"Rules for the Inmates of the Louisiana
Leper Home" - 1913
1. PATIENTS must be in their respective rooms
and places when the physician makes his visits.
2. PATIENTS must not laundry, cook, bathe nor
store food and working tools in their rooms,
or clothes rooms; the laundry, bathrooms, clinic,
dining and anterooms, being destined for such
purposes. Living rooms and bedding must be aired
daily, clothes rooms and individual clothes
lockers must be aired weekly. Patients will
deposit refuse bandages and dressing in receptacles
designated for such, and same to be disposed
of in incinerators
3. PATIENTS will adhere to the regulations
made prohibiting the men visiting the women
in their enclosure and the women visiting the
men in theirs. Inmates (relatives) will be allowed
occasional visits in the place assigned for
visitors; patients violating rules governing
these visits will be denied further visits.
4. PATIENTS will be required to be in their
respective rooms for the purpose of retiring
at nine o'clock. Patients are prohibited the
use of lamps or candles in their rooms. Lamps
from halls will light rooms; bookcases, desks
and rolling chairs must be kept in halls. Patients
are prohibited from throwing cigarette or cigar
stubbs upon the floor of the rooms, halls or
galleries, but same must be placed in receptacles
for such or thrown upon the ground.
5. PATIENTS must assist according to their
strength in the general care of the home and
its inmates, and behave to one another, with
proper decorum. Inmates disturbing the peace
by striking one another will be put in the GUARD
HOUSE. Patients are prohibited the holding or
keeping in their possession of FIRE ARMS. Packages
intended for patients which have the appearance
of containing articles prohibited to patients
will be opened and inspected in the presence
of one of the sisters.
6. In order to avoid the spread of leprosy,
patients are forbidden to go out of their enclosure
or send out articles in their possession and
prohibited trading directly with peddlers, employees,
or any other persons outside the premises.
7. Guards are for the purpose of preventing
patients leaving the premises without proper
authority, and any guard who permits or allows
a patient to violate this rule shall forfeit
not less than two days' pay for same, subject
to the approval of the Board.
8. A violation of any of the above rules by
the patients will subject the violator to be
detained in the Detention Room for a length
of time commensurate with said violation, and
any inmate communicating with a patient while
in said Detention Room, without proper permission,
will be deemed an offender and subject to be
placed in said Detention Room. All reasonable
complaints will be made to the Sister in charge,
and same will be reported by her to the Board
for its action.
9. No particular mode of religion or worship
is required of any patient, but all patients
are urged, for their own welfare, to attend
religious services.
10. The Sisters are in charge of the Home as
the representatives of this Board, and for the
decorum and management of the Home they may
adopt rules not herein enumerated, and not in
conflict with these rules; and the rules and
orders as adopted must be obeyed by the inmates
and all employees.
By the order of the Board of Control LA. Leper
Home,
J.J. PROWELL, President
R. STAIGG, Secretary
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