Seattle Board of Health
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- Jun 10, 1892The Health Officer's Election BrawlA local health official survives a political 'trial' after being accused of interference at the polls.Fifth Ward, Seattle, WA
- Jul 12, 1892Quarantine Declared Against Victoria Over Smallpox OutbreakSeattle and Puget Sound cities join forces to prevent the spread of a deadly smallpox epidemic crossing the border from Canada.Seattle, WA
- Jul 19, 1892The Smallpox Panic Reaches SeattleHealth officials in Seattle rigorously screen travelers from British Columbia to prevent a cross-border outbreak.Seattle waterfront, Seattle, WA
- Jul 23, 1892Seattle Kept Its Quarantine — and Cleared Every Native Family Off Ballast IslandWith smallpox burning through Victoria and Vancouver, Seattle's health board refuses to reopen the port. Then a policeman hears Chinook on the waterfront and orders an entire encampment off the island 'until the quarantine is raised.'Seattle, WA
- Sep 19, 1892The Battle Over Public HealthA heated public dispute erupts between the Seattle Board of Health and the City Council’s Auditing Committee over the costs of a recent smallpox outbreak.Seattle, WA
- Oct 21, 1892The Smallpox Patients Nobody Would HaulThree new cases at the American House left Seattle's health officer begging for a carriage while three patients sawed their way out of quarantine.Seattle, WA
- Oct 23, 1892The Smallpox Panic in Old SeattleAfter a patient infected with smallpox was discovered wandering near a hotel and the police station, the city scrambled to replace its health officer and overhaul its containment protocols.Washington Street, Seattle, WA
- Jan 8, 1895A Remarkably Low Death Rate—and Nowhere to Put the Fever CasesSeattle's health officer reports 467 deaths in 1894, credits sewers for cutting typhoid, and asks for a small hospital for diphtheria and scarlet fever.Seattle, WA