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<p n="3205">February 1795.</p>
<p n="3206">It is therefore Submitted how far the issuing half a pound of <lb></lb>
Potatoes with a little Salt to each working Prisoner when locked up would<lb></lb>
not be a human and proper improvement, it would only occasion an<lb></lb>
additional Expence of about a farthing each.</p>
<p n="3207">The Beds have lately been considerably improved by substituting<lb></lb>
Canvass or Hessian Bed Sacks filled with Straw in place of the Straw<lb></lb>
Mattresses which did not answer - while on the contrary these New<lb></lb>
Beds answer extremely well, and as they will probably soon be<lb></lb>
manufactured in the House they will perhaps prove cheaper in the end<lb></lb>
than Straw mattresses they cost about Six Shillings in all including<lb></lb>
Hessians and Straw.</p>
<p n="3208">What relates to the Cloathing has been already explained in this<lb></lb>
Report: It will cost from 24/ to 25/ for each Prisoner yearly and it<lb></lb>
appears likely that about one half of the Prisoners will for the most<lb></lb>
part require to be Cloathed - The Expence upon the whole is likely<lb></lb>
with good management & economy to turn out to be much less than<lb></lb>
was expected.</p>
<p n="3209">To the honor of the Governor it may be justly remarked that<lb></lb>
the Prisoners appear always Clean and this joined to the wholesome<lb></lb>
food which nourishes them and the total abolition of Spirituous and<lb></lb>
fermented Liquors, is to be attributed the general good health which<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55610_occ1319">prevails invariably in the Prison</rs>
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<p n="3210">Quere 3d.Are the Sick duly attended by the Surgeon and<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55610_occ1320">Apothecary</rs>
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and are Minutes duly entered in a<lb></lb>
Book respecting the diseases of the Prisoners?</p>
<p n="3211">Answer..There has been too much reason to complain to the<lb></lb>
Surgeon and Apothecary - For a considerable length of time after<lb></lb>
the Prison was first opened neither Mr Walford or Mr Good attended<lb></lb>
at all in person - Upon a complaint being made by the Governor<lb></lb>
Mr Goods attendance became more regular until towards the end of <lb></lb>
January when an open Rapture took place between him and his<lb></lb>
Partner Mr Walford and then and not till then the latter also<lb></lb>
attended the Prison, making Minutes upon the Book contradictory</p>
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