A short account of the Magdalen Hospital.

  • Magdalen Hospital (London, England)
Date:
1807
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A short account of the Magdalen Hospital. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ia honest employments or reputable ser¬ vices. Of this number some, undoubtedly, have relapsed into their former errors ; but many, who left the House at their own request, have since behaved well; and se¬ veral of those discharged for improper be¬ haviour have, to the certain knowlege of the Committee, never returned to evil courses. A very considerable number are since married, and are, at this moment, respectable members of society ; and, could their names and situations be disclosed, (which, for the most obvious reasons, would be highly improper) the very great utility of this Charity would appear in the strongest light. © o « A Probationary Ward has been in¬ stituted for the young women on their first admission ; a separation of those of dif¬ ferent descriptions and qualifications has been established ; and Apartments have been fitted up in the Lodge of the Hospital, for the residence of the Chaplain, the Reverend Mr. Prince, and his family ; a 2 that