H. Lenox Hodge casebooks
Collection
Identifier: 10b 57
Scope and Contents
Five volumes of collected notebooks (35 p. each), filled in by hand and dated 1876-1880. Bound in are details of cases, patients’ and physicians’ letters, prescriptions, etc. Each printed notebook is designed specifically for Hodge’s patients
having ovarian tumors or abdominal enlargements, bears the imprint Philadelphia: Lindsay & Blakiston, 1875, and includes detailed sections for notes on the patient’s general condition, history, examination, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, progress, operation, after-treatment, and patient correspondence.
Dates
- 1876 - 1880
Creator
- Hodge, H. Lenox (Hugh Lenox) (Person)
Biographical / Historical
H. Lenox Hodge was born in Philadelphia on 30 July 1836 to Hugh L. and Margaret (Aspinall) Hodge. He married
Harriet Roosevelt on 7 Jan. 1869. Hodge died on 16 June 1881 in Philadelphia.
As a child Hodge was educated in private schools. He received his A.B. in 1855, and his A.M. and M.D. in 1858 from the University of Pennsylvania. After graduating, he was a Resident Physician at the Pennsylvania Hospital (1858-1860). Hodge set up private practice in Philadelphia in 1860, eventually specializing in surgery and the diseases of women.
During the Civil War, Hodge served as a Surgeon to Satterlee Hospital in Philadelphia (1862). He was a member of the Pa. Reserve Corps of Surgeons, and was Pension Surgeon to the U.S. Sanitary Commission.
A gifted speaker, Hodge was quite successful as a private lecturer on operative surgery. Together with Drs. Bolling and J. Cheston Morris, he founded a quiz association for medical students in 1861. It became know as the Medical Institute, a namesake of Dr. Chapman’s organization, and lasted until 1872.
Hodge served as a Demonstrator of Surgery (1861-1863) at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1864 he became Surgeon to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The success of the Medical Institute prompted his appointment as Demonstrator of Anatomy (1870-1881) in the University of Pennsylvania. He revitalized the study of anatomy at the University by creating a bright, ventilated, and furnished dissecting room, by keeping records of anomalies found there, and by offering an annual prize for student reports on anatomical studies. In 1872 he helped found the Presbyterian Hospital, and served as its first Surgeon.
Hodge was a member of the American Medical Association, Philadelphia County Medical Society, Philadelphia Obstetrical Society, and Philadelphia Pathological Society (President, 1876-1879). He was elected to the Fellowship of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia in April 1863.
As a child Hodge was educated in private schools. He received his A.B. in 1855, and his A.M. and M.D. in 1858 from the University of Pennsylvania. After graduating, he was a Resident Physician at the Pennsylvania Hospital (1858-1860). Hodge set up private practice in Philadelphia in 1860, eventually specializing in surgery and the diseases of women.
During the Civil War, Hodge served as a Surgeon to Satterlee Hospital in Philadelphia (1862). He was a member of the Pa. Reserve Corps of Surgeons, and was Pension Surgeon to the U.S. Sanitary Commission.
A gifted speaker, Hodge was quite successful as a private lecturer on operative surgery. Together with Drs. Bolling and J. Cheston Morris, he founded a quiz association for medical students in 1861. It became know as the Medical Institute, a namesake of Dr. Chapman’s organization, and lasted until 1872.
Hodge served as a Demonstrator of Surgery (1861-1863) at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1864 he became Surgeon to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The success of the Medical Institute prompted his appointment as Demonstrator of Anatomy (1870-1881) in the University of Pennsylvania. He revitalized the study of anatomy at the University by creating a bright, ventilated, and furnished dissecting room, by keeping records of anomalies found there, and by offering an annual prize for student reports on anatomical studies. In 1872 he helped found the Presbyterian Hospital, and served as its first Surgeon.
Hodge was a member of the American Medical Association, Philadelphia County Medical Society, Philadelphia Obstetrical Society, and Philadelphia Pathological Society (President, 1876-1879). He was elected to the Fellowship of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia in April 1863.
Extent
5 Volumes
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Source unknown.
Inventory
Vol.
1 Contains 32 casebooks for patients seen in the year 1876 for ovarian tumors or abdominal enlargements. Bound-in
are case details, patients’ and physicians’ letters, prescriptions, etc.
2 Contains 27 casebooks for patients seen in the year 1877 for ovarian tumors or abdominal enlargements. Bound-in are case details, patients’ and physicians’ letters, prescriptions, etc.
3 Contains 21 casebooks for patients seen in the year 1878 for ovarian tumors or abdominal enlargements. Bound-in are case details, patients’ and physicians’ letters, prescriptions, etc.
4 Contains 19 casebooks for patients seen in the year 1879 for ovarian tumors or abdominal enlargements. Bound-in are case details, patients’ and physicians’ letters, prescriptions, etc.
5 Contains 28 casebooks for patients seen in the year 1880 for ovarian tumors or abdominal enlargements. Bound-in are case details, patients’ and physicians’ letters, prescriptions, etc.
2 Contains 27 casebooks for patients seen in the year 1877 for ovarian tumors or abdominal enlargements. Bound-in are case details, patients’ and physicians’ letters, prescriptions, etc.
3 Contains 21 casebooks for patients seen in the year 1878 for ovarian tumors or abdominal enlargements. Bound-in are case details, patients’ and physicians’ letters, prescriptions, etc.
4 Contains 19 casebooks for patients seen in the year 1879 for ovarian tumors or abdominal enlargements. Bound-in are case details, patients’ and physicians’ letters, prescriptions, etc.
5 Contains 28 casebooks for patients seen in the year 1880 for ovarian tumors or abdominal enlargements. Bound-in are case details, patients’ and physicians’ letters, prescriptions, etc.
Creator
- Hodge, H. Lenox (Hugh Lenox) (Person)
- Title
- H. Lenox Hodge casebooks
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository
Contact:
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Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
