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Children's Health

WEBChildren's Health. Hull House Clinic, 1930s. In the mid-nineteenthcentury, children paid the highest price for poor health conditions in Chicago. In many years children under five …

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Medical Manufacturing and Pharmaceuticals

WEBMedline Industries, founded in Chicago in 1910 as a manufacturer of nurses' gowns, is today the largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of health care supplies in …

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Clinics and Dispensaries

WEBClinics and Dispensaries. Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium, 1941. In nineteenth-century American cities, those who were sick but could not afford private medical attention often …

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Veterans' Hospitals

WEBVeterans' Hospitals. Beginning in the early 1800s, the government of the United States government opened institutions called marine hospitals for the medical care of merchant …

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Settlement Houses

WEBSettlement houses were important reform institutions in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and Chicago's Hull House was the best-known settlement in the …

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Nursing and Nursing Education

WEBNursing units became specialized, and intensive care units were created beginning in the 1950s. During the 1960s, nurses enjoyed unprecedented progress in upgrading salaries, …

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Fitness and Athletic Clubs

WEBThe Medina Athletic Club was built on North Avenue in 1929 for members of the Masonic order. Its greatest renown was its Olympic-sized swimming pool located on the 14th …

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Sanitation in Chicago

WEBSanitation in Chicago: A Strategy for a Lakefront Metropolis. A city's sanitation strategy is a deliberate, conscious decision. The demand for sanitation services simultaneously …

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Material Service Corp.

WEBThe Material Service Corp. (MSC) was formed with $10,000 by brothers Henry, Irving, and Sol Crown in 1919. Henry Crown became president after Sol died in 1921. Originally a …

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Combined Insurance Co. of America

WEBBy 1987, when Combined Insurance changed its name to Aon Corp., annual revenues stood at roughly $2.5 billion. The number of Chicago-area residents employed by the …

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