"Physician's Day-Book and Journal" ledger, 1884-1899
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Dr. Page's ledger with holograph entries for her medical practice in Lowell, Massachusetts. Contains 86 pages with handwritten entries; the rest of the volume is blank. The ledger offers a glimpse into her practice and provides detail of around 450 treatments, including the patient name, location or address of the patient, disease being treated, number of visits, and Page's charges. She treated convulsions, apoplexy, teething, tapeworm, sexually transmitted diseases, ulcers, and more. Along with patient entries, each month contains a line for "anonymous cash business," though she appears to have then written the last names of patients in a tiny hand.
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