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Duties of Inspector of Mental Hospitals when making inspection.
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237.—When making a visit and inspection of a mental institution required by this Act, the Inspector of Mental Hospitals shall—
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(a) inquire whether due regard has been had in the management of the institution to this Act and to the provisions made thereunder,
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(b) inquire whether the receptions in and discharges from the institution have been properly effected,
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(c) inquire whether the dietary of the patients is satisfactory,
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(d) inquire as to the mental and bodily condition of each of the patients on reception and at the time of the visit,
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(e) inquire into the facilities given to patients to attend religious services and as to other religious aid given to patients,
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(f) inquire where any system of coercion, restraint, or seclusion is in operation and if so—
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(i) the particulars of the system,
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(ii) the means by which it is practised,
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(iii) whether it is by medical treatment or otherwise,
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(iv) its results,
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(g) inquire as to the classification or non-classification of the patients,
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(h) inquire as to the staffing arrangements,
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(i) inquire as to the occupations and amusements of the patients, and the effects thereof,
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(j) inquire whether occupational therapy or any special form of treatment has been adopted, and, if so, its results,
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(k) inspect every part of the premises included in the institution,
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(l) see each of the patients received since his next previous visit required by this Act and inspect the documents authorising the reception of each such patient,
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(m) inquire as to the discipline in the institution,
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(n) make such other inquiries in relation to the institution and the patients and the staff and see such other persons as he thinks proper,
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(o) enter in a book to be kept in the institution—
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(i) the date of the visit,
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(ii) the condition at the date of the visit of the patients,
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(iii) the number of patients under restraint and the reasons given therefor,
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(iv) particulars of any irregularity noticed during the visit,
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(v) any other observations which he thinks proper.
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