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Bureau of Medical and Surgical Relief for Out- Door Poor in 23d and 24th Wards of DEPT. OF PUB. CHAR. AND COR., 702 Westchester Ave. (see Class I., Div. 1).
Chinese Hospital Association, 45 Hicks St., Brooklyn (see Class VI., Div. 1).
Christopher Columbus Italian Hospital of the City of New York, 320 East 109th St. (see Class VI., Div. 1).
Demilt Dispensary in the City of New York (incorp. 1851), 401 Second Ave., cor. of 23d St. District bounded by 14th St., Sixth Ave., 40th St. and East River. Fur- nishes free medical, surgical and dental advice, medicines and vaccinations to sick poor, with a nominal charge of 10 cents for medicines to those able to pay. Three visiting physicians who attend patients at their homes when too sick to come to Dispensary. Open week-days from 9 to 4 P.M., on Sundays and holidays from 1 to 2 P.M., and on Tuesdays and Fridays from 7 to 9 P.M. for women em- ployed during the day. Supported by voluntary contribu- tions etc. 33,354 new patients last year, 74,465 patients in all treated, 6,288 cared for at their homes, 9,587 visits made, and, 66,231 prescriptions dispensed. Receipts, $40,- 240; expenditures, $39,587. Charles C. Savage, Pres .; Frederic S. Wells, Sec'y; John W. Cochrane, Treas., 375 Broadway; Miles H. Nash, M.D., House Physician, to whom apply. Maintains
PUBLIC BATHS ; week days from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M., and Tuesdays and Fridays from 7 to 9 P.M. For adults and children. 10 cents for soap and towel charged to those able to pay, but none are refused.
Dispensaries of the International Medical Mission- ary Society, office, 118 East 45th St. (see Class X., Div. 4).
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CLASS VIL,
Eastern Dispensary in the City of New York (incorp. 1832) ceased dispensary work 1891, and has turned over its property and work entirely to the TRUSTEES OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN DISPENSARY. Its corporate existence is preserved only to fulfil the requirements of such legacies as may have been left to it. See TRUSTEES OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN DISPENSARY, page 164.
East Side Dispensary (org. and incorp. 1890), 327 Third St., near Ave. D. Gives free medical and surgical advice and treatment to the poor daily, except Sundays and holi- days, from 1 to 5 P.M. Ten cents charged for each pre- scription. Last year's receipts, $1,850; expenditures, $1,800. Julius Weiss, M.D., Pres .; Julius Stein, M.D., Cor, Sec'y, 338 East Fourth St .; Lewis Price, M.D., Treas.
Eclectic College Free Dispensary (incorp. 1886), 239 East 14th St. (Formerly at 1 Livingston Place.) For gra- tuitous care and treatment of the sick poor. Supported by voluntary contributions. 4,502 patients treated, 1,180 visited in their homes and 9,850 prescriptions dispensed last year. Receipts, $1,282 ; expenditures, $1,300. Open week-days, except holidays, from 10 to 12 M., and 2 to 5 P.M. Geo. W. Boskowitz, M.D., Sec'y and Dean, 40 East 41st St. ; A. W. W. Miller, Treas. ; J. Howard Yarnall, M.D., House Physician; John A. Beuermann, M.D., House- Surgeon, to whom apply.
Five Points Dispensary of Five Points House of In- dustry, 147 Worth St. (see Class II., Div. 7).
Fordham Dispensary. Has only a nominal existence; active operations ceased about 1883. Has a small unused fund.
Fordham Reception Hospital of DEPT. OF PUB. CHAR. AND COR. (see Class I., Div. 1).
Free Dispensary of the New York Polyclinic, 216 East 34th St. (see Class VI., Div. 11).
French Benevolent Society of New York, 320 West 34th St. (see Class IV., Div. 1).
German Dispensary of the West Side of the City of New York (incorp. 1873), 411 West 38th St. For gratui-
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tous medical and surgical treatment of the sick poor, re- gardless of nationality and creed. Patients able to pay are charged 10 cents. Open daily, except Sundays and holi- days, from 2 to 4 P.M. Number cared for last year, 4,688; visited at their homes, 176, and 5,079 prescriptions were dispensed. Receipts, $761; expenditures, $756; permanent fund, $13,572. Peter W. Moeller, Pres. ; Wm. Schlegel, Sec'y; Bernard Karsch, Treas .; G. Schlegel, M.D , Medical Director.
German Hospital and Dispensary of the City of New York. DISPENSARY is at 137 Second Ave. (see Class VI., Div. 1).
