Prussian public health offices

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Prussian public health offices were regional governmental agencies in the Kingdom of Prussia responsible for implementing and administering public health policies, disease control, and sanitary regulations.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency
public health authority
appliesToJurisdiction Prussia
country Kingdom of Prussia
employs administrative staff
public health physicians
sanitary inspectors
field disease control
epidemiology
hygiene
public health
sanitation
goal improvement of sanitary conditions
prevention of epidemics
protection of population health
reduction of mortality
hasRole administration of public health regulations
advice to municipal authorities on health matters
control of communicable diseases
coordination of local medical services
disease surveillance
enforcement of sanitary regulations
epidemic control
health education
health statistics collection
implementation of health laws
implementation of public health policies
inspection of housing conditions
inspection of water supply
monitoring of industrial hygiene
quarantine enforcement
sanitary inspection
school health supervision
vaccination oversight
legalForm state administrative authority
locatedInTime 19th century
early 20th century
operatedBy Prussian Ministry of the Interior
partOf Prussian government
regulates food hygiene
sanitary conditions in housing
sanitary conditions in public spaces
sanitary conditions in workplaces
replacedBy public health offices in the Free State of Prussia
public health offices in the Weimar Republic
sector public sector
subdivisionType district authority
regional authority
usedLanguage German

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Ministry of the Interior of Prussia
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