Seattle-King County Department of Public Health Weekly and Monthly Health Indexes

Seattle-King County Department of Public Health Weekly and Monthly Health Indexes, 1939-1967

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Seattle-King County Dept. of Public Health
Title: Seattle-King County Department of Public Health Weekly and Monthly Health Indexes
Dates: 1939-1967 (inclusive)
19391967
Quantity: 0.4 cubic foot, (1 box)
Collection Number: 3204-01
Summary: Reports and statistics regarding public health and disease in King County.
Repository: Seattle Municipal Archives
Seattle Municipal Archives
Office of the City Clerk
City of Seattle
PO Box 94728
98124-4728
Seattle, WA
Telephone: 2062337807
Fax: 2063869025
archives@seattle.gov
Access Restrictions: Records are open to the public.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Seattle's public health agency was established in 1900 as the Department of Sanitation. In 1951 the department merged with the King County Department of Health. Prior to 1981, the City of Seattle administered the department with the two jurisdictions providing funding in proportion to their populations. Reorganization in 1981 placed administrative control in the hands of the County while the City retained direct policy and funding control over the Seattle Services Division. Departmental records are managed by King County. The Board of Health was created by the 1890 City Charter with authority to supervise the health and sanitation of the City; it was abolished in 1908.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Includes Weekly Health Indexes, 1939-1947; Communicable Disease, Morbidity, and Mortality Reports, 1960-1963; and Disease Occurrence Reports, 1964-1967. Weekly index includes statistical breakdown of deaths by cause and diseases by type. The records from the 1960s include statistics on deaths, immunizations, and communicable diseases.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Item and date], Weekly and Monthly Health Indexes, Record Series 3204-01. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

3204-01: Weekly and Monthly Health Indexes, 1939-1967Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1/1	Weekly Health Index	1939
1/2	Weekly Health Index	1940
1/3	Weekly Health Index	1941
1/4	Weekly Health Index	1942
1/5	Weekly Health Index	1943
1/6	Weekly Health Index	1944
1/7	Weekly Health Index	1945
1/8	Weekly Health Index	1946
1/9	Weekly Health Index	1947
1/10	Weekly Health Index	1948
1/11	Monthly Health Index	1949
1/12	Monthly Health Index	1950
1/13	Monthly Health Index	1951
1/14	Communicable Disease Morbidity and Mortality	1960
1/15	Communicable Disease Morbidity and Mortality	1961
1/16	Communicable Disease Morbidity and Mortality	1962
1/17	Communicable Disease Morbidity and Mortality	1963
1/18	Disease Occurrence Reports	1964-1967

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Communicable diseases--Washington (State)--Seattle
Immunization--Washington (State)--Seattle
Mortality--Statistics--Washington (State)--Seattle

Corporate Names

Seattle-King County Dept. of Public Health

Geographical Names

Seattle (Wash.)

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