William Hutt address to the 7th International Congress on Tuberculosis
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/098
Scope and Contents
Holograph, 24 p., and typescript copy, 10 p., of Hutt’s address to 7th International Congress on
Tuberculosis, Rome, Italy, 1911. Hutt describes his work in the 1870s with Philadelphia Protestant
Episcopal City Mission to establish first hospital for consumptives at the House of Mercy and promote
outdoor method of treatment for tuberculosis.
Dates
- 1911
Creator
- Hutt, William H. (Person)
Biographical / Historical
William H. Hutt, pioneer in tuberculosis treatment, was born in 1847. He received his M.D. from the
University of Pennsylvania in 1870. Hutt died on 12 Apr. 1917. In the 1870s, Hutt organized a clinic for
consumptives in Southwark, Philadelphia, and, in 1873, established the Diet Kitchen for the Sick at the
Church Dispensary of Southwark. He worked with Rev. Samuel Durborow to establish a care facility for
consumptives at the House of Mercy. In 1877, Hutt established a sanitorium for children at Point Airy, an
island in the Delaware River. From 18791880,
he operated a dispensary at 812 Walnut Street in
Philadelphia.
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Small collections
Creator
- Hutt, William H. (Person)
- Title
- William Hutt address to the 7th International Congress on Tuberculosis
- 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
