He has been in abt. 10 yrs [..]
Shortly after the thorought: Cleansing

[..] the difference that 10 yrs can make
in the walls of so durable a Building

[..] if not more proper for a
physican to answd.
Which is the very pait they went to destroy.

9. the Dimensions of the Window

Which is the place reserved for those
that Pay.

If heighth the Complaint why not
lower the buildings more especially
as the upper parts are almost
ever unoccupied.

too General.

These as before observed
might be easily examd. with
water daily. The ill

By this 'tis presumed he means the
whole Gate and that the north &
South Wings or sides which are hiders
by the houses are so antient

Admits Distemper owing to that in some
measure38

Thinks it more unhealthy than when he
came unto office. because Walls so
impregnated with bad stenches and
old & rotton that they imbibe it more
apprehends, takg all precaution [..] ill
grow worse & worse39

G. Dance (City Survey) Has been acquainted
wth. Newg. 30 yrs & have often been there
on accot. of repairs

Tis very Close & inconvenient and
believes unhealthy.

The parts over Gateway are most light
others very Dark-staircases so dark
can't do without lights

Debtors part extreamly bad
Close confined & very gloomy-no free
Circulation of Air39

In that part of the Gaol only a little
opening over the Gateway, but little or no
benefit can come to the Gaol. 40

It's very gloomy theres one room 33
feet by 23. & only one Window

Part where felons are is very gloomy
the whole Gaol is very bad except press
yard

The open area of press yard is 50
foot long & 7 wide the height is 50
feet

much Air can't come the Colls &
buildings which surrouned it is 50 feet his

where [..] felons are confined is very bad
Most Wards have privies conveyed thre [..]
leaden pipes, which are frequently stopp [..] 41
by Prisoners which occasions very offense [..]
[..] cant be made better, if new [..]

The fronts have been built since
[..] London all the rest is very

By Hollinshed pa
the North part was burnt down by the
Carelessness of a Servt. Anno Dom.

Good Judges of Buildings Say this
may be cured by cleansing Etc.

Great pity indeed after such great
Sums bestow'd or that might have been
layd out of the Coal Duty, within this Century
If not of these little Divisions, the prisonrs
would be more formidable there, and yet there
are some very large & lofty rooms-one
the Witness mentions 11 yards long-some
of those windows are very large.

N B. he only believes it unhealthy
and yet objects to means

The enquiry intended by this question was if
[..] the Witness is acquainted with the Gaols
in other City & Counties; and whether many
other Gaols of this Kingdom equally incomodious

Being a Gaol within the City according to
the description of the Statutes of Chas. 2.

[..]

Q. what Ground the present Gaol covers
and what City Land adjoins on either
sider. some there in

By the Laws of the City no building was to
be within Yards of the [..] all (the Gaol
is in the Girl of the Wall) the property of that
space therefore as was to Ground must be
Long to the City, who enjoy the property of the
[..] Building thereon.

Every one knows how willing Gentlemen
are to avoid a disagreeable [..]
attendance-The [..]
[..]

In many places walls much decayd not
fit for retention of prisoners, very damp
& distemper being so frequent may be
impregnated with effluvia

Originally ill Constructed being a
parcel of little divisions many of them
without light or air-some of the largest
Rooms only one light & that very gloomy
upon the whole thinks the building very
incomodious42

no enlargemt. of the grating can
possibly admit such a quantity of Air
[the question is light] as to make it
healthy.

Thinks that part next press yard
mosthealthyComodious.

That part on the North of the Gate
most comodiousrather more incomodious
but thinks the whole very incomodious.

Has survey'd other Gaols under the Care
of the City.

If an Area was annex'd & prisrs. Eslet
out to air 'twod. be of use but the
Gaol would not be more healthy than
now.43.

The Comittee of City Lands direct repairs
and the expence always pd by the City 44

Thinks there is not a possibility of
altering Newgate because by taking
internal Walls must make it Weaker
& lyable for Prisrs to Escape

Cant be alter'd so as to make it
healthy.

The present Spot not sufficient room
to build anor on without additional
Ground.

Hodges (T Clerk) That Hospital Physicians
are to attend diseasd prisrs. and have
of late years refused on Accot. of Appre-
hensions of danger-That the Inhabit
tants contiguons petition'd on accot. of Ste [..]