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Inventory for Board of health Minutes 1836 to 1840
This is a downloadable EXCEL spreadsheet, which is the basis for the Inventory below.
| file/image # | Identifier | Year | Date(s) mm/dd/yyyy(s) | Title |
| health board minutes 1836-40_1 | Front Cover | |||
| health board minutes 1836-40_2 | Back Cover | |||
| health board minutes 1836-40_3 | Cover | Cover | ||
| health board minutes 1836-40_4 | blank page | blank page | ||
| health board minutes 1836-40_5 | blank page | blank page | ||
| health board minutes 1836-40_6 | blank page | blank page | ||
| health board minutes 1836-40_7 | pg 1 | 1836 | 05/18/1836 | First meeting of the Board of Health Commissioners called May 18th A.D. 1836 |
| health board minutes 1836-40_8 | pg 2 | 1836 | 05/18/1836 - 05/20/1836 | May 1836 - many & various sources of filth & causes of sickness |
| health board minutes 1836-40_9 | pg 3 | 1836 | 05/20/1836 - 05/25/1836 | May 1836 - nuisance source of filth or cause of sickness |
| health board minutes 1836-40_10 | pg 4 | 1836 | 05/27/1836 - 05/31/1836 | May 1836 - serve notices on the owners or occupants |
| health board minutes 1836-40_11 | pg 5 | 1836 | 05/31/1836 - 06/10/1836 | May/June 1836 - praying for the constuction of a Common Sewer |
| health board minutes 1836-40_12 | pg 6 | 1836 | 06/12/1836 - 06/20/1836 | June 1836 - consider the subject of Health Regulations |
| health board minutes 1836-40_13 | pg 7 | 1836 | 07/02/1836 - 07/07/1836 | July 1836 - "health regulations" prepared the committee appointed for that purpose be printed |
| health board minutes 1836-40_14 | pg 8 | 1836 | 07/11/1836 - 07/25/1836 | July 1836 - authorized to take the lease of the premises of Edward Stevens to be used as a hospital |
| health board minutes 1836-40_15 | pg 9 | 1836 | 08/01/1836 - 08/28/1836 | August 1836 - with a form of license for the owners of night carts |
| health board minutes 1836-40_16 | pg 10 | 1836, 1837 | 08/28/1836 - 03/10/1837 | August 1836, March 1837 - licensed to do night work - removing William Marsh to the Hospital |
| health board minutes 1836-40_17 | pg 11 | 1837 | 03/12/1837 - 03/24/1837 | March 1837 - authorized to remove all, and any, infected with small pox, to the Hospital |
| health board minutes 1836-40_18 | pg 12 | 1837 | 03/24/1837 | March 1837 - To medical attendance on Patients at the Small Pox Hospital |
| health board minutes 1836-40_19 | pg 13 | 1837 | 07/11/1836 | Health regulations for the city of Lowell (newspaper clipping) |
| health board minutes 1836-40_20 | pg 14 | BLANK PAGE | BLANK PAGE | |
| health board minutes 1836-40_21 | pg 15 | 1837 | 05/01/1837 | May 1837 - to correct and regulate everything calculated to impair the public health |
| health board minutes 1836-40_22 | pg 16 | 1837 | 05/01/1837 - 05/08/1837 | May 1837 - the regulations of the Health Commissioners be reprinted in the papers |
| health board minutes 1836-40_23 | pg 17 | 1837 | 05/08/1837 - 05/21/1837 | May 1837 - to serve notices in any case of nuisance or anything hostile to public health |
| health board minutes 1836-40_24 | pg 18 | 1837 | 05/21/1837 - 06/12/1837 | May/June 1837 - for a violation of the 14th section of the Health regulations |
| health board minutes 1836-40_25 | pg 19 | 1837 | 06/12/1837 - 06/19/1837 | June 1837 - for the removal of a piggery on his premises |
| health board minutes 1836-40_26 | pg 20 | 1837 | 07/17/1837 - 07/24/1837 | July 1837 - of a nuisance consisting of a dead horse at the bend of the river |
| health board minutes 1836-40_27 | pg 21 | 1837 | 08/07/1837 - 08/21/1837 | August 1837 - licensed as a doer of night work |
