145. Medical Officer to visit jail daily and take measures to secure the health of prisoners.
(1)It shall be the duty of the Medical Officer to visit the jail atleast once a day, except on Sundays, and on that day also whenever necessary; should circumstances render that course desirable, the Medical Officer shall visit the jail oftener than once a day. He shall visit every part of the jail and its precincts and premises frequently and after every visit he shall record a note in his journal mentioning the sanitary condition of jail.(2)The Medical Officer shall take all such measures as may be necessary or expedient for the maintenance of the jail and its surroundings in a thoroughly sanitary state and the prisoners in sound health. If necessary, he may obtain the services of a specialist from a Government Hospital.(3)He shall visit all prisoners confined in cells daily.
