State Department of Healthrecords 1853, 1899-1901, 1910, 1921-1955, undated bulk 1943-1949

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State Department of Healthrecords 1853, 1899-1901, 1910, 1921-1955, undated bulk 1943-1949

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The Texas State Department of Health,renamed the Texas Department of Health Resources in 1975, and then the TexasDepartment of Health, was the state's primary agency for public health planning,services, and regulation until it was abolished and absorbed into the TexasDepartment of State Health Services in 2004. The records consist primarily ofcorrespondence and reports, dating 1853, 1899-1901, 1910, 1921-1955, bulk dating1943-1949. Also present are county evaluations schedules and other records from theAmerican Public Health Association; rules and regulations of the Food and DrugBureau; payroll records of the agency (1899-1901); vouchers; an inspection report ona vessel to use for quarantine (1899); and scattered photographs (1940s).

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