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Supt. Allen Cad

Frank Allen, sworn and cautioned:-

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The Chairman: “

19856

Your full name is

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Frank Allen.

Q.

19859

And your position is a plague Inspector of the

Sanitary Department ?

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Yes.

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference:-

GO. 537.

I have your record of service here. (Civil Service 14860

List).

I am very much afraid that record is wrong, Sir. I

joined the Civil Service on the lat February 1897. I

was transferred from Kennedy Town Hospital on the

16th August,

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that is quits correct,

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to the

Sanitary Department, but I joined the Civil Service as

a Ward Master on the 1st February 189",

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And what were you previous to being in the Hospital?

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I was third officer in the Ra1eralda.

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Yes.

Mr Shelton Hooper;-

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You hold the position now of plague Inspector ?

Yes.

How long have you been a plague Inspector ?

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Ever since the staff was started.

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About what date, give me the data ?

From the date the plague staff was started,

somewhere in 1901 or 1902.

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The Chairman:-

Three or four years ?

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Yes.

Mr Shelton Yooper:-

What were you before that ?

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I was linewashing Inspector before that,

immediately

before that.

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How long were you Limewashing Inspooter ?

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About six months.

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And before that ?

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I wae second class Inspector before that, first in No