Daily reports of inmates, 1914-1918.

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Daily reports of inmates, 1914-1918.

The State Almshouse at Tewksbury, established as a residence for paupers of the Commonwealth, evolved after closing of other state almshouses in 1872 into an institution for ill or infirm public charges who could not be transferred to the State Workhouse (later State Farm) or otherwise discharged. Daily reports of inmates monitored their physical condition.

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Massachusetts. State Infirmary (Tewksbury, Mass.)

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The State Almshouse at Tewksbury opened in 1854. It was renamed successively the State Hospital (1900), the State Infirmary (1909), Tewksbury State Hospital and Infirmary (1939), and Tewksbury Hospital (1959). From the description of Intake files, 1895-1929. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122520714 ...