Scope and Content: The State Board of Health as part of its function to control and prevent disease required municipal boards of health to notify the board of the occurrence of a case of smallpox within twenty-four hours (St 1883, c 138).  Reports record this required information, as well as similar information from other state agencies.
Arrangement: In two subseries: (1) Massachusetts reports; arranged chronologically; (2) Other reports; arranged chronologically in reverse order
Notes: Spine title: Notices–malarial fever and smallpox
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