January 1799.

The several Matters Contained in my -
Examination as entered in this Report are true -
to the best of my knowledge recollection and belief

Joseph Ballard< no role > .

Examination of
Thomas Webb< no role > , Surgeon }

I have been appointed Surgeon to the
House of Correction Clerkenwell 4. Years next April
I visit the Prison every Day sometimes 2 and 3
times in the Day and frequently at Nights
the Prisoners are generally in a very good
state of health and seldom any Fevers
amongst them, I think there cant be a whole some
place than the Prison is, It is particularly Dry
both in the Cells and every part of the Prison
I have made severals Experiments to try
whether there was any Damp and have
hung up Sea Weeds in the Cells and in my own
Apartments at the same time and have found
the Weed in the Cell us dry quite as in my own
Apartments and I have found little or no
difference between the lower Cells and the
Upper - I went into the Cell Cold. Despard
was formerly in which had been shut up 4 or
5 Weeks (from the 25th. November to 26th. - December)
and found it perfectly dry in every respect
not withstanding the Season - I never know
that any Prisoner received the least Injury
from being Confined in the Cells except on the
21st. of November 8. Women that had not been long
brought from Newgate were much Indisposed
with Fevers which had some symptoms of
putridity, I had them immediately removed -
into a Room a distance from the other Prisoners