Archives : Doctors' Address Books and Ledgers

Most doctors represented in our collection combined their address books and ledgers into single volumes for practical purposes. They often made multiple house calls where several members of the family and/or staff required medical attention. A few doctors further simplified their records by including addresses, amount owed/paid, and diseases and treatments per family member. Some books include deaths and births for the year. NOTE: Books from the late 19th and early 20th Centuries used symbols for visits and procedures. The standard was:

 
V=office visit
c=call
n.c.=night call
I= one visit/day
X=two visits/day (to same address)
O=office prescription
C=consultation
De=detention		 Ope=operation
Obs=obstetrics
S=son
D=daughter
W=wife
Sf=self (usually man of the house/ship captain/or single woman)
St=servant

Unidentified Doctor’s Book from Epsom, New Hampshire           

            Vol. #1: 1885-1891
            Vol. #2: 1892-1895, 1904

Dr. George Ketchum, Mobile, Alabama      

            Vol. #1: 1892 

Dr. T. H. Frazer, Mobile, Alabama 

            Vol. #1: 1898-1908 

Dr. William Thomas Henderson, Mobile, Alabama 

            Vol. #1: 1906
            Vol. #2: 1910 

Dr. W. Sledge, Mobile, Alabama 

            Vol. #1: 1911-1914
            Vol. #2: 1939
            Vol. #3: 1942 

Dr. R.O. Harris Charge Book 

            Vol. #1: 1919           

Unidentified Doctor’s Book                       

            Vol. #1: 1913

Vol. #2: 1922-1936 

Dr. McLaughlin, Mobile, Alabama  

            Vol. #1:  1921-1928 Large
            Vol. #2:  1927-1929 Small
            Vol. #3:  1930-1931 Small
            Vol. #4:  1935 Small (2 Books)
            Vol. #5:  1939 Small