German Poliklinik of the City of New York (DEUTSCHE POLIKLINIK) (incorp. 1883), 78 East Seventh St. For free medical, surgical and dental treatment of the worthy sick and disabled poor, chiefly for Germans on the East Side. Has also a few beds for surgical cases needing temporary in-door care. Has 8 SPECIAL DE- PARTMENTS. Supported by voluntary contributions and fees for drugs. 13,811 patients treated and 31,573 prescrip- tions dispensed last year. Receipts, $5,703; expenditures, $4,576; permanent fund, $2,400. Open daily, except Sun- days and holidays, from 1 to 5 P.M. Anton von Palitschek, Pres .; C. A. Von Ramdohr, M.D., Sec'y. 105 Seventh St .; Geo. C. Stiebeling, M.D., Treas., 71 St. Mark's Place ; W. Freudenthal, M.D., Sec'y of Medical Faculty.
Good Samaritan Dispensary, see TRUSTEES OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN DISPENSARY, page 164.
Harlem Dispensary (incorp. 1869), 160 East 126th St. District extends from 104th St. North to the Harlem River and West to Eighth Ave. Affords medical, surgical and dental relief to the sick poor at the Dispensary and at their own homes. Has a department for EYE, EAR and THROAT diseases. Open daily, except Sundays and holi- days, from 1 to 3 P.M. Supported by voluntary contribu- tions, and fees for medicines, for which a charge of 10 cents is made to those able to pay. 6,509 patients treated last year. Receipts and expenditures, about $2,000. Henry P. McGown, Pres. ; Peter Forrester, Sec'y ; Cyrus O. Hub- bell, Treas .; Henry B. Shaw, M.D., House Physician.
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Harlem Reception Hospital and Dispensary of DEPT. OF PUB. CHAR. AND COR., 525 East 120th St. (see Class I., Div. 1).
Life Saving Institute and Free Dispensary (org. 1891), 95th St. and Second Ave. For the free medical treatment of the poor of that vicinity; has also two beds for patients requiring hospital treatment, and a physician and surgeon in attendance for outside emergency cases. Supported by voluntary contributions. R. Kunitzer, M.D., Pres., 342 East 116th St. ; L. Lichtschein, M.D., Sec'y, 318 East 52d St. ; C. Motschenbacher, M.D., Treas., 629 Elev- enth Ave. Apply at the Institute.
Manhattan Dispensary (and Hospital), Amsterdam Ave. and 131st St. (see Class VI., Div. 1).
Mt. Sinai Hospital, 66th St. and Lexington Ave. (see Class VI., Div. 1).
New York Dispensary (org. 1790, incorp. 1795), 137 Centre St., cor. of White St. District bounded by North River, through Spring St. to Broadway, up Broadway to 14th St., through 14th St. to and down First Ave., to Al- len and Pike Sts., to East River. Furnishes free medical, surgical and dental aid and vaccination to the deserving sick poor, and visits those living in the district at their homes when necessary. Supported by voluntary dona- tions and apothecary's receipts. 45,650 new patients treated, 3,114 visited at their homes and 90,235 prescriptions dis- pensed last year. A nominal charge for medicine is made to those able to pay. Receipts, $29,782 ; expenditures, $30,908. Open week-days, except holidays, from 9 to 3 P.M. for medical attendance, from 9 to 5 P.M. for medi- cines. Frederic J. de Peyster, Pres .; David Magie. Sec'y; Wm. E. Roosevelt, Acting Treas. ; Condict W. Cutler, M.D., Physician-in-Chief.
New York Homeopathic Medical College and Hospi- tal, Avenue A, bet. 63d and 64th Sts. (see Class VI., Div. 11).
New York Hospital Dispensary, 11 West 15th St. (see Class VI., Div. 1).
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New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hos- pital, 226 East 20th St. (see Class VI., Div. 11).
New York Protestant Episcopal City Mission So- ciety, ST. BARNABAS' DISPENSARY, 204 Mulberry St. (see Class IX., Div. 1).
North-Eastern Dispensary in the City of New York (incorp. 1862), 222 East 59th St. District bounded by 40th St. and 92d St. East of Sixth Ave. to East River. Fur- nishes free medical and surgical advice and medicines, also vaccination, dentistry and medical attendance in con- finement, to the sick, afflicted and indigent persons unable to procure the same. Open daily from 9 to 5 P.M .; on Sundays and holidays from 9 to 10:30 A.M. for application for the services of the Visiting Physician. Supported by private contributions etc. 22,431 patients treated last year, 3,276 visited at their own homes and 60,104 prescriptions dispensed. Receipts, $4,836; expenditures, $3,827. John H. Riker, Pres .; George Whitefield, Treas .; Warren Schoonover, M.D., Sec'y, to whom apply.
