Hookworm case files, 1910-1911.

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Hookworm case files, 1910-1911.

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The series contains the hookworm case files maintained by the State Board of Health from 1910-1911. The cases are numbered, and the information is on a standard form. The form contains such data as name, age, symptoms, history, and treatment. Also included in this series is a publication on hookworm disease dated October 1910 by Assistant State Health Officer Dr. Hiram Byrd.

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Byrd, Hiram, 1874-

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Florida. State Board of Health

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Article XV of the 1885 Constitution provided for the creation of the State Board of Health, but the Board was not created until the 1889 special session of the Legislature (1889, Ch. 3839, Laws). The session was called by Governor Francis Fleming when yellow fever reached epidemic proportions. The Board was given powers to investigate and prevent yellow fever, smallpox, and cholera. The Board was headed by the State Health Officer and located in Jacksonville. It could also impose co...