The History of Medicine of Polk County, Iowa Commemorating the Centenary of the Polk County Medical Society 1851-1951 <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=History+of+Medicine-Polk+County%2C+Iowa%0D%0AMedicine-Iowa%0D%0AMedicine-Iowa-Polk+County">History of Medicine-Polk County, Iowa Medicine-Iowa Medicine-Iowa-Polk County</a> This book was written in celebration of the first one hundred years of the Polk County Medical Society in Des Moines, Iowa. It is a chronicle of the historical development of the practice of medicine from 1842-1951. It is divided into four parts: Part I - Early Medical Pioneers, 1842-1851; Part II - Organization of Polk County Medical Society 1851-1876; Part III - 1876-1901; Part IV - The Last Fifty Years 1901-1951. Publication authorized by the Council of the Des Moines Academy of Medicine and Polk County Medical Society. Polk County Iowa Medical Society 1951 Polk County (Iowa) Medical Society 144 page book and index Document 1851-1951