Guide to the Los Angeles Department of Health Publications Collection

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Contributing Institution: Special Collections & Archives
Title: Los Angeles Department of Health Publications Collection
Creator: Los Angeles (Calif.). Dept. of Health
Identifier/Call Number: SC.LADH
Extent: 1.17 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1909-1943
Abstract: The Los Angeles Department of Health Publications Collection consists of publications produced by the Los Angeles Board of Health between 1909 and 1943. The collection consists of bulletins, booklets, reports, and flyers intended to disseminate public health information to the residents of Los Angeles.
Language of Material: English

Scope and Contents

The Los Angeles Department of Health Publications Collection consists of publications produced by the Los Angeles Board of Health between 1909 and 1943. Dr. Luther Milton Powers was elected Health Commissioner in 1897 and held that office until his death in 1924. Under Powers' direction, the Monthly Bulletin was intended to "…give the citizens of Los Angeles an idea of the work of the department and to assist the residents by making careful statements of actual conditions in all matters, with which it deals, in serving the public health." Following the death of Powers, Dr. George Parrish, former Health Officer of St. Louis and Portland, Oregon, was hired to take his place. Parrish expanded public outreach by publishing a Monthly Letter and a monthly booklet titled, Civic Health, as well as annual reports, flyers, and a series of bulletins featuring particular diseases. The collection is arranged chronologically by publication date.

Conditions Governing Access:

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use:

Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge. Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Los Angeles Department of Health.

Preferred Citation:

For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style manual, or see the Citing Archival Materials  guide.

Processing Information:

Tony Gardner

Box 1, Folder 1

Monthly Bulletin, vol. 1 no. 1-2, 4, vol. 2 no. 3, January-February, April, September 1909

Box 1, Folder 2

Monthly Bulletin, vol. 1 no. 1, 3-4, July, September-October 1911

Box 1, Folder 3

Monthly Bulletin, vol. 2 no. 6-7, 11, 13-14, March-April, August-September 1914

Box 1, Folder 4

Monthly Bulletin, vol. 2 no. 15-18, 20-24, vol. 3 no. 1, January-April, June-November 1915

Box 1, Folder 5

Monthly Bulletin, vol. 3 no. 3-12, vol. 4 no. 1, January-December 1916

Box 1, Folder 6

Monthly Bulletin, vol. 4 no. 2-12, vol. 5 no. 1, January-December 1917

Box 1, Folder 7

Monthly Bulletin, vol. 5 no. 2-13, January-December 1918

Box 1, Folder 8

Monthly Bulletin, vol. 6 no. 1-5, January-June 1919

Box 1, Folder 9

Monthly Bulletin, January-December 1920

Box 1, Folder 10

Monthly Bulletin, January-December 1921

Box 1, Folder 11

Monthly Bulletin, January-December 1922

Box 1, Folder 12

Monthly Bulletin, January-December 1923

Box 1, Folder 13

Monthly Bulletin, January-December 1924

Box 1, Folder 14

Monthly Bulletin, January-June 1925

Box 2, Folder 1

Monthly Letter, February 1927

Box 2, Folder 2

Civic Health, December 1927, January, March, May, July 1928

Box 2, Folder 3

Annual Message of Health Officer, December 1939

Box 2, Folder 4

Flyers, 1940

Box 2, Folder 5

Booklets, 1940-1941

Box 2, Folder 6

Parrish, George, Infantile Paralysis (Poliomyelitis), 1934

Box 2, Folder 7

Stevens, George M., Poliomyelitis, 1934

Box 2, Folder 8

Sutton, Ransome, Poliomyelitis: Los Angeles Outbreak, 1934

Box 2, Folder 9

Stewart, C. K., Rodent Control and What it Means, 1934

Box 2, Folder 10

Parrish, George, Victims of the Prostitute, 1935

Box 2, Folder 11

Parrish, George, Control of Communicable Diseases: Standard Regulations, 1935

Box 2, Folder 12

Parrish, George, Los Angeles City Health Department, April 1935

Box 2, Folder 13

Kositza, Lillian, Child Hygiene, 1935

Box 2, Folder 14

Steven, George M., Measels: Modern Prevention and Treatment, 1935

Box 2, Folder 15

Parrish, George, Drug Addiction (Reprint of 1921 Paper), June 1935

Box 2, Folder 16

Stevens, George M., Immunization for Poliomyelitis, 1935

Box 2, Folder 17

Parrish, George, As a Moral Measure, Is the Harrison Narcotic law a Failure?, 1935

Box 2, Folder 18

Parrish, George, Los Angeles City Health Department, October 1935

Box 2, Folder 19

Jeter, W. J., Vaccination, January 1936

Box 2, Folder 20

Parrish, George, Public Health Talks Over Radio Stations KHJ, 1936

Box 2, Folder 21

Cain, J. M., Quarantine, 1936

Box 2, Folder 22

Parrish, George, Constipation, March 1936

Box 2, Folder 23

Parrish, George, Vaccination and Smallpox, 1936

Box 2, Folder 24

Parrish, George, Burial Customs - Past and Present, 1936

Box 2, Folder 25

Stevens, George, Public Health Aspects of Gonorrhea in the Female, 1937

Box 2, Folder 26

Meffered, Frank W., Fruits and Vegetables, 1936

Box 2, Folder 27

Parrish, George, Radio Talks (Over) KHJ, 1936

Box 2, Folder 28

Parrish, George, Los Angeles City Health Department, 1936

Box 2, Folder 29

Elliott, H. M., Syphilis and Gonorrhea (and) "What the City Health Department is Doing," 1937