Northern Dispensary (see p. 164, TRUSTEES OF THE NORTHERN DISPENSARY etc.).
North-Western Dispensary in the City of New York (incorp. 1853), N. W. corner 36th St. and Ninth Ave. Dis- trict bounded by 23d St., Fifth Ave., 80th St. and Hudson River. Furnishes free medical and surgical advice, medi- cines and vaccination, both at the Dispensary and at the homes of the sick poor. Supported by voluntary contri- butions. Treated 25,834 patients and dispensed 67,612 prescriptions last year. Receipts, $4,900; expenditures, $4,513. Amos W. Lyon, Pres .; Wm. B. Conklin, Sec'y; John Hardy, Treas .; Robert J. McGay, M.D., House Phy- sician, to whom apply from 9 to 4 P.M.
Presbyterian Hospital in the City of New York, Madison Ave. and 70th St. (see Class VI., Div. 1).
Roosevelt Hospital, 59th St. and Ninth Ave. (see Class VI., Div. 1).
St. Barnabas' House, 204 Mulberry St. (see Class II., Div. 8).
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St. Francis Hospital and Dispensary of Sisters of the Poor of St. Francis, 605 Fifth St. (see Class VI., Div. 1).
St. Vincent's Hospital of the City of New York, 11th St. and Seventh Ave. (see Class VI., Div. 1).
Society of the New York Hospital, 11 West 15th St. (see Class VI., Div. 1).
Tompkins Square Homeopathic Dispensary (incorp. 1874), 26 East Fourth St. Gives Homeopathic medical and surgical advice and treatment to the poor. Patients who can pay are charged 10 to 25 cents for each prescription. Supported by medicine-fees. Treated 7,146, dispensed 24,- 428 prescriptions and visited 684 out-door patients last year. Receipts, $726; expenditures, $687. Henry Fischer, Pres .; Henry R. Gade, Treas .; John P. Ermentraut, M.D., Medical Director and Manager.
Trinity Church Association, 209 Fulton St. (see Class IX , Div. 1).
Trustees of the Good Samaritan Dispensary (incorp. 1884), N. W. corner of Broome and Essex Sts. District bounded by East River, 14th St., First Ave., Allen and Pike Sts. Furnishes free medical and surgical advice, treatment and medicines to all who are too poor to pay for the same; but a charge of 10 cents for each prescription is made to those who can pay. Open daily, except Sundays, from 8 A.M. to 6 P.M. Supported by subscriptions and fund. Assumed, 1891, the property and work of the EASTERN DISPENSARY (see page 160), which treated 73,363 new pa- tients and dispensed 85,752 prescriptions last year. Rev. Geo. S. Baker, Pres .; Rev. E. Winchester Donald, D.D., Sec'y, 12 West 11th St .; Sam'l Riker, Esq., Treas., Potter Building, Nassau St .; Thos. T. Gaunt, Physician in charge.
Trustees of the Northern Dispensary of the City of New York (incorp. 1828), junction of Christopher St. and Waverley Place. District bounded by West 23d and Spring Sts., between Broadway and North River. Affords medi- cal, surgical and dental relief to sick poor and indigent persons, also vaccination, and has two out-door physicians
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who visit and prescribe for those who are unable to come in person. Open week-days from 9 to 3 P.M. for medical attendance, from 8 to 5 P.M. for medicines; Sundays, from 9 to 10 A.M. for medicines only. Supported by voluntary contributions, subscriptions etc. 14,203 patients treated, 3,014 cared for at their homes and 23,028 prescriptions dis- pensed last year; a nominal charge made to those able to pay. Receipts, $5,994; expenditures, $5,714. George Starr, Acting Pres .; Charles E. Bogert, Sec'y; A. G. Bogert, Treas., 64 Bank St .; John T. Harrison, M.D., House Surgeon.
University of the City of New York, 410 East 26th St. (MEDICAL DEPARTMENT) (see Class VI., Div. 11).
Vanderbilt Clinic (opened 1886) of THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK (which see, Class VI., Div. 11), corner of 60th St. and Tenth Ave. Provides a fully equipped dispensary service for the sick poor. Open daily from 10 to 4 P.M. Endowment of Clinic, $100,000. Jas. R. Lathrop (at Roosevelt Hospital), Supt.
