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Title
JAMA 100 YEARS AGO.
Abstract
The article presents a reprint of the article "Public Health Legislation" which appeared in the March 20, 1909 issue of the "Journal of the American Medical Association." The article discusses the history of public health legislation which was considered and enacted in Massachusetts and New York prior to 1909 and on efforts which were seen in 1909 to allow the federal government of the United States to have greater authority over health matters.