| health board minutes 1836-40_28 | pg 22 | 1837 | 08/21/1837 - 10/02/1837 | August/October 1837 - the removal of nuisance occasioned by an imperfect vault |
| health board minutes 1836-40_29 | pg 23 | 1837 | 10/02/1837 - 10/10/1837 | October 1937 - four afflicted with small pox pox from the age of 7 to infancy on the acre so called |
| health board minutes 1836-40_30 | pg 24 | 1837 | 10/10/1837 | October 1937 -The board . . . proceeded to the acre and removed the following persons to the hospital |
| health board minutes 1836-40_31 | pg 25 | 1837 | 10/10/1837 | October 1937 -The physician of the board authorized to vaccinate or procure vaccination all persons |
| health board minutes 1836-40_32 | pg 26 | 1837 | 10/14/1837 - 10/16/1837 | October 1937 - The whole number in the Hospital at this date are fourteen |
| health board minutes 1836-40_33 | pg 27 | 1837 | 10/18/1837 - 10/23/1837 | October 1937 - Voted That Dr Green be authorized to hire another American female as nurse |
| health board minutes 1836-40_34 | pg 28 | 1837 | 10/23/1837 - 10/31/1937 | October 1937 - 40 large bundles of oat straw and delivery at the Hospital |
| health board minutes 1836-40_35 | pg 29 | 1837 | 10/30/1937 - 11/13/1837 | October 1937 - There have been discharged from the Hospital |
| health board minutes 1836-40_36 | pg 30 | 1837 | 11/13/1837 - 11/24/1837 | November 1837 - Reported the discharge of Mrs Dane & Horace Johnson |
| health board minutes 1836-40_37 | pg 31 | 1837 | 11/24/1837 - 11/27/1837 | November 1837 - to ensure a correct account or Bill of mortality |
| health board minutes 1836-40_38 | pg 32 | 1837, 1838 | 12/11/1837 - 01/09/1838 | Dec 1837/Jan 1838 -authorized to settle with Thomas Moore for the use of premises as an Hospital |
| health board minutes 1836-40_39 | pg 33 | 1838 | 01/15/1838 - 02/13/1838 | Jan/Feb 1838 - The Physician reported the following entries to the hospital |
| health board minutes 1836-40_40 | pg 34 | 1838 | 02/13/1838 - 02/21/1838 | February 1838 - the support and expenses of patients at the Small Pox Hospital was about $1200.00 |
| health board minutes 1836-40_41 | pg 35 | 1838 | 02/21/1838 - 03/13/1838 | Feb/Mar 1838 - Voted to approve the following bills for expences incurred at Small Pox Hospital |
| health board minutes 1836-40_42 | pg 36 | 1838 | 03/13/1838 - 03/23/1838 | March 1838 - Continued from preceding page |
| health board minutes 1836-40_43 | pg 37 | 1838 | 03/23/1838 | March 1838 - The Physician to the board reported the following admission of patients to the Hospital |
| health board minutes 1836-40_44 | pg 38 | 1838 | 03/23/1838 - 03/31/1838 | March 1838 - the settlement for rent & repairs of the same be referred to the next board |
| health board minutes 1836-40_45 | pg 39 | 1838 | 04/16/1838 | April 1838 - First Meeting of the Health Commissioners of 1838 |
| health board minutes 1836-40_46 | pg 40 | 1838 | 04/16/1838 - 04/23/1838 | April 1838 - authority to take all necessary steps for the burial of any who may die of Small Pox |
| health board minutes 1836-40_47 | pg 41 | 1838 | 04/23/1838 - 04/30/1838 | April 1838 - the Health Regulations for 1837 require the following alterations |
| health board minutes 1836-40_48 | pg 42 | 1838 | 04/30/1838 | April 1838 - Health Regulations as altered from those of 1837 |
| health board minutes 1836-40_49 | pg 43 | 1838 | 04/30/1838 | April 1838 - Health Regulations as altered from those of 1837 |
| health board minutes 1836-40_50 | pg 44 | 1838 | 04/30/1838 | April 1838 - Health Regulations as altered from those of 1837 |
| health board minutes 1836-40_51 | pg 45 | 1838 | 04/30/1838 | April 1838 - Health Regulations as altered from those of 1837 |
