Annual reports of the physician, 1829-1853.

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Annual reports of the physician, 1829-1853.

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This series consists of annual reviews by physicians of the health of residents in the Charleston Orphan House. Information includes a numerical list of disease occurring during the year; the name, age, and cause for all children that died from disease. Additionally, most reports also contain a narrative summary of health conditions.

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Charleston Orphan House

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The Charleston Orphan House, the first municipal orphanage in the U.S., was created by an act of the city council on October 18, 1790, at the instigation of council member, John Robertson. By this act, the Orphan House was charged with "supporting and educating poor orphan children, and those of poor distressed and disabled parents, who are unable to maintain them". The Orphan House stood on the corner of St. Philip and Calhoun Streets. It officially opened on October 18, 1794, and ...