Yokohama Juzen Hospital (circa 1874)

Juzen Iin hospital in Yokohama circa 1874 (now Yokohama City Univ. Medical Center) Concerned about the large number of syphilis patients among Japanese prostitutes, the British physician Newton began treating them as a temporary hospital at the Yokohama Yoshiwara Kaijo in October 1867. In October 1867, Newton, a British physician, was concerned about the large number of syphilis patients among Japanese prostitutes, and began treating them at the Yokohama Yoshiwara Hospital as a temporary hospital. This was the beginning of the medical checkup system in Japan. Around 1872, there were only four or five Japanese doctors in Yokohama other than Hepburn and a Chinese herbalist, Koan Yoshida (Masasago-cho), as well as other foreign doctors. Gonrei (Deputy Prefectural Governor) Taku Oe was so moved by their voices that he called for donations to fund the construction of a hospital, which quickly raised over 6,000 yen. With this money, he renovated the building of Shubunkan (later known as Juzen Hospital) on Nogeyama, moved to the new building in December 1874, and in February 1874, named it "Juzen Clinic" (1874-1923), with American physician Simmons as the director. It was followed by the present Yokohama City University Hospital. This hospital was municipalized in 1891 and in 1944 became part of the Yokohama This hospital was municipalized in 1891 and in 1944 became part of the Yokohama Municipal Medical College (Yokohama Shiritsu Igaku Senmon Gakko). In 1947, after World War II, it became Yokohama Medical School (Yokohama Ika Daigaku), a municipal university. In 1952 it was merged with Yokohama City University.