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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1927
Page
6
Charles C. MacKay, secretary to Waterloo’s city board of health, urges bacteriological testing of milk sold in Waterloo in his annual report. The board, a council group, will hold a semi yearly meeting next Monday. He notes no immediate danger but says testing is prudent for protection and cites other cities adopting it.
An ad advocates a Morris Plan loan offering 6 percent interest and a 2 percent fee totaling $8 for a $100 loan over one year. It emphasizes paying bills promptly and treating credit as a valuable asset, inviting readers to inquire for a Junieta tab.
Ending March 31 1926 there were 763 contagious Alsacane cases and 1720 measles in the past year. Measles totals surged in recent months with about 700 cases in the past month. Except for chicken pox and whooping cough minor epidemics, 1926 totals match the prior year. Only two direct deaths were linked to contagious disease out of 42708 cases, with some deaths from complications. Diphtheria caused the deaths.
The tally lists historical disease counts with diphtheria at 16 and carriers, scarlet fever 34, smallpox 5, chickenpox 608, measles 1 720, mumps 13, whooping cough 198, social diseases 87, typhoid fever 9, and encephalitis 1, reflecting public health records and surveillance metrics.
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