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foundling hospitals

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foundling hospitals operated in Cork from c.1750 and in Dublin from 1772, developing in both cases out of houses of industry. The primary motive behind the hospitals, which were financed by local taxes, was to rid the streets of destitute children; providing care was a secondary consideration. Between 60 and 80 per cent of the children admitted died. Conditions in the Dublin foundling hospital were particularly bad and after various attempts at reform its closure was ordered in 1830. The Cork hospital closed in 1854.

Virginia Crossman

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