Keywords: Board of Health
Item 31710
Notice about Vaccinations, Scarborough, 1902-1903
Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1902 Location: Scarborough Media: Ink on paper
Item 7708
First Meeting of the Corporators of Maine General Hospital, Portland, 1869
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1869-09-17 Location: Portland Media: Text
Exhibit
Among the Lungers: Treating TB
Tuberculosis -- or consumption as it often was called -- claimed so many lives and so threatened the health of communities that private organizations and, by 1915, the state, got involved in TB treatment. The state's first tuberculosis sanatorium was built on Greenwood Mountain in Hebron and introduced a new philosophy of treatment.
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The Sanitary Commission: Meeting Needs of Soldiers, Families
The Sanitary Commission, formed soon after the Civil War began in the spring of 1861, dealt with the health, relief needs, and morale of soldiers and their families. The Maine Agency helped families and soldiers with everything from furloughs to getting new socks.
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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington
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Story
60 years as a Sister of Mercy
by Sister Miriam Callnan
Sister Callnan discussed her 60 years as a member of the Sisters of Mercy.
Story
Supporting the Mercy Hospital mission for 30+ years
by David Small
David Small described his time on the Mercy Hospital Board, The Sisters of Mercy, and expansion.
