Scope and Contents: From the Collection: Due to the growing city’s need to keep track of disease and illness, each of the ten bodies in transit registers were preprinted with column headings to record the date of the body’s transit in, out and through Manhattan, the name of the deceased, age in years and months, the place and date of death, the cause of death, nativity, a location in transit, the intended place of internment, who provided certification for the transfer, and the name and address of the applicant of the transfer....

Scope and Contents: From the Collection: Due to the growing city’s need to keep track of disease and illness, each of the ten bodies in transit registers were preprinted with column headings to record the date of the body’s transit in, out and through Manhattan, the name of the deceased, age in years and months, the place and date of death, the cause of death, nativity, a location in transit, the intended place of internment, who provided certification for the transfer, and the name and address of the applicant of the transfer....

Scope and Contents: From the Collection: Due to the growing city’s need to keep track of disease and illness, each of the ten bodies in transit registers were preprinted with column headings to record the date of the body’s transit in, out and through Manhattan, the name of the deceased, age in years and months, the place and date of death, the cause of death, nativity, a location in transit, the intended place of internment, who provided certification for the transfer, and the name and address of the applicant of the transfer....

Scope and Contents: From the Collection: Due to the growing city’s need to keep track of disease and illness, each of the ten bodies in transit registers were preprinted with column headings to record the date of the body’s transit in, out and through Manhattan, the name of the deceased, age in years and months, the place and date of death, the cause of death, nativity, a location in transit, the intended place of internment, who provided certification for the transfer, and the name and address of the applicant of the transfer....

Abstract: This collection consists of bound volumes recording the transportation of bodies in, out and through Manhattan during 1859-1894. These records were maintained by various iterations of New York City’s Health Department to prevent and track disease and death in the city.