A list, or short account, of various charitable institutions in Great-Britain, for the benefit of the poor and infirm, &c. : recommended to all benevolent persons.

  • Grimstone, Henry.
Date:
1794
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A list, or short account, of various charitable institutions in Great-Britain, for the benefit of the poor and infirm, &c. : recommended to all benevolent persons. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    FRENCH HOSPITAL, In the Parifh of St. LUKE’s. Erected 1717. This is an Hofpital for the Relief of poor French Proteftants, and their Defendants, refiding in Great- Britain. Secretary, David Andre, Efq. MAGDALEN HOSPITAL, St. GEORGE’S ROAD. Inftituted 1758—Incorporated 1769. This Charity is eftablifhed for thePurpofe of affording an Afylum to penitent Proftitutes, to refcue them from the Extremes of Mifery, and lead them back from Vice to Virtue and Happinefs. They are here treated with the greateft Humanity; cloathed, inftructed, and main- tained. They are habituated to Induftry, and taught fuch Things as will qualify them for Service, or other Situations wherein they may honeftly earn their Bread. Great Pains are taken to find out their Relations and Friends, to bring about a Reconciliation with them, and if they are People of Character, to put them under their Protection : If, however, the young Women are deftitute of fuch Friends, they are retained in the Houfe till an Opportunity offers of placing them in a reputable Service, or of procuring them the Means of obtaining an honefl: Livelihood ; nor is there an Inftance of a young Woman, who has behaved well during her Stay in the Houfe, being difcharged unprovided for. They may be difcharged at their own Requeft, or the Requeft