On the construction and management of hospitals for the insane : with a particular notice of the institution at Sieburg / by Maximilian Jacobi ; translated by John Kitching ; with introductory observations, &c. by Samuel Tuke.

Date:
1841
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Credit: On the construction and management of hospitals for the insane : with a particular notice of the institution at Sieburg / by Maximilian Jacobi ; translated by John Kitching ; with introductory observations, &c. by Samuel Tuke. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    intoxicating beverage, for the first offence, they are admon- ished by the house-steward, in the presence of their fellow servants ; and if the offence is repeated, they are dismissed from the service without hesitation. 40. Every member of the household is bound in duty to assist in maintaining order and cleanliness in all parts of the house, as well as in the courts and gardens; and to avoid, as much as possible, every occasion of dirt or disorder. The daily and weekly cleaning of the rooms, passages, and stairs, in the parts of the house inhabited by the patients, as well as their woollen clothes and shoes, is committed to the care of the attendants, assisted by such patients as the upper- attendant may select for this duty. The cleaning of the other divisions of the house, falls to the lot of the male and female servants, as a general rule, though they may, in cases of necessity, be aided in these duties by such male and female attendants as are disposed to assist them; or by any patient who is thought suitable for this kind of employment. 41. There are servants especially entrusted with the light- ing and warming of the various divisions of the establish- ment; whose duty it is, to see that both the general directions and those given for particular cases, are punctually adhered to, and that no unauthorised person interfere in these matters. 42. If a member of the household thinks that he has any just cause of complaint against another member of the family, or is dissatisfied with any thing respecting his remuneration or employments, he must refer his complaint to his next superiors, and if not satisfied with their decision, to the house-steward, and lastly to the director, whose judgment must in every case be considered as decisive. 43. No person unconnected with the official or servile employments of the establishment, is allowed to enter the premises, without a formal permission from the director.