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Millstones and milestones : Florida's public health from 1889Entry/Object ID
Library.1807Description
vii, 170 p. : illus. ; 23 cm.
Millstones and milestones : Florida's public health from 1889 by Albert Hardy.
At head of title: Seventy-fifth anniversary of the Florida State Board of Health.
Contents: Part I. The evolution of public health -- The birth of the Florida State Board of Health, 1889 -- The early years, 1889-1901 -- Early development of organized public health 1901-1917 -- An era of retarded growth, 1917-1932 -- Relief, Social Security, and stimulated growth 1932-1945 -- Progressive development, 1945-1964 -- County health units -- Progress through cooperation -- Looking to the future. Part II. The growth of individual programs -- Administration -- Vital statistics -- Health education -- Public health laboratory services -- Sanitary engineering and sanitation -- Entomology -- Veterinary public health -- Tuberculosis control -- Venereal disease control -- Epidemiology -- Services to crippled children -- Public health nursing -- Maternal and child health -- Serving Florida Indians -- Nutrition -- Narcotics -- Dental health -- Mental health -- Chronic diseases -- Licensure of hospitals and nursing homes -- Hospitalization for the indigents -- Radiological and occupational health -- Accident prevention -- Disaster and emergency services -- Research -- Training -- Epilogue: so much for so many by so few.
Includes information on Duval County Health Dept. organization.
Wilson T. Sowders, Florida's state health officer for nearly 30 years, lived in Jacksonville, Fla., for more than 60 years.Collection
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Florida -- State Board of Health -- History., Public health -- Florida -- History., Sowders, Wilson T.,1910-2007.Publication Details
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Hardy, Albert Victor, 1897- ., Pynchon, May.Publisher
Florida State Board of HealthPlace Published
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Jacksonville, Fla.Call No.
RA 447 .F5 H3