Public Health Act of 1879 |
| Other short titles | Bureau of Public Health Act, 1879 |
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| Long title | An Act to prevent the introduction of infectious or contagious diseases into the United States, and to establish a National Board of Health. |
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| Nicknames | National Board of Health Act, 1879 |
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| Enacted by | the 45th United States Congress |
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| Effective | March 3, 1879 |
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| Public law | Pub. L. 45–202 |
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| Statutes at Large | 20 Stat. 484 |
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- Introduced in the Senate as S. 1784
- Passed the Senate on February 24, 1879 (45-14)
- Passed the House on March 3, 1879 (170-63, in lieu of H.R. 6500)
- Signed into law by President Rutherford B. Hayes on March 3, 1879
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Public Health Act of 1879 or National Board of Health Act, 1879 was a United States federal statute authorizing the creation of the National Board of Health. The Act of Congress was an appeal for a national public health organization and national quarantine system for purposes of contagious or infectious diseases discovered in nineteenth century America. The United States public law sanctioned the newly formed National Health Board and Academy of Sciences to provide reports concerning public health information with regards to the Perpetual Union or States for the purposes of;
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