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till 5 p.m. on the 30th of November. In forwarding the report the Principal Civil Medical Officer minuted:- "I recommend the dismissal of this Officer. I had to reprimand him only last Wednesday for the unsatisfactory condition of Kennedy Town Hospital, especially for having found the window of one of the stores open so that anything might have been taken therefrom".
Charges were formulated against Mr. Egerton with a view to bringing him before the Executive Council. On receipt of his explanation in reply, the Colonial Secretary, the Governor, Sir M. Nathan, being unable to transact business at the time, decided that the case hardly merited dismissal and addressed the minute, copy enclosed, to the Principal Civil Medical Officer.
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On the 7th of January a patient escaped from Kennedy Town Hospital. His absence was discovered at 8.45 p.m. during Mr. Egerton's hours of duty, yet he made no report of the matter till the following morning. In consequence of this neglect he was again reported and recommended for dismissal. He was asked (minute by the Principal Civil Medical Officer, copy enclosed) whether he would accept dismissal or appear before