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great

increased owing to the quat changes that have

great lately taken place in the prison discipline and ales in the type of prisoners. Sick prisoners and

and others

requiring

to ev

the

Surgeon were formerly brought before hime.

How

the solitary eyetion has been introduced they have to be visited in their cells befor being cut to the Gaol Strapital. formerly the prisoners were less

Where

as they

consicted chiefly of desperadoes forming the greater number are

piratical class, now the

of the poorly stricken class confined for petty offences .

visit

The result

day

the out

all that was

where requiredds to

visits are often required now and frequent

night

visite also.

amount

Many canitary inspections of the towe are required yearly and a very great a of work is done in this

never

required of my predecesore, but which is absolutely necessary to keep the Sanitay Inspection

under

under expervision and to prevent offence

being given to the inhabitants.

"I receive £175 a year for the Lock

Hospital

as did

and - examination of prostitutes

my predecessor. but the work in this Department has been more than doubles,

I have

now also to inspect the Brothels

As

wend by

used

Chinese

sur that they

as well as

Europeans to kept in proper canitary condition and that the Suspector of Brothers do theis duly also I have to inspect the European prostitutes at their own houses

twice a

mouth.

Since Lunatics have ceased to be confined in the Gnot as formerly, as exparate

Gas

Gas

Asylum and stuff has been provided for

them under

muy

charge.

and this has last three years.

been in force only the last three

It is true I have bought all this extra work upon myself by my reports; absolutely mecesary to remedy.

but it was

Many

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