The hospital’s rules and by-laws provide information on what type of patients were accepted, the process for gaining admission, and the roles and responsibilities of staff and managers. The dietaries give an insight into the kind of food patients received:

• Abstract of the hospital’s rules, 1844
• Rules and regulations, 1850
• By-laws applying to the house surgeons, 1867
• Dietary for patients, 1888
• Statutes and rules, 1897 (extracts)
• Hospital by-laws, 1900

Changes to the rules were agreed at management committee meetings and can be tracked through their minutes.