Birth: 1738
Death: 1814
Occupation: doctor
Associated Counties
- Baltimore City
Directories
| Date | Name | Occupation | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810 | John Worthington | M.D. | N Calvert Street extended | Baltimore City |
Additional Information
- Dates: 1738-1814
Notes: Born in 1738. Health Officer of Baltimore, 1793. Died April, 1814 (inscription on tomb, St. Paul’s Graveyard). See list of 1807.
Source: Cordell, Eugene Fauntleroy, Medical Annals of Maryland 1799-1899 Baltimore: The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty for the State of Maryland: 632 - Dates: 1792
Notes: Appointed by Gov. Lee for Quar. by Land
Source: Quinan, John Russell, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880, including Events, Men and Literature to which is added a Subject Index and Record of Public Services Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 264 - Dates: 1792
Notes: “Drs. Jno. Ross and Jno. Worthington appointed by Governor Lee, quarantine physicians, the former by sea, the latter by land.”
Source: Quinan, John Russell, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880, including Events, Men and Literature to which is added a Subject Index and Record of Public Services Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 18 - Dates: 1792
Notes: Yellow fever at Philadelphia; Drs. John Ross and John Worthington appointed by Governor Lee, Quarantine Physicians, the former by sea, the latter by land.
Source: Cordell, Eugene Fauntleroy, Medical Annals of Maryland 1799-1899 Baltimore: The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty for the State of Maryland: 666 - Dates: 1794, Jul. 8
Notes: “Drs. Ross, Worthington and Drysdale ordered by Gov. Lee to stop all vessels at quarantine. City authorities charged with negligence in allowing the admission of Yellow Fever.”
Source: Quinan, John Russell, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880, including Events, Men and Literature to which is added a Subject Index and Record of Public Services Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 19 - Dates: 1794/07/08
Notes: Drs. Ross, Worthington and Drysdale ordered by Governor Lee to stop all vessels at quarantine. City authorities charged with negligence in allowing the admission of yellow fever (July 8).
Source: Cordell, Eugene Fauntleroy, Medical Annals of Maryland 1799-1899 Baltimore: The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty for the State of Maryland: 667 - Dates: 1814
Notes: WORTHINGTON, Dr. John, died last Thursday in his 42nd year. (Baltimore Whig, 2 paril 1814).
Source: Barnes, Robert, Marriages and Deaths from Baltimore Newspapers 1796-1816 Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: 359
Medicine in Maryland, 1752-1920 