History of the London Hospital

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. A preface is often an excuse. If an excuse is neces sary for writing this book, I have none to offer except that my love for the old place led me to spend a good deal of time in reading up the minutes of its life, and I then felt that it was a pity that there should be no more accessible history of the Hospital than is obtainable from these voluminous minutes. But I must also take the Opportunity of a Preface for saying that I am alone responsible for every word here written. From the fact that I have been com pelled, in writing of the Hospital, to refer to my Chiefs, it was impossible that - beyond obtaining leave to write this History - I could consult anybody about what I should say or how I should say it. I am anxious to make this as clear as possible. I alone am responsible for any sin of omission and of commission.