15. PUBLIC HEALTH
The records of the Health Department consists of G.O’s from 1948 to 1952. These records were part of the records of the Madras Government came into the custody of Andhra Pradesh State Archives in 1956. The Original G.O’s were transferred from the Andhra Pradesh Secretariat without indices from 1953-1956. The records contains the information on Sanction of Expenditure on Malaria, Polio, Survey of the extent of diseases – Establishment of Dispensaries, Allopathic and Ayurvedic, Establishment of Hospitals, Maternity and Child Welfare Centers etc., Registration of Births and Deaths etc.
The detailed information of the Public Health Department are given below:
Sl. No. Category of Records Periodicity No. of Records 1. G.O’s 1920 – 1952 5,250 2. Printed Proceedings 1921-1952 66 3. Reference Media 1803 – 1928 -- a) Printed Indice 1921-1952 32
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