- Whenever an unusual proportion of the prisoners have lost weight, or there is a general tendency to scurvy or to ulceration of the gums or anaemia, or an increase of admissions to hospital from dysentery or other bowel complaints, the Medical Officer shall make careful enquiry to ascertain the cause. The diet of the prisoners should then be varied by the liberal issue of animal food in lieu of dal potatoes, onions and radishes may be substituted for a portion of the vegetable supply Both the Superintendent and the Medical Officer should occasionally visit the prisoners while at their meals, and ascertain if there are any complaints regarding the food and if much of it is left uneaten. If the food appears to be unpalatable owing to want of variety, this defect should be remedied as far as possible.
