[MEDICINE - New York State]

First Annual Report of the State Board of Health of New York

Albany, NY: Weed, Parsons and Company, 1881. First Edition. Stiff Printed Wraps. 8vo. Pp. 203. Illustrated with maps, and diagrams. Index. Blue stiff paper wrap, titles printed in black front and back. Edges rubbed, with dampstain on rear cover as well as light soiling. Good. Item #5341

The inaugural issue of this annual report. With reports by county documenting the spread or containment of diphtheria, malaria, dysentery, small-pox (153 cases and 36 deaths in Cohoes alone) and other public health maladies. A sturdy, well-bound copy. Scarce.

Price: $125.00