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not been there for now more than Two Years excepting once very lately
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That sometimes when he came he Examined the sick but he never
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attended constantly sometimes he did not come once in a fortnight
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sometimes not once in a Month that he used to send a Young man
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who took down the names of such persons as were ill and afterwards a
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third person brought medicines in a basket and directed to whom they
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should be delivered, that Medicines were this delivered about Eight
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or Ten times, That the three Persons did not attend afore times in
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the whole that the Goal was not particularly unhealthy at the time
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Dr. Smith attended That he never pointed out any regulations for the
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better management of the Goal that Mr Glover attended the prisoners
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during the time of Dr Smith attendance and at that time as well as
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at every other time he took indefatigable pains about them That the prisoners
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generally healthy sometimes for a whole month there will not be one
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person sick that it is a great rarity if Two Persons in Confinement die
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in a Year, That he is very clear that there was not Seventy three
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persons or any thing like such a number sick during the time Dr
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Smith attended the Prison.
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Mr.
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Goal
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informed your Committee that he had been Keeper of
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Goal
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more than six Years and that he has constantly resided in the Goal since
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his appointment That no medical person has constantly attended the
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Goal within that time but that the Prison being situate nearly
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the London Hospital
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, when any of the Prisoners were sick he has
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applied to the Medical
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attending the Hospital, who have
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very kindly given their assistance, That a person of the name of Smith
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called at the Goal about Three Years ago, said when any of the
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Prisoners were ill they might send to him and left his direction that
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one of the Prisoners did send for the Doctor once but he believes he never
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came to him that there are not more than fourteen Prisoners under
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Confinement upon a Medicine and it is very seldorn indeed that any of
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them are ill the time of there respective Imprisonments being do very
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Your Committee further Report that it appear
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to them from the above accounts and other testimony that the information
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given to the Committee of the House of Commons by Mr Ridout and
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the said
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Tothill fields Bridewell
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Goal is in many instances grossly untrue It is untrue that Dr Smith
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attended the several Goals mentioned in his Report (being ten in number)
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