Philadelphia: World鈥檚 Medical Centre
- by guest blogger, Chrissie Perella, iSchool grad student and intern
extraordinaire
In the 1930s, Philadelphia was home to over 63 hospitals and medical schools.
A 1930 book entitled Philadelphia: World鈥檚 Medical Centre proudly
proclaimed: 鈥淭his book typifies the tremendous growth of Philadelphia鈥檚
institutions in the field of medical science and proves conclusively its right
to the title 鈥 World鈥檚 Medical Centre.鈥 The entire book can be browsed