Letter from the Executive Department to Department Heads Regarding Expenditures During the Depression
Depressions--1929
Murphy, John J., Mayor
Letter from the Executive Department to Department heads of the City of Somerville regarding budget expenditures during the Great Depression.
Murphy, John J., Mayor
Board of Health Records, Laurence Howard, Executive Clerk, Correspondence and Records
1931 July 7
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4701-BOH-001-001
Somerville Massachusetts
Front Page of the Rescue Herald, Volume 8, Number 1
Church and Social Problems
The front page of the Rescue Herald, a publication of the American Rescue Workers. The first article gives an overview of the organizations work; providing care for the sick and poor.
American Rescue Workers
Board of Health, Laurence Howard Executive Clerk Papers, Infant Boarding and Child Guardianship
American Rescue Workers
1921
Public Domain
Board of Health, Laurence Howard Executive Clerk Papers,
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Newsletter
4701-BOH-001-002
United States
Letter from Executive Clerk Laurence Howard to Representative William J. Bell Regarding Vaccination Policies
Vaccination--History
Letter from Laurence Howard to Representative William J. Bell, State House, Boston, Massachusetts, regarding oppositions to vaccination in the community and methods of combating them.
Howard, Laurence -- Executive Clerk, Board of Health
Board of Health Records, Laurence Howard, Executive Clerk, Correspondence and Records
1921 February 26
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4701-BOH-001-004; 4701-BOH-001-007
Somerville, Massachusetts
Correspondence between Superintendent of Public Health Nurses K.L. Quinn and Executive Clerk Laurence Howard Regarding Opposition to Diphtheria Vaccination
Vaccination--History
Correspondence between K.L. Quinn, R.N., Superintendent of Public Health Nurses, City of Portland, Maine Health Department and Laurence Howard on May 28 and 29, 1930, regarding a case of opposition to diphtheria vaccination.
Howard, Laurence -- Executive Clerk, Board of Health;
Quinn, K.L. -- Superintendent of Public Health Nurses, Portland Health Department
Board of Health Records, Laurence Howard, Executive Clerk, Correspondence and Records
1930 May 28; 1930 May 29
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4701-BOH-001-005; 4701-BOH-001-006
West Somerville, Massachusetts
Correspondence Between Dr. John S. Hitchcock and Dr. Frank L. Morse, Medical Inspector, Regarding Somerville's Policy on Diphtheria Immunization
Vaccination--History
Diphtheria--Vaccination
Correspondence Between Dr. John S. Hitchcock, A.A. Surgeon, Office of Administrative Health Practices, United States Treasury Department, and Dr. Frank L. Morse, Medical Inspector, Regarding Somerville's Policy on Diphtheria Immunization.
Morse, Frank L. -- Medical Inspector, Board of Health;
Hitchcock, John S. -- A.A. Surgeon, Office of Administrative Health Practices
Board of Health Records, Laurence Howard, Executive Clerk, Correspondence and Records
1927 October 27;
1927 October 29
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4701-BOH-001-008;
4701-BOH-001-009;
4701-BOH-001-010
Somerville, Massachusetts
Letter from the Surgeon General to All State Health Officers Regarding the Resurgence of Smallpox
Vaccination--History
Smallpox--Vaccination
Letter from the Surgeon General, U.S. Public Health Service, to All State Health Officers regarding the resurgence of smallpox, the need for widespread vaccinations, and the restriction of inter-state travel for those infected.
United States. Public Health Service. Office of the Surgeon General
Board of Health Records, Laurence Howard, Executive Clerk, Correspondence and Records
1924 July 8
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4701-BOH-001-011;
4701-BOH-001-012
United States
Seattle's Health and Sanitation, Volume 21, Number 11-12
Vaccination--History
Diphtheria--Vaccination
Vol. 21, Number 11-12 of <em>Seattle's Health and Sanitation</em> bulletin discussing the prevention of diphtheria in children through the use of antitoxin.
Seattle (Wash.). Department of Health and Sanitation
Board of Health Records, Laurence Howard, Executive Clerk, Correspondence and Records
Seattle (Wash.). Department of Health and Sanitation
Public Domain
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4701-BOH-001-015
4701-BOH-001-016
4701-BOH-001-017
4701-BOH-001-018
Seattle, Washington
Department of Public Health, Suggestions Regarding Minimum Quarantine Requirements
Communicable diseases--History
The minimum quarantine requirements recommended by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health for prominent contagious diseases.
Massachusetts. Department of Public Health
Board of Health Records, Laurence Howard, Executive Clerk, Correspondence and Records
Massachusetts. Department of Public Health
1926
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4701-BOH-001-013
4701-BOH-001-014
Massachusetts
Letter from Frank L. Morse, Medical Inspector to the Board of Health Regarding Three Cases of Diphtheria
Communicable diseases
Diphtheria
Letter from Frank L. Morse, Medical Inspector, to the Board of Health regarding three cases of diphtheria alleged to have received inadequate care.
Morse, Frank L. -- Medical Inspector, Board of Health
Board of Health Records, Laurence Howard, Executive Clerk, Correspondence and Records
1931 January 2
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4701-BOH-001-019
4701-BOH-001-020
7 Caldwell Street, Somerville
204 Washington Street, Somverille
27 Hawthorne Street, Somerville
Correspondence Between Medical Inspector Frank L. Morse and Charles L. Knight, M.D., Regarding A Case of Scarlet Fever
Communicable diseases--History
Scarlatina
Correspondence between Frank L. Morse, Medical Inspector, Board of Health, and Charles L. Knight, M.D., 544 Columbus Avenue, Boston, MA, concerning a case of scarlet fever Dr. Knight potentially mishandled.
Morse, Frank L. -- Medical Inspector, Board of Health;
Knight, Charles L.
Board of Health Records, Laurence Howard, Executive Clerk, Correspondence and Records
1929 February 12;
1929 February 15
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4701-BOH-001-021;
4701-BOH-001-022
21 Belmont Street, Somerville, Massachusetts