Two Venitian Islands housed patients suffering from pellagrous insanity

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Two Venitian Islands housed patients suffering from pellagrous insanity

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Tens of Thousands Were Treated for a Deadly Disease While Confined to Psychiatric Hospitals on These Two Venetian Islands

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In the 19th and 20th centuries, San Servolo and San Clemente housed patients suffering from pellagrous insanity, a condition caused by a vitamin deficiency

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