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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)
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
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Historical Note

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.

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Content Description

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.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

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

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Administrative Information

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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

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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.)

Finding aid prepared by Julie Kerssen
2012

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