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DUTIES 
 
 OF THE 
 
 WARD MASTER OF THE BAGGAGE ROOM. 
 
 I. He will on the admission of a patient take charge of his effects, 
 register them in his book, (Form 9, Medical Regulations,) have them 
 neatly and compactly arranged in one package, and sec that it is at once 
 placed in the proper receptacle, and numbered and labelled, with the 
 patient's name, rank, regiment and company. 
 
 II. Tie will furnish for every patient a ticket, upon which will be 
 entered a list of and receipt for each article of clothing, or other property 
 received; and he will be held strictly accountable for the return of 
 every article so receipted for, on the presentation of the ticket. 
 
 III. It is the duty of the Ward Master of each Medical Officer, to see 
 that the baggage and other property of patient", are delivered to the 
 Baggage Master promptly on their admission, properly receipted for, 
 and returned to them when discharged from hospital. 
 
 IV. The Baggage Master will in no case, return to a patient whilst 
 in hospital, any article for which lie has receipted, unless the ticket is 
 presented, and has endorsed on its back the receipt of the patient foi 
 the article required. 
 
 V. He will take charge of the effects of deceased soldiers; sec that 
 the clothing is properly washed : that an inventory be taken of them, 
 and that they arc turned over to the Quarter Master: presenting to this 
 office the Quarter Master's duplicate receipts therefor. 
 
 VI. lie will take charge of the guns, or any ordnance stores brought 
 by patients admitted to this hospital, and see that they arc turned over 
 to, and receipted for by the proper officer. 
 
 VII. He will have charge of the Reading Room; will sec that it is 
 kept in good order, and open to patients at proper hours. He will be 
 held responsible that no papers, books, &c, are destroyed or removed, 
 and that regulations governing those admitted, arc kept posted in the 
 Reading; Room. 
 
 Surgeon in Charge. 
 
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