West Side Homeopathic Dispensary (org. 1889), 355 West 40th St. Affords free medical and surgical treatment to the sick poor. 1,200 patients treated and over 3,000 pre- scriptions dispensed during the first six months. Open daily from 10 to 4 and 7:30 to 9 P.M. Controlled and sup- ported by Medical Board. A charge of 10 cents for medi- cines to those able to pay. Irving Townsend, M.D., Supt., 66 West 46th St.
DIVISION 4 .- Special Dispensaries.
(Most of the General Dispensaries have also Special Departments.)
German Poliklinik of the City of New York, 78 East Seventh St. (see Class VI., Div. 3).
Harlem Dispensary, 160 East 126th St. (see Class VI., Div. 3).
Harlem Eye, Ear and Throat Infirmary, 144 East 127th St. (see Class VI., Div. 2).
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Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital, 41st St. and Park Ave. (see Class VI., Div. 2).
Metropolitan Throat Hospital, 351 West 34th St. (see Class VI., Div. 2).
Mt. Sinai Hospital, 66th St. and Lexington Ave. (see Class VI., Div. 1).
New Amsterdam Eye and Ear Hospital (incorp. 1888), 212 West 38th St. For treatment of Eye and Ear Dis- eases. Has also NOSE and THROAT DEPARTMENTS. Ca- pacity, 24. One free bed. Supported by voluntary contri- butions and board of patients. 67 in-door patients treated last year. Receipts, $3,234 ; expenditures, $3,272. L. A. Jackson, Pres., 23 Park Row; H. V. Parsell, Treas., 31 East 21st St .; Thomas R. Pooley, M.D., Executive Surgeon and Sec'y, 107 Madison Ave .; E. A. Kirkpatrick, M.D., Resident Surgeon, to whom apply. Maintains the
DISPENSARY; for the gratuitous treatment of the worthy poor afflicted with diseases of the EYE, EAR, THROAT and NOSE. 1,747 new cases treated last year. Open daily, ex- cept Sundays, from 2 to 3:30 P.M. It has also a
SCHOOL OF INSTRUCTION IN OPHTHALMOLOGY AND OTOLOGY.
New York College of Dentistry, 245 East 23d St. (see Class VI., Div. 11).
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, 218 Second Ave., cor. 13th St. (see Class VI., Div. 2).
New York Institute for Ear and Eye Diseases (incorp. 1890), 206 and 208 West 42d St. To maintain a free Hos- pital and Dispensary for the care and treatment of poor persons suffering from diseases of the EYE, EAR, NOSE and THROAT, and to establish a SCHOOL OF INSTRUCTION in such diseases. The Hospital contains 10 beds, not free, except for emergencies. Dispensary is open daily from 1 to 2 P.M. Charles A. Bucklin, M.D., Executive Surgeon, to whom apply.
New York Skin and Cancer Hospital etc., 243 East 34th St. (see Class VI., Div. 2).
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New York Ophthalmic and Aural Institute, 46 East 12th St. (see Class VI., Div. 2).
New York Ophthalmic Hospital, 201 East 23d St. (see Class VI., Div. 2).
New York Orthopedic Dispensary, 126 East 59th St. (see Class VI., Div. 2).
New York Pasteur Institute (org. 1890), 178 West 10th St. For the preventive treatment of hydrophobia and for the study of contagious diseases. 828 cases during first year, of which 597 were free. Indigents treated free of charge. Open from 7 A.M. to 7 P.M. Supported and con- trolled by Dr. Paul Gibier, Director, up to January, 1891. Received from contributions (1891), $2,072; expenditures, $567. In connection with this Institute is the
BACTERIOLOGICAL INSTITUTE (incorp. 1891).
New York Society for the Relief of the Ruptured and Crippled, Lexington Ave., cor. 42d St. (see Class VI., Div. 2).
St. Bartholomew's Hospital and Dispensary (incorp. 1888), 84 Carmine St. For free treatment of the poor suf- fering from skin and venereal diseases and all diseases of the genito-urinary tract, and for efforts to prevent the spread of the above contagious diseases. Unsectarian. (The HOSPITAL not yet opened.) Open daily, except Sun- days and legal holidays, from 10 A.M. to 3 P.M. and from 7 to 9 P.M. Supported by voluntary donations. 424 pa- tients treated last year. Receipts, $1,836 ; expenditures, $1,684. Dr. George A. Peters, Pres .; George T. Jackson, M.D., Sec'y, 14 East 31st St .; Bradford W. Hitchcock, Treas., 55 Liberty St. Apply to the Physician in charge.
