▁assistant ▁sur geon ▁with ▁the ▁company . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 1 , ▁the ▁hospital ▁was ▁combined ▁with ▁the ▁' Native ▁Hospital ▁and ▁Po or ▁Fund ' ▁in ▁the ▁ch oul try . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁r ented ▁by ▁the ▁Fam ine ▁Rel ief ▁Committee ▁which ▁conducted ▁a ▁char ity ▁for ▁the ▁' s ick ▁and ▁the ▁poor ' ▁along ▁with ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁Church . ▁The ▁Government ▁of ▁Mad ras ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁affairs ▁of ▁the ▁ch oul try ▁from ▁the ▁Committee ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 8 . ▁The ▁Native ▁Hospital ▁and ▁the ▁ch oul try ' s ▁land ▁were ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁and ▁was ▁renamed ▁Roy ap ur am ▁Hospital , ▁while ▁the ▁ch oul try ▁was ▁shift ed ▁to ▁the ▁prem ises ▁of ▁the ▁nearby ▁Raj ah ▁of ▁V enk at ag iri ▁Ch oul try ▁where ▁additional ▁rooms ▁were ▁built . ▁The ▁hospital ▁later ▁become ▁the ▁Stanley ▁Hospital . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁Origin ally , ▁the ▁ch oul try ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁any ▁name ▁of ▁its ▁own . ▁It ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁uno fficial ▁name ▁" Mon eg ar ▁Ch oul try " ▁the ▁ang l ised ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁term ▁" Many am kar ar " ▁( v ill age ▁head man ) ▁who ▁ran ▁a ▁gru el ▁centre ▁nearby . ▁ ▁The ▁ch oul try ▁today ▁The ▁ch oul try ▁functions ▁today ▁as ▁an ▁as yl um ▁for ▁elder ly ▁people . ▁The ▁Collect