- Date
- circa 1968-08
- Kind
- Medical
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- healthcarecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The August 1968 Beaver Beacon reported that several Beaver Island youngsters had mumps and that some adults who had not previously had the illness were also affected, including Russ Green and Gary McDonough. The notice says Dr. Christie treated Green with shots.
Evidence and limits
This is a brief community health notice, not a case register, diagnosis record, or public-health statistical report.
Sources
- Reports several island youngsters with mumps, Russ Green receiving shots, and Gary McDonough also contracting the illness; it does not provide case counts, diagnoses, medical records, or public-health statistics.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1968-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published health notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1968-08_Beaver-Beacon
Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Beacon reports mumps among island youngsters and adults, 1968”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-mumps-notices-1968/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1968, “Mumps Anyone?” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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