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<p n="681">daily or even daily in Rotation from the time of his first attendance vizt.<lb></lb>
26th March 1776 to 10th. Novr. 1779 because 1st. in the few times he did attend<lb></lb>
the sick in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50722_geo707">Tothill fields</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50722_geo708">Bridewell</rs>
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his visits were of ten (even in so small a<lb></lb>
number) more than fourteen days and sometimes a month distant the one<lb></lb>
from the other 2dly. he only attended <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50722_geo709">Whitechapel</rs>
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Goal once and 3dly. he hath<lb></lb>
not attended either Goal for now more than two years last past It is not<lb></lb>
true that he never was sent for by any Prisoner and did not go because<lb></lb>
the only Prisoner that did send to the Doctor for assistance was one in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50722_geo710">Whitechapel</rs>
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Goal and to him he did not go It is not true that at the<lb></lb>
time when Mr. Ridout began his attendance the Goals were more them<lb></lb>
ordinarily full, and the prisoners very sickly and that by the Skill and<lb></lb>
management of Dr Smith the number of Patients is now reduced<lb></lb>
because 1st. it appears by the Calendars of the Keeper of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50722_geo711">Tothill fields</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50722_geo712">Bridewell</rs>
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that the number of Prisoners confined on the 26th March were<lb></lb>
not equal in number to what hath been in Confinement there at one time<lb></lb>
both before and since that period 2dly. it is not likely a less number of<lb></lb>
Prisoners should be more sickly than a larger number 3dly. if the number<lb></lb>
of Patients are now reduced in the said Prison such reduction cannot<lb></lb>
be owing to the exercise of the Skill and management of Dr Smith as the<lb></lb>
Doctor hath not attended the said Prisons for now more than two Years<lb></lb>
last past. It is not true that in consequence of Dr Smith attendance many<lb></lb>
Saturday Regulations have taken place in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50722_geo713">Tothill fields</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50722_geo714">Bridewell</rs>
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or <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50722_geo715">Whitechapel</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Goal and which are thence much more healthy than they used to be; because Dr<lb></lb>
Smith did not point out or advise any Regulations whatsoever to be made in<lb></lb>
either of the said Goals It is true that Seventy three prisoners were sick in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50722_geo716">Tothill fields</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50722_geo717">Bridewell</rs>
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during the time Dr Smith attended the said Prison because<lb></lb>
there were not Seventy three persons in Confinement in the said Person sick during<lb></lb>
the time Dr Smith attended the said Prison nor from a Comparative view of<lb></lb>
the state of the health of the said Prison is there such a number sick in a<lb></lb>
much longer time than that in which the Doctor paid the few visits before<lb></lb>
mentioned. It is not true that from the attendance and assiduity of Dr Smith<lb></lb>
at the Prisons many persons have been preserved that had no other means<lb></lb>
to procure Medical assistance because a regular bred skilful Surgeon and<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50722_occ139">apothecary</rs>
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did constantly attend the said Prison of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50722_geo718">Tothill fields</rs>
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even at the<lb></lb>
time the Doctor pretends to have attended the Prisoners who furnished such<lb></lb>
as are sick with advice and medicines at a Considerable Expence to this County</p>
<p n="682">Wherefore upon the whole your Committee are clearly of<lb></lb>
Opinion that <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50722_n682-1">William Smith</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50722_occ140">Doctor in Physic</rs>
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hath not constantly attended<lb></lb>
such prisoners as have been confined in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50722_geo719">Tothill fields</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50722_geo720">Bridewell</rs>
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and <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50722_geo721">whitechapel</rs>
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