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This section of the Cyclopedia deals with the medical practitioners, chemists, and dentists of Christchurch and its neighbourhood. No pains have been spared to obtain the fullest information, and in this effort the conductors have met with the utmost courtesy from the members of the profession. In some instances the barest particulars are given in the articles, but this is due to medical men themselves considering it a breach of professional etiquette to allow any personal matter to appear in print. Dentists and chemists are under less restraint in this respect, and the subsections dealing with them are therefore more complete than that devoted to medical men. In its resident doctors as a body, however, Christchurch is fortunate in possessing the services of men of high personal character and professional ability.