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December 1798.
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Quantity of such Food, - That the Average of Sick
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Prisoners at the abovementioned time was from 5.
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to 6. only in Number That according to the present
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Orders of the Sessions the Prisoners are to have Meat
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and Broth four Days in the Week, that during 40.
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Days of the time aforesaid there was delivered 15,200.
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pounds of Bread each Prisoner being allowed a
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pound Loaf Per Day, and it appears to your Committee
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that each of the Servants (16. in Number.) belonging
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to the Prison are Allowed (according to Custom as
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it is said) two pounds Loaves each Per Day and
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that the Governor (according to Custom) takes Two
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or Three Loaves as his occasions require.
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That besides Bread and Meat delivered as
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aforesaid great Quantities of Vegetables are dressed
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for the Prisoners That the Butchers Bills for 43.
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Days for the House of Correction amounted to
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£100..18s..7½d. and the Bakers Bill for 40. Days
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to £118..5s..8d.
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That the Average number of Prisoners in the
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House of Correction each Day during the time
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aforesaid was about 250. Persons so that the
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Expence of keeping each Prisoner Per Day was
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something more than 5d. without including
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Vegetables Oatmeal Cloaths Firing for Dressing
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the Dinners and Additional Servants in
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Consequence of the almost constant Cooking
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that there was paid for Coals in the last Year
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the sum of £435..16s..0d. the greatest part of
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which were Consumed in the Kitchen of the House
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of Correction
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Your Committee further state that with
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a View of considering whether so large and Expen-
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sive an Allowance from the County is necessary
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