Public health
Found in 1023 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Lunsford D. Fricks to R.C. Derivaux, January 20, 1926
Fricks inquires whether Derivaux has any knowledge of Carter's statement regarding an unusual type of mosquito larvae.
Letter from Lunsford D. Fricks to W.S. Rankin, October 30, 1922
Fricks sends Rankin and Carter a copy of proposed impounded water health regulations.
Letter from M. Veracruz to Alfonso Pruneda, December 23, 1922
Veracruz describes methods used to control mosquito breeding in Mexico. He also discusses yellow fever outbreaks and disease transportation routes in Mexico.
Letter from M.A. Barber to Henry Rose Carter, June 29, 1925
Barber queries Carter on the history of malaria in Virginia. He describes his anti-malaria work and his preparation for a conference, in Rome.
Letter from M.A. Barber to Henry Rose Carter, August 4, 1925
Barber discusses his upcoming personal and professional plans.
Letter from M.A. Barber to Henry Rose Carter, February 6, 1922
Barber discusses his efforts against mosquitos in Alabama.
Letter from M.A. Barber to Henry Rose Carter, April 5, 1923
Barber requests information about the prevalence of different malaria parasites in relation to the season in the southern United States.
Letter from M.A. Barber to Henry Rose Carter, April 18, 1923
Barber discusses research on the seasonal incidence of malaria types.
Letter from M.A. Barber to Henry Rose Carter, May 2, 1924
Barber sends Carter copies of articles on malaria. LePrince reports that mosquito control on the Mexican border is going well.
Letter from M.A. Barber to Laura Armistead Carter, May 16, 1929
Barber sends Laura Carter material by her father on the history of malaria in Virginia, asking if he may use it in an article. He informs her that he will leave the Public Health Service to work for the International Health Board in Africa.
Letter from M.A. Barber to Laura Armistead Carter, June 2, 1929
Barber thanks Laura Carter for helping adapt her father's malaria notes for a publication.
Letter from Martha Alexander to Philip Showalter Hench, April 17, 1951
Alexander, writing on behalf of "The Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences," requests that Hench review a book on yellow fever, by George Strode, for the journal.
Letter from Mazyck P. Ravenel to Jefferson Randolph Kean, September 23, 1925
Ravenel refers to an article by Russell concerning the sanitation campaign in Havana (1900). In an autograph note, [Kean] writes that Ravenel has misunderstood Russell.
Letter from Mazyck P. Ravenel to Jefferson Randolph Kean, October 27, 1925
Ravenel comments on factual errors in the Russell article about Gorgas' sanitation work.
Letter from Michael E. Connor to Frederick F. Russell, March 8, 1924
Connor reports on the yellow fever work in Mexico.
Letter from Michael E. Connor to Henry Rose Carter, May 3, 1922
Connor recommends continued vigilance for at least six months after the last confirmed case of yellow fever. He discusses the political situation in Mexico, noting that the Tampico office is closing.
Letter from Michael E. Connor to Henry Rose Carter, May 12, 1922
Connor asks for Carter's opinion regarding some notes he has compiled on yellow fever. The campaign in Mexico is going well.
Letter from Michael E. Connor to Henry Rose Carter, May 30, 1922
Connor discusses field work and a difficult case, in San Cristobal. Connor is worried that yellow fever's demise in Peru will be announced too soon.
Letter from Michael E. Connor to Henry Rose Carter, December 26, 1924
Connor discusses the yellow fever work in El Salvador.
Letter from Michael E. Connor to Henry Rose Carter, December 31, 1924
Connor discusses his yellow fever campaign in El Salvador; as well as the work of his colleagues in Honduras, Nicaragua and Guatemala.