When and Where Was the First Public Health Law Enacted

question 9

Multiple Choice

When and where was the first public health law enacted, which required all births and deaths to be recorded?

• A) 1776, New York
• B) 1639, Massachusetts
• C) 1798, Philadelphia
• D) 1862, Virginia

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