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Title

Typhoid fever case investigation files

Series Number

B0166

Summary

This series consists of medical and circumstantial evidence collected by State Department of Health epidemiologists to determine the source and type of reported cases of typhoid fever, plus medical information on the course of the illness. Documentation includes a case investigation form detailing vital statistics; history of typhoid fever occurrence and vaccinations; antibiotic treatment; possible sources of exposure to and further spread of typhoid; household and visitor census; and laboratory specimen culturing results. Also included is a narrative case history. Records are restricted pursuant to state and federal laws.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Health. Bureau of Epidemiology

Access Restrictions

Restricted by New York Public Health Law sect. 18 and New York Code of Rules and Regulations part 10, sect. 50-4; by New York Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6) sect. 87.2(b); by New York Personal Privacy Protection Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6-A) sect. 96; and by the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Acct (HIPAA), 42 U.S. Code sect. 1320d-6, and -7.

Title

Tuberculosis (TB) case and contact register

Series Number

B2392

Summary

This series was created to document individual tuberculosis cases and to provide statistical and census information for the entire state.

Creator

• New York (State). Bureau of Communicable Disease Control (1982- )

Access Restrictions

Restricted to protect personal privacy.

Title

Department of Health Bureau of Communicable Disease Control Director's subject files

Series Number

13855

Summary

The files are primarily those of Bureau of Communicable Disease Control Directors Richard Rothenberg and Donald O. Lyman. Files consist of correspondence, memorandums, periodical clippings, maps, case files, statistical reports, survey questionnaires, and legislative proposals and bills. Subjects include black flies; influenza immunization and Guillain-Barre Syndrome (Polyradiculoneuritis); dairy herd leucosis; feline leukemia; rabies; live syphilis bacteria; vaccine policies; and legislation and public education efforts to increase immunization for communicable diseases.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Health. Bureau of Communicable Disease Control

Access Restrictions

13855-12: Records may be restricted to protect personal privacy.

13855-20: Several of the volumes have broken bindings and need to be handled under the supervision of an archivist.

Title

Accounts of expenditures for fighting the influenza epidemic

Series Number

A0772

Summary

The series consists of a handwritten journal of funds (primarily payroll) expended to combat the outbreak of influenza. The journal is divided into two sections. The first section lists salaries paid and includes appointment date; name; position (such as clerk, nurse, physician, publicity expert, field agent); and salary rate. The second section lists account expenditures and includes payment date; to whom paid; folio number; amount for traveling, communication, or salary; and the available balance.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Health

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Journal of accounts

Series Number

A0794

Summary

This series consists of handwritten account journals documenting the disbursement of department funds for the suppression of the influenza epidemic (1918-1919). Types of accounts (as appropriated by the legislature) include "traveling expenses," fees for informational searches into vital statistics, care of typhoid carriers, cold storage in laboratories, equipment, etc. The volumes generally contain brief tables of contents.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Health

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Reports of contagious diseases from local boards of health

Series Number

B0290

Summary

This series contains monthly totals of communicable disease cases reported to the State Department of Health as mandated by law. Diseases are represented by letter codes in headings, with numbers of cases for each respective disease listed in columns. Also included is a table of statistics compiled for "Greater New York" and the "State Outside of Greater New York."

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Communicable Diseases

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Department of Social Welfare files relating to public health

Series Number

A3274

Summary

This series contains correspondence, reports, project applications, proposals, news releases, articles, newspaper clippings, speeches, programs, publications, charts, maps, schedules, and other literature about public health in New York State. Most records which document public health, public assistance, and health insurance, were created and maintained by Dr. H. Jackson Davis, who established the first statewide health care program for persons on public relief assistance. Also included are medical plans from New York counties and literature on milk sanitation.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Social Welfare

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Typhoid fever case report cards

Series Number

B0164

Summary

Physicians across the state were required to report each case of designated communicable diseases to the State Department of Health. This series consists of data on victims of typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever, salmonella, and (after 1950) salmonella carriers. Personal data includes patient's name; address; occupation; age; sex; color/race; national origin; household composition; and type of residence. Medical data includes diagnosis; probable infection source; food and water sources; sanitary condition; and precautions taken against spread of disease. Records are restricted pursuant to state and federal laws.

