Test Your Knowledge Test your knowledge about the local history of public health in Rockford and Winnebago County. Question Title * 1. How was the current Winnebago County Health Department formed? In response to a measles outbreak in 1938 To deal with garbage that was piling up in the early 1900s Through a voting referendum in 1970 to merge the Rockford Health Department on the Winnebago County Health Department. Question Title * 2. How many employees did the Winnebago County Health Department have in 1970? 17 45 72 120 Question Title * 3. Because of public health, which of the following illnesses are no longer regularly present (endemic) in the U.S.? Yellow fever Diptheria Polio Typhoid fever All of the above Question Title * 4. The Small Pox vaccine, introduced by Edward Jenner in 1796, was the first successful vaccine to be developed. The global effort of vaccination led to the eradication of the disease. What was the last year the Small Pox vaccine was given? 1952 1962 1972 1982 Question Title * 5. In 1882, the delivery of which food product became licensed by the Board of Health in Rockford? Eggs Milk Meat Bread Question Title * 6. Milk was not nearly as safe in the 1930s as it is today. Local efforts for controlling the bacteria in milk date from a 1912 ordinance requiring the cooling of milk and regular inspections of dairies for cleanliness. In what year was the heating of milk to kill bacteria (pasteurization) first required? 1930 1937 1945 1962 Question Title * 7. When were the first sewer lines laid in Rockford? 1886 1915 1932 1963 Question Title * 8. What epidemic was Rockford facing in 1853 Measles Cholera Small Pox Yellow Fever Question Title * 9. In 1975, Winnebago County became the first in Illinois to expand its Board of Health to how many members (as permitted by State law)? 5 8 12 15 Question Title * 10. After the first public health nurse was employed by the Health Department in 1922 to assist in health education, quarantines, and isolations, the number of case of communicable diseases reported decreased from the previous year by how many cases? 10 cases 50 cases 200 cases 650 cases Thank you! Done
