Health, Disease, and the Health Professions
Dublin Core
Title
Health, Disease, and the Health Professions
Collection Items
Pages from the journal of Dr. John M.W. Davidson of Gadsden County, describing treatments for various diseases
"Dr. John Davidson's volume of remedies and recipes to cure various illnesses and to treat diseases. The book, dated August 3, 1843, covers treatments for such sicknesses as pneumonia and consumption to recipes for laxatives and expurgants."
An Act to Regulate the Admission of Physicians and Surgeons to Practice in This Territory, 1824
"Legislative act stipulating requirements for practicing medicine or surgery in the Territory of Florida. Prospective doctors or surgeons were required to file their diploma and a certificate of moral character with the county clerk. A physician…
Malcolm Nicholson house : Gadsden County, Florida
Home of Dr. Malcolm Nicholson of Gadsden County, one of the first members of Florida’s first territory-wide board of health, the Medical Board (1899).
Petition to Allow John W. Robarts of Hillsborough County to Practice Medicine, 1854
"Petition signed by 166 citizens of Hillsborough County asking the legislative council to grant Dr. John W. Robarts a special license to practice medicine. According to these citizens, he did not possess a diploma from a medical college, which…
Leon County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1850
"Mortality schedule for the United States Census of 1850 for Leon County documenting persons who died during the year ending June 1, 1850."
Enslaved persons are listed by first name with a space or dash and then the name of their enslaver
Enslaved persons are listed by first name with a space or dash and then the name of their enslaver