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Preferred Citation

Craig County (Va.) Board of Health Minute Book, 1901. Local government records collection, Craig County (Va.) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

This items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Craig County Circuit Court under accession number 45448.

Historical Information

On March 7, 1900, the General Assembly voted to amend legislation providing for the appointment of a state board of health and local boards of health to allow a local board of supervisors chair, with the approval of two members of a local board of health, to make certain contracts for the removal and quarantine of parties suspected of smallpox, or for compulsory vaccination.

Craig County was named for Robert Craig, a nineteenth-century Virginia congressman. The county was formed from Botetourt, Roanoke, Giles, and Monroe (now in West Virginia) Counties in 1851, and several subsequent additions were made from Alleghany, Giles, Monroe, and Montgomery Counties. The county seat is New Castle.

Scope and Content

Craig County (Va.) Board of Health Minute Book, 1901, contains minutes of three meetings of the Board, January-March 1901. The minutes document efforts to employ guards to prevent the spread of smallpox, to enforce compulsory vaccinations, and take other measures as allowed by Act of the General Assembly 1900 Mar. 7. The minutes also document the appointment of physicians to take charge of smallpox patients.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Craig County (Va.) Board of Health.
• Craig County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Immunization -- Virginia -- Craig County.
• Quarantine -- Virginia -- Craig County.
• Smallpox -- Virginia -- Craig County.
• Smallpox prevention -- Virginia -- Craig County.

Geographical Names:

• Craig County (Va.) -- History -- 20th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Health boards -- Virginia -- Craig County.
• Local government records -- Virginia -- Craig County.
• Minute books -- Virginia -- Craig County.
• Physicians -- Virginia -- Craig County.