This hospital was founded by the Gereformeerde Kerk of Utrecht . From 1936 to 1940 the missionary doctor F. Veldstra was director of this hospital. The image shows the male ward of this hospital.
Image KITLV 1915, code 29348;
Purworedjo was a district, regency and subdistrict with a main town named also Purworedjo. It was part of the Residence (Department) of Kedoe in the province of central Jawa. The regency is divided into the districts Purworedjo, Loano and Tjangrep.
this region has 281,000 inhabitants, among whom almost 900 Europeans and more than 2000 Chinese.
The main town Purworedjo is situated on the railroad.
