Within a short while, he grasps what is at stake and warns the authorities that unless steps are taken immediately, the epidemic could kill off half the town's population of two hundred thousand within a couple of months .</ br > During the epidemic, Rieux heads an auxiliary hospital and works long hours treating the victims.

William Briwere also founded St John's hospital which, by the time of the Dissolution of the Monasteries under Henry VIII, was worth the substantial sum of almost 121 pounds, as well as starting the construction of the town's first stone bridge.

With a few simple changes, Valjean revolutionizes the town's traditional black bead and bracelet production and gains a fortune, which he spends mostly for the town's good, paying for the maintenance ( including required staff ) of hospital beds, orphanages and schools.

* Frank Tuohy ( 1925 — 1999 ), novelist and short-story writer, lived in Shepton Mallet following his retirement, and died in the town's hospital on 11 April 1999.

Woodsville is home to the town's supermarkets, banks ( including the headquarters of the regional Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank ), chain stores, state liquor store, hospital, and restaurants.

Hubbard Hall, built in 1839, served as the town's hospital until 1966.

The town's need for a hospital was met by Dr. V. D. Goodall and Dr. S. L. Witcher, who formed the Goodall-Withcher Hospital in 1938, which is still operating today along with the Clifton Clinic.

In 2006 a new housing development began between the town and the old hospital site, projected to add at least 5, 000 to the town's population.

Among the town's other amenities are a public school, a hospital, several city parks, a skateboard park, a swimming pool and a public library that was recently named among the best in Washington State.

Since the closure of the town's cottage hospital in 2004 the nearest hospitals are Amersham Hospital, Wycombe General Hospital and Stoke Mandeville Hospital the latter providing accident and emergency services.

The Grimsby hospital was previously in Cleethorpe Road, but in 2005 it moved to a new building called ' Coco Markus House ' in the town's Nelson Street.

The town's ' community ' hospital provides some clinics-physiotherapy, podiatry and has a small x-ray facility.

The new hospital replaced Forfar Infirmary, formerly the town's main hospital, as well as Whitehills Hospital.

The town's hospital was established by 1865 and the district's Sparkasse ( savings bank ) opened in 1871, the year Schlochau became part of the German Empire.

Several of the town's most prominent landmarks include the Local Shop, an angelic war memorial, H. Briss & Son Butchers, the St Mary Of Bethlehem hospital, the Windermere B & B, and the local Job Centre.

Oil and gas lamps first appeared in late 1820s and 1830s, the first hospital to join the Dispensary was built in 1850, and Douglas bay became home to one of the town's most iconic pieces of scenery in 1832, when the Tower of Refuge was built to offer shelter and provisions for sailors awaiting rescue.

Kate Newcomb, a doctor who practiced in a " 70-mile circle " around Woodruff, Wisconsin and was later honored as the namesake of that town's Dr. Kate Newcomb Museum, was the subject of a 1954 episode, bringing attention to her " million pennies " drive to raise funds for a small community hospital ; viewers of the episode donated over $ 112, 000 in pennies.

Between 1974 and 1982 the village saw the construction of the town's new hospital, the Grimsby District General Hospital, next to an existing smaller site.

As of 2011, the town's hospital and governor's mansion were the only two buildings in the world using hydrogen energy.

Wishaw has a King George's Field in memorial to King George V, next to the town's hospital.

The Kennecott hospital ( left ) stood out as the town's only white-washed building.

This building is said to be on the site of the town's medieval hospital, dedicated to St George.

In two minutes the body of Tilghman's former comrade, who had been killed by Blue Throat in a gambling brawl the previous night, was carried into the town's funeral parlor to be prepared for decent burial.

The real Franco-German frontier was beyond the town's limits.

He was in London `` searching records for our town's causes '' in 1600 with young Henry Sturley, the assistant schoolmaster.

On 25 May 1824, the town plat was registered with Wayne County as " Annsarbour "; this represents the earliest known use of the town's name.

Barcino Nova is the town's Latin name meaning " new Barcelona "; Barcino was the Roman name for Barcelona in Spain from its foundation by Emperor Augustus in 10 BC, and it was only changed to Barcelona in the Middle Ages.

It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders.

The town's name was changed to Columbus on March 20, 1821.

The town's growth was facilitated by its role as the administrative and commercial centre of German East Africa and industrial expansion resulting from the construction of the Central Railway Line in the early 1900s.

In 1996 a small memorial park north of the town's business district was dedicated to him.

This was important since towns very often depended on a good reputation for export of a narrow range of products, on which not only the guild's, but the town's, reputation depended.

By a Charter of Elizabeth I in 1589 the bailiff was replaced by a mayor, by which time the town's importance was dwindling.

( The town's name was changed to New Harmony after the Harmonists left in 1824.

The drink originated in Falkirk where it was particularly popular among the town's thirsty foundry workers.

Finally, in 1838 the town's name was changed to simply Jackson.

His father was a shipwright, ship owner and contractor, and served as the town's chief baillie, while his mother, Agnes Muirhead, came from a distinguished family and was well educated.

In 2006 a € 100, 000 computer-controlled mirror, 8 × 5 m, was installed to reflect sunlight into the town's piazza.

His father was primarily a farmer though he was also deacon of the local Congregational church, captain of the town's militia, and a founder of a local book society — a precursor to the public library.

The Wyre was the town's first local commercial radio station and began broadcasting on 12 September 2005 from studios in Kidderminster.

A major change in the town centre road infrastructure was the construction of the ring road in the 1970s and 1980s, which relieved the town's growing congestion problem.

His birthplace was demolished in 1689 and the town's Melanchthonhaus built on its site in 1897.