1936, service. This Public Health service film shows activities of the diseasefighting service. This Program Includes graphic scenes of disease that may be disturbing to some viewers. music the United States Public Health service as it exists today is a product of experience extending over nearly 150 years. It was initially created as a Marine Hospital service for the care of sick and disabled seamen. It was activated in an active congress signed by president john adams in 1798. The service was originally supported by a tax on american merchant seamen, but this was later abolished. The tax was collected by the treasury department. The Marine Hospital service came under the jurisdiction of that department, where it remