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Dr. Henry H. Davis

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Dr. Henry H. Davis

Physician, pharmacist, and Camden's first Medical Inspector; later Health Director and chief school physician who shaped public-school health care in Camden for a generation.

July 15, 2026·5 min read

Coriell Institute for Medical Research on Davis Street, Camden

Streets

Davis Street

Davis Street runs southeast from north of Sheridan Street to Ferry Avenue in the East Camden/Morgan Village area, named for Dr. Henry Hill Davis — Camden's first medical inspector and School Medical Inspector in New Jersey.

July 14, 2024·2 min read

Schools

Lincoln School

aka Claudius W. Bradshaw School; aka Challenge Square Academy; aka Met East High School 1151 Kaighn Avenue Camden had become an industrial city by the 1880s, and although the country went into an economic slump in the early 1890s, generally referred to as "the panic of 1893," the city continued to grow and with it the need for new schools.

July 2, 2024·7 min read

2nd Street, North of Elm Street

Streets

2nd Street

2nd Street extends north-south between Front Street and 3rd Street, running parallel to the Delaware River until Mechanic Street. In the early 1970s, several buildings were cleared on the east side of North 2nd Street below Mickle Street to make way for the Royal Court townhomes and Mickle Tower senior citizens apartment building.

November 2, 2021·38 min read

Four Prominent Physicians

Ben Courter's 1931 Camden Courier-Post reminiscence of four leading South Jersey physicians — Drs. Godfrey, Iszard, Davis and Gross — recalling how Dr. H. H. Davis transformed health care for Camden's schoolchildren.

October 26, 1931·5 min read

Philadelphia Inquirer clipping, October 7, 1918, Camden opens hospital in Battery B Armory

Camden Opens Hospital in Battery B Armory

President H. H. Davis of the Camden Board of Health selected the Battery B Armory as an emergency hospital during the 1918 influenza and pneumonia epidemic.

October 7, 1918·2 min read

Philadelphia Inquirer clipping, May 17, 1918, clean-up week appeal by Dr. H. H. Davis

Dr. Davis Urges Annual Clean-Up Week

Dr. H. H. Davis, president of the Board of Health, urged residents to observe the city's annual clean-up week and to “can the rubbish and help can the Kaiser and other filth.”

May 17, 1918·1 min read

Philadelphia Inquirer clipping, October 25, 1917, school nurse appointments by Dr. H. H. Davis

Two School Nurses Appointed

Dr. H. H. Davis, chief medical inspector, appointed Edna M. Moore and Mary F. Snyder as public-school nurses, bringing the district to three.

October 25, 1917·1 min read

One of the New Schools Opened - Camden Daily Courier, November 26, 1907

One of the New Schools Opened

The Camden Daily Courier reports the opening of the James M. Cassady School, with Health Physician Davis explaining the closing of the Dudley School during a diphtheria outbreak. (Transcription incomplete.)

November 26, 1907·2 min read

Camden Lodge No. 293, B.P.O.E. meeting notice, April 13, 1906

Camden Lodge No. 293, B.P.O.E. — Membership Ballot Notice

A membership ballot notice for Camden Lodge No. 293, B.P.O.E., listing the applicants to be balloted on at the April 18, 1906 stated meeting; Dr. H. H. Davis served on the investigating committee for one candidate.

April 13, 1906·2 min read

Philadelphia Inquirer clipping, September 5, 1903, Royal Welcome for Ex-Sheriff Baird

Royal Welcome for Ex-Sheriff Baird

The Philadelphia Inquirer's account of the enthusiastic welcome given State Assessor and former Sheriff David Baird on his return from Europe; Dr. H. H. Davis was among the Camden men in the greeting party.

September 5, 1903·4 min read

Philadelphia Inquirer clipping, May 14, 1900, Destructive Work of Flames in Camden - Taylor Avenue fire

Destructive Work of Flames in Camden

The Philadelphia Inquirer's account of a destructive fire along Taylor Avenue in Camden, started by boys playing with matches, which drew Philadelphia engines across the river.

May 14, 1900·4 min read

Philadelphia Inquirer clipping, August 25, 1898, Obsequies of Henry B. Wilson

Obsequies of Henry B. Wilson

An account of the funeral of former Postmaster Henry B. Wilson, at which Dr. H. H. Davis served as one of the pallbearers.

August 25, 1898·1 min read

Camden Daily Telegram clipping, May 12, 1898, Side-Splitting Farce Goes On - Police Committee hearings

Side-Splitting Farce Goes On

The Camden Daily Telegram's account of the Police Committee's hearings on charges against city policemen, at which Dr. “Mark Hanna” Davis was noted as absent from the Reformers' deliberations.

May 12, 1898·6 min read

Philadelphia Inquirer clipping, January 31, 1890, Dr. Henry H. Davis dog attack case

Boy Attacked by Dog on Spruce Street

A ferocious dog nearly killed six-year-old Walter Vanstavern on Spruce Street near South 7th Street; Coroner H. H. Davis took charge of the case.

January 31, 1890·1 min read

Philadelphia Inquirer clipping, August 17, 1886, Dr. Henry H. Davis burial certificate

Burial Certificate for Charles Blieth

Coroner Davis issued a certificate of burial for Charles Blieth, of No. 22 Oak Street, who died without medical attendance.

August 17, 1886·1 min read

Philadelphia Inquirer clipping, July 1, 1886, Dr. Henry H. Davis inquest

Coroner Davis Holds Inquest in Child's Death

Coroner Davis held an inquest on a colored girl believed to have been murdered; the jury found she came to her death from shock at the hands of persons unknown.

July 1, 1886·1 min read

Philadelphia Inquirer clipping, July 21, 1885, Dr. Henry H. Davis coroner items

Infant's Body Found on Broadway

Coroner Davis took charge of the body of an infant found on Broadway near Branch Street, and of the recovered body of William Knowells, drowned off the Chestnut Street wharf.

July 21, 1885·1 min read

Philadelphia Inquirer clipping, June 2, 1885, inquest verdict for Matilda Scholl

Camden News

A Philadelphia Inquirer column of Camden news, closing with Coroner H. H. Davis's inquest verdict of accidental death in the killing of Mrs. Matilda Scholl.

June 2, 1885·2 min read

Trenton Evening Times clipping, June 2, 1885, about Matilda Scholl's death

Throughout the State

A Trenton Evening Times statewide news column noting the death of Mrs. Matilda Scholl, struck by a train on the West Jersey Railroad in Camden.

June 2, 1885·1 min read

Philadelphia Inquirer clipping, May 30, 1885, about Matilda Scholl's death

The Day Inquest

A Philadelphia Inquirer column of Camden items, including the death of Mrs. Matilda Scholl on the West Jersey Railroad, of which Coroner H. H. Davis took charge.

May 30, 1885·2 min read

Killed on the Rail newspaper clipping, Camden Post, May 29, 1885

Killed on the Rail

The Camden Post's account of the death of Mrs. Matilda Scholl, struck and killed by a West Jersey Railroad train near the ferry; Coroner H. H. Davis took charge of the case.

May 29, 1885·1 min read