Dr. Sargentich
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- Jun 18, 1904Elderly laborer attempts suicide in Old TownAn aged man struggling with chronic illness was restrained by bystanders after a desperate attempt to end his life in Tacoma's Old Town district.Old Town, Tacoma, WA
- Feb 15, 1909The Bread Wrapping War: Tacoma Women Take On City HallWith 1,500 club members, city doctors and a health inspector behind them, Tacoma women demand that bakery bread be wrapped—and that dogs be barred from groceries.Tacoma, WA
- Mar 6, 1909The Pure Food Ordinance TrapTacoma women leading a campaign for food safety are blindsided by a missing provision in a new city ordinance.Tacoma, WA
- Mar 10, 1909The Health Board Targets Opera Alley's SqualorCity officials inspect disease-breeding housing conditions occupied by foreign laborers.Opera Alley, Tacoma, WA
- Mar 17, 1909The Great Tacoma Spring CleaningMayor Linck threatens arrests as the city scrambles to scrub up before an upcoming exposition.Tacoma, WA
- Apr 2, 1909Every Hospital Turned Him Away, So the Health Officer Decided to Open One HimselfA contagious patient with nowhere to go, a council that won't pay its bills, and a health commissioner who dug up a forgotten ordinance and stopped asking permission.Tacoma, WA
- Apr 3, 1909Health Commissioner Struggles to Find Care for PatientDr. Sargentich highlights the urgent need for a municipal hospital as a patient with contagious disease struggles to find a bed.Tacoma, WA
- May 6, 1909Tacoma Cracks Down on Dirty DinersA new health ordinance forces restaurants, fish markets, and milk stores to secure city licenses or face closure.Tacoma, WA