Leprosy: A Review of Some Facts and Figures
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Mr. President and Gentlemen,?When the Hon. Secretaries of this Society did me the honour to invite me, some time ago, to read a paper, it occurred to me that I could not choose a more suitable subject to bring before you than that of leprosy; for not only is the question of the spread of that disease now attracting considerable attention in medical circles, but I feel that no scientific body is better qualified to discuss and throw light upon the matter than the Epidemiological Society, of which so many members are distin-
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