Regulations for Army medical services / War Office.

Date:
1894
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Credit: Regulations for Army medical services / War Office. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Section II. Hospital Establishments. Books, forms, and returns re- lating to invalids. Medical his- tory sheets. Custody of case books. Daily state of sick. Reports and returns to officer com- manding depot. book from information communicated to him, by medical certificate, by the medical officer who has charge of the case during its last stage. 276. He will keep all books, forms, or returns in con- nection with invalids handed to him on the arrival of the invalids at the hospital. On the final disposal of all invalids' cases the Detailed Medical Histories (Army Form B 179) will be completed and retained in the registry as a record for future reference. 277. He will take charge of, keep up, complete at the termination of cases, and transmit to their final destination, as laid down by Regulation, the Medical History Sheets (Army Form B 178) of all men admitted, but these docu- ments will be available through him for the information of the medical officer in charge of the cases during their I treatment. (See paragraphs 383 and 384.) ' 278. He will, when medical and surgical case books (Army Book 187) in use in the hospital have been filled up, and are no longer required in the wards, be charged with their custody; and will have them properly numbered and arranged to facilitate easy reference to their contents. 279. He will, from the information contained in his admission and discharge book, furnish the Principal Medical Officer with a morning daily state of sick, and such other particulars as to vacant beds, &c, in divisions and wards as may be called for. 280. He will furnish the reports and returns to the Officer in command of the station, or, in the case of the Royal Victoria Hospital at Netley, to the Assistant Adjutant-General there, as laid down in the Queen's Regulations. Medical Officers in Charge of Divisions. SiftP°USi 281, Medical Officers in charge of divisions will be responsible to the Principal Medical Officer for the proper treatment of the sick and the good order and management of the division under their charge. Condition of 282. They will see that the water-closets and latrines division. jn nie[r division are in an efficient state; that the drainage is not obstructed; that the ventilation of the wards is at all times efficient; that the division is kept in a proper state of repair ; that the walls are frequently limewashed where required, and cleansed by scraping if necessary; that the flooring, staircases, &c., are kept clean ; and that the floors of the wards are only washed by their special