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History of Medicine and Public Health
A guide to recommended books, historical journals, digital collections and statistics about the history of medicine and public health.
Image credit: Ernest Hamlin Baker for the National Tuberculosis Association, "Stamp" out tuberculosis, 1922. Poster. Images from the History of Medicine (NLM). The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain.
Related Guides
For additional statistical information sources, see the following guides.
See the Microforms Research guide for:
- A complete list of microform collections
- Additional information about microform collections at the UTSA Libraries
- How to use microfilm
Health Statistics
- Data, Tools, and Statistics - National Library of MedicineFrom the National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology Division of the National Library of Medicine. A variety of links for health-related statistics and data.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Historical Data, 1900-1998Mortality data such as life expectancy and leading causes of death, 1900-1998.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vital Statistics of the United StatesAnnual reports that present detailed vital statistics data, including natality, mortality, marriage and divorce available for download.
- Finding and Using Health StatisticsA free online course from the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Explains the importance of health statistics and how to find them.
Microfilm Archival Collections Related to the History of Medicine at UTSA
Vital Records on Microfilm
- Index to Vital Records: Death Records Index, 1907-1979 / State of WashingtonCall Number: HA695 .I53Reel 1 - Reel 12
- Missouri: County Vital Records and Indexes: 1806-1973Call Number: HA475.M57 no. V12Reel 1 – Reel 183