International Leprosy Association -
History of Leprosy

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    History of Leprosy

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    1896 MirajRichardson established leprosarium [Leprosarium] [India]
    1901 MirajTaken over by the Mission to Lepers [Leprosarium] [India]
    1924 MirajBailey refers to an asylum here
    Bailey, W. Fifty Years' Work for Lepers 1874-1924, London: The Mission to Lepers, 1924 (p. 53) [Leprosarium] [India]
    1931 MirajRev RC Richardson was honorary superintendent.
    There was one doctor and a medical assistant.
    The asylum was managed by the American Presbyterian Mission, and funded by the Mission to Lepers and local boards.
    It was running over capacity, with a popuation of 170 (capacity was 129) .
    Source: League of Nations Archive: File 29098. [Leprosarium] [India]
    1935 MirajOut-patients department established [Leprosarium] [India]
    1941 MirajThe leprosarium had accommodation for 135 patients, and was run by the Mission to Lepers.
    Source: Report on Leprosy and its Control in India by the Committee appointed by the Central Advisory Board of Health (1941). Government of India Press, New Dehli, 1942, p. 60. [Leprosarium] [India]
    2002 MirajDr. Vijay Kumar Edward Superintendent, The Leprosy Mission Richardson Leprosy Hospital, Miraj Sangli District - 416 410
    Maharashtra [Leprosarium] [India]
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