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<p n="31">I have known <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50641_geo26">Clerkenwell Bridewell</rs>
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25 years I was<lb></lb>
a servant there greatest part of that time and & never<lb></lb>
knew of any contagious distemper's reigning there<lb></lb>
I have just now been round the prison and find it<del>as</del>
<lb></lb>
extreamly healthy;<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Idont believe it was ever more so.</p>
<p n="32">Mc: Fossbrooke was next called in</p>
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Mc. Fossbrooke<del>what an you</del>
you will infirm the<lb></lb>
Committee what you know respectry the state<lb></lb>
of<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<obscured></obscured>
to the Health of the prisoner<lb></lb>
I am a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50641_occ9">Baker</rs>
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and serve the Prisons with<lb></lb>
Bread and have done so for 17 Years I go<lb></lb>
myself every day to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50641_geo27">clerkenwell</rs>
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B, and dis<lb></lb>
tribute the Bread Every prisoner receives<lb></lb>
his allowance<del>of Brigd of Bread</del>
from my hands.<del>There is no distemper<lb></lb>
these now</del>
and therefore if there was any contagious distemper<lb></lb>
I am the most likely person to know of it to get it, but I never was<lb></lb>
affected.<del>At the</del>
There is no<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Goal distemper in the prison<lb></lb>
now I am confident<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
I never knew of any<lb></lb>
contagious distemper in Cty. for even & at a ordinarily to myknow <obscured></obscured>
the<lb></lb>
times the Goal has been <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
full<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<del>I never<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
</del>
nar than abt. lidge there never ware abt. 6 ill at the same time the<lb></lb>
Goal is now<del>extremely</del>
exceedingly full but it I never<lb></lb>
was more healthy. I have seen The Boy has is a slothful idle<lb></lb>
duty<del>Boy</del>
lad and<del>in</del>
consequent<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
any disorder that may happen is attach him<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
must have double the affect on him.</p>
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