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Creator:

New York (State). Department of Social Welfare

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

The Temporary Legislative Commission to Formulate a Long Range State Health Program, later the Health Preparedness Commission, studied and recommended ways to improve and maintain the health of all New Yorkers. This series consists of reports; charts; statistics; estimates; minutes of meetings; planning .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

22

Creator:

New York (State). Department of Health. Bureau of Communicable Disease Control

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

State law required all physicians to notify the State Department of Health about specific cases of infectious, contagious, or communicable disease. This series consists of personal (name, sex, color/race, birth date or age, marital status, occupation, address) and medical data about victims of tuberculosis .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

23

Creator:

New York (State). Moreland Act Commission on Nursing Homes and Residential Facilities

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

In 1975, Governor Hugh Carey invoked Section 6 of the Executive Law (Moreland Act), and by Executive Order #2 he appointed Morris B. Abram as commissioner to investigate state management of non-governmental nursing homes or facilities that received direct or indirect federal, state, or local aid, or .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

24

Creator:

New York (State). Department of Agriculture and Markets. Commissioner's Office

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

This series consists of a variety of correspondence, speeches, reports, memoranda, and related records concerning the operation and direction of the Department of Agriculture and Markets in promoting and encouraging the state's agriculture industry, improving the marketing of the state's agricultural .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

25

Creator:

New York (State). Department of Health. Wadsworth Library

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

This series consists of six scrapbook volumes of newspaper clippings relating to the career and public activities of Dr. Edward S. Godfrey (1878-1966) who served as Commissioner of Health from 1936-1947. Also included is one scrapbook volume of black-and-white photographic prints (ca. 50 photos) depicting .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

26

Creator:

New York (State). Office of Public Health

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

This series consists of one published report on the topic of the Love Canal landfill, issued by the New York State Office of Public Health with the assistance of the Department of Transportation and the Department of Environmental Conservation..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

27

Creator:

New York (State). Center for Environmental Health

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

This series includes records from activities relating to the initial investigation of the Love Canal site, the development and implementation of the "decision on habitability" and revitalization efforts, and the follow-up health study..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

28

Creator:

New York (State). Department of Social Services. Division of Legal Affairs

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

This series consists of proposed regulations which were prepared by various programs within the Department of Social Services and sent to central counsel's office for review and filing with the New York State Department of State..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

29

Creator:

New York (State). Department of Health. Bureau of Communicable Disease Control

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

This series consists of printed forms compiled by the State Department of Health's Division of Laboratories and Research. The reports confirm the presence of typhoid fever and provide the following data: laboratory number; date; source from which blood was taken; patient's name and address; date the .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

30

Creator:

New York (State). Department of Health. Bureau of Hospital Certification

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

The State Hospital Code sets minimum standards for construction and operation of medical facilities, qualified professional personnel, quality and adequacy of care, and cost of services at residential health care facilities. These files contain the correspondence of the bureau director, Julius Katzive, .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

31

Creator:

New York (State). Division of Communicable Diseases

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

This series contains monthly totals of communicable disease cases reported to the State Department of Health as mandated by law. Diseases are represented by letter codes in headings, with numbers of cases for each respective disease listed in columns. Also included is a table of statistics compiled .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

32

Creator:

New York (State). Department of Health. Bureau of Epidemiology and Communicable Disease Control

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

This series consists of cards used to track and categorize chronic carriers of typhoid fever, their status, and reasons they received state aid. Information includes carrier's name; address; birth date or age at operation; occupation; and household census, indicating relevant medical history of others .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

33

Creator:

New York State Defense Council. Division of Health and Hospitals

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

With the declaration of World War I, the State Department of Health placed its organization and resources at the disposal of the New York State Defense Council and the Adjutant General's Office. This series consists of correspondence, memoranda, lists and reports, census data, and some bulletins and .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

34

Creator:

New York (State). Office of Parks and Recreation

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

This series consists of correspondence, memoranda, telegrams, and circulars relating to the New York State Defense Council's work to administer and supervise programs for food conservation, motor convoys, and non-war construction. The series especially documents council cooperation with the U.S. Food .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

35

Creator:

New York (State). Division of Water

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

The series consists of waste water sewage disposal files, including records on state inspection and regulation of sewage treatment facilities and projects and efforts to control water pollution resulting from unsanitary disposal of waste by corporate and private entities..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

36

Creator:

New York (State). Division of Water

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

The series consists of memorandums, reports, plans, and correspondence relating to the inspection, construction, and upgrading of sewage treatment plants and the establishment and monitoring of waste water pollution controls for various state and federal institutions..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

37

Creator:

New York (State). Bureau of Epidemiology and Communicable Disease Control

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

Physicians across the state were required to report each case of designated communicable diseases to the State Department of Health. This series consists of data on victims of typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever, salmonella, and (after 1950) salmonella carriers. Personal data includes patient's name; address; .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

38

Creator:

New York (State). Department of Health. Bureau of Epidemiology

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

This series consists of medical and circumstantial evidence collected by State Department of Health epidemiologists to determine the source and type of reported cases of typhoid fever, plus medical information on the course of the illness. Documentation includes a case investigation form detailing vital .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

39

Creator:

New York (State). Governor. Office of Counselor and Press Secretary to the Governor

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

The Governor's Press Office maintained these records as its central file of press releases concerning all aspects of state government. Most are standard press releases publicizing appointments, new legislation, issues of concern to the governor, the governor's activities, or ceremonial occasions. Specific .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

40

Creator:

New York (State). Department of Health. Bureau of Acute Communicable Disease Control

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

Physicians across the state were required to report each case of designated communicable diseases to the State Department of Health. This series consists of personal and medical data of polio victims. Personal data includes patient's name; address; occupation; age; sex; color/race; and national origin. .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives