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Philadelphia. Board of health

A civic body rather than an individual writer, this Philadelphia board produced reports and public-health rules that capture how the city responded to disease, sanitation, and everyday urban life. Its publications offer a direct window into the practical side of nineteenth-century public health.

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Rules to be observed by masters and pilots of vessels, arriving at the port of Philadelphia, established by the health law, and regulations of the Board of Health, to which is annexed, a supplement to the health law, passed on the 2d day of April, 1821.

Rules to be observed by masters and pilots of vessels, arriving at the port of Philadelphia, established by the health law, and regulations of the Board of Health, to which is annexed, a supplement to the health law, passed on the 2d day of April, 1821.

by Philadelphia. Board of health

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Philadelphia's Board of Health was a municipal public-health authority, not a single named author. Works issued under this name were typically official reports, regulations, and notices connected to disease prevention, sanitation, quarantine, and the health administration of the city and port.

Because these documents were created by a government board, they read differently from a conventional author’s work: they are factual, procedural, and closely tied to the needs of the moment. That also makes them valuable historical records, especially for readers interested in epidemics, city government, and the development of public health in Philadelphia.

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