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Memories of Dr. Atkinson Reflect a Bygone House Call Era
Dr. C. T. Atkinson recalls a time when house calls and $1 office visits were common and medicine was an art. He notes the shift to hospital births, greater schooling for doctors, and medicine as a science, comparing Middletown’s medical center favorably with past practices.
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