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State Archives of Florida, Series S908
Description
Poster alerting the public to typhoid fever outbreak; also encourages people to boil drinking water and lists various temporary vaccination stations.
Date
1912 (circa)
Format
Topic
Subjects
Geographic Term
NOTICE!
The possibility of typhoid fever from our infected water supply is very apparent. The public is requested to report to the various stations for typhoid vaccination against this disease. It is also urgently requested that all water be boiled before using for drinking purposes. The various stations are listed as follows:
Allapattah School House, N. W. 17th Ave. at 36th St.
Silver Bluff Fire Station, S. W. 22nd Ave. one block South of Tigertail Road
Coconut Grove Fire Station, Coconut Grove
Little River Fire Station, West Dixie Highway at 79th St.
Jackson Memorial Hospital, N. W. 10th Ave. at 17th St.
Orange Glade School House, S. W. 8th St. at 27th Ave.
Lemon City High School, N. W. 2nd Ave. and 62nd St.
These stations are equipped to give vaccine and first aid to all those in the immediate vicinity and if the public will direct them to go to such stations and make a careful report of all injured, it will materially assist in bringing about a quick result.
J. W. SNYDER, Medical Director
The possibility of typhoid fever from our infected water supply is very apparent. The public is requested to report to the various stations for typhoid vaccination against this disease. It is also urgently requested that all water be boiled before using for drinking purposes. The various stations are listed as follows:
Allapattah School House, N. W. 17th Ave. at 36th St.
Silver Bluff Fire Station, S. W. 22nd Ave. one block South of Tigertail Road
Coconut Grove Fire Station, Coconut Grove
Little River Fire Station, West Dixie Highway at 79th St.
Jackson Memorial Hospital, N. W. 10th Ave. at 17th St.
Orange Glade School House, S. W. 8th St. at 27th Ave.
Lemon City High School, N. W. 2nd Ave. and 62nd St.
These stations are equipped to give vaccine and first aid to all those in the immediate vicinity and if the public will direct them to go to such stations and make a careful report of all injured, it will materially assist in bringing about a quick result.
J. W. SNYDER, Medical Director
Title
"Notice!" Typhoid Fever vaccination poster
Description
Poster alerting the public to typhoid fever outbreak; also encourages people to boil drinking water and lists various temporary vaccination stations.
Source
State Archives of Florida, Series S908
Date
1912 (circa)
Format
posters
Language
eng-US
Type
Text
Identifier
s908_b001_f23_01
Coverage
Florida Boom and Progressive Era (1900-1926)
Geographic Term
Dade County (Fla.)
Miami (Fla.)
Allapattah (Fla.)
Coconut Grove (Fla.)
Lemon City (Fla.)
Thumbnail
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Display Date
Progressive Era
ImageID
s908_b001_f23_01_01
topic
Health and Safety
Subject - Person
Snyder, J. W.
Transcript
NOTICE!
The possibility of typhoid fever from our infected water supply is very apparent. The public is requested to report to the various stations for typhoid vaccination against this disease. It is also urgently requested that all water be boiled before using for drinking purposes. The various stations are listed as follows:
Allapattah School House, N. W. 17th Ave. at 36th St.
Silver Bluff Fire Station, S. W. 22nd Ave. one block South of Tigertail Road
Coconut Grove Fire Station, Coconut Grove
Little River Fire Station, West Dixie Highway at 79th St.
Jackson Memorial Hospital, N. W. 10th Ave. at 17th St.
Orange Glade School House, S. W. 8th St. at 27th Ave.
Lemon City High School, N. W. 2nd Ave. and 62nd St.
These stations are equipped to give vaccine and first aid to all those in the immediate vicinity and if the public will direct them to go to such stations and make a careful report of all injured, it will materially assist in bringing about a quick result.
J. W. SNYDER, Medical Director
The possibility of typhoid fever from our infected water supply is very apparent. The public is requested to report to the various stations for typhoid vaccination against this disease. It is also urgently requested that all water be boiled before using for drinking purposes. The various stations are listed as follows:
Allapattah School House, N. W. 17th Ave. at 36th St.
Silver Bluff Fire Station, S. W. 22nd Ave. one block South of Tigertail Road
Coconut Grove Fire Station, Coconut Grove
Little River Fire Station, West Dixie Highway at 79th St.
Jackson Memorial Hospital, N. W. 10th Ave. at 17th St.
Orange Glade School House, S. W. 8th St. at 27th Ave.
Lemon City High School, N. W. 2nd Ave. and 62nd St.
These stations are equipped to give vaccine and first aid to all those in the immediate vicinity and if the public will direct them to go to such stations and make a careful report of all injured, it will materially assist in bringing about a quick result.
J. W. SNYDER, Medical Director
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"Notice!" Typhoid Fever vaccination poster. 1912 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/297395>, accessed 6 January 2025.
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"Notice!" Typhoid Fever vaccination poster. 1912 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/297395>