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Catalogue reference: MH 82/49
Date: 1954 Sept 16-1956 Nov 15
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Folios 332-341. [Continued from MH 12/9259/] Case of John Wilkinson, Cordwainer,...
Catalogue reference: MH 12/9359/196
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- Folios 332-341. [Continued from MH 12/9259/] Case of John Wilkinson, Cordwainer, aged 56 years. Mr Valantine's Defence. Valantine stated that John Wilkinson had been a hard drinker in former days. On the 4 June 1842 he visited Valantine with an order from the relieving officer. Valantine examined John Wilkinson and found him under cough and with a thickness in breathing. Wilkinson took cold three months ago and had not been well since. His pulse was good and Valantine administered him various pills. By the 10 June Wilkinson has been better and was struck off the list. When he started to complain of some little pain shooting across his chest he was given [Shamomium] to smoke. For refusing a certificate complaint has been made of non attendance and want of remedies. Note by Robert Weale. The ground of the alleged complaint was that Valantine did not provide the linseed and liquorice. But Mr Weale observes that the real reason is stated by Mr Valantine. Extract from the 'Weekly Return Book' of J W Valantine, Medical Officer District Number 3, for weeks ending 27 January, 3 February, 10 February, 17 February, 2 June, 9 June 16 June 1842. Names listed James Witham's wife, aged 40, Cholera; Mary Preece, aged 58, Dyspepsia; John Wilkinson, aged 56, Pectorial affection. Extract from the 'Register of Sickness and Mortality'. Names listed James Witham's wife, Seamer; Mary Preece, Seamstress' John Wilkinson, Cordwainer. Gives the supposed cause of the disease. Reference in favour of Valantine from Reverend William Goodacre, incumbent of Sutton In Ashfield. He has also been guardian at different times for three years. Goodacre only knows of one instance when Valantine refused to attend and that was because he thought an order from the relieving officer had not been properly given. Goodacre does not know James Witham nor his wife but has heard that Sarah Witham's case has caused a great deal of excitement in Sutton in Ashfield. Whether this is rightly so, he cannot say. Reference from William Oates of Sutton in Ashfield, Farmer and Guardian of Sutton in Asfield. Valantine is medical attendant of William Oates and his family. Mr Oates has never heard of any complaint of Mr Valantine's inattention to the poor. He considers Valantine a gentleman of human disposition and is satisfied with his skill and ability in his profession. Reference from Charles Beastall of Sutton in Ashfield, Farmer and Guardian of Sutton in Ashfield. Valantine is the medical attendant of Charles Beastall and his family. Until this enquiry Charles Beastall had never heard any complaint against Valantine as medical attendant to the poor. Reference from Nathan Cooper of Mansfield, Surgeon and Apothecary and one of the Medical Officers of Mansfield Union. Nathan Cooper has known Valantine for eighteen years and has frequently met him in consultation. He considers him well skilled in his profession and seldom has occasion to differ materially with his opinion on his judgement or disease or of the treatment of surgical cases. Extracts from the minutes of the board of guardians taken 7 July 1842. Complaints by certain ratepayers of Sutton in Ashfield against Valantine Medical Officer of Sutton in Ashfield have been read again. Robert Weale Assistant Poor Law Commissioner proceeded in the presence of the complainants and the board to examine on oath the witnesses brought forward by the complainants, also the witnesses called by Mr Valantine. It was moved by [J Salmonds] seconded by W Beastall and unanimously resolved that the board was of an opinion that the conduct of Valantine as medical officer has been most satisfactory and that he has always acted with the greatest humanity and attention towards the poor under his charge. Memorandum - The complainants Joseph Alvery, George Kendall and Sampson Brookes again entered the boardroom to express to Robert Weale Assistant Poor Law Commissioner, their satisfaction with the kind, patient and impartial manner which he had conducted the enquiry into Mr Valantine's conduct, in the cases of Sarah Witham, Mary Preece and John Wilkinson. They thanked Mr Weale for conducting the enquiry and for his extreme courtesy and kindness shown towards them. Annotated: case 1. Valantine should have attended on the 28th. If he was unable to he should have provided a substitute. There is no blame in cases 2 and 3. Paper Number: 9651/B/1842. Poor Law Union Number 337. Counties: Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
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