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. Hospital 358. Hospital stoppages for extras only, and for the stoppages, days only on which such have been issued, will be pre- pared on Army Form O 1642, and dealt with as laid down in paragraphs 386 and 387. anefsurTcai 359< Medicines and surgical materials will be supplied apphances? on requisition through the Principal Medical Officer of the district, except where civilian practitioners in charge sup- ply their own medicines and surgical appliances at contract or other rates. Medical Officer in Charge. General 360. The medical officer in charge of a station hospital duties. 1-^ responsible for all the duties of the hospital; he will be the Accounting Officer for buildings, equipment, stores and supplies (see paragraphs 317 and 318), and will, at his own discretion, appropriate wards for the treatment of infectious or contagious diseases, lunatics, sick prisoners, ophthalmic, or other special cases. Custody of 361, If no quartermaster is attached to the hospital, the stores, &c. medical officer in charge will place the equipment stores, enclosures, &c, in the care of the steward, who will be responsible to him (see Manual for the Medical Staff Corps). Corresoon- 362. Any reference purely on store or equipment dence,stores, questions, will be addressed direct by the medical officer in charge to the Officer in charge of Barracks. Inspection. 363. The medical officer in charge will monthly, or oftener I menTand wnen necessary, inspect all equipment and stores belong-1 stores. ing to the hospital, to satisfy himself as to their condition, and to verify the inventories ; he will likewise at the end of each month inspect the steward's books and stores, check the balances of consumable supplies remaining, and satisfy himself that there is no accumulation of articles likely to deteriorate by keeping. Should there be such accumula- tion, he will utilize the articles in place of other extras, or, if this is not practicable, will report the circumstance to the Principal Medical Officer. Transfers on 364. On relief of the medical officer in charge, he will medi«ai make arrangements to hand over the buildings, equip- officer in ment, supplies, and stores to his successor, and at such charge. transfers, besides a representative of the Officer in charge of Barracks, the quartermaster (if attached) and the steward will invariably be present. (See also paragraph 368.) Documents. 365. The following transfer documents will also be made out in duplicate and signed by the medical officers giving over and receiving charge ; one copy of each will be sent