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April 1765

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What did they div of?

None died of a Contagions Distemper
as I know of.

What method [..] made use of to
keep it clean?

In Winters weep it every Day in
Summer partly wash it every morning

We was the Wards when people
lay every Morning in No Summer

What Manner is the Filth
disposed of?

Every Night Tubs are put into
the Wards for the Prisoners which are
every Morning implied into the Necessary
then put under the Pumps and washed
for Use again-constantly the Year
round.

Do the Necessaries over run?

No-We have shares-if it lodges at
any time we throw down Water to
chanse it.

One any Heavsen adjoining or
near New Prison ?

Yre very near

Not

Not surraunded always-part open to a
large Garden we have a sufficient Guantity
of light and Air.

What Number of Prisoners in a
Day or an average the Year round?

Have not made a Computaiton

[Produced his Book of the Number of Prisrs]

Noo Prisoners sent from New Prison to Newgate
in are Year

Health of Prisoners great by owing do
keeping Clean-Prison would hold mon than
we have.

I apprehend Newgate to be three times
as big as New Prison .

What Method do You now when Jan perceive
Ill Smiths?

By constant Cleaning have mone
Or if we had Ill Smell should use Herbs &
Tobacco.

If we neglected cleaning the Goal
would be more un healthy.

Mr Jefferson produced the Charter for Building New
Prisan dated 10th August 17 James 1 [..] .-read

Copy deliver'd in (to be annexed to the
Report) Original delivered back.

James Ellmore< no role > , Keeper of Clerkenwell Bridewell

How long have you been in?
About 3 Weeks-succeed late keeper.

Been




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