The kitchen, the clothing and bedding of male patientsthe tailors', shoemakers', mattress-makers', and matmakers' shops--the laundry, and the furniture belonging to the establishment, will come under the immediate care of the steward.

He shall keep accurate accounts, in such form and under such headings as the council may from time to time decide upon adopting.

He shall be assisted in his duties by three clerks and a steward's porter.

He shall not absent himself from his duties without the permission of the superintendent, nor for more than one night without the permission of a member of the council of supervision.

The Matron.

The immediate care of the female patients devolves necessarily in a great measure upon the matron.

She shall be responsible for their personal cleanliness and for the condition of their clothing and bedding, for the cleanliness of the different day-rooms, dormitories, and corridors, as well as of the attendants' and servants' rooms.

She shall superintend the making, repairing, washing, and airing of the clothing and linen.

She shall exercise supervision and control over the female attendants and servants, and over the porter attached to the female division.

She shall be responsible for the proper execution of all directions she may from time to time receive from the superintendent.

She shall visit the wards and dormitories at least twice. in each day, early in the morning, at mealtimes, or at bedtime, enforcing kindly but firmly the observance of all rules made for the guidance of attendants and servants in the care and treatment of the patients.

She shall make occasional visits during the night to the different wards, and shall report to the superintendent the result of such visits, specially as regards the performance of the night-duty. She shall be present at the reception of every patient.

She shall not be absent from her duties without the consent of the superintendent, nor for more than one night without the permission of a member of the council of supervision.

One month's leave of absence will be allowed to her annually on her duties being provided for to the satisfaction. of the council.

She shall be assisted by a sub-matron, who will also act as work woman.

Clerk of Works.

There shall be a clerk of works. This officer shall have charge of the buildings. All repairs and alterations should be executed under his direction.

He shall exercise supervision and control over the engineer, the gasman, the mechanics and labourers employed in his department; and shall have charge of the steam engine, the fire engine, the gasworks, and of all tools supplied for his use.

His attention shall be specially directed to the supply of hot and cold water, to the gas, and to the state of the drains. He shall keep all accounts connected with his department in such manner as the council may from time to time direct. He shall not be absent from his duties without the permission of the superintendent.

He shall make requisition for all articles likely to be required for ordinary repairs, and shall be responsible for the condition of such stores, as well as for their distribution.

Bailiff and Gardener.

There shall be a bailiff and gardener, who shall have the care and management of the farm, the garden, airing-grounds, shrubberies, and roads, and shall be responsible for their being kept in proper order.

He shall keep an account of all farm and garden produce, and have the charge of all implements and tools.

He shall have the charge of the horses, cows, or other stock that may from time to time be purchased for the use of the establishment. He shall exercise supervision and control over the servants and labourers employed in the stable, on the farm, or in the garden.

He shall not absent himself from his duties without the permission of the superintendent.

Rules for the Guidance of Officers, Attendants, and Servants of Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum.

General Rules.

Kindness and forbearance are first principles in the care and management of persons of unsound mind; few such persons are beyond their influence. The mischievous will become somewhat less troublesome, the dirty less careless: the irritable and violent often render most essential service to the attendants who treat them firmly, justly, and kindly.

When coercion is necessary, it is not to be attempted by an attendant single-handed. An excited patient will freqently resist with much violence a single person, but will submit quietly in the presence of two or more attendants.

Every instance of seclusion is to be immediately reported to the medical officer on duty.

Efforts should be made to induce the patients to wash themselves thoroughly every morning, and then to dress with more or less neatness.

Helpless patients must be carefully washed and dressed by the attendants. The liberal use of soap should be encouraged. A hairbrush, comb, and toothbrush are to be supplied to every patient capable of appreciating their use.

All patients who can be permitted to attend morning prayers are to be encouraged to do so.

During the day the habits of individual patients are to be consulted in endeavouring to find employment for them. Those able to work should be encouraged. The newspapers, periodicals, and books provided should be freely circulated amongst those capable of using them. Draughts, chess, and cards may be introduced after the evening meal, or during the long winter evenings.

The imbecile and helpless should be assisted to walk about, so as to take some amount of exercise daily. It is important that no patient be permitted to contract a habit of passing his whole time in the day-room or corridor.

As a rule, every male patient is to be shaved at least three times in the week. Two attendants should be present. The razor must not leave the hand of the attendant.

room.

Every patient is to have a warm bath at least once in the week. Soap and the flesh brush are to be freely used in the bath. The patients go to their respective beds from the bathIn using the bath the key is never to be left within the reach of a patient. Cold water is to be turned on first in moderate quantity; the temperature is to be raised by the addition of hot water. The heat is then tested by the thermometer, and is not to exceed, except by special order, 90° to 96° Fahrenheit. When bathing the patients are not to be left in the bath-room without an attendant.

