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Dr W. W. Pearse, recalled:-
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The Chairman:-
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A.
I will give you back the paper you gave in last week. (Notice to Plague Inspectors returned). I asked you to
produce some other papers. Where are they?
(Papers produced).
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40 8.
Well, this is a paper, I asked Dr Pearse to hand in at
and is last Meeting. It is dated the 5th July last year,
addressed to the Plague Inspectors. Quotes paper
produced:- Dr Pearse, this is only dated last July. Was
there anything earlier to that issued to Plague
Inspectors on behalf of the ratcatchers ?
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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
Reference:-
C.O. 537
A.
41
Q.
I dont remember whether I wrote any such Memorandum 28 that before, but if I did, you will find it in this book
of memoranda. A good deal of that is repetition of what,
I understand, they knew before, whether by memorandum
from me,
or before I became M. 0. H.
How long has this ratoatching system been in force, 13441
roughly
A.
I think since the middle of 1903.
4- Q.
When did you take over this work ↑
-
A.
On the 18th March 1903.
45 Q.
Previous to that, you were in the Department as
Assistant M. 0. H.
}
A.
Yes.
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13443
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RECORD OFFICE, LONDON REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHICALLY WITH
OUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC
COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH - NOT TO BE
44 9.
A.
So that. if instructions were issued previous to that, 13444
would you have known of it ?
They would be in this book.
We will go over the book then. Then I asked you to 13445 ́ produce the office copy of correspondence with regard
to Carbolosene.
(Produces correspondence).
13446
Well, Dr Pearse, this correspondence is even less than
the C. S. Os we have already received.
A.
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