London as it is : being a series of observations on the health, habits, and amusements of the people / by John Hogg.

  • Hogg, John, M.D.
Date:
1837
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Credit: London as it is : being a series of observations on the health, habits, and amusements of the people / by John Hogg. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    LONDON AS IT IS. CHAPTER I. Introduction—The Moral and Physical condition of Man a fine study—Malte Brun’s ideas on the sub- ject—Importance of Health—Its Basis—Physiolo- gical sketch of the Human Frame—Characteristics of Health—Mental and Bodily Health inseparable] —Health supported on a Tripod—Progress of its decay. Whatever relates to the welfare of man, either in his individual or collective capa- city ; whether it tend to raise his moral condition, promote his happiness, or improve his physical organization, is matter of deep interest, and must, more or less, concern every one. Various writers on various sub- jects have remarked that man’s best study is himself ; whether he be influenced by philanthropic zeal, or actuated by selfish