A brief historical account of the origin, progress, and present state of St. Thomas's Hospital, Southwark / By a student of medicine [i.e. B. Golding].
- Golding, Benjamin, 1793-1863.
- Date:
- 1816
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A brief historical account of the origin, progress, and present state of St. Thomas's Hospital, Southwark / By a student of medicine [i.e. B. Golding]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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