Box 2, Folder 30

Parrish, George, Control of Communicable Diseases, (Reprint of Number 6), 1937

Box 2, Folder 31

Newcomb, C. A., Summer Camp Suggestions, June 1937

Box 2, Folder 32

Parrish, George, Gonorrhea and Syphilis, 1937

Box 2, Folder 33

Kositza, Lillian, Nursery Schools, 1937

Box 2, Folder 34

Sweger, F. D., Common Causes of Food Poisoning and How to Prevent Them, 1937

Box 2, Folder 35

Stewart, C. K., Rodent Control, 1938

Box 2, Folder 36

Vener, Hyman I., Typhoid Carrier Problem, 1938

Box 2, Folder 37

Peterson, F. W., Vital Statistics, 1938

Box 2, Folder 38

Vener, Hyman I., Trichinosis, 1938

Box 2, Folder 39

Siegel, M. S., Report of Slum Conditions (Reasons for the Inauguration of Low Cost Public Housing), 1938

Box 2, Folder 40

Schmelzel, G. F., From the Cradle to the Grave, 1938

Box 2, Folder 41

Siegel, M. S., Mushroom Poisoning, 1938

Box 2, Folder 42

Schmelzel, George F., Social Security's Aspects of Syphilis, 1938

Box 2, Folder 43

Parrish, George, Victims of the Prostitute (Venereal Disease in Los Angeles), 1938

Box 2, Folder 44

Parrish, George, Vaccination and Smallpox, 1938

Box 2, Folder 45

Parrish, George, City and County Consolidation (John A Rush Report), 1938

Box 2, Folder 46

Elliot, H. M. and Barney Silver, Use of Sulfanilamide in 1965 Cases of Male Gonorrhea, 1938

Box 2, Folder 47

Parrish, George, Industry and Labor, 1938

Box 3, Folder 1

Parrish, George, Rodent Control, 1939

Box 3, Folder 2

Stevens, George M., Measels and Whooping Cough, 1939

Box 3, Folder 3

Parrish, George, Los Angeles City Health Department, 1939

Box 3, Folder 4

Parrish, George, Laws and Education, The Health Department's Responsibilites, 1939

Box 3, Folder 5

Nunes, W. L. and Shaw, Charles N., Housing Inspection, General Inspection, 1939

Box 3, Folder 6

Parrish, George, Alkaline Diet and Diet for Increasing Weight, 1939

Box 3, Folder 7

Stevens, George M., Proper Conduct of an Isolation Period for Communicable Disease, In a Home, 1939

Box 3, Folder 8

Newcomb, C.A., Summer Camp Suggestions, 1939

Box 3, Folder 9

Parrish, George, Clean Up and Beautify, 1939

Box 3, Folder 10

Parrish, George, Healthy Child, His Diet and Habits, 1939

Box 3, Folder 11

Parrish, George, Drug Addiction, 1939

Box 3, Folder 12

Parrish, George, Control Of Communicable Diseases, Standard Regulations (Rev. 1939), 1939

Box 3, Folder 13

Parrish, George, Los Angeles City Health Department, 1939

Box 3, Folder 14

American Society for Control of Cancer, 1939

Box 3, Folder 15

Barnes, Roger W. and H.M. Elliott, Deferred Sulfanilamide Therapy In The Gonorrhea Urethritis In The Male, 1939

Box 3, Folder 16

Parrish, George, Industrial Hygiene, 1939

Box 3, Folder 17

Stevens, George M., Poliomyelitis (Infantile Paralysis), 1939

Box 3, Folder 18

Metropolitan Life Insurance, Smallpox, 1939

Box 3, Folder 19

Hale, Elizabeth, Historical Highlights on Health In The City of Los Angeles, 1939

Box 3, Folder 20

Los Angeles City Health Department Antisyphilitic Drugs, Pharmacology and Reactions, 1939

Box 3, Folder 21

Vener, Hyman I. and George M., Institutional Outbreak of Hemolytic Streptococci (Scarlet Fever), 1939

Box 3, Folder 22

Siegel, M.S. and F.D. Sweger, Disinfection And Disinfectants, Drinking Water Purification and Food Poisoning, 1939

Box 3, Folder 23

Vener, Hyman I. and George M., Typhoid Fever Outbreak In The City of Los Angeles, Epidemiological Investigation, 1940

Box 3, Folder 24

Parrish, George, Sanitization of Eating and Drinking Utensils, 1940

Box 3, Folder 25

Parrish, George, Los Angeles City Health Department, 1940

Box 3, Folder 26

Kositza, Lillian, Whooping Cough Immunization, 1940

Box 3, Folder 27

Steward, C.K., Rodent Control, 1940

Box 3, Folder 28

Parrish, George, Influenza, 1940

Box 3, Folder 29

Nasatir, A.V., Mental Hygiene and Industry In an Ailing World, 1941

Box 3, Folder 30

Vener, Hyman I. and Albert C., Clinical Tetanus, Treatment In 100 Consecutive Cases with a Net Mortality Rate of 19 Per Cent, 1941

Box 3, Folder 31

Parrish, George, What Lies Ahead?, 1941

Box 3, Folder 32

Parrish, George, Role of The Los Angeles City Health Department In National Defense, 1941

Box 3, Folder 33

Bettin, Mona, Some Practical Considerations of The Pasteur Treatment, 1941

Box 3, Folder 34

Pulley, H.C. and H.M. Elliott, Report of an Epidemic of Syphilis and Gonorrhea In Venice Area, Report of Investigation of Local Syphilis Outbreak, 1943