Typhoid fever case report cards, 1914-1954.

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Typhoid fever case report cards, 1914-1954.

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The series consists of pre-printed cards (approximately 3.5" x 6") that record, in manuscript, personal and medical data on victims of typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever, salmonella, and (after 1950) on salmonella carriers. The card files represent about 30,000 cases of these communicable diseases reported to the Health Department from throughout the state. There are also some cards on out-of-state carriers and cases for which the diagnosis was changed to something other than typhoid.

8 cu. ft. (ca.30,800 cards) (44 microfilm reels)

New York State Archives

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New York (State). Dept. of Health.

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New York (State). Division of Communicable Diseases

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New York (State). Dept. of Health. Bureau of Communicable Disease Control.

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New York (State). Bureau of Communicable Disease Control (1948)

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New York (State). Dept. of Health. Bureau of Epidemiology and Communicable Disease Control.

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New York (State). Dept. of Health. Division of Medical Services.

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