Text Appearing Before Image: ommodations were necessary. The State Legislature madean appropriation of $100,000. which, together with privatesubscriptions, provided for a new Hospital. In 1898 the present four-story brick building was erectedon the corner of Charles and Fruit Streets. The Hospitalhas a capacity of 215 beds. Last vear there were 3.646 casesadmitted to the wards and 67,626 visits were made to the Out-patient department. There are fifty-six doctors on the staff.a number of whom are instructors in the Harvard MedicalSchool. Eight house officers are in constant service at the 37 Hospital. Students in the athanced classes of the MedicalSchool receive instruction in the wards and in the Out-patientdepartment. The Massachusetts Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary isone of the oldest and best institutions of its kind. Its serviceto the community and to the medical world are not duplicated.It was started as a private philanthropy and has become State-wide in its activities. .38 o CO HO2: r s o CO ■-a H>r Text Appearing After Image: BOSTON LYING-IN HOSPITAL THE Boston Lying-In Hospital is numbered among theoldest of Bostons charities, having been organized andincorporated in 1832. The work at first was notextensive. In 1853, a building, very large for the time, waserected on Springfield Street. Since this early project did notmeet with financial success, the institution did not continuelong in operation. In later years it became the Home forAged Men. The previous incorporation, however, remainedintact, and in 1873 new interest was aroused, which resultedin the erection of the present building at 24 McLean Street.This location has easy access to the North and West Ends.In 1887, the Branch of the Boston Lying-In Hospital wasopened at 174 Harrison Avenue, to facilitate the work ofcaring for the out-patients in the South End. Tlie purpose of the hospital up to the present time hasbeen to care for poor and deserving women. Since re-openwigin 1873, the number of confinement cases treated in theHospital has been 22,581;
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