An Act to Appropriate the Sum of Five Thousand Pesos for the Preparation and Free Distribution of Antityphoid Vaccine Among the Duly Qualified Physicians of the Philippine Islands
ACT NO. 2743, approved on February 18, 1918, appropriates five thousand pesos for the preparation and free distribution of antityphoid vaccine to qualified physicians in the Philippine Islands. The funds are to be managed by the Public Welfare Board, with the Philippine Health Service recommending the vaccine preparation methods and the Bureau of Science overseeing its production. This initiative aims to combat typhoid fever effectively. The Act takes effect upon its approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2743
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
February 18, 1918
ACT NO. 2743
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE THE SUM OF FIVE THOUSAND PESOS FOR THE PREPARATION AND FREE DISTRIBUTION OF ANTITYPHOID VACCINE AMONG THE DULY QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
SECTION 1. The sum of five thousand pesos is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be disbursed under the direction of the Public Welfare Board of the Philippine Islands for the preparation of antityphoid vaccine and the free distribution thereof among the duly qualified physicians of the Philippine Islands, under regulations to be prescribed for this purpose, as a means of combating typhoid fever. The Philippine Health Service shall recommend the method of preparation of said antityphoid vaccine and the Bureau of Science shall direct its preparation.
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved: February 18, 1918.
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An Act to Appropriate the Sum of Five Thousand Pesos for the Preparation and Free Distribution of Antityphoid Vaccine Among the Duly Qualified Physicians of the Philippine Islands, Act No. 2743, Feb 18, 1918 (Philippines)
An Act to Appropriate the Sum of Five Thousand Pesos for the Preparation and Free Distribution of Antityphoid Vaccine Among the Duly Qualified Physicians of the Philippine Islands, Act No. 2743 (Phil. 1918)
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