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Public health

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1023 Collections and/or Records:

Report extract:Rapport sur L'épidémie de Fièvre Jaune à Ségou d'Octobre à Novembre 1922, by Dr. Seguin,  February 12, 1923

 Item — Box 11: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 24
Identifier: 01124018
Scope and Contents

Seguin reports on the use of Noguchi serum and vaccine in French West Africa, and discusses its prophylactic value.

Dates:  February 12, 1923
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Henry Rose Carter

Report for Walter Reed,  June 30, 1900

 Item — Box 23: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 6
Identifier: 02306001
Scope and Contents

Reed writes his efficiency report for the period, June 30, 1899 to June 30, 1900. Both Sternberg and Baldwin officially endorse Reed's report. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  June 30, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Military records for Walter Reed

Report fragment:Impounded Waters, circa 1921

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 1
Identifier: 00901001
Scope and Contents

These are Public Health Service specifications for impounded waters in malarial areas; autograph notes added.

Dates: circa 1921
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Papers on impounded waters

Report fragment:Reports and Papers on Malaria Contracted in England in 1917 and 1918, by [Henry Rose Carter ?], circa 1918

 Item — Box 8: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 14
Identifier: 00814001
Scope and Contents

[Carter?] discusses the history of malaria in England.

Dates: circa 1918
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter

Report from Alexander N. Stark to the Adjutant General,  June 4, 1900

 Item — Box 20: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 27
Identifier: 02027001
Scope and Contents

Stark reports cases of yellow fever.

Dates:  June 4, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Report from Valery Havard to the Adjutant General,  July 20, 1900

 Item — Box 20: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 59
Identifier: 02059001
Scope and Contents

Havard reports on Electrozone Plant in Havana, Cuba. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  July 20, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Report of Malaria Investigations Made during November 1916 and Subsequent Anti-Malaria Campaign in Kress, Virginia April 1st-June 30th, 1917,  December 15, 1917

 Item — Box 30: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 40
Identifier: 03040001
Scope and Contents

Snidow details malaria investigations in Virginia.

Dates:  December 15, 1917
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Report of the Activities of the United States Public Health Service in the Camp Meade Extra Cantonment Zone, June 30, 1919

 Item — Box 8: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 20
Identifier: 00820001
Scope and Contents

This report details the Army's mosquito control operations around Camp Meade, Maryland.

Dates: June 30, 1919
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter

Report of the Yellow Fever Epidemic in the Department of Lambayeque, by Henry Rose Carter, February 25, 1921

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 19
Identifier: 00919001
Scope and Contents

Carter reports on the yellow fever epidemic in the department of Lambayeque, including nature of epidemic and campaign.

Dates: February 25, 1921
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter

Report of Yellow Fever in Venezuela, by Henry Rose Carter, 1916

 Item — Box 8: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 7
Identifier: 00807012
Scope and Contents

Carter reports on yellow fever in Venezuela and Colombia.

Dates: 1916
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Reports by Henry Rose Carter for the Surgeon General of the United States

Report on Anopheles and Malarial Fever Survey on and within (3) Miles of the Pond of Stevens Creek Dam on Savannah River, by T.H.D. Grifitts,  circa 1916

 Item — Box 30: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 39
Identifier: 03039001
Scope and Contents

Griffitts describes a house-to-house search to determine the number and type of mosquitoes, as well as the number of people stricken with malaria.

Dates:  circa 1916
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Report [on fever cases in Bucaramanga, Columbia], by Frederick A. Miller,  March 19, 1923

 Item — Box 10: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 25
Identifier: 01025010
Scope and Contents

Miller reports on a possible yellow fever outbreak in Colombia.

Dates:  March 19, 1923
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Henry Rose Carter

Report on the control of malarial mosquitoes, by [Henry Rose Carter], circa 1900-1925

 Item — Box 7: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 64
Identifier: 00764106
Scope and Contents

[Carter] proposes that the International Health Commission carry out an experiment involving the control of malarial mosquitoes. He includes a detailed procedure for such an experiment.

Dates: circa 1900-1925
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Henry Rose Carter

Report on the Epidemic of Yellow Fever at Grand-Bassam,  October 25, 1923

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 35
Identifier: 00935001
Scope and Contents

This report is a detailed account of the yellow fever epidemic in French West Africa, including information on control measures, vaccinotherapy, serotherapy, and experimental findings.

Dates:  October 25, 1923
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter

Report on the Probable Origin of the Epidemic of Yellow Fever,  August 25, 1922

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 36
Identifier: 00936001
Scope and Contents

This report discusses the probable origin of yellow fever in Africa.

Dates:  August 25, 1922
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter

Report on Yellow Fever in Guayaquil, by Henry Rose Carter, July 20, 1916

 Item — Box 8: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 7
Identifier: 00807022
Scope and Contents

Carter discusses needed mosquito-control work in Guayaquil and the endemic focus of yellow fever. He believes that the local population will cooperate, and so work should proceed. The city should be provided with a proper water supply to ensure continued success of the work.

Dates: July 20, 1916
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Reports by Henry Rose Carter for the Surgeon General of the United States

Report to the Secretary of War by C.F. Mason,  February 17, 1905

 Item — Box 27: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 49
Identifier: 02749001
Scope and Contents

Mason reports on the Panama Canal Zone Sanitary Department activities with appendices: A - plan of action; B - departmental organization; C - free distribution of quinine.

Dates:  February 17, 1905
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Report to William Crawford Gorgas relating to pneumonia in the Panama Canal Zone, by Henry Rose Carter, August 28, 1907

 Item — Box 8: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 18
Identifier: 00818021
Scope and Contents

Carter's report on pneumonia in the Canal Zone concludes that pneumonia is prevalent among recent arrivals who have contracted infectious catarrh. He recommends that prevention efforts concentrate on better medical treatment of catarrh and ensuring that new men have blankets.

Dates: August 28, 1907
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Henry Rose Carter

Report [translated from English]:Informe Sobre la Epidemia de Fibre Amarilla en el Departamento de Lambayeque, by Henry Rose Carter, February 24, 1921

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 5
Identifier: 00905001
Scope and Contents

This is a Spanish translation of a report on yellow fever, which details the incubation and spread of yellow fever as well as methods to combat it.

Dates: February 24, 1921
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter

Report:Mosquito Control Work in Barranquilla, by Lawrence H. Dunn,  circa 1923

 Item — Box 11: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 21
Identifier: 01121016
Scope and Contents

Dunn reports on his survey of the city of Barranquilla.

Dates:  circa 1923
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Henry Rose Carter