| health board minutes 1836-40_52 | pg 46 | 1838 | 04/30/1838 | April 1838 - Health Regulations as altered from those of 1837 |
| health board minutes 1836-40_53 | pg 47 | 1838 | 05/01/1838 - 05/07/1838 | proceeded to different parts of the city, to examine into nuisances, sources of filth, and causes of sickness |
| health board minutes 1836-40_54 | pg 48 | 1838 | 05/07/1838 - 05/14/1838 | confer with the Mayor or City Counsel in relation to the Hospital |
| health board minutes 1836-40_55 | pg 49 | 1838 | 05/21/1838 - 05/28/1838 | for one comforter at $1.50, destroyed by order of the Health Commissioners of 1837 |
| health board minutes 1836-40_56 | pg 50 | 1838 | 06/04/1838 | to enter into said buildings and land, for the purpose of examining into, and destroying, removing . . . |
| health board minutes 1836-40_57 | pg 51 | 1838 | 06/04/1838 - 06/05/1838 | and every species of filth which can be injurious to the public health |
| health board minutes 1836-40_58 | pg 52 | 1838 | 06/05/1838 - 06/11/1838 | the board then proceeded to examine the premises |
| health board minutes 1836-40_59 | pg 53 | 1838 | 06/18/1838 - 06/20/1838 | be directed to remove the swine . . . and that he take them to the Poor Farm |
| health board minutes 1836-40_60 | pg 54 | 1838 | 06/20/1838 | the board then proceeded to premises owned |
| health board minutes 1836-40_61 | pg 55 | 1838 | 06/20/1838 - 07/02/1838 | for emptying vaults and privies within this city |
| health board minutes 1836-40_62 | pg 56 | 1838 | 07/02/1838 - 07/16/1838 | to remove the swine from his premises |
| health board minutes 1836-40_63 | pg 57 | 1838 | 07/23/1838 - 07/30/1828 | having complained of a vault overflowing on Merrimack Street near his store |
| health board minutes 1836-40_64 | pg 58 | 1838 | 07/30/1828 - 08/13/1838 | for the use of his building on Lafayette Street as a small pox hospital |
| health board minutes 1836-40_65 | pg 59 | 1838 | 08/13/1838 | Regulations Relating to cleaning out Privies |
| health board minutes 1836-40_66 | pg 60 | 1838 | 08/13/1838 | Regulations Relating to cleaning out Privies |
| health board minutes 1836-40_67 | pg 61 | 1838 | 08/13/1838 - 08/20/1838 | Regulations Relating to cleaning out Privies |
| health board minutes 1836-40_68 | pg 62 | 1838 | 08/27/1838 - 09/24/1838 | a renewal of his license |
| health board minutes 1836-40_69 | pg 63 | 1838 | 10/01/1838 | a coorect account or Bill of Mortality within this city |
| health board minutes 1836-40_70 | pg 64 | 1839 | 01/17/1839 - 03/18/1839 | Voted that Dr. Green procure the printing of the Bill of Mortality |
| health board minutes 1836-40_71 | pg 65 | BLANK PAGE | BLANK PAGE | |
| health board minutes 1836-40_72 | pg 66 | BLANK PAGE | BLANK PAGE | |
| health board minutes 1836-40_73 | pg 67 | 1839 | 06/03/1839 | Records of Health Commissioners for 1839 - 40 |
| health board minutes 1836-40_74 | pg 68 | 1839 | 06/03/1839 - 06/04/1839 | to serve notices upon certain persons |
| health board minutes 1836-40_75 | pg 69 | 1839 | 06/04/1839 | Board to revise Health Regulations |
| health board minutes 1836-40_76 | pg 70 | 1839 | 06/06/1839 | Chairman submits a public notice |
| health board minutes 1836-40_77 | pg 71 | 1839 | 06/06/1839 | Health Regulations of the city of Lowell |
| health board minutes 1836-40_78 | pg 72 | 1839 | 06/06/1839 | Health Regulations of the city of Lowell |
| health board minutes 1836-40_79 | pg 73 | 1839 | 06/06/1839 | Health Regulations of the city of Lowell |
| health board minutes 1836-40_80 | pg 74 | 1839 | 06/06/1839 | Health Regulations of the city of Lowell |
| health board minutes 1836-40_81 | pg 75 | 1839 | 06/06/1839 | Health Regulations of the city of Lowell |
