Boston: Rand Avery & Co. 1878. First edition. Somewhat rough copy. Collected reports from 1878 on such topics as: drainage and sewerage; cottage hospitals; dangers from color blindness; filtration of potable water; school sanitation; scarlet fever; sanitary condition of Cambridge; health of various towns. Illustrated with numerous charts including large folding charts some in color. Dark brown cloth lettered in gilt 529 pages. Edges have gotten wet at some point with dampstains in the margins throughout no damp odor some rubbing to the covers good hinges sound text block minor chips to the edge of the front pastedown pages clean other than the dampstains no names or other markings. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Rand, Avery & Co. Hardcover