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<p n="979">in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50547_geo542">Newgate</rs>
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from 1755 to 1765<lb></lb>
It's a true Account from the Time I came<lb></lb>
into the Office-all Inquisitions are<lb></lb>
taken by myself or Deputy-upon an<lb></lb>
average 6 or 7 Felons<del>to</del>
one Debtor<lb></lb>
I beleive almost all 28 in 1763 died of Con-<lb></lb>
-tagious Distempers except about 6 or 7<lb></lb>
suppose more than 1/3 as whate 132<lb></lb>
died of Goal Distemper.</p>
<p n="980">What mean you by Goal Distemperd<lb></lb>
I mean Epidemical Fever.</p>
<p n="981">Does it continue in Goal for ten<lb></lb>
Years together?</p>
<p n="982">I believe the Goal very seldom totally free from<lb></lb>
it-sometimes hardly more than 4 in a Year<lb></lb>
have died.</p>
<p n="983">Do You think it the particular<lb></lb>
Case of the Goal of Newgate?</p>
<p n="984">I believes it may be in other Goals.</p>
<p n="985">Is this Distemper very Mortal?<lb></lb>
Great Many die of ittakes them of very<lb></lb>
soon.</p>
<p n="986">How do Account for so few<lb></lb>
dying in 10 Years?</p>
<p n="987">I can't form any Judgment.</p>
<p n="988">Is it Common for a great many<lb></lb>
to have it at the same time.</p>
<p n="989">Can't</p>
<p n="990">Can't anoever I have Nothing to do till they<lb></lb>
an dead</p>
<p n="991">Do You apprehend the 28 in 1763<lb></lb>
died of the same Distemper as those in 1755.<lb></lb>
I can't recollect so for back as 1755<lb></lb>
When I first came into the Office I was more<lb></lb>
Timerous.</p>
<p n="992">Why less timerous now?<lb></lb>
I had never seen 4 dead Bodies in my Life<lb></lb>
for some reason as young Surgeons.</p>
<p n="993">Did Your timidity arise from<lb></lb>
Apprehensions of Goal Distemper?</p>
<p n="994">Yes it arose from bothmore from<lb></lb>
Apprehensions of the Goal Distemper.</p>
<p n="995">Why less timerous now than before?</p>
<p n="996">Because I have been more used to go there<lb></lb>
but took upon the place to be extremely<lb></lb>
dangerous.</p>
<p n="997">That the proper Officer delay before<lb></lb>
this Committee-Report of the City with<lb></lb>
Regard to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50547_geo543">Newgate</rs>
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in 1755</p>
<p n="998">Rix Clerk to the Town Clerk produced the</p>
<p n="999">Report<lb></lb>
By whom was the Committee appointed?<lb></lb>
By the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50547_geo544">Court of Common Council</rs>
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<p n="1000">It's</p>
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