Member of professional societies and organizations and of the Social Circle in Concord. In 1863, he was appointed to inspect U.S. Examined and criticized 18 census figures and prepared an extensive mortality report for the U.S. Traveled to England and France in 1860, visiting asylums and attending the International Statistical Congress in London.
Appointed by the Governor to the Lunacy Commission in 1854 to study the insane population of the state. Following his return to Massachusetts, he settled in Dorchester, devoting himself to statistical research and to caring for the insane. From 1837 until 1842, he practiced in Louisville, Ky. While in Concord, he became interested in vital statistics (under the influence of Lemuel Shattuck) and in the treatment of the insane. He returned to Concord in 1832, practicing here until 1837. In 1830, having completed medical school, he established a practice in Northfield, Mass. Josiah Bartlett of Concord, then at Massachusetts Medical College (Harvard Medical School). In 1827, he began to study medicine, first with Dr. Taught school during college winters and after graduation. Educated in Concord, Westford, and (1822-1826) at Harvard College, where he took a particular interest in chemistry and botany.
Born in Concord, 1803 married Almira Hunt of Concord, 1834 died in Dorchester, Mass., 1884. Son of baker/farmer Deacon Francis Jarvis and Milicent Hosmer Jarvis. Books from the library/estate of Edward Jarvis.īIOGRAPHY: Physician social statistician author of books and articles on physiology, insanity, and social statistics social historian of Concord, Mass. ORGANIZATION: Organized into five series: I. (1 container, 3 oversize folders, and 21 volumes)
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