History of the Philadelphia almshouses and hospitals from the beginning of the eighteenth to the ending of the nineteenth centuries, covering a period of nearly two hundred years; showing the mode of distributing public relief through the management of the Boards of Overseers of the Poor, Guardians of the Poor and the Directors of the Department of Charities and Correction; with an appendix containing a list of former visiting and resident physicians. 1905
TitleHistory of the Philadelphia almshouses and hospitals from the beginning of the eighteenth to the ending of the nineteenth centuries, covering a period of nearly two hundred years; showing the mode of distributing public relief through the management of the Boards of Overseers of the Poor, Guardians of the Poor and the Directors of the Department of Charities and Correction; with an appendix containing a list of former visiting and resident physicians. 1905
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Place of publicationPhiladelphia
PublisherCharles Lawrence
Year of publication1905
Pagination400pp
IllustrationsBlack & white
Dimensions24 x 18 x 3.5cm
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