United States Marine Hospital Service, Battery (see Class I., Div. 3).
University of the City of New York (MEDICAL DE- PARTMENT), 410 East 26th St. (see Class VI., Div. 11).
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DIVISION 5 .- Women's, Children's and Lying-in Hospitals. (See also Churches and Congregations.)
NOTE .- Under no circumstances should a woman about to be con- fined with a second illegitimate child be recommended to a private institution. Such should always go to the Island, as the institutions in the city are only for persons who can be reformed.
Whenever a woman is willing to keep and care for her child, she should be encouraged to do so, and a great effort made to find for her a place where she can work with it; for her board ouly, if no- thing better can be found.
Babies' Hospital of the City of New York (incorp. 1887), 657 Lexington Ave., cor. of 55th St. For the care of poor sick children under 2 years of age, excluding conta- gious diseases. Children must be presented for examina- tion at the Hospital between 9 and 12 M. No mothers re- ceived. Accommodation for 24. Visitors welcome any time. Supported by voluntary contributions. Last year's receipts, $12,618; expenditures, $12,485. Mrs. Alexander S. Webb, 1st Directress, 15 Lexington Ave .; Mrs. Bryce Gray, Jr., Rec. Sec'y, 554 Fifth Ave .; Mrs. Edward H. Landon, Cor. Sec'y, 5 East 65th St .; Mrs. Kate V. S. Olcott, Treas., 38 West 39th St .; Dr. Lamphear, House Physician. Maintains the
COUNTRY BRANCH HOSPITAL at Oceanic, N. J .; open during the summer.
DISPENSARY FOR CHILDREN, in the basement of Hospi- tal. For free treatment, but a charge of 10 cents is made for each prescription. Open daily, except Sunday, from 2 to 3 P.M.
PRACTICAL TRAINING SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN'S NURSES; young girls of good character of 18 or more years of age taught the management and training of sick and well chil- dren, how to prepare their food, to bathe and dress them, and to detect any signs of ill-health. Apply to Supt. of Nurses at the Hospital.
Babies' Wards of the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital, 226 East 20th St. (see Class VI., Div. 11).
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Children's Hospital of DEPT. OF PUB. CHAR. AND COR., Randall's Island (see Class I., Div. 1).
Colored Home and Hospital etc., MATERNITY DEPT., 65th St. and First Ave. (see Class V., Div. 2).
Emergency Hospital for Women of DEPT. OF PUB. CHAR. AND COR., 223 East 26th St. (see Class I., Div. 1).
Five Points House of Industry, 155 Worth St. (see Class II., Div. 7).
House of the Good Samaritan Diakonissen (1886) is now consolidated with the HAHNEMANN HOSPITAL; to effect the erection of a new MATERNITY AND CHILD'S HOS- PITAL with a TRAINING SCHOOL FOR NURSES, upon the principles of the Diakonissen (see Class VI., Div. 1).
Infants' Hospital of DEPT. OF PUB. CHAR. AND COR., Randall's Island (see Class I., Div. 1).
Laura Franklin Free Hospital for Children in the City of New York (org. 1886, incorp. 1888), 17 and 19 East 111th St. For free homoeopathic medical and surgical treatment of sick, maimed and injured children of 2 to 12 years, of any race or creed, whose parents or friends are unable to pay. No contagious or incurable cases received. Visitors welcome daily, except Sundays and Thursdays, from 2 to 4 P.M. Capacity, 50 beds. Treated 205 last year. In charge of Sisters of St. Mary (Prot. Epis.). Supported by endowment fund and donations. Sidney S. Harris, Pres .; F. D. Weekes, Sec'y; Fred. D. Hitch, Treas., Room 90, No. 1 Broadway.
Maternity Hospital of DEPT. OF PUB. CHAR. AND COR., Blackwell's Island (see Class I., Div. 1).
