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Central Pacific Railroad employee medical treatment records, 1868-1879.
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Central Pacific Railroad employee medical treatment records, 1868-1879Creator/Contributor:
Central Pacific Railroad Company, creatorAbstract:
Two bound ledgers containing entries for Central Pacific Railroad Company employees receiving medical treatment at the company-owned
hospital or by company doctors. The hospital admittance ledger (181 double pages, 58 x 44 cm) contains entries for approximately
2,700 railroad employees from November 27, 1868 to November 13, 1876. Entries include date of admission and discharge, employee
name, year of arrival in California, time employed, foreman, nature of injury or disease, remarks, etc. The record book of
private house or office visits (190 pages, 32 x 54 cm) contains similar patient information for approximately 2,250 employees
seen from February 1, 1876 to May 24, 1879.
Date:
1868 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caCentral Pacific Railroad Company -- Archives
Central Pacific Railroad Company -- Employees -- Medical care
Central Pacific Railroad Company -- Employees -- Hospitals
Railroads -- Employees -- Medical care -- California
Railroads -- Employees -- Hospitals -- California
Occupational health services -- California
Note:
Central Pacific Railroad medical treatment records, 1868-1879, BANC MSS 2013/220, The Bancroft Library, University of California,
Berkeley.
The Central Pacific Railroad Hospital in Sacramento, California officially opened in February, 1870. It was the first hospital
in the world dedicated to the care of railroad workers. Railroad laborers were charged 50 cents per month to help fund the
cost of their health care.
In English.
Type:
Hospital records.Physical Description:
print
2 oversize volumes (approximately 1.4 linear feet)
Language:
English