Doctors Of Early Glendale
In the early days there was a city hospital in Cincinnati but few people were taken there – it would have meant a journey by horse and buggy over rough roads. A patient was usually cared for at home and even surgeries were performed in the house. When a sick person had recovered, the home was fumigated with sulfur candles.
The doctors went to their patients by horse and buggy. Many fine doctors lived and practiced in Glendale. There were many others who lived in Glendale but did not practice there.
Dr. Robbins
Dr. John Patterson
Lived at the corner of Sharon and Laurel. He had a small office on Sharon Avenue
Dr. James F. Heady
Moved to Glendale from Springdale and had his office on Sharon Avenue. When Dr. Heady’s health began to fail, his nephew, Dr. Frank Lamb worked with him. The office was later used by Dr. Rufus Southworth and then by Dr. G. H. Harmon. Dr. Heady took a great interest in the Miami Medical School in Cincinnati and persuaded perspective students to study there. Some of those students would become Dr. Southworth, Dr. James and Dr. Robert C. Allen
Dr. G. H. Harmon
Dr. Rufus Southworth
Began his practice in Glendale in 1902. Later took over Dr. Heady’s practice.
Dr. Robert Clarke Allen
Began his practice in 1907/08
Dr. Howard James
Practiced in Glendale during World War I. Other doctors who lived in Glendale but had practices elsewhere were:
- Dr. Keller, Dr. Carey McCord and his two sons, James and Malcolm,
- Dr. William Freyhof,
- Dr. Herbert Boehner,
- Dr. Frederick Brockmeier and Dr. Harris.
- Dr. Harris lived in Wyoming but practiced with Dr. Hannah and was employed by the Glendale Board of Education to serve as a school doctor.
A Tale about Dr. Heady and Dennis Dorgan, one of the early Irish residents in Glendale
Dennis was known for being one of the “wits” in Glendale. One time Dennis was very ill and confined to his bed for some time. Dr. Heady visited him daily. When Dennis got well he went to the doctor’s office and said, “I haven’t been able to work in so long and I am dead broke. Sure, I don’t know how I am going to pay your bill.” “Well Dennis,” Dr. Heady replied, “I have some wood in my backyard that should be split. You can work on that until you’ve earned enough to settle the bill.”
The next morning the Doctor awakened and heard Dennis pounding away and was pleased that he had started off so promptly. However, when Dr. Heady finished breakfast he sauntered out to the backyard, only to find all was quiet and Dennis was no longer in sight. This went on for several days, so one morning the doctor got up early, while the sound of the wood chopping was still audible, and went out to speak to Dennis. In a stern voice he said that Dennis was not living up to his bargain and Dennis replied, “Well Sir, sure and I am paying the woodpile a visit everyday, the same as you did to me.”
A Story About Dr. Southworth and Dr. Allen
Dr. Southworth, then well advanced in years, had a patient about to give birth who developed complications. He called in Dr. Bob who joined him at the home of Mrs. Jones who lived out beyond Sharonville. When it became clear that either the baby or the mother would be lost, the mother was saved. During the long hours that the doctors spent with Mrs. Jones, a terrific storm had come up. The creek near the Jones house began flooding. The two doctors spent the night at Mrs. Jones.
