State Board of Health
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- Feb 19, 1895The State Germ Lab in the Burke BlockSeattle's new bacteriological laboratory tested city water, hunted typhoid and tried to make diphtheria antitoxin—while its doctors covered the rent.Seattle, WA
- May 27, 1895The Germ War on Washington’s Wheat-Field SquirrelsA state bacteriologist in Seattle tested whether a contagious germ could turn Eastern Washington’s crop-destroying ground squirrels into agents of their own destruction.Seattle, WA
- Aug 19, 1903The State Moves to Regulate MorticiansWashington joins the national movement to license embalmers, citing public health risks on the railways.Spokane, WA
- Oct 16, 1903The Typhoid Warning from SalemWalla Walla is warned against the dangers of Mill Creek water after an epidemic in Salem, Oregon, exposes the failures of filtration.Walla Walla, WA
- Oct 27, 1903The Fever Mystery in North YakimaLocal doctors clash with state officials over whether an outbreak is malaria or typhoid fever.Yakima, WA
- Aug 12, 1909Ten Cases of Diphtheria and Four Homes Under QuarantineIn August 1909, Newport’s health officer counted about ten diphtheria cases, quarantined four households, and waited on antitoxin from the State Board of Health.Newport, WA
- Oct 28, 1909Diphtheria Shuts Newport’s Schools and ChurchesCity health officer orders classrooms, congregations and public gatherings closed as ten homes are quarantined; a teacher is among the sick.Newport, WA
- Nov 4, 1909Newport Shuts Every Public Gathering Under a Sweeping Health OrderIn November 1909, the town’s board of health ordered all public meetings and public buildings closed until further notice, with peace officers told to break up any gatherings that defied the ban.Newport, WA
- Jan 7, 1910Everett Unions Mobilize Against the 'White Plague'The Trades Council joins a city-wide public health campaign to confront tuberculosis, designating a special 'Labor Night' to educate workers.Everett, WA
- Dec 15, 1916The Rabies Panic Hits Benton CountyA state-mandated quarantine orders every dog in ten counties to be muzzled or destroyed on sight to stop a spreading epidemic.White Bluffs, WA