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    1854 Robben IslandDescribed by William Loney, in "Leprosy at the Cape", 1854. (The ILA Global Project on the History of Leprosy is not responsible for the content of external sites.) [Leprosarium] [South Africa]
    1892 Robben IslandThe Government passed a directive that all persons with leprosy be segregated on Robben Island.
    Source: "The Story of Robben Island, told by Mr. Jonathan Hutchinson, F.R.C.S.", The Nursing Record and Hospital World June 2, 1900, pp 441-2. [Leprosarium] [South Africa]
    1895 Robben IslandA report produced by the Leprosy Commission at Cape Town recommended a change to the policy of obligatory segregation for all persons with leprosy, and suggested that 'lepers of means' should be allowed to remain on the mainland under supervision.
    The Nursing Record and Hospital World, May 25, 1895 (page 362). [Leprosarium] [South Africa]
    1899 Robben IslandConcerns were voiced about the high prevalence of leprosy in the Cape. Some patients chose to evade transportation and to remain on the mainland, and so total numbers in the region were predicted to be higher than the 450 patients resident at the leprosarium.
    Source: The Nursing Record and Hospital World for Jan 28, p 77 [Leprosarium] [South Africa]
    1900 Robben Island"The Story of Robben Island, told by Mr. Jonathan Hutchinson, F.R.C.S.", published in The Nursing Record and Hospital World June 2, 1900, pp 441-2. [Leprosarium] [South Africa]
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