Answer of the Supervising Surgeon-General to the National Board of Health March 12 1884

<p>This is the official response from Supervising Surgeon-General John Brown Hamilton to the National Board of Health delivered on March 12 1884. The document provides insights into the operations and perspectives of the Marine Hospital Service (later the Public Health Service) concerning national health policies and administration during a crucial period in American history.</p> <p>It offers valuable primary source material for researchers and historians interested in the evolution of public health infrastructure federal-state relations in healthcare and the challenges faced in the late 19th century in managing public health crises. The report sheds light on the role of the Marine Hospital Service in addressing health concerns and its interaction with other governmental bodies involved in public welfare.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>