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from 1755 to 1765
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It's a true Account from the Time I came
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into the Office-all Inquisitions are
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taken by myself or Deputy-upon an
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average 6 or 7 Felons
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to
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one Debtor
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I beleive almost all 28 in 1763 died of Con-
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-tagious Distempers except about 6 or 7
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suppose more than 1/3 as whate 132
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died of Goal Distemper.
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What mean you by Goal Distemperd
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I mean Epidemical Fever.
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Does it continue in Goal for ten
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Years together?
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I believe the Goal very seldom totally free from
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it-sometimes hardly more than 4 in a Year
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have died.
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Do You think it the particular
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Case of the Goal of Newgate?
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I believes it may be in other Goals.
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Is this Distemper very Mortal?
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Great Many die of ittakes them of very
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soon.
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How do Account for so few
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dying in 10 Years?
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I can't form any Judgment.
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Is it Common for a great many
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to have it at the same time.
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Can't
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Can't anoever I have Nothing to do till they
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an dead
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Do You apprehend the 28 in 1763
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died of the same Distemper as those in 1755.
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I can't recollect so for back as 1755
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When I first came into the Office I was more
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Timerous.
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Why less timerous now?
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I had never seen 4 dead Bodies in my Life
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for some reason as young Surgeons.
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Did Your timidity arise from
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Apprehensions of Goal Distemper?
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Yes it arose from bothmore from
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Apprehensions of the Goal Distemper.
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Why less timerous now than before?
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Because I have been more used to go there
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but took upon the place to be extremely
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dangerous.
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That the proper Officer delay before
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this Committee-Report of the City with
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Regard to
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in 1755
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Rix Clerk to the Town Clerk produced the
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Report
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By whom was the Committee appointed?
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By the
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It's
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