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Investigation of the Committee of the Legislature of 1881 Concerning the Management of the Maine Insane Hospital Part 2 (14-354688-F018-I001-P1102.pdf)

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1102 Q. Have nothing to do with hospital now? A. Nothing Q. What was your employment there? A. The first time attendant, the second time part of the time attendant and part of the time assistant night watch or night nurse. I think my service would cover a period of over 4 years, the earliest as far back as 8 years ago. Q. The night watch was it part of your duty to go about every hour to the lodge rooms? A. I was instructed when I took that position that I was to go whenever I considered that I was needed the most . It was the duty of the other night watch to go round every hour, sometimes I used to go around in the half an hour, and sometimes I would be a half an hour in one place. I was employed a good deal in the sick room. Q. Did you visit the lodges every night at regular intervals A. Not regular intervals, a good many times each night Q. What are the facts as to the temperature of the lodge halls and the lodge rooms as compared with the other rooms both by day and night? A. I have never seen the lodge so but what it was comfortable for the patients so far as temperature is concerned. Q. There were from time to time persons in the lodge in a nude condition? A. Most every night somebody Q. Out of the 24 lodge rooms on an average night how

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Language: English

Date: 1881

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