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Offline sarah

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Link: Medical Officer Health Report for London 1848-1972
« on: Thursday 07 November 13 16:13 GMT (UK) »
The Wellcome Library has digitised over 5500 Medical Officer of Health reports for London, covering the period 1848-1972. These are freely available to search and download via the Wellcome Library website: http://wellcomelibrary.org/londons-pulse

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http://blog.wellcomelibrary.org/2013/10/taking-londons-pulse
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Re: Link: Medical Officer Health Report for London 1848-1972
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 07 November 13 16:34 GMT (UK) »
Thank you Sarah.

I have read a number of Medical Officer of Health reports for St Ives, Cornwall and they make fascinating reading.

I have had a quick look at this website and it looks like a goldmine  :)

Barbara

Joy, Larkin, Twort, Baker, Whibley - Brenchley and Horsmonden area Kent
Fewell and Speller - Essex and London
Headington and Bateman - London
Feltwell - Norfolk and London
Lewin - India and NZ
Evan-Thomas - Wales and London
Purser and Cook - Hunts

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