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Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
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Continued Wednesday 26th. Augt. 1778.
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Doors of those who are thus confined in the Summer time
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that the circulation of fresh Air be in no ways impeded.
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That he shall observe the glazing and Wires belonging to
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the Windows be kept tight and in good Order and Cause the
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Men and Maids to take away any Rags or other nasliness that
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may be thurst there and which shall look unseemly to the
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Streets.
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That he shall take care a proper quantity of Coals be
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distributed to the Rooms where Fires are allowed direct the C
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ters
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to be sifted and suffer no waste to be thereof or therein.
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That he shall Advertize the Weekly Committee if any repairs
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are wanting that Notice thereof may be given to the Surveyor.
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That he shall go down into the Kitchen on every Tuesday
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Thursday and Saturday in the morning time enough to see the
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Provisions that are taken in that they are according to the
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Contract and laid ready for the Inspection of the governors if any
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come to View them. if none come he shall see them weighed himself
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and enter them down in his Book to be seen and examined by the
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Committee on Saturday.
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That he shall number the pieces of Meat before they are put
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into the Pot that the Assistant Basket Man or other such Person
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who Cuts up the Dinner may acquaint the Steward with the
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number of Pieces Cut up to see if their Accounts tally.
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That he shall take care that no more Provisions are drest
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than are necessary for the Servants and the Patients of the House
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and in Order to know this with more certainly the Number of
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Patients who are on the sick List shall constantly hang up in
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the cutting Room.
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That he shall not suffer the small Beer Celler to be opened
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but at the usual Hours nor any Person to draw Beer but the
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Assistant Basket Man and he is to draw only one Hour at
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Dinner and half an Hour at supper, That he take the Book
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down into the Cellar every Saturday than the Committee may see
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what Beer has been received and what has been drank the preceds
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Week.
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