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Provincial Board of Health of Ontario

Created as Ontario’s provincial public health authority in the 1880s, this board published practical reports and guides aimed at controlling epidemics and improving sanitation. Its books offer a direct window into how public health was organized, explained, and debated in a fast-changing province.

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Influenza

Influenza

by Provincial Board of Health of Ontario

About the author

The Provincial Board of Health of Ontario was not an individual writer but a government health body. It was established on March 10, 1882, with responsibility for overseeing local health boards in Ontario and helping the province respond to epidemics.

Its publications include annual reports, public health guidance, and disease-prevention material such as Influenza. These works focused on issues like contagion, sanitation, water, sewage, and school hygiene, making them valuable records of how officials understood public health in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

In 1924, the board was replaced by Ontario’s Department of Health. Today, its books and reports survive mainly as historical documents, useful both for readers interested in medical history and for anyone curious about the early development of public health in Canada.