71.
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hour
ad one
biz: from
cecape, the rule is now that had
twe
hav
long sentence men shall work daily walking exercise; in on the stone heap; there they consequence of which
get. Theumatism and
Gaol, from
a daily average in the employment of these
long sentence prisoners.
Strength of about 262.
inflamation now; no Chinese prisoner saffi qut Our
prisoner suffer quit Our present system of 2.
of the knee joints from the from pains, or theumation, in fettering Chinese prisoners, was
long continued irksome posture, the tinces or legs.-
rheumatism attacks other
From a daily average
strength of about 446 prisoners, joints, and as in the tivo -
referred to, sometimes we had 18 deaths in Garl during attacks the heart and terminates the
CANLA
fatally - unfortunately this-
to
year. 1881. of this number sie
were chinese sentenced to Penal
Liver and Diarrhan, and
the
is not the only disease so- servitude; three of those died of acquires and I am sorry be obliged to report my opinion other three of disease of the heart
that the increased rate of
Mortality has arisen:
or rheumatism; the Doctor said:
thise
very
men were
Scheming.
in
is force
when I took over the
oners. X xx.
The present system of
is not less objectionable
fettering
and often
often leaves permanent
Gord in 1838- and it is the marks and def
deformity, while it one I 221 with the envicts makes the men much less useful in Portsmouth, England, in 1845. workmen - Iventure to suggest
as a matter worthy of--
Except that they have an irm this
Chain fetter instead of rod, which I believe, was
an iron: Consideration - I believe that a
а
gang
adopted ring round the waist with. here, in order to prevent the chain attaching the whole Chinese prisoners from sealing together when at work onteide the the prison walls.
building would be much more
conancive to health and equally
This is the first time
effective for safety.
materially from the Change In 1858 we had 25 deaths in that I have heard of the