Delhi Prisons (Medical Administration), Rules 1988.

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    "title": "Delhi Prisons (Medical Administration), Rules 1988.",
    "short_title": "Delhi Prisons (Medical Administration), Rules 1988.",
    "act_number": "Published in Delhi Gazette, Extra ordinary Part 4,",
    "act_year": 1988,
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    "description": "Delhi Prisons (Medical Administration), Rules 1988.",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title and Commencement.",
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            "content": "I. General Matters\nI. General Matters",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Resident Medical Officer.",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Resident Medical Officer to be controlled by Additional I.G.P.",
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        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Resident Medical Officer to control all medical personnel.",
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            "sort_order": 3
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        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Medical Officer to be posted in each prison.",
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        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Medical Officer to control all medical personnel posted to a prison.",
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            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Resident Medical Officer to specify the hours of duty.",
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            "content": "Provided that at least one Medical Officer shall be on duty and available.\nProvided also that prior approval of the Additional Inspector General shall be taken to the proposed arrangements.",
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            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Classification of prisoners according to health.",
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            "content": "Note:",
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        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Drug addicts.",
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            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Deduction for clothing & c, when weighing prisoners.",
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            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Abstracts of results of weighments.",
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            "content": "(1) the number who gained weight;\n(2) the number whose weight remained stationary ;\n(3) the number who are from 1.5 kg. to 2.5 kg. below standard weight ;\n(4) The number who are more than 2.5 ko. below standard weight;\n(5) the number who are more than 3.5 kg. below standard weight and\n(6) the percentage of those who gained weight and lost weight respectively, calculated on the total number weighted.",
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        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Convalescent and infirm gang.",
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            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Convalescents to be weighed weekly—Record to be kept.",
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        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Convalescent to be seen daily.",
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            "sort_order": 13
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        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Attachment to and removal from, the convalescent gang.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Procedure when prisoner are losing weight.",
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        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Labour and loss of weight.",
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        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Removal from barracks.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        {
            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. The prophylactic system of treatment.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "II. Hospital Management\nII. Hospital Management",
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        {
            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Prisoners complaining of illness to be examine.",
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        {
            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. A prisoner may be detained under observation.",
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        {
            "number": "22",
            "title": "22. Articles to be supplied to patients.",
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        {
            "number": "23",
            "title": "23. Maintenance of bed-head tickets and temperature charts.",
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        {
            "number": "24",
            "title": "24. Cleanliness of clothing and bedding.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 23
        },
        {
            "number": "25",
            "title": "25. Sick prisoners to bathe daily.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 24
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        {
            "number": "26",
            "title": "26. The feeding of sick prisoners.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 25
        },
        {
            "number": "27",
            "title": "27. Sick prisoners may be given light work.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 26
        },
        {
            "number": "28",
            "title": "28. Intimation of serious illness to relatives.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 27
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "dl092",
        "Act Number": "Published in Delhi Gazette, Extra ordinary Part 4, No. 76, dated the 18th April, 1988, vide Notification No. F. 9/75/87-Home (General) (12), in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (28), of Section 59 read with Sections 37, 38, and 39 of the Prisons Act, 1894 (9 of 1894), by the Administrator of the Union Territory of Delhi.",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1988",
        "Short Title": "Delhi Prisons (Medical Administration), Rules 1988.",
        "Type": "UNION_TERRITORY",
        "Location": "Delhi"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:22"
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