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St Mary's Hospita (1909), Milwaukee

St Mary's Hospita (1909), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

 

It was at St Mary's Hospital that C.R. Alder Wright first synthesized diamorphine in 1874. The Clarence Memorial Wing, designed by Sir William Emerson and built with its main frontage on Praed Street, opened in 1904. It was at the hospital that Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928.

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Uploaded on September 14, 2023
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