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Perley Barker casebook
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Perley Newel Barker, Troy, Pa., physician was born in 1856. He received an M.D. from the MedicoChirurgical College of Philadelphia, 1887; by 1890, he was practicing in Troy. Barker specialized in otorhinolaryngology. He was a medical examiner for the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, the Northwestern Mutual Life Association, and the Western Mutual Life Insurance Company. Barker died of chronic endocarditis on 4 Apr. 1934.
Volume documents Perley Newel Barker's medical practice in Troy, Pa., and Bradford County area, 18971903. Entries list patient's name, age, notes on examination, and prescription; many cases have followup notes. Letters, 1897, from physicians Edward Jackson and Willis T. Davison inserted in volume on page 70.
Purchased through a gift from Sheldon G. Cohen in memory of George I. Blumstein.
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