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The Contagious Disease Hospital, located on Island No. 3 and more than 400 feet from the main island opened in 1911. The hospital had eighteen wards, each built to house patients with a particular disease. There were separate wards for whooping cough, measles, scarlet fever, favus, and diphtheria, and two wards each for trachoma and tuberculosis. The hospital also had it's own laundry, mattress autoclave that could sterilize entire beds, an eight-cadaver refrigerator, an autopsy amphitheater, and a laboratory.
 
The Contagious Disease Hospital, located on Island No. 3 and more than 400 feet from the main island opened in 1911. The hospital had eighteen wards, each built to house patients with a particular disease. There were separate wards for whooping cough, measles, scarlet fever, favus, and diphtheria, and two wards each for trachoma and tuberculosis. The hospital also had it's own laundry, mattress autoclave that could sterilize entire beds, an eight-cadaver refrigerator, an autopsy amphitheater, and a laboratory.
  
Ellis Island remained open and served many purposes. During WWII it primarily served as a detention center with approximately 7000 aliens and citizens detained by 1946. When the last detainee was released in November of 1956, Ellis Island officially closed.  
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Ellis Island remained open and served many purposes, but during WWII it primarily served as a detention center. Approximately 7000 aliens and citizens were detained at Ellis Island by 1946. With it's last detainee released in November of 1956, Ellis Island officially closed.  
  
 
In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson declared Ellis Island part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument. Ellis Island was opened to the public on a limited basis between 1976 and 1984. Starting in 1984, Ellis Island’s Main Building, Railroad Ticket Office and adjacent buildings underwent a major restoration.. The $160 million was reopened to the public on September 10, 1990 as the Ellis Island Immigration Museum. Today, the museum receives almost 2 million annually. [http://www.saveellisisland.org/site/PageServer?pagename=thenandnow_history]
 
In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson declared Ellis Island part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument. Ellis Island was opened to the public on a limited basis between 1976 and 1984. Starting in 1984, Ellis Island’s Main Building, Railroad Ticket Office and adjacent buildings underwent a major restoration.. The $160 million was reopened to the public on September 10, 1990 as the Ellis Island Immigration Museum. Today, the museum receives almost 2 million annually. [http://www.saveellisisland.org/site/PageServer?pagename=thenandnow_history]

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