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Sydenham Hospital Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 243
 

Sydenham Hospital Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 243

The patient records of Sydenham Hospital offer an invaluable insight into the nature and treatment of communicable diseases in the pre-antibiotic era. The bulk of the collection consists of patient medical case histories. Records are complete for the years 1909 to 1924, but because of the size of the collection, only a sample of every tenth record for the years 1924 to 1949 were retained; the hospital registers for the entire period have been preserved, however.

The collection also contains reports from other doctors and hospitals on cases of typhoid (1920-45), poliomyelitis (1937-49), meningitis (1938-47), and diphtheria, rabies, spotted fever, smallpox, measles, and other communicable diseases. There are two boxes of correspondence and reports relating to hospital administration, three scrapbooks of clippings from the Baltimore papers on public health (1931-1934), and a box of material on Negro Health Week Activities (1941).

Boxes 85-141 consist of patient medical histories for April 1909-February 1924. Case histories for January 1924-December 1949, are in containers 1-55. Case reports on typhoid (1920-45), poliomyelitis (1937-49), meningitis (1938-47), and diphtheria,rabies, spotted fever, smallpox, measles and other communicable diseases are in containers 56-80. Correspondence and reports relating to hospital administration, in boxes 80-82. Includes patient registers for 1911-49 (8 boxes), scrapboooks with public health clippings, 1931-34 (3 boxes), and a Negro Health Week activities scrapbook, 1941.

Access Restrictions

Portions of the collection are restricted according to HMD's Access to Health Information of Individuals policy. Contact the Reference Staff for information regarding access. For access to the policy and application form, please visit https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/manuscripts/phi.pdf.

Dates
Creation: 1909-1962
Extent
63.85 Linear Feet (150 boxes)
Related Names
Sydenham Hospital (Baltimore, Md.)
Language of Materials
English
Language of Materials
English

Medical histories - no. 1-100, 1909-1910

 File — Box: 85, Volume: v.1
Dates
Creation: 1909-1910

Medical histories - no. 101-150, 1910

 File — Box: 86, Volume: v.1
Dates
Creation: 1910

Medical histories - no. 151-200, 1910

 File — Box: 87, Volume: v.1
Dates
Creation: 1910

Medical histories - no. 201-250, 1910

 File — Box: 88, Volume: v.1
Dates
Creation: 1910

Medical histories - no. 251-351, 1910-1911

 File — Box: 89, Volume: v.1-2
Dates
Creation: 1910-1911

Medical histories - no. 352-443, 1911-1912

 File — Box: 90, Volume: v.1-2
Dates
Creation: 1911-1912

Medical histories - no. 444-544, 1912

 File — Box: 91, Volume: v.1-2
Dates
Creation: 1912

Medical histories - no. 545-620, 1912

 File — Box: 92, Volume: v.1
Dates
Creation: 1912

Medical histories - no. 621-749, 1913

 File — Box: 93, Volume: v.1
Dates
Creation: 1913

Medical histories - no. 750-859, 1913

 File — Box: 94, Volume: v.1
Dates
Creation: 1913

Medical histories - no. 860-966, 1914

 File — Box: 95, Volume: v.1
Dates
Creation: 1914

Medical histories - no. 967-1072, 1914

 File — Box: 96, Volume: v.1
Dates
Creation: 1914

Medical histories - no. 1073-1212, 1915

 File — Box: 97, Volume: v.1
Dates
Creation: 1915

Medical histories - no. 1213-1322, 1915

 File — Box: 98, Volume: v.1
Dates
Creation: 1915

Medical histories - no. 1323-1400, 1915

 File — Box: 99, Volume: v.1
Dates
Creation: 1915

Medical histories - no. 1401-1450, 1915

 File — Box: 100, Volume: v.1
Dates
Creation: 1915

Medical histories - no. 1501-1599, 1915-1916

 File — Box: 101, Volume: v.1
Dates
Creation: 1915-1916

Medical histories - no. 1600-1699, 1916

 File — Box: 102, Volume: v.1
Dates
Creation: 1916
 

Medical histories - no. 1700-1799, 1916

 File — Box: 103, Volume: v.1
Dates
Creation: 1916

Medical histories - no. 1800-1899, 1916-1917

 File — Box: 104, Volume: v.1
Dates
Creation: 1916-1917

Medical histories - no. 1900-1999, 1917

 File — Box: 105, Volume: v.1
Dates
Creation: 1917

Medical histories - no. 2000-2049, 1917

 File — Box: 106, Volume: v.1
Dates
Creation: 1917

Medical histories - no. 2050-2099, 1917

 File — Box: 107, Volume: v.1
Dates
Creation: 1917

Medical histories - no. 2100-2149, 1917-1918

 File — Box: 108, Volume: v.1
Conditions Governing Access

[RESTRICTED PHI POLICY]

Dates
Creation: 1917-1918

Medical histories - no. 2150-2249, 1918

 File — Box: 109, Volume: v.1-2
Conditions Governing Access

[RESTRICTED PHI POLICY]

Dates
Creation: 1918

Medical histories - no. 2250-2299, 1918

 File — Box: 110, Volume: v.1
Conditions Governing Access

[RESTRICTED PHI POLICY]

Dates
Creation: 1918

Medical histories - no. 2300-2349, 1918

 File — Box: 111, Volume: v.1
Conditions Governing Access

[RESTRICTED PHI POLICY]

Dates
Creation: 1918

Medical histories - no. 2350-2399, 1918-1919

 File — Box: 112, Volume: v.1
Conditions Governing Access

[RESTRICTED PHI POLICY]

Dates
Creation: 1918-1919

Medical histories - no. 2400-2499, 1919

 File — Box: 113, Volume: v.1-2
Conditions Governing Access

[RESTRICTED PHI POLICY]

Dates
Creation: 1919

Medical histories - no. 2500-2599, 1919

 File — Box: 114, Volume: v.1-2
Conditions Governing Access

[RESTRICTED PHI POLICY]

Dates
Creation: 1919

Medical histories - no. 2600-2699, 1919

 File — Box: 115, Volume: v.1-2
Conditions Governing Access

[RESTRICTED PHI POLICY]

Dates
Creation: 1919

Medical histories - no. 2700-2799, 1919

 File — Box: 116, Volume: v.1-2
Conditions Governing Access

[RESTRICTED PHI POLICY]

Dates
Creation: 1919

Medical histories - no. 2800-2899, 1919

 File — Box: 117, Volume: v.1-2
Conditions Governing Access

[RESTRICTED PHI POLICY]

Dates
Creation: 1919

Medical histories - no. 2900-2999, 1919-1920

 File — Box: 118, Volume: v.1-2
Conditions Governing Access

[RESTRICTED PHI POLICY]

Dates
Creation: 1919-1920

Medical histories - no. 3000-3099, 1920

 File — Box: 119, Volume: v.1-2
Conditions Governing Access

[RESTRICTED PHI POLICY]

Dates
Creation: 1920

Medical histories - no. 3100-3179, 1920

 File — Box: 120, Volume: v.1
Conditions Governing Access

[RESTRICTED PHI POLICY]

Dates
Creation: 1920

Medical histories - no. 3180-3250, 1920

 File — Box: 121, Volume: v.1
Conditions Governing Access

[RESTRICTED PHI POLICY]

Dates
Creation: 1920

Medical histories - no. 3251-3299, 1920

 File — Box: 122, Volume: v.1
Conditions Governing Access

[RESTRICTED PHI POLICY]

Dates
Creation: 1920
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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