Meeting agenda and minutes, 1896-1990.

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Alabama. Dept. of Public Health. Meeting agenda and minutes, 1896-1990.

Meeting agenda and minutes, 1896-1990.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122548489

The Dept. of Public Health exercises general control over the enforcement of laws relating to public health in Alabama. This record series, meeting agenda and minutes, 1896-1979, documents the meetings of the State Board of Censors, later known as the State Committee of Public Health. Topics discussed include: the election of a Public Health Officer; the filling of vacancies on the Board of Censors/Committee of Public Health; formulation of procedures to combat epidemics and outbreaks of infectious diseases; vaccination programs; the establishment of state health laboratiories; certification and licensing of physicians; establishment of curricula for medical education; establishment of reciprocal agreements whereby physicians from other states could practice in Alabama; recommendation of proposed legislation affecting public health; and hearing cases involving charges of malpractice or ethics violations by physicians. Some volumes contain "exhibits," which may include reports, memoranda, correspondence, charts, statistical tables, or testimony from hearings.

23 cubic ft. (23 records center cartons).

Alabama Department of Archives and History