Measles Cases Drop in Iowa Week Reports
May 17 notes from the Courier Special Service citing the Iowa state board of health for the week ending May 12 show a drop in most communicable diseases except smallpox measles and whooping cough The board says the measles rate is falling yet the disease lingers and overrun the susceptible population In the first four months of the year 688 measles cases were reported with many more unreported due to negligence and 110 deaths attributed to measles in the first quarter Smallpox persists in and around Pottawattamie county.
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Vaccination urged as defense against smallpox threat
The article notes smallpox could be mild yet deadly, urges universal vaccination to prevent mortality and quarantine disruption, cites rising U S incidence outside Asia, and reports new dog bite cases with six anti rabic treatments sent to Des Moines and Exline. It also urges vigilance against flies as spring approaches.
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Des Moines
Exline
One Fly Now: Millions Later Warns on Fly Control
Dr James Wallace of the state health department warns that flies multiply rapidly with a single female laying about 120 eggs in 10 days and urges eliminating breeding sites screening entrances swatting and trapping to prevent disease spread including typhoid and other communicable illnesses.
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James Wallace
State Health Department
Answers to Iowa Queries 1847 1857 and key figures
Pella in Marion county 1847. In 1857. Samuel J. Kirkwood and James Harlan prominent. Here are 108 members. Council Bluffs.
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Pella
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