Public Health in Oregon: Discovering Historical Data

Public Health in Oregon: Discovering Historical Data provides previously hidden data in machine-readable formats for use by today's researchers. Items can be viewed and browsed from this page, or searched to find more specific materials via the search bar on the left side of the screen. While it is not currently possible to search only for files with data transcriptions, the majority of ledgers, annual reports, and public health surveys have transcriptions attached, as well as many other files.

Since the mid-nineteenth century, public health professionals have collected data about large populations to understand problems, and make changes that improve people's lives. A wealth of historical data on public health is found in OHSU Library, particularly its Historical Collections & Archives, which contain original studies, surveys, reports, and other records of public health in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Digitizing these archival collections makes data accessible to new generations of researchers. The records include public health surveys, early medical journals, records of the People?s Institute and Portland Free Dispensary, papers from the early career of Dr. Esther Pohl Lovejoy, records of state institutions, and more.

For the most part, only structured data was transcribed, such as data tables, patient information ledgers, and research findings. Annual reports and similar items also often contain transcribed data regarding membership, attendance, and results of initiatives. Data transcriptions are available directly below the record's full PDF.

Work on this project is supported in whole or in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Oregon State Library. For more context, visit this narrative historical exhibit.

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Public Health in Oregon: Discovering Historical Data 351 records found 1 - 10nextSearch took 0.17 seconds. 
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Records from the Multnomah County Hospital, spanning from 1913 to 1917 in six different volumes (each posted separately in this repository). Records include patient infor [...]
1918 | Book | Public Health in Oregon: Discovering Historical Data |
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Records from the Multnomah County Hospital, spanning from 1913 to 1917 in six different volumes (each posted separately in this repository). Records include patient infor [...]
1916 | Book | Public Health in Oregon: Discovering Historical Data |
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Records from the Multnomah County Hospital, spanning from 1913 to 1917 in six different volumes (each posted separately in this repository). Records include patient infor [...]
1917 | Book | Public Health in Oregon: Discovering Historical Data |
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Records from the Multnomah County Hospital, spanning from 1913 to 1917 in six different volumes (each posted separately in this repository). Records include patient infor [...]
1913 | Book | Public Health in Oregon: Discovering Historical Data |
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Records from the Multnomah County Hospital, spanning from 1913 to 1917 in six different volumes (each posted separately in this repository). Records include patient infor [...]
1915 | Book | Public Health in Oregon: Discovering Historical Data |
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A draft report discussing infant mortality and impure milk including what steps have been made and need to be made to prevent the problem in the area (undated, circa 1910 [...]
1910 | Book | Public Health in Oregon: Discovering Historical Data |
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Records from the Multnomah County Hospital, spanning from 1913 to 1917 in six different volumes (each posted separately in this repository). Records include patient infor [...]
1914 | Book | Public Health in Oregon: Discovering Historical Data |
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A statistical report pamphlet for the Portland Free Dispensary from the University of Oregon Medical School. Covers data regarding both General and Tuberculosis clinics, [...]
1921 | Book | Public Health in Oregon: Discovering Historical Data |
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An annual statistical report pamphlet for the Portland Free Dispensary from the University of Oregon Medical School. The report covers data regarding General, Tuberculosi [...]
1931 | Book | Public Health in Oregon: Discovering Historical Data |
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Patient ledgers from the Multnomah County Hospital Obstetrics Department dating from 1937 to 1941 (ledger 4 of 4 in the series). Ledgers tracked patient admissions and mu [...]
1937 | Book | Public Health in Oregon: Discovering Historical Data |

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