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Intramuros. The city has also charitable institutions, prominent among which are the Hospicio de San José, an orphan asylum and home for aged women; the School for the Deaf and Blind; the San Lazaro Hospital for the insane and those suffering from contagious diseases; the sanatoria of the Anti-Tuberculosis Society; the Government. Orphanage for the care of orphan and destitute children; the Settlement House for the temporary shelter of destitute persons; and the American Guardian Association for destitute children of American and Filipino parentage.

Manila is the educational centre of the archipelago. The city has many schools, both public and private, and their number is increasing. Five schools for vocational education are maintained here by the Insular Government. The University of the Philippines-embracing the Colleges of Liberal Arts, Law, Medicine and Surgery, Engineering, Agriculture,, Veterinary Medicine, Education, Schools of Forestry, Dentistry, Pharmacy, and Fine Arts, a Graduate School of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, and a Conservatoire of Music-is located in Manila. Another high institution of learning is the University of Santo Tomas, managed and maintained by the Dominican Fathers. In this there are Schools of Theology and Church Law, Jurisprudence, Notarial Law, Medicine, Pharmacy, and Engineering.

The city and its suburbs receive their drinking water by pipes leading from the reservoir at Montalban, about 15 miles north-east of Manila. The water is laid on to almost every house, both domestic and business. For the purpose of improving the water-supply and extending its benefits to the neighbouring towns, its administration and ownership has been transferred from the city of Manila to a Government Corporation, known as the Metropolitan Water District, since July 1st. 1919. In addition, there are 15 artesian wells which furnish water free to the public. The sewerage system is known as the separate system-one for storm drains and the other for sanitary sewers. There are 12 public markets, two flower markets, and two slaughter-houses. The leading hospitals are the Philippine General Hospital, San Juan de Dios Hospital, St. Paul's Hospital, San Lazaro Hospital, Mary Chiles. Hospital, and St. Luke's Hospital. There are 14 playgrounds provided with apparatus and placed under the charge of a playground director and staff of assistants. fire prevention, the city has eight fire-stations and 18 fire-engines.

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Manila is also the principal industrial centre of the archipelago. In the city are found coconut-oil mills, cigar and cigarette factories, rope manufacturing firms, hemp braid hat factorics, breweries and distilleries, furniture factories, lumber mills, marine railway and repair shops, foundries and machine shops, vulcanizing plants, shoe and soap making establishiñents, and ice plants.

The telephone system extends throughout the city and its suburbs. Electric light has been placed in public parks, streets, hotels, theatres, and other buildings. The city is provided with theatres, baseball grounds, tennis courts, and golf and race courses, The principal clubs are the Army and Navy Club, Casino Español, Elks Club, Golf Club, Manila Club, and University Club. Automobiles and auto-trucks number 5,300.

Among the interesting places in the city are the Aquarium for fishes and other sea animals found in Philippine waters; the Bureau of Science, the headquarters of the scientific work of the Government; the Observatory of the Philippine Weather Bureau, especially noted for its work in connection with typhoons and earthquakes; the Bilibid Prison, with a highly developed industrial department; the Mint of the Philippine Islands; the Philippine Library and Museum; the Museum of Santo Tomas University; and the Luneta, where concerts arc given several evenings a week by the famous Philippine Constabulary Band.