respective beds when the Surgeon visits the Hospital, that he may see and examine into every case as he goes round. ftli.— Patient!) are not to go into the kitchen

or any other room in the Hospital, except by direction of the Surgeon. ytli.—The Friends of the different Patients "ill he permitted to visit them on Tuesdays and Fridays, between the hours of I o'clock and p. in,, and at no other times without the permission of the Surgeon. JOth.—When strangers visit the Hospital, all lbs Patients who may be in their Wards are to retire to their different beds, and stand beside them if able, until the visitors leave.

11.—No Patient is to be absent from the Hospital without the written permission ol the Surgeon. 12th.—As all coiee to be relieved from suffering or infirmity, and each stands in need of kindness and assistance in his own case, it is expected that all will live together in brotherly love, shewing kindness and consideration ono to another, and cheerfully and Willingly affording any assistance to each other in their power to render. Therefore no quarrelling, or angry or improper words, can be allowed among tho Patients. 13.—Patients are in no case to disobey the orders of the Hospital Attendants ; as by disobeying them would be disobeying the Surgeon, from whom they are received : neither must they feel angry at the Attendants for enforcing the rules of the Hospital, or such instructions its lliey may receive from the Surgeon these being intended to promote the comloi t of the Patients themselves, and to secure the orderly conduct of the establishment, without which they could derive little benefit Irom being admi'ted into the Institution. The good sense ol the Patients is confidently appealed to, and their co-opera-tion relied on in aiding the Attendants to carry out these Regulations, or such others as it may be found necessary or useful to establish. It- Patients are particularly mpiested never to conct-nl any cause of complaint or dissatisfaction, ol whatever nature it may be. The Surgeon will always listen 10, and enquire into any statement that may be made to Idm, and will endeavour if possible lo remedy or reinovu all just causes of dissatisfaction, so as to mi.'ke the Hospital, at all times, as comfortable, agreeable, and as use I ill as possible.