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Norwood Historical Society: This Day In Norwood History-February 27
In a maternity ward equipped to handle 31 mothers and 31 children, there are now 40 mothers and 39 babies, while in the entire hospital ...
2021-02-24
Norwood Hospital Crowded; Baby Sleeps in Drawer
Fri, Feb 28, 1947 – The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts)
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NORWOOD, Feb. 27—A newborn baby had to be placed in a bureau drawer, and three others in incubators instead of bassinettes because of overcrowded conditions at Norwood Hospital, its administrator, Robert Brown, disclosed here tonight.
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