| health board minutes 1836-40_82 | pg 76 | 1839 | 06/06/1839 | Health Regulations of the city of Lowell |
| health board minutes 1836-40_83 | pg 77 | 1839 | 06/13/1839 | bearing the initials of his name + the words "Scavengers Cart" in large letters |
| health board minutes 1836-40_84 | pg 78 | 1839 | 06/17/1839 - 06/24/1839 | Hog Pens in the rear od Davis Brick Block |
| health board minutes 1836-40_85 | pg 79 | 1839 | 06/24/1839 | Memorial to C. C. on Common Sewers |
| health board minutes 1836-40_86 | pg 80 | 1839 | 06/24/1839 - 07/15/1839 | to remove the nuisance . . . by filling the same with gravel |
| health board minutes 1836-40_87 | pg 81 | 1839 | 07/15/1839 - 07/29/1839 | Hearse House |
| health board minutes 1836-40_88 | pg 82 | 1839 | 07/29/1839 - 08/23/1839 | Special meeting and action of board in reference to removal of nuisance |
| health board minutes 1836-40_89 | pg 83 | 1839 | 08/23/1839 - 09/09/1839 | notices to be served |
| health board minutes 1836-40_90 | pg 84 | 1839 | 09/30/1839 - 10/21/1839 | Scavengers Exhibit |
| health board minutes 1836-40_91 | pg 85 | 1839 | 10/21/1839 - 11/11/1839 | that notices be served on owners of tenements |
| health board minutes 1836-40_92 | pg 86 | 1839 | 11/18/1839 - 12/16/1839 | Physician to prepare Bill of Mortality for 1839 |
| health board minutes 1836-40_93 | pg 87 | 1839, 1840 | 12/16/1839 - 01/06/1840 | reported a bill of mortality for the city for the year 1839 |
| health board minutes 1836-40_94 | pg 88 | 1840 | 02/03/1840 | Doings of Board in relation to S Pox cases |
| health board minutes 1836-40_95 | pg 89 | 1839, 1840 | 12/16/1839 - 02/24/1840 | to take immediate measures to provide a Hospital |
| health board minutes 1836-40_96 | pg 90 | 1840 | 02/24/1840 - 03/26/1840 | several persons removed to S. P. Hospital |
| health board minutes 1836-40_97 | pg 91 | 1840 | 03/26/1840 | patients discharged from S. P. H. |
| health board minutes 1836-40_98 | pg 92 | 1840 | 03/26/1840 | City's liberal salary divided among Commissioners |
| health board minutes 1836-40_99 | pg 93 | 1839, 1840 | 06/06/1839 - 06/27/1840 | List of the names of individuals on whom notices have been served during the current year |
| health board minutes 1836-40_100 | pg 94 | 1839 | 07/19/1839 - 09/16/1839 | List of the names of individuals on whom notices have been served during the current year |
| health board minutes 1836-40_101 | pg 95 | 1840? | 02/25/1840? | List of the names of individuals on whom notices have been served during the current year |
| health board minutes 1836-40_102 | pg 96 | BLANK PAGE | BLANK PAGE | |
| health board minutes 1836-40_103 | pg 97 | 1838 | 07/14/1838 - 10/13/1838 | Notices served |
| health board minutes 1836-40_104 | pg 98 | 1838 | 06/25/1838 | Notices served - Continued from the next page - |
| health board minutes 1836-40_105 | pg 99 | 1838 | 06/07/1838 | Notices served - Continuation of list |
| health board minutes 1836-40_106 | pg 100 | 1838 | 05/17/1838 - 06/02/1838 | Notices served - continued from last page |
| health board minutes 1836-40_107 | pg 101 | 1837 | 1837 | Notices served |
| health board minutes 1836-40_108 | pg 102 | 1837 | 1837 | Notices served |
| health board minutes 1836-40_109 | pg 103 | 1836 | 1836 | Notices served |
| health board minutes 1836-40_110 | pg 104 | 1838 | 1838 | Notices served |
| health board minutes 1836-40_111 | pg 105 | BLANK PAGE | BLANK PAGE | |
| health board minutes 1836-40_112 | pg 106 | BLANK PAGE | BLANK PAGE | |
| health board minutes 1836-40_113 | pg 107 | BLANK PAGE | BLANK PAGE | |
| health board minutes 1836-40_114 | pg 108 | back cover | back cover |
