873. Hospital clothing. Procedure on admission to hospital.
- "All articles of cotton clothing for hospital use shall have two red stripes each two inches wide running along their whole length and woven with the cloth. Woollen clothing shall be made in grey and brown checks six inches square." The clothing of every convict shall, on his admission to hospital, be taken from him and a complete hospital outfit substituted. The prisoner's clothing shall then be washed and placed in the hospital store-room until he is discharged when it shall be returned to him. In case of death, the clothing shall be returned to the clothing godown or destroyed, if the Medical Officer considers such a course necessary. The Medical Subordinate shall be responsible for the care of the hospital clothing godown and the articles stored therein.Note. - An "unidentified" prisoner is one whose identity has not been established i.e. when antecedents have not been discovered, and whose commitment warrant has been endorsed accordingly by the court that sentenced him.
