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Colonel HUGHES.--Who did the Tung Wah Hospital ?
Dr. BELL.-Dr. THOMSON.
Colonel HUGHES.-And Kennedy Town?
Dr. BELL.-Yes.
Colonel HUGHES.-Who did the Gaol after Dr. THOMSON was relieved ?
Dr. BELL. Dr. LAMORT.
Dr. STEDMAN. When did Dr. ATKINSON go away on leave?
Dr. BELL. He went away on leave in March, 1900.
Dr. STEDMAN.-What leave did he nominally go away for?
Dr. BELL.-For a year.
Dr. STEDMAN.--He should have been back in March, 1901 ?
Dr. BELL.-Yes.
Dr. STEDMAN.-That was the time the epidemic was getting severe (or, I should say, just beginning)?
Dr. BELL. Yes.
Dr. STEDMAN. Dr. Lowson went away on sick leave in August, 1900?
Dr. BELL. Yes, he went away in August, 1900.
Dr. STEDMAN.-And Dr. ATKINSON was not brought back?
Dr. BELL-No.
Dr. STEDMAN. But, on the other hand, given extension of leave ?
Dr. BELL. Yes.
Dr. STEDMAN. So that if Dr. ATKINSON had been brought back instead of being granted an extension of leave, a good deal of the difficulty last summer would not have occurred; of course, some of it would ?
Dr. BELL.-We should have had an extra officer.
Dr. STEDMAN. -Is Dr. THOMSON away on leave now ?
Dr. BELL.-Yes, three months' leave.
Dr. STEDMAN.-Are there two of the medical staff away now?
Dr. BELL. Yes.
Dr. STEDMAN.-Is Dr. Lamort doing the Gaol in consequence of Dr. THOMSON being away on leave?
Dr. BELL. Yes, he is doing Dr. THOMSON's work.
Dr. STEDMAN.--The Gaol and the subordinates?
Dr. BELL.--Yes, and the Tung Wah Hospital.
Dr. STEDMAN. How long does the work at the Gaol take you in the morning?
Dr. BELL. About an hour to an hour and a half. It all depends upon the num-
ber of prisoners there are to see.
Dr. STEDMAN. And have you any idea how long the superintendence work at the Tung Wah Hospital takes?
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