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daily or even daily in Rotation from the time of his first attendance vizt.
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26th March 1776 to 10th. Novr. 1779 because 1st. in the few times he did attend
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his visits were of ten (even in so small a
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number) more than fourteen days and sometimes a month distant the one
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Goal once and 3dly. he hath
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not attended either Goal for now more than two years last past It is not
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true that he never was sent for by any Prisoner and did not go because
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the only Prisoner that did send to the Doctor for assistance was one in
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Goal and to him he did not go It is not true that at the
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time when Mr. Ridout began his attendance the Goals were more them
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ordinarily full, and the prisoners very sickly and that by the Skill and
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management of Dr Smith the number of Patients is now reduced
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that the number of Prisoners confined on the 26th March were
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not equal in number to what hath been in Confinement there at one time
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both before and since that period 2dly. it is not likely a less number of
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Prisoners should be more sickly than a larger number 3dly. if the number
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of Patients are now reduced in the said Prison such reduction cannot
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be owing to the exercise of the Skill and management of Dr Smith as the
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Doctor hath not attended the said Prisons for now more than two Years
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last past. It is not true that in consequence of Dr Smith attendance many
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Goal and which are thence much more healthy than they used to be; because Dr
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Smith did not point out or advise any Regulations whatsoever to be made in
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either of the said Goals It is true that Seventy three prisoners were sick in
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during the time Dr Smith attended the said Prison because
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there were not Seventy three persons in Confinement in the said Person sick during
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the time Dr Smith attended the said Prison nor from a Comparative view of
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the state of the health of the said Prison is there such a number sick in a
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much longer time than that in which the Doctor paid the few visits before
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mentioned. It is not true that from the attendance and assiduity of Dr Smith
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at the Prisons many persons have been preserved that had no other means
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to procure Medical assistance because a regular bred skilful Surgeon and
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did constantly attend the said Prison of
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even at the
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time the Doctor pretends to have attended the Prisoners who furnished such
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as are sick with advice and medicines at a Considerable Expence to this County
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Wherefore upon the whole your Committee are clearly of
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hath not constantly attended
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