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foundling hospital

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
foundling hospital institution for receiving and caring for abandoned children. In Athens and in Rome until the 4th cent., unwanted children were exposed, or left to die, in appointed places. The first modern foundling hospital was established by the archpriest of Milan in 787. Other cities throughout Europe followed this example. One of the best-known of such hospitals was founded in 1739 in London by Thomas Coram . In the United States, the first foundling hospital, St. Vincent's Infant Asylum, was begun in 1856 by Roman Catholic nuns in Baltimore. It was followed shortly by the founding... Read more
Thomas Coram
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ... lethorpe's Georgia colony and sponsored (1735) a colony in Nova Scotia for unemployed artisans. He established the London Foundling Hospital (1739), a pioneer institution of its kind. Author not available, CORAM, THOMAS. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth ... Read more
Communicable Diseases
American Decades ... skin rash, was widespread in the 1920s, but was not usually fatal when patients received good care. However, in foundling hospitals half the patients might die from terminal bronchopneumonia. There was also the danger of developing blindness ... Read more

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