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St Giles (Camberwell) 1873
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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St. Thomas's Hospital,
Christmas, 1873.
To the Vestry of St. Giles, Camberwell.
Gentlemen,
The Report which I have the honour to
present to you in continuation of the last, brings the
first year of my appointment as Analyst to your
Vestry to an end.
In this my first year I have made 306 analyses.
One very satisfactory result I may record—viz., that
the character of two standard articles of diet, Bread
and Milk, has been greatly raised.
Of the 306 articles sent for analysis, 148 have
been the work of the last Quarter.