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St Giles (Camberwell) 1872
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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Chemical Laboratory,
St. Thomas's Hospital Medical and Surgical College,
June 24th, 1873.
To the Chairman of the Vestry, Camberwell.
Sir,
I have the honor to present to you my
Reports on the various kinds of Foods which have
been submitted to me for Analysis during the past
quarter. They are written on the forms provided
by the Vestry, and can be referred to by all who
are interested.
It will be seen that I have examined seventyone
specimens, chiefly of Breads.
In sixty-one specimens of Bread, I have only