COLLECTION NAME:
McCracken County Health Department Collection
Record
Filename:
MCPL_MCHD_001.pdf
Identifier:
MCPL_MCHD_001
Title:
1937 McCracken County Health Department Scrapbook
Creator:
McCracken County Health Department
Subject:
Public health
Subject:
Medical care
Subject:
Diseases
Description:
Items found within this scrapbook detail the McCracken County Health Department's activities for the year 1937. The first page lists confirmed cases of communicable diseases, tuberculosis, infant hygiene, preschool hygiene, general sanitation, and milk. Other mentions include typhoid, measles, scarlet fever, whooping cough, diphtheria, poliomyelitis, meningococcus meningitis, infant mortality, sanitary conditions, and vaccinations. Newspaper clippings detail health inspector visits, lectures, disease information and more.
Publisher:
McCracken County Public Library
Contributor:
McCracken County Health Department
Date:
1937
Type:
Text
Format:
Book
Language:
English
Coverage:
McCracken County (KY)
Rights:
Permission for reuse of this image must be obtained through the McCracken County Public Library Local and Family History Department.