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The modern practice of the London hospitals. Viz. St. Bartholomew's, St. Thomas's, Guy's, St. George's, the Portuguese, and the Lock, at Hyde-Park-Corner.

Date:
MDCCLXX. [1770]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The modern practice of the London hospitals. Viz. St. Bartholomew's, St. Thomas's, Guy's, St. George's, the Portuguese, and the Lock, at Hyde-Park-Corner. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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