Henryton Tuberculosis Hospital Report Book

MSA SC 5475

Dates

1937

Medium

Book

Restrictions

RESTRICTED: These records are restricted for confidentiality under Annotated Code General Provisions Article, Sec. §4-329. To request access to these records, contact the Maryland Department of Health, MDH Records Management Office via mdh.recordsoffice@maryland.gov

Storage

03/51/01/07

Description

Report book from Ward "B" noting patient conditions and medicines administered during the period of 6/22/37 to 7/16/37. The Henryton Hospital, originally a race segregated institution, was established for the care of African-American tuberculosis patients in 1922. In 1963, the hospital was transferred to the Department of Mental Hygiene and began to operate a training and habilitation program for severely and profoundly retarded ambulatory adults. The center was closed in 1985.

Collection Inventory

Series 1: Miscellaneous

Microfilm Inventory