Public Health Department records, 1940-2006.

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Public Health Department records, 1940-2006.

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The bulk of this collection consists of statistical data collected by the Public Health Department, including birth reports, death reports, morbidity reports, and published survey results, arranged first by type of report and then chronologically.

22 archival boxes; 3 plaques.

Santa Clara County Archives

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Santa Clara County Archives

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Santa Clara County Archives.

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Santa Clara County (Calif.). Public Health Department.

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Counties were first mandated to care for the county welfare by the state legislature in 1850. The Public Health Department, which has existed as a separate administrative unit from at least 1940, is responsible for assessing community health status, preventing disease, injury, and premature death, promoting health practices, and collecting vital statistics. In 1993 the department was merged with the County hospital system to become part of the Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System (SCVHH...