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Show I Oldest Hocpital in Europo. Perhaps the oldest hospital In Europe Eu-rope is tho Hotel Dleu in Paris, which Is rfald to have been founded in CC0. True to its device, racdicug ct hospes, not only the sick, but also pilgrims and mendicants, regardless of age, sex, condition, creed or nationality, wcro admittod at all hours of the j day and night; no regulations controlled con-trolled their admiselon or departure. It was the most important pf the 48 ! hospitals which existed In Paris in 17S8 and in which during that year (according to the report of the commission com-mission consisting of Bally, Tenon j and Lavoisier) 35,000 -sick and poor 1 were cared for DIotetic and Hygionlc Gazette. |