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02/20/1905 |
Jacobson v. Massachusetts decision affirms legality of state vaccination laws. |
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03/31/1908 |
Typhoid fever outbreak strikes Boston. |
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07/31/1916 |
Infantile paralysis (polio) outbreak strikes Boston. |
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08/27/1918 |
Spanish Flu Pandemic begins in Boston. |
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09/26/1918 |
Mayor Andrew Peters imposes a “gathering ban” in Boston. |
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1918 |
Flu tests are carried out on Gallops Island. |
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10/12/1928 |
Iron lung is introduced in Boston. |
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1932 |
Last diagnosed case of smallpox in Boston is recorded. |
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12/31/1949 |
There are 1,782 cases of polio in Massachusetts this year. |
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1949 |
Poliomyelitis virus is developed in Boston. |
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