St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics
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St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics was founded in London in 1751 for the treatment of incurable pauper lunatics by a group of philanthropic apothecaries and others. It was the second public institution in London created to look after mentally ill people, after the Hospital of St. Mary of Bethlem (Bedlam), founded in 1246.[1][2]
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St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics | |
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Geography | |
Location | St Luke's, Islington, London, England |
Coordinates | 51°31′32″N 0°5′23″W |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS |
Type | Mental health |
History | |
Opened | 1751 |
Closed | 2011 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in England |
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