New York Female Asylum for Lying in Women (in- corp. 1827), 139 Second Ave. Gives without charge accom- modation and medical attendance during confinement to respectable, indigent married women; also gives the same aid at their residence. Pay patients are also received. Capacity, 25 beds. Patients admitted from 8 A.M. to 6 P.M. Has Districts corresponding with those of the CHAR- ITY ORGANIZATION SOCIETY, each with a corps of district physicians for outside cases. Last year there were 98 cases
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in Asylum and 133 were delivered in their homes. Takes also for instruction and board twelve nurses yearly from Training Schools. Visiting day, Tuesday, 10 to 12 M. Supported by donations and subscriptions. Last year's receipts, $5,618; expenditures, $5,302. Mrs. H. H. An- derson, 1st Directress, 24 Gramercy Park; Mrs. J. R. Nevins, Treas .; Mrs. C. L. Atterbury, Sec'y, 7 East 33d St .; E. E. Tull, M.D., Resident Physician. Apply at the Asylum, or by telephone, or through any officers of the CHARITY ORGANIZATION SOCIETY. Telephone number "18th St. 1149."
New York Foundling Hospital, 175 East 68th St. (see Class V., Div. 1).
New York Infant Asylum, Amsterdam Ave. and 61st St. (see Class V., Div. 1).
New York Infirmary for Women and Children (org. 1853, incorp. 1857), 5 Livingston Place, Stuyvesant Sq. For surgical treatment, confinement and non-contagious diseases, chiefly to the sick poor living in the crowded dis- trict between Canal and 17th Sts., East of Third Ave. Those who are able pay $5 a week, others free. Women physicians in charge. Capacity, 33 beds. Apply daily, Sundays excepted. at the Dispensary from 9 to 11 A.M. Private pay patients may apply personally or by letter, en- closing physician's certificate, to Resident Physician from 11 to 1 P.M. Private confinement cases not received. Visi- tors received Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2 to 4 P.M., Wednesdays 7:30 to 8:30 P.M., and Sundays 10 to 12 M. Supported by public funds, subscriptions and pay patients. 318 patients treated last year. Receipts, $35,782, of which $4,252 were from public funds; expenditures, $29 548. Robert Haydock, Pres .; J. T. Willets, Treas., 303 Pearl St .; H. W. De Forest, Sec'y; Miss Julia Marshall, Supt. Maintains the following:
DISPENSARY (1854), 321 East 15th St., cor. Livingston Place. Free advice and medicines to the poor, but patients who are able pay a small sum for their prescriptions. Open daily from 9 to 11 A.M. Patients too ill to come to Dis- pensary must send application before 1 P.M. 28,345 pa-
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tients treated and 7,117 free visits made by Out-door Phy- sician last year.
WOMEN'S MEDICAL COLLEGE OF THE NEW YORK INFIR- MARY FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN (1864), cor. East 15th St. and Livingston Place; for the education of women physicians.
TRAINING SCHOOL FOR NURSES (1886); is a branch of the New Haven Training School.
FRESH-AIR FUND. 124 children and 5 women sent to the country for two weeks last year.
New York Medical College and Hospital for Women (incorp. 1863), 213 West 54th St. A Homoeopathic college for the medical education of women. The Hospital is open to any sick woman or child, irrespective of creed or nation- ality, excepting those with contagious diseases. Refined, sensitive women may receive skilled treatment from women physicians. Capacity, 24 beds. Patients may pay accord- ing to ability; ward patients charged $7 per week. Visitors received daily from 2 to 4 P.M. Supported by voluntary contributions and board of patients. Treated 190 last year. Receipts, $9,673 ; expenditures, $9,753. Rev. Henry S. Day, Pres .; Cordelia Williams, M.D., Sec'y, 30 East 22d St .; Madame E. L. Demorest, Treas., 21 East 57th St. Apply for admission to the Resident Physician. Maintains at same address a
DISPENSARY; for free service and medicine to poor women and children. Open daily, except Sundays, from 10 to 4 P.M. 1,695 treated last year. Cordelia Williams, M.D., Superintending Physician.
New York Mothers' Home of the Sisters of Miseri- corde (incorp. 1888), 525 to 531 East 86th St. To provide and maintain maternity hospitals and asylums for children in the State of New York. Maintains a
MATERNITY HOSPITAL, with the necessary medical aid for destitute women and young unmarried girls, hitherto respectable, about to become mothers. Any nationality, color or creed received. Accommodates 50 free, and 8 pay patients in private rooms. Children left in charge of the Sisters are taken care of temporarily, and if the mother is
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unable to support them they are adopted out, or sent to the NEW YORK FOUNDLING HOSPITAL (which see, Class V., Div. 1). Supported by voluntary contributions. Sheltered 138 women and 118 children last year. Receipts, $10,117; expenditures, $10,304. Apply at the Home at any hour of the day to Sister M. de la Misericorde, Directress; Sister St. M. Magdeleine, Pres .; Sister St. Lucy, Sec'y; Sister St. Joa- chim, Treas.
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