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June 1774

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Mc. Mac lallan Apothecary to the Foundling Hospital
and being acquainted with the purpose of the Committees [..] of the following questions what reasons [..] have you to conclude the
Goal distemperwashis in Clerkenwell Bridewell

Mr. M:


To which he replied That the found he had been mistakenInfend I have been misunderstood
as he hadin being apprehended to have reported thatnoon saidthe Goal distemper was in
Clerkenwell Bridewell .

Chenim


You haveseenexamined the Boy Pray what is your opinion of [..] the disorderdo you
think he is inflected with

I am of opinion his disorder is a a putrid fever which
I look upon to be the first stage of the Goal
distemper and that byproperthe application
of proper and a lines it may be che [..] [..]
It is not the Goal distemper.

Ordered thatMc. Mac lallan was a ordered to now withdraw and Mr.
Edward Hall< no role > Governor of Clerkenwell Bridewell
was called in to whom the following questions
wereputpropounded

Have you discovered may Symptoms of the
Goal distemper in your prison.

I have not discovered any symptoms of the
Distemper in the Goal. I have been in office now
near to scan and never percused any symptoms
How many persons are new in your custody
of the Goal Distemper in theprisonGoal nor has any
any in the found of that [..] disorder that was suspected to be the Gentl distemper
of my family or servants was been affected with




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