Creator

• New York (State). Bureau of Epidemiology and Communicable Disease Control

Access Restrictions

Restricted by New York Public Health Law sect. 18 and New York Code of Rules and Regulations part 10, sect. 50-4; by New York Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6) sect. 87.2(b); by New York Personal Privacy Protection Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6-A) sect. 96; and by the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Acct (HIPAA), 42 U.S. Code sect. 1320d-6, and -7.

Title

Smallpox case report cards

Series Number

B0167

Summary

Physicians across the state were required to report each case of designated communicable diseases to the State Department of Health. This series contains data on smallpox victims. Personal data includes patient's name; age; sex; color/race; marital status; country of mother's birth; and address. Medical data includes first symptom date; date reported; last successful vaccination date; site where infection occurred; reporting physician's signature; changes in diagnosis; vaccination response; declarations of small pox and rescindments of smallpox certifications. Records are restricted pursuant to state and federal laws.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Communicable Diseases

Access Restrictions

Restricted by New York Public Health Law sect. 18 and New York Code of Rules and Regulations part 10, sect. 50-4; by New York Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6) sect. 87.2(b); by New York Personal Privacy Protection Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6-A) sect. 96; and by the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Acct (HIPAA), 42 U.S. Code sect. 1320d-6, and -7.

Title

Outbreak survey forms

Series Number

B1888

Summary

This series documents a typhoid fever outbreak which occurred in Orleans County, New York in the summer of 1989. Records consists of forms which document individual typhoid cases and potential cases. The information on the forms includes personal identifiers, where meals were taken, food consumed, symptoms, and medical treatment administered. Also included are follow up forms for culture-confirmed cases, compiled data, and correspondence with county health departments which were involved in monitoring the outbreak.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Health. Bureau of Communicable Disease Control

Access Restrictions

Records are restricted to protect personal privacy of patients. Requests for access are administered by Archives staff according to the State Freedom of Information Law.

Title

New York State Department of Health Bureau of Epidemiology and Communicable Disease Control typhoid fever carriers case control cards

Series Number

B1068

Summary

This series consists of cards used to track and categorize chronic carriers of typhoid fever, their status, and reasons they received state aid. Information includes carrier's name; address; birth date or age at operation; occupation; and household census, indicating relevant medical history of others in the household, or the number of cases attributed to the carrier. Medical information includes origin of carrier status; surgeries; state financial aid; brief medical history; and cause of death. Records are restricted pursuant to state and federal laws.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Health. Bureau of Epidemiology and Communicable Disease Control

Access Restrictions

Restricted by New York Public Health Law sect. 18 and New York Code of Rules and Regulations part 10, sect. 50-4; by New York Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6) sect. 87.2(b); by New York Personal Privacy Protection Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6-A) sect. 96; and by the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Acct (HIPAA), 42 U.S. Code sect. 1320d-6, and -7.

Title

Tuberculosis case report cards

Series Number

B0162

Summary

State law required all physicians to notify the State Department of Health about specific cases of infectious, contagious, or communicable disease. This series consists of personal (name, sex, color/race, birth date or age, marital status, occupation, address) and medical data about victims of tuberculosis reported by physicians throughout the state. Medical data includes lab results; diagnosis (extent, activity, or change in diagnosis); reporting doctor's name and address; hospital name; and admitting and discharge dates. Records are restricted pursuant to state and federal laws.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Health. Bureau of Communicable Disease Control

Access Restrictions

Restricted by New York Public Health Law sect. 18 and New York Code of Rules and Regulations part 10, sect. 50-4; by New York Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6) sect. 87.2(b); by New York Personal Privacy Protection Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6-A) sect. 96; by New York Public Health Law sect. 2221; and by the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Acct (HIPAA), 42 U.S. Code sect. 1320d-6, and -7.

