A full report of the investigation into the charges of Doctor Bowerbank in reference to the late outbreak of small-pox in Saint Andrew / taken by Mr H.F. Figueroa, reporter of the 'Colonial Standard and Jamaica Despatch'.

Date:
MDCCCLXXIII [1873]
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Credit: A full report of the investigation into the charges of Doctor Bowerbank in reference to the late outbreak of small-pox in Saint Andrew / taken by Mr H.F. Figueroa, reporter of the 'Colonial Standard and Jamaica Despatch'. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    had returned aud that I awaitad furtliev nustrnt^- tioiis. I got instructions to continue aud did so lor some time. There was a report of the existence of Small- pox in the Red Hills. The first report was a letter trom Mr. Anderson reporting it to the Gustos and the Custos's letter shewing that there were 33 cases; aud that one died. That was the first intimation to the medical office of the existence of Small-pox in the Red Hills. (Letter from Mr. Barclay to Dr. titeveaton read.) Dr. Bowerbank called attention to the fact that the letter was not signed as Chairman of the Local Board of Health. Dr. MacMahon {examination resumed)—I got a let- ter fi-om Dr. Steveuton dated the 4th January signed by Mr. Rees. {Letter read, ordering Dr. MacMahon to pro- ceed to the place Small-pox was reported to haoe existed, calling at Half way tree for two Constables who ivould ac- company him.) This is my reply dated the 6th of Janu- ary. {Letter read reporting that acccording to instructions he had gone to Cooper's Hill ivhere he found Small-pox cases; six loere suffering from the disease, and seven convalescent. A report had reached him that there loere numerous cases in St Ch'istopher's, and the Padmore district. While at Coopei's' Hill he vaccinated six children.) After that I ■was sent up to Cooper's Hill to try and get a house suita- ble for a Hospital aud to make all temporary arrange- ments I could until I got one. I got a house fi-om Mr. Spence; he was just then repairing it to reside in himself, but made the necessary alterations. This was on the 6th of January. A -great deal of my instructions -was verbaL (Instructions handed v2J.j I went up the day after, the 7th; I took Spence's house and it was not long after, on the 12th of February,—you took charge of the Department ; then all the arrangements were made. Prior to that we had Rugs and medical comforts sent up. That could not have been l)efoi-e the 12th of February if it was in your time. About the 17th of February the hospital was opened for I visited it with Dr. Rogers. Cross-examined by Dr. Bowerbank—I am a member of the Rgyal College of Surgeons, London, and of the Apothecaries Company, of the date I think, of 1864. .To tlie Presiding Inspector—I took Mr. Spence's house I think on the 9th of January, but it was not de-