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Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
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Continued Wednesday 30th. April 1783.
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The Constant Breakfast allotted the Patients throughout
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the Year is Water gucel with Bread Butler & Salt. They
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have Meat for Dinner three Days in the Week. Beef
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is the Sundays fare, Mutton is their Tuesdays Dinner, and
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they have Deal on Fridays but the latter only from Lady
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Day to Michaelmas during the Winter Months, Mutton
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or Pork is substituted in its Place they have also a
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sufficient Quantity of Broth and that every Indulgence which
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aconomy Permits may be allowed he Poor Patients on the
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Meat Days one Gallery is always gratified with roast
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Meat The Quantity of food besides Vegetables and a
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Pint of small Been allotted to each Individual is eight
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Ounces of Solid Meat on the Days in which they have
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no Meat and which are called banyan Days they have
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Milk Pottage or rice Milk with Bread & Cheese Their
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constant Supper is Bread & Cheese with a Pint of small
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Beer and twelve out of each Gallery in their turn have
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butler if they Prefer it.
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The Cells are Visited early every Morning by the
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Servants of the House these make their Report to the
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Apothecary who goes round about Eight O'Clock to Inspect
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them himself and to give such Orders and Directions as
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may be Necessary. The Physician Visits the Hospital
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three Days a Week There are certain Days fixed for the
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proper Medical Operations and the Cold or hot Bath is
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used in those Cases where it is Judged to be Salutary
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Every Patient is indulged with that Degree of Liberty
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which is found Consistent with his own & the general safety
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