The possibility of suicide is ever to be remembered. Patients known to have a tendency to injure themselves or others should be specially watched.

The meals are to be served with all possible regard to the comfort of the patients. Grace is to be said before and after dinner.

The knives, forks, and spoons are to be counted after every meal, and must be locked up in a place provided for that purpose.

The attendants are at all times to be careful not to allow brooms, mops, pokers, or any other articles readily used as weapons, to remain in the wards accessible to patients.

Patients are not to be permitted to use the carving-knives, bread or other knives, provided for the use of the attendants. Care is necessary not to allow patients access to matches.

All fires in dormitories must be seen out at bedtime, unless express orders to the contrary have been given by the superintendent.

Great care is also necessary not to leave matches, razors, knives, or other similar articles lying about in attendants'

rooms.

A patient is on no account to be trusted with a ward-key.

All clean patients are to be provided with two suits of clothing.

The linen is to be changed as follows:

Day-shirts twice in the week.

Guernseys

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Sheets and pillow-cases every fortnight.

A liberal allowance of round and other towels is to be supplied to each ward.

The bed and body linen of dirty patients is to be changed as often as necessary.

Every portion of the building is to be kept most scrupulously clean.

Patients' letters are to be received and forwarded through the superintendent's office.

The attendants must understand that they will be held responsible for the safe custody of the patients, whether in the wards, the airing-courts, or the grounds of the asylum. Patients should be counted at every meal.

An attendant on duty is on no account to leave his post until relieved. No part of a ward accessible to patients is ever to be left without proper supervision.

All accidents, bruises, or scratches, however trivial, are to be reported either immediately to the medical officer on duty, or to the medical officer at his next visit.

Subordinate officers, attendants, or servants, who may be suspended from duty, are not entitled to any pay or rations during the period of suspension; both may, however, be granted in special cases recommended by the superintendent for the favourable consideration of the council.

Any servant of the establishment, though engaged for special work, is liable to be called upon by the superintendent to do duty temporarily as an attendant in the wards or in the grounds.

Implicit obedience will be exacted to all orders given by the superintendent or by other officers.

Neglect or ill-treatment of a patient is by law specially punishable as a misdemeanour. Connivance at the escape of a patient is felony, and punishable by penal servitude or imprisonment. Any officer or servant who carelessly allows a patient to escape, may be fined any sum not exceeding 201., nor less than 21. (23 & 24 Vict. c. 75).*

An order signed by a member of the council, to entitle the bearer to admission to the asylum, or any individual patient, subject, as to the latter, to any objection on the part of the medical superintendent, to be recorded by him in writing. Relations and friends will be admitted to see patients at the discretion of the superintendent.

* The Criminal Lunatic Asylums Act, 1860.

All subordinate officers, attendants, and servants are to be engaged on probation for the period of six months, when they may be, on the recommendation of the superintendent, permanently appointed.

No officer, attendant, or servant shall receive any gratuity or perquisite of any kind from any tradesman or contractor, or from any patient or friend of a patient, on pain of immediate dismissal.

Attendants and servants are prohibited from using the clothing or bedding provided for the patients.

The house diet will be on a liberal scale. Waste must be avoided, by returning to the kitchen what may remain unconsumed.

It is forbidden to take any article of diet out of the building.

No officer, attendant, or servant is to hold written or other correspondence with the friends or relations of patients without the consent of the superintendent.

Books, periodicals, and newspapers supplied for the use of the patients are not to be taken into the houses of officers, attendants, or servants.

Subordinate officers, attendants, and servants permanently appointed, whose services may be discontinued, will be entitled to one month's notice or one month's pay; and they will be expected to give the same notice, or to forfeit one month's pay, in the event of their wishing to leave the service. Previous to the completion of the probationary period, one week's mutual notice will suffice.

Subordinate officers, attendants, and servants are liable to be summarily dismissed for any misconduct, without notice or claim.

Cottages on the property, occupied by subordinate officers, attendants, or servants, are to be at all times open to the inspection of superior officers. No lodgers can be permitted; nor are the occupants of such cottages at liberty to keep dogs, pigs, or poultry without permission of the superintendent.

All official communications to the council are to be made through the superintendent, whose duty it shall be to present the same to the council at their first meeting after their reception.

No subordinate officer, attendant, or servant will be entitled to increase of salary or wages for length of service, without a certificate from the superintendent that his or her duties have been satisfactorily performed.

The Gate Porters.

They shall be on their stations at 6 o'clock every morning in the summer, and at such time as may be appointed, not later than 7 o'clock, in the winter. They shall not quit their stations during any part of the day without the permission