Title

Poliomyelitis case report cards

Series Number

B0163

Summary

Physicians across the state were required to report each case of designated communicable diseases to the State Department of Health. This series consists of personal and medical data of polio victims. Personal data includes patient's name; address; occupation; age; sex; color/race; and national origin. Medical data includes where and how the disease was contracted; physical relationship to milk production or dairy farming; onset, duration, extent, and location of paralysis; contagion preventative measures; and (after 1960) immunization history. Records are restricted pursuant to state and federal laws.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Health. Bureau of Acute Communicable Disease Control

Access Restrictions

Restricted by New York Public Health Law sect. 18 and New York Code of Rules and Regulations part 10, sect. 50-4; by New York Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6) sect. 87.2(b); by New York Personal Privacy Protection Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6-A) sect. 96; and by the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Acct (HIPAA), 42 U.S. Code sect. 1320d-6, and -7.

Title

Case reports on use of state-provided antibacterial and antiviral sera

Series Number

B1336

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Health. Division of Laboratories and Research

Access Restrictions

Restricted by New York Public Health Law sect. 18 and New York Code of Rules and Regulations part 10, sect. 50-4; by New York Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6) sect. 87.2(b); by New York Personal Privacy Protection Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6-A) sect. 96; and by the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Acct (HIPAA), 42 U.S. Code sect. 1320d-6, and -7.

Title

Public health films

Series Number

B2835

Summary

These films ("TV Spots"), produced by the New York State Department of Health (DOH), were made to educate the public on health-related issues. Topics covered include dental health, vaccinations, cancer, and home safety. Film reels also document the construction of the DOH office building and the 1958 Polio Committee with Governor W. Averell Harriman and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Health

Usage Restrictions

Original media is not available for viewing and visual materials have not been reformatted.

Title

New York (State). Department of Health Bureau of Communicable Disease Control deceased and released typhoid carriers case files

Series Number

B0165

Summary

This series consists of information on deceased and released typhoid carriers including initial epidemiological investigation report; memorandums summarizing evidence for chronic carrier status; request for and receipt of legal declaration of this status; correspondence between state and local public health officials; correspondence with the carrier; periodic status reports; and notification of the carrier's death. The investigation report includes vital statistics; possible exposure sources; history of carrier's disease and treatment; carrier's work history; and cases traced to carrier. Records are restricted pursuant to state and federal laws.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Health. Bureau of Communicable Disease Control

Access Restrictions

Restricted by New York Public Health Law sect. 18 and New York Code of Rules and Regulations part 10, sect. 50-4; by New York Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6) sect. 87.2(b); by New York Personal Privacy Protection Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6-A) sect. 96; and by the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Acct (HIPAA), 42 U.S. Code sect. 1320d-6, and -7.

Title

New York State Department of Health Bureau of Communicable Disease Control typhoid fever positive lab reports

Series Number

B0168

Summary

This series consists of printed forms compiled by the State Department of Health's Division of Laboratories and Research. The reports confirm the presence of typhoid fever and provide the following data: laboratory number; date; source from which blood was taken; patient's name and address; date the sample was taken; doctor's name; institution address; results of tests; and health officer's name and address. The back of the form provides an interpretation of the results. Records are restricted pursuant to state and federal law.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Health. Bureau of Communicable Disease Control

Access Restrictions

Restricted by New York Public Health Law sect. 18 and New York Code of Rules and Regulations part 10, sect. 50-4; by New York Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6) sect. 87.2(b); by New York Personal Privacy Protection Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6-A) sect. 96; and by the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Acct (HIPAA), 42 U.S. Code sect. 1320d-6, and -7.

Title

New York State Department of Health microfilm log book of contagious diseases

Series Number

B1528

Summary

This series consists of a log of microfilmed contagious diseases records produced by the Department of Health. The log shows a type and year of communicable disease outbreak, apparent reel numbers, and date sent for filming. Scattered throughout the log are notes on outcomes of film processing, such as records obliterated, missing, or mistakes in filming. There is no textual or statistical information about diseases included in the log.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Health

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.