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Site of the first Bethlehem Hospital

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Site of the first Bethlehem Hospital is shown as a memorial on the public map of City of London. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
The first Bethlehem Hospital, later known as Bedlam, was founded in 1247 and is considered the oldest hospital in London, originally established to care for the poor and later renowned as one of the earliest institutions for the treatment of mental illness. It is historically significant as a landmark in the development of psychiatric care in England.

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