for Funds On November 15 the laying of the corner stone of the first unit of the rebuilt Margaret Williamson Hospital took place at 421 Fan Zia Lu, West Gate.
The laying of this cornerstone will begin the five-year project for which funds are now solicited to entively rebuilt the medical, surgic gynecological, and children's wards of the Margaret Williamson Hospital, The hospital dispensary was opened at the West Gate in 1889 and the hospital built upon the present site in 1885, It is the largest woman's hospital in-China and the oldest woman's hospital in Shanghai. Since 1885 over 1,500,000 patients have been treated' and they have come from all parts of China for medical help. It is estimated that, 36,000 babies have been born in the hospital. There is a great need now for assistance to rebuild the hospital and it is the first time that the Mar-garer Williamson Hospital has appealed to the public for assistanc Parts of the existing building have been condemned by a constructional engineer as unfit for further use and the building lacks modern sanitation, has an inadequate water supply, is dark, and uneconomical to maintain. It is hoped that the Sbanghes public will make a gener-
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