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Parish of St. George the Martyr, Southwark.
Regulations as to Furnishing Information Relative to the Condition of
Patients, and as to the Visiting of Patients.
Information as to Conditions of Patients—
2. Upon the admission of a patient, a letter will be sent to the nearest known relative
or friend, setting forth the state of the patient. Should any serious change for
the worse take place, a letter will be sent daily to the relative or friend, stating
how the patient is progressing; which letter will be continued until the patient
is in such a condition as to render further communications unnecessary. But
should the patient become dangerously ill notice will be sent to the nearest
known relative or intimate friend, with an intimation that the patient may be
visited; and, at the discretion of the Medical Superintendent, arrangements may
be made for the conveyance of the visitor to and from the hospital.
3. Enquiries as to the conditions of patients must be made in writing to the Medical
Superintendent, who will reply by return of post. It is very undesirable that
friends of patients should personally make enquiries at the hospital.
Visiting—
4. The visiting of patients is limited to the nearest relatives and intimate friends of
patients dangerously ill. One visit only will be allowed daily to each patient.
Visits, which will not be allowed without the permission of the Medical Superintendent,
are, as a rule, to be limited in duration to a quarter of an hour. In
urgent and special cases, however, the Medical Superintendent is empowered
to increase the number of visitors to two, and to extend the duration of the
visit.
5. Visitors are warned that they run great risk in entering the hospitals. They ara
advised not to go into the wards of the small-pox hospitals without having been
properly re-vaccinated, and if they reside where the case visited occurred, are
earnestly requested to urge the remainder of the occupiers of such house to call at
once on the Public Vaccinator (whose address can be obtained from any of the
parish officers) for the purpose of being vaccinated.
6. Visitors are further advised not to enter the wards in any of the hospitals when
in a weak state of health or in an exhausted condition, but to partake of a good
meal before entering the hospital. They will be required when in the wards
to carefully avoid touching the patient, or exposing themselves to his breath, or
to the emanations from his skin; and will not be permitted to sit on the bed
or handle the bed clothes, but will be allowed to sit on a chair at the bedside at
some little distance from the patient.
7. Visitors will also be required to wear a wrapper (to be provided by the Board) to
cover their dress when in the wards, and to wash their hands and faces with
carbolic soap and water before leaving the hospital, or to use such other mode
of disinfection as may be directed by the Medical Superintendent.
8. Visitors are strongly urged not to enter any omnibus, tramcar, or other public
conveyance immediately after leaving the hospital.