Document signed William Beaumont, Charles A. Pope, St. Louis, to The Honorable, The City Council of St. Louis. Under the present arrangement the duties of the Health Officer are thought to be too onerous for any one physician. There should be one or more physicians to attend the city patients at the Hospital. There should be another appointed to attend the City Work House, several physicians to vaccinate the poor. Dispensary funds., 1842 June 1, Box: 1, Folder: 6. Saint Louis History Collection, A1427. Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center.

Document signed William Beaumont, Charles A. Pope, St. Louis, to The Honorable, The City Council of St. Louis. Under the present arrangement the duties of the Health Officer are thought to be too onerous for any one physician. There should be one or more physicians to attend the city patients at the Hospital. There should be another appointed to attend the City Work House, several physicians to vaccinate the poor. Dispensary funds., 1842 June 1, Box: 1, Folder: 6. Saint Louis History Collection, A1427. Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center. https://mohistory.mobiusconsortium.org/repositories/2/archival_objects/17039 Accessed September 19, 2024.