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Lowell History: The Isolation Hospital

The Lowell Isolation Hospital, later called Meadowcrest Hospital. Officially opened in 1920. Partially opened in 1918 to treat victims of the Spanish Flu.

The Isolation Hospital

1942

1 28 1942 March of Dimes FDR photo

1 28 1942 separate city dept best pt 2

1 28 1942 separate city dept best

2 27 1942 alter erected first Mass

3 2 1942 Mass celebrated with photo

3 5 1942 alter with photo

3 18 1942 separate dept and resident physician discussed

4 10 1942  book donations others in April

4 10 1942 separate city dept and Chinese Boy Scout

4 29 1942 separate city dept pt 2

4 29 1942 separate city dept

5 12 19 42 separate dept majority opposed pg 9 cont

5 12 1942 separate dept majority opposed

5 13 1942 McCabe praises institution pg 1

5 13 1942 McCabe praises institution pg 12 pt 1

5 13 1942 McCabe praises institution pg 12 pt 2

5 13 1942 McCabe praises institution pg 12 pt 3

5 16 1942 ordinance for separate foundered pt 1

5 16 1942 ordinance for separate foundered pt 2

5 16 1942 ordinance for separate foundered pt 3

5 16 1942 ordinance for separate foundered pt 4

5_20_1942 Isolation stays with Health Dept pt 1

5_20_1942 Isolation stays with Health Dept pt 2

6 14 1942 Improvements_Planned

7 6 1942 meeting on health camp opening

7 13 1942 bring sugar books to health camp

9 30 1942 mattresses in limelight again pt 2

9 30 1942 mattresses in limelight again

10  3 1942 mortality report

10 3 1942 mattresses and cook

10 9 1942 salvage collections

10 20 1942 dummy firm did business Ashe pt 2

10 20 1942 dummy firm did business Ashe

12 2 1942 Ambulance termed unfit pg 1

12 2 1942 Ambulance termed unfit pg 4 pt 2

12 2 1942 Ambulance termed unfit pg 4 pt 3

12 2 1942 Ambulance termed unfit pg 4

12 2 1942 basement night spots closed

12 2 1942 Cocoanut Grove last page

12 2 1942 Cocoanut Grove pg 1

12 2 1942 eating places insanitary pg 1

12 2 1942 eating places insanitary pg 12 pt 1

12 2 1942 eating places insanitary pg 12 pt 12 pt 2

12 2 1942 eating places insanitary pg 12

12 23 1942 need for nurses at Isolation pg  1

12 23 1942 need for nurses at Isolation pg  3

12 23 1942 rise and fall of Ashe pg 1

12 23 1942 rise and fall of Ashe pg 13