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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    A B C 3010. And you were formerly Examiner in .State Medicine in the University of London ?—Yes. 3011. Have yon had long experience in connection with .small- pox ?—I have. 3012. As the Port Medical Officer, I suppose you saw a good deal on the ships ?—A considerable amount. 3013. Ami you are, of course, acquainted with the hospital ships in the lower reaches of the Thames near Grays—opposite Grays ? —Yes. 3014. During the time you were medical officer of the Port did you ever come across a case of infection from the ships or trouble to the ships in passing up and down ?—I have had cases of small-pox which I have directly connected with the ships beyond a doubt, I)ut these are vessels not from passing up and down, but vessels which have called and been in immediate contact with the ships—no other vessels. 3015. No other case ?—No other case. 3016. During the last epidemic you were not concerned with the Port then ?—] was not. 3017. So you do not know anything about that epidemic? —No. 3018. You remember a former epidemic in which you were Port Medical Officer ?—Yes. 3019. During that epidemic is it the fact that complaints were E constantly made to you about comnmnication between the ships and the shore ?—Yes, that is so ; those complaints commenced as soon as the ships were taken down. The first ship was taken down in 1882, and they continued at intervals for 15 or 16 years certainly. 3020. Now coming to this hospital at Bulwell, have you examined F that ?—I have. 3021. And the surroundings ?—I have. 3022. In your judgment is that hospital, if properly administered, D G Fcbruarv 15, 1904 J)i-. W. Collinj^ridge. a source of danger or a cause of danger in the immediate bouroood in opinion. neigh- passing or repassing in any way ?—No, it is not, in my .1 0 / Cross-examined by Mr. Upjohn. 3024. I did not (j[uite catch your dates. How long have you been connected with the City and the Port?—The Port from 1880 to 1S94—21 years, and since that date in the City. 3025. With regard to your not having heard of cases of small- pox being caught from the small-pox ships except where the vessels