Observations on the Selection of Convicts for Transportation, and on the means of preserving health during the voyage', 1791 (Series 31.08) - No. 0010

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wholesome diet, proper attention to cleanliness, and sufficient exercise are the most effectual preventation of disease on long voyages.  The first the government provides, with a liberality peculiar to itself, but the two latter must be left to the care of the person, to whom the charge of so many of his fellow creatures is entrusted.