Journal of San Diego History -
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Published on: 10/1/2002
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Dr. Joseph P. LeFevre, County Physician and author of this 1889 County Hospital Report, was born in Indiana, attended the Simpson Centenary College of Indianola, Iowa, and graduated from the Missouri State Normal School.He came to California in 1876 and "matriculated with the medical department of the State University, from which he graduated in 1881."After serving as San Diego County Physician for three years,17 he returned to San Francisco in 1891, where he was appointed Superintendent of the City and County Hospital.18
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The boundaries of responsibility between County and City Physician are not entirely clear, since similar duties are described here by the County Physician, Dr. LeFevre.
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Handwritten notes refer to Joseph P. LeFevre, P & S (Physician and Surgeon), listed in San Francisco city directories of 1897 and 1903.
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It was reported that "the assistant physician, Dr. LeFevre, was dispensed with and Dr. Keefe's salary raised."
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On December 6, 1888, the Board of Supervisors accepted Dr. Keefe's resignation effective December 10, 1888, and appointed Dr. LeFevre to take his place.