Printed material re the army medical services during the Crimean War

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/1 Testimonials in favour of David Greig, formerly Pathologist to the Army in the Field 
/2 "A report on the sanitary condition of the army particularly during the late war with Russia, by a Non-Commissioner" 
/3 Sir John Hall's "Observations on the report of the Sanitary Commissioners in the Crimea during the years 1855 and 1856" (1857) [this has pencilled on it "(2 copies)" but there is only one here] 
/4 [number not used] 
/5 E A Parkes, "Report on the formation and general management of Renkioi Hospital on the Dardanelles, Turkey: addressed to the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for War" (1856) 
/6 "Sir John Hall's Rejoinder to Dr Sutherland's Reply to his Observations on the report of the Sanitary Commissioners at the Seat of War in the East in 1855 and 1856" (1858) with additional copy of pp 17-29 only, with handwritten note on the back "Letters opened 24 May 1934 Worthing. The letters cld. be used for the vindication of Sir" 
/7 Presscutting from unidentified newspaper, "Mortality in War" (from United Services Gazette), n.d. 
/8 p 40 of Naval and Military Gazette, 19 Jan 1956, with handwritten note in one corner, "Nominal Return of Medical Officers who have died during the War in Turkey - 42 -" 
/9 Printed letters, handwritten note "Mr Alexander's Nomination before the Medical Commission", refers to letter of T Alexander, Esq, Staff Surgeon, Light Division, 15 Jan 1855, concerning the "wretchedness and misery of the sick and wounded": there are numerous manuscript annotations

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