Patient records, 1907-1961.

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Patient records, 1907-1961.

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Record group 91-466 consists of patient records from the Michigan State Sanatorium at Howell, Michigan for the years 1907-1961. Documemts the roughly 16,000 patients of the sanatorium. Includes applications for admittance, medical history, treatment prescribed, operations performed, drugs given, the initial diagnosis at admission, and prognosis at discharge. Includes patient name, address, sex, age, race, occupation, civil condition, ethnic origin, and religious affliiation.

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State Archive of Michigan

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State Archive of Michigan

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Michigan State Sanatorium.

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The tuberculosis (TB) sanatorium at Howell, Michigan was established in 1905 by Public Act 254 of 1905. Until the 1940's, the treatment for TB revolved around providing general medical care and performing surgical procedures. With the development of streptomycin (1944), the treatment of TB changed dramatically. By 1961, the facility at Howell was no longer needed for the treatment of TB patients, so the buildings and grounds were transferred over to the Michigan Department of Mental Health. In 1...

Michigan. Dept. of Public Health.

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