The Attorney-General and others -v- The Mayor, aldermen & citizens of the city of Nottingham. Minutes of evidence (February 10 - February 15, 1904).

  • Great Britain. High Court of Justice. Chancery Division.
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[1904?]
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Credit: The Attorney-General and others -v- The Mayor, aldermen & citizens of the city of Nottingham. Minutes of evidence (February 10 - February 15, 1904). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Mr. Justice FARWELL : If you read the rest of the sentence February ] 3. i'.104 it looks as though it was a compromise of the two things. Dr. — Buclianan was a gentleman who advocates aerial convection and this ^' ■ ^'P'- gentleman does not. For him I think you must read the first part A of the sentence and for the other the other part. Mr. UPJOHN : It is not that Dr. Buchanan, my Lord. It is Dr. R. J. M. Buchanan. 2339. It is not the Local Government Board doctor ?—Not at all. B Mr. Justice FARWELL: I thought this was a compromise between the two. 2340. Mr. UPJOHN : No, my Lord. I do not follow it for the moment. It is unlikely that small-pox could be conveyed long distances, say a quarter of a mile to a mile by aerial con- 1 / C vection ?—The cases of recent years originally supposed to have W been caused by aerial convection after they have been investigated / have been proved to be due to contact—direct or indirect—direct-^ with persons or things. 2341. I put it yf»u here express the opinion that it is beyond D the quarter of a mile that you say it is unlikely to be conveyed by aerial convection ; and the quarter of a mile, you see, is substan- tially the same as the radius of 400 yards that you have just mentioned ?—The 400 yards is, of course, substantially a quarter of a mile, but the object in retaining that is to put both sides of the ques- E tion to the students ; and you will find if you turn to the preface that he is referred to other sources of information if he desires to follow out these subjects more closely. 2342. I daresay it is an introductory discussion altogether ? —It is very introductory. F 2343. Your name is on the title page, and it is quite accurate, of ■ course, and such a thing I suppose as the studious man should know ? —I think it is important that the studious man should know what it is that the Local Government Board recommends as well as what I recommend, or as well as what my own views are. G 2334. Your own views are that the site should be away from dwelHngs, highways, and so forth ?—That is the view that I put forward as expressed in the orders of,the Local Government Board. 2345. Oh ! Dr. Hope ?—Allow me to finish my answer.