%PDF-1.4 % 1 0 obj << /Title (Waltham Hospital medical records) /Author (Katherine Isham) /Subject (The collection includes seven bound volumes of hand-written medical records from Waltham Hospital \(Waltham Massachusetts\) created between 1889-1897 and one book about Alfred Worcester, M.D. \(1855-1951\), who practiced medicine at Waltham Hospital. Each volume contains the records of approximately 100 patients written by attending physicians. Records may include progress notes, operative reports, medication records, pathology reports, patient dispositions, and drawings. The collection documents medical treatment for a wide variety of conditions including perforated appendix, gunshot wounds, people kicked by horses, occupational injuries, cancer, birth complications, rheumatic fever, scarlet fever, diphtheria, and suicide attempts. Material of particular note includes documentation of early appendectomies performed by Dr. Worcester.) /Keywords (Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, Ms Coll 82) /Creator (Apache FOP 2.6) /Producer (Apache FOP Version 2.6) /CreationDate (D:20240328220023-04'00') >> endobj 2 0 obj << /N 3 /Length 3 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> stream xgPTY{ MI$$A@wiAQdpFI AFQŀ((N#2"**K٭U[gxsOs[1M:1C H( JN !c sϑ>qyvy%. ʱlN2kwr4;- 8=%1 {iW-o!o\Vk ZkL0+ tj +|iA/o3`?(Of+yS/T7orL@ʿr` QWN = t8@W) Xo9 Ȁ