Complex sentence: In 1879, priests were excluded from the administrative committees of hospitals and of boards of charity; in 1880, new measures were directed against the religious congregations; from 1880 to 1890 came the substitution of lay women for nuns in many hospitals.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1879, priests were excluded from the administrative committees of hospitals and of boards of charity. From 1880 to 1890 came the substitution of lay women for nuns in many hospitals.