▁the ▁first ▁disp ens ary , ▁called ▁the ▁Dis p ens ary ▁for ▁the ▁Inf ant ▁Po or , ▁supported ▁by ▁contributions , ▁for ▁the ▁relief ▁of ▁poor ▁children . ▁This ▁institution ▁existed ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁twelve ▁years , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁calculated ▁that ▁ 3 5 , 0 0 0 ▁children ▁were ▁rel ieved ▁during ▁that ▁time . ▁But ▁it ▁met ▁with ▁small ▁financial ▁support , ▁and ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 7 8 1 ▁it ▁was ▁closed . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 6 7 , ▁Arm strong ▁published ▁an ▁Ess ay ▁on ▁the ▁D ise ases ▁most ▁F atal ▁to ▁Inf ants ; ▁a ▁second ▁edition ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 1 , ▁and ▁a ▁third ▁edition , ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Queen ▁Charlotte , ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 7 . ▁An ▁en larg ed ▁edition ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 8 , ▁edited ▁by ▁A . ▁P . ▁Buch an , ▁M . D . ▁To ▁the ▁third ▁edition ▁was ▁app ended ▁A ▁General ▁Account ▁of ▁the ▁Dis p ens ary ▁for ▁the ▁Inf ant ▁Po or , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁printed , ▁in ▁a ▁shorter ▁form , ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 2 . ▁Arm strong ▁stated ▁that ▁children ▁were ▁received ▁" without ▁any ▁letters ▁of ▁ad mission , ▁provided ▁the ▁parents ▁are ▁really ▁ind igent , ▁the ▁case ▁dangerous , ▁and ▁requiring ▁speed y ▁relief ". ▁Arm strong ' s ▁reputation , ▁however , ▁had ▁been ▁dam aged ▁by ▁a ▁ 1 7 8 4 ▁book ▁of