New York (State). Dept. of Health. Bureau of Tuberculosis Control.
The chest x-ray program lent state-purchased x-ray equipment to general hospitals admitting 4,000 or more patients annually. The hospitals screened both inpatient and outpatient admissions. The Health Department reimbursed hospitals for each chest x-ray reading and used the hospital reports to develop statistical information about tuberculosis mobidity and mortality rates.
From the description of General hospital admission chest x-ray program administrative files, 1934-1973 (bulk 1946-1966). (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id: 83936171
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | New York (State). Dept. of Health. Bureau of Tuberculosis Control. General hospital admission chest x-ray program administrative files, 1934-1973 (bulk 1946-1966). | New York State Archives |
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| associatedWith | Bobrowitz, I. B., M.D. | person |
| associatedWith | Chavez, Aaron D., M.D. | person |
| associatedWith | Katz, Julius, M.D. | person |
| associatedWith | New York (City). Dept. of Health. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | New York (City). Dept. of Hospitals. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | New York (City). Health Services Administration. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | New York (State). Bureau of Chronic Respiratory Diseases. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | New York (State). Bureau of Tuberculosis Case Finding. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | New York (State). Dept. of Health. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | New York (State). Division of Chronic Disease Services. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | New York (State). Division of Tuberculosis Control. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Plunkett, Robert E., M.D. | person |
| associatedWith | Shultz, Henry H., M.D. | person |
| associatedWith | Siegal, William, M.D. | person |
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| New York (State) |
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| Communicable diseases |
| Disease |
| Hospitals |
| Medicine, Preventive |
| Public health |
| Tuberculosis |
| Tuberculosis |
| X-rays |
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| Monitoring disease |
| Treating disease |
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