▁that ▁would ▁c ater ▁to ▁or ph ans . ▁The ▁Found ling ▁Hospital ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 1 ▁by ▁the ▁phil anth rop ic ▁sea ▁captain ▁Thomas ▁Cor am ▁in ▁London , ▁England , ▁as ▁a ▁children ' s ▁home ▁for ▁the ▁" ed uc ation ▁and ▁maintenance ▁of ▁exposed ▁and ▁desert ed ▁young ▁children ." ▁The ▁first ▁children ▁were ▁admitted ▁into ▁a ▁temporary ▁house ▁located ▁in ▁Hat ton ▁Garden . ▁At ▁first , ▁no ▁questions ▁were ▁asked ▁about ▁child ▁or ▁parent , ▁but ▁a ▁distingu ishing ▁token ▁was ▁put ▁on ▁each ▁child ▁by ▁the ▁parent . ▁ ▁On ▁reception , ▁children ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁wet ▁n urs es ▁in ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide , ▁where ▁they ▁stayed ▁until ▁they ▁were ▁about ▁four ▁or ▁five ▁years ▁old . ▁At ▁six teen , ▁girls ▁were ▁generally ▁app r entic ed ▁as ▁servants ▁for ▁four ▁years ; ▁at ▁four teen , ▁boys ▁were ▁app r entic ed ▁into ▁variety ▁of ▁occup ations , ▁typically ▁for ▁seven ▁years . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁small ▁bene vol ent ▁fund ▁for ▁adult s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 5 6 , ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁resolved ▁that ▁all ▁children ▁offered ▁should ▁be ▁received , ▁that ▁local ▁receiving ▁places ▁should ▁be ▁appointed ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁country , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁funds ▁should ▁be ▁public ly ▁guaranteed . ▁A ▁basket ▁was ▁accordingly ▁hung ▁outside ▁the ▁hospital ; ▁the ▁maximum ▁age ▁for ▁ad mission ▁was ▁raised ▁from ▁two ▁months ▁to ▁twelve , ▁and ▁a ▁flo od ▁of