Embedded Document /system/files/2023-07/KHAL_CY-RL_ComparativeStudyOfContagiousDiseasesInClayCountyVsRileyCounty_Musgrove.pdf Download this PDF Abstract Analyzing contagious disease records kept by physicians in two contiguous Kansas counties, this study reaches interesting conclusions about the role of the railroads in early twentieth century Kansas. Rail lines are suspected disease vectors. The presence of Kansas State University also played a part in the spread of specific contagious diseases. The author presents data in statistical tables. Authors Musgrove, Yates S. Date Mar 01, 2010 Tags Clay County Illness Kansas History and Life Kansas Pacific Railroad Oakhill Riley County Publisher Kansas State University, The Chapman Center for Rural Studies Citation Yates S. Musgrove, “Comparative Study of Contagious Diseases in Clay County vs. Riley County: Diphtheria, Scarlet Fever, Smallpox, Typhoid Fever, 1907-1917,” Lost Kansas Communities, https://lostkansas.ccrsdigitalprojects.com/comparative-study-of-contagious-diseases-in-clay-county-vs-riley-county. Rights This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). NOTE: Rights status of accompanying images may differ from text.
