NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH
\nˈaʃənə͡l bˈɔːd ɒv hˈɛlθ], \nˈaʃənəl bˈɔːd ɒv hˈɛlθ], \n_ˈa_ʃ_ə_n_əl b_ˈɔː_d ɒ_v h_ˈɛ_l_θ]\
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instituted by Act of Congress, March 3, 1879, to consist of eleven members, seven civilian physicians, one army surgeon, one navy surgeon, one medical officer of the marine hospital service and one officer of the Department of Justice.
By John Franklin Jameson
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