Year: 2002
Type: editorial
Abstract: In 1767, William Watson was the physician for the Hospital for the Maintenance and Education of Exposed and Deserted Children, universally known as the Foundling Hospital, which was established in 1739 to provide a home for some of London's abandoned children. His practice was devoted entirely to the care and treatment of children accepted into this charitable establishment. At the time, the leading cause of death among children in London was smallpox. The infection was endemic and killed about one in four children born in the city. When the Foundling Hospital was opened, the board of governors recognized that because . . .
Source: New England Journal of Medicine
Author: Arthur W. Boylston
Institution: University of Leeds
Language: English
Subfield: History
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2333953871