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First Admissions

When
25 March 1741
Where
Hatton Garden
Part of
Founding of the Foundling Hospital

The first children were admitted to the Foundling Hospital on 25 March 1741 into a temporary house in Hatton Garden.

The first children were admitted to the Foundling Hospital on 25 March 1741. They were placed in a temporary house located in Hatton Garden, marking the beginning of the institution's operational care for exposed and deserted young children.

Sources

  1. Foundling Hospital Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-22

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