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Excerpt from Bulletin of the North Carolina Board of Health, 1913, Vol. 28 The great epidemics of the 70's brought forcibly to the attention of the people the necessity for organized public health work. Though the first State Board of Health was based upon the suggestion of a woman in Massachusetts, during a typhoid epidemic in that state, the American Public Health Association, organized in 1872, was the chief influence towards organized Sta...

Excerpt from California Public Health Report, 1894Drs. W. G. Cochran and J. R. Laine proceeded to Agnews to make a sanitary inspection Of the Agnews Insane Asylum.Dr. C. A. Ruggles resumed his station in the northern part of the State as Inspector for the Board.The Agnews Asylum is situated on a level stretch of fertile land but little above tide water. The water supply is obtained from an artesian well in the rear Of the buildings. The water ...

Excerpt from Highlights in the Scientific History and Organization of the National Institutes of Health, 1945-1970 Prior To 1945 - The National Institutes of Health had its origins in 1887 when a research laboratory was founded at the Marine Hospital, Staten Island, N.Y., to meet new responsibilities of the Marine Hospital Service. In 1891 this was renamed the Hygienic Laboratory and moved to Washington, D.C. In 1902, an Advisory Board was es...

Excerpt from History and Description of the Philippine General Hospital: Manila, Philippine Islands, 1900 to 1911 As a result of ten years of hard work and persistent effort on the part of Government officials and laity, Manila possesses a hospital which compares favorably with the best hospitals of the world and which is already proving a veritable godsend to the people of the Islands. Although it has been in operation only a short time it i...

Excerpt from Annual Report of the State Board of Health of the State of Kansas, 1887 An Act to create a State and local boards of health, and to regulate the practice of medicine in the State of Kansas. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: Section 1. Within thirty days after this act shall take effect, the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, if it be then in session, shall appoint from the differe...

Excerpt from Twenty-Second Annual Report of the State Board of Health of Massuchusetts About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the ag...

Excerpt from Health Bulletin, 1917 There is a fair degree of suspicion that the head louse may also carry and transmit the typhus organism. The body louse delights in woolen clothing, laying its eggs upon its fibers, but it can make itself very much at home in cotton spun material. To prevent the introduction of typhus fever from Mexico into the States, no Mexican should be permitted to cross the boundary line without a permit given by the ...

Excerpt from Conspectus of the Medical Colleges of AmericaThe specific publication of the curriculum of study and of the requirements for matriculation and for graduation, in the Annual Announcements of Colleges is desirable on many accounts. The omission of these data, or their obscure and imperfect presentation - as well as the failure to publish the names and addresses of matriculates and graduates' - is calculated to throw doubt upon the c...

Excerpt from The Health Bulletin, 1915, Vol. 30 All outdoors is ours for the taking - the health of sunshine and fresh air and that good feeling that comes extra. Usually what is food for flics is poison for man. Where they feed you should not feed. Where they swarm they find something to eat. If it is in the meat shop, the cafes or restaurants, the grocery stores or your own kitchen, you should not cat there. If for some reason you did not...

Excerpt from The Health Bulletin, 1926, Vol. 41 We are just now reaching the season when pneumonia is beginning to take its most terrific toll of human life. During January, February and March more people die from this disease than during the remaining nine months of the year. During these three months of 1925 pneumonia killed, in North Carolina, at the rate of over five hundred per month. If you live in a village of five hundred people, thi...

Excerpt from The Health Bulletin Of course, concern for the health of the people is nothing new for us. North Carolina pioneered in the Better Health Movement during the 1940's and has never ceased its efforts to improve services. Under the leadership of the State Board of Health, an excellent system of local public health services has been developed. During this biennium a total of $800, 000 was made available in State aid to local health d...

Excerpt from Thirty-Third Annual Report of the Secretary of the State Board of Health of the State of Michigan: For the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1905 About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving th...

Excerpt from Transactions of the Section on Preventive Medicine and Public Health Chairman. H. R. Baker, Lansing, Mich. Secretary, 8. T. Armstrong. Tennessee. Chairman, J. B. Lindsley, Nashville, Tenn. Secretary, S. T. Armstrong, Washington, D. C. Chairman, J. B. Hamilton, Washington. D. C. Secretary, F. S. Bascom, Salt Lake City. Chairman, J. D. Plunkett, Nashville, Tenn. Secretary, F. S. Bascom, Salt Lake City. About the Publisher Forgo...

Excerpt from Fifth Annual Report of the State Board of Health of Wisconsin, 1880In the accompanying report of the secretary, to which you are respectfully referred, will be found a detailed statement of the general work of the board, and of the means by which it is ex coating the important trust committed to its charge. That report will show that the work of the board has reached a larger proportion of the state than during any previous year o...

Excerpt from The Health Bulletin, 1930, Vol. 45 Facing a new year is an adventure for every living human being from the infant in its crib to the individual who has marked off three score and ten years. For many of the infants, too many of them, the journey will be perilous. For many of the aged it will mean embarkation on the "Third Puzzle" of human existence. Accidents and untimely deaths, most of which are preventable, will take heavy toll...

Excerpt from National Institutes of Health: 1969 Annual Report It is hoped this publication will serve as a ready reference source for those concerned with nih activities. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the w...

Excerpt from Manual for the Use of Boards of Health of Massachusetts: Containing the Statutes Relating to the Public Health, the Medical Examiner Laws, the Laws Relating to the Registration of Vital Statistics, and the Directions of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts Relating to the SameThis Manual of the Statutes of Massachusetts relative to Public Health has been prepared at the direction of the State Board of Health, for the use of local bo...

Excerpt from Royal Society of Health Journal About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in...

Excerpt from The Public Health Manual: Containing the Public Health Law, the Sanitary Code, and the Provisions in Other General Laws Relating to Public Health Page cers of the Department 2 e Public Health Law 7 State Department of Health 7 Local Boards of Health 22 Adulterations 48 Potable Waters 55 Quarantine at the Port of New York 75 Health officer of the Port of New York 81 Practice of Medicine 97 Dental Societies and the Practice of Dent...

Excerpt from Twelfth Biennial Report of the State Board of Health of Maryland, for the Two Years Ending December 31st, 1897 The Honorable Lloyd Lowndes, Governor of Maryland: Sir: I have the honor to transmit the Twelfth Biennial Report of the State Board of Health. A cursory examination of our report will show how futile have been our efforts to gather vital statistics, owing to defects of the law and want of sufficient means to carry out...