CO129-178 - Governor Hennessy - 1877 [6-8] — Page 143

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day earth system in operation the Victoria Gaol. During the time it was on trial and apparently working satisfactorily, I was attacked with typhoid fever and subsequently absent for some months on sick leave. Before my return, the dry earth system had been abandoned as impracticable for what valid reason I was never able to discover.

3. Dr. Mouat, the Inspector General of Gaols mentioned in the Indian Reports as one of the promoters in India of the dry earth system, being a personal friend of mine, have been able to obtain from him the results of its success, and these results I have been able to verify for myself when I was in charge of Indian Gaols and Hospitals.

At the same time, I may perhaps point out that being only consulting physician of the Victoria Gaol, I have myself no practical means of putting in practice the dry earth system in that Establishment, and that my duties in regard to it are limited to indicating to its Superintendent whatever sanitary measures may occur to me from time to time as desirable.

5. I am, however, by no means desirous on this account to limit myself to giving good advice.

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140 :. in day earth system in operation the Victoria Gaol. During the time it was on trial and apparently working satisfactorily, I was attacked with typhoid fever and subsequently absent for some months on sick leave. Before my return, the dry earth system had been abandoned as impracticable for what valid reason I was never able to discover. 3. Dr. Mouat, the Inspector General of Gaols mentioned in the Indian Reports as one of the promoters in India of the dry earth system, being a personal friend of mine, have been able to obtain from him the results of its success, and these results I have been able to verify for myself when I was in charge of Indian Gaols and Hospitals. At the same time, I may perhaps point out that being only consulting physician of the Victoria Gaol, I have myself no practical means of putting in practice the dry earth system in that Establishment, and that my duties in regard to it are limited to indicating to its Superintendent whatever sanitary measures may occur to me from time to time as desirable. 5. I am, however, by no means desirous on this account to limit myself to giving good advice.
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140

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day earth system in operation the Victoria Gool. During the time it was on trial and apparently. working satisfactorily. I was attacked : with typhoid fever and subsequently absent for

Avas

some months

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on sick leave. Before my my earth system had been abandoned umpracticable for what valid.

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for myself when I was in

of Indian Gaols and Hospitals.

At the same time I may

4.

perhaps point out that being only consulting physician of the Victoria Gaol I have myself no practical

means

of putting in practice the dry earth system in that Establishment duties in regard to it,

and that,

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are limited to indicating

to its

Superintendent whatever sanitary-

measures

may

occur to me

to me from

time to time as desirable.

5.

I am however by

no

means desirous on this account to limit myself to giving good advice

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