title: Children in hospitals before there were children's hospitals.
authors.affiliation: Virtual Academic Unit, CDC, Northampton General Hospital, Northampton, United Kingdom anw@doctors.org.uk.
authors.forename: Andrew N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.affiliation: Virtual Academic Unit, CDC, Northampton General Hospital, Northampton, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Raman M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000266:history; D004739:England; D049671:History, 18th Century; D006761:Hospitals / Q000266:history*; D006801:Humans; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000266:history*
keywords: 18th-century child health care; history of pediatrics; voluntary hospitals