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Saturday, August 02, 2008

1924: Scarlet Fever Closes Groveville and Yardville Schools

I never had Scarlet Fever, but all of my older brothers and my sister did become victims of the disease we seldom hear about in our current societal environment. I do remember that homes with victims of the disease had a "QUARANTINED" sign on the front door. The letter above was sent by Dr. Zandt, who was apparently the Hamilton Township School physician.

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