i. The patients must conduct themselves with civility towards each other as well as towards the officers, nurses, and servants, and abusive or improper language, loud talking or disobedience of orders shall be strictly forbidden.
ii. A patient shall not be allowed to smoke within the wards of the Victoria Hospital, but, with the sanction of the Resident Surgeon, patients may be permitted to smoke during such time and in such part of the premises as may be appointed for that purpose.
iii. At 6:00p.m., the patients shall go to their wards and at 7:00p.m., they shall retire for the night, and between the hours of 6 and 7 p.m., and during the night no talking or walking from one ward to another shall be permitted.
iv. The night nurses shall report in the morning to the Resident Surgeon or Matron any breach of the above rule.
v. At 6:00a.m. convalescent patients must rise from their beds and leave the wards unless otherwise directed by the Resident Surgeon, and on no account shall they lounge about the ward whilst the servants are cleaning them.
vi. Patients shall not enter the kitchen, dispensary, storerooms, officers' quarters, or any other ward than that assigned for their use.
vii. Patients (other than seamen) maintained free of charge, shall make themselves useful, as far as practicable, in making up their beds, sweeping and cleaning the wards, rendering assistance to other patients or employing their time in needle-work and other useful occupation for the benefit of the Victoria Hospital.
viii. Any patient behaving in a refractory or improper manner may be expelled by the Resident Surgeon, who shall make a note on the patient's bed-card stating the offence; but no patient shall be expelled whose health is such that life may be endangered by such expulsion.
ix. Every patient shall be most careful in the use of the latrines, and shall strictly obey the instructions respecting them; and any misuse or injury to them will subject the offender to expulsion from the Victoria Hospital.