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1a Why has the letter been written? 1b What had happened in the hospital? 1c Would the treatment received in the hospital have helped to stop cholera spreading?

This is a letter written on 5th January 1832. It was sent from the Board of Health to the Newcastle Board. The writer is talking about conditions in Gateshead hospital.

PRP ref: PC 1/93; Letter from Board of Health to Newcastle Board

PRP ref: PC 1/93; Letter from Board of Health to Newcastle Board

(Catalogue ref: PC 1/93)