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danger Governor,
surroundings. The
Heury Blake,
Fir minute attached to
my
in a
pension
was
the
Case,
Correspondence mentioned that he was convinced this. or used words of similar import, and that I should be liberally. treated in the matter ofpension.
cau
3. That the surroundings of my work have been specially danc -gerous during the last seven years
be easily shown by recent in -fection of sisters and doctors by
plague of Dr Chung at the Ting wah sospital and others working amidst tubercular Chinese. Some
idea of the Extremely dangerous nature of my work may be gathered from the circumstance that when I tried to insure my life in the Standard Life Insurance company
five years ago the company proposed to charge an extra premium of over 260% and while negotiations were in progress the company re- -fused
to take the risk entirely These grounds. The result of this
hat I naturally
was
marked mau
ain
became Insurance
a
books, although of steady habits and in perfect physical and mental health. The exha premium demanded for the South African War was from 5-7 guineas per
the Early stages and
cent in
from
C
from 2-4 guineas per cent during the later stages.
44.
I am convinced that had there been no
The
overwork Ľ would never have become infected proof of overwork hes in the fact that the medical staff has lately. been enormously added to while the actual plague work hav
I hope it is not
increased.
on my
noh
am
QAA
the
20
hoveders
illegitimate boast that I am not doing my late confreres injustice when I point out that during the time when most of th real plague work (as opposed
office work) was on no complaints as to slackness of work or want of attention to patient r signs of dissatisfaction on the past of the public ever once found their way into the newspapers, They have frequently done at other times
5. I hope. I will not be accused of whining like the whipped dog!
This
but I would not have made appeal for further consideration had I any reasonable chance of again returning to an active pro- fessional life, even although I "health. The London
do recover my
physicians whom I have consulted have Expressed the opinion that there is little hope of this. Their opinions have unfortunately been substantiated by the
Evidence of Rontger
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