1033. Scale of diet of patients of the Police Hospitals.
(a)The Civil Surgeon is authorised to fix a diet scale for each patient in a police hospital such as full diet, half diet, spoon diet, milk diet, etc.(b)The rates of diet allowance for each district will be notified from time to time. The prescribed rates may be exceeded by the. medical officer-in-charge of the hospital in special cases, if special articles of diet or special quantities of articles of ordinary diet are necessary for the treatment of the patient. A contractor may be appointed for the supply of food.(c)Diet shall ordinarily be supplied to Assistant Sub-Inspectors, head constables and constables while under treatment, in hospitals other than police hospitals according to the scale prescribed by the Civil Surgeon for patients in police hospitals. The prescribed scale may, however, be exceeded, where necessary, by the medical officer-in-charge of the hospital.(d)The rate of diet allowance for all T. B. patients in a police hospital has been fixed at Rs. 3 (Rupees three only) per head per diem.
