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A set of prescriptions for the poor, 1761, page 14 [image 12 of 38]
A set of prescriptions for the poor, 1761, page 41 [image 35 of 38]
  • One elderly inmate, John Griffiths, a 'debtor', was admitted to the sick list on 20 December 1828 but died two months later. The surgeon writes that he was suffering 'debility from old Age being 87 yrs old and Dropsy'.
Journal kept by the Surgeon of the County Gaol, Haverfordwest, 20 December 1828 - 18 January 1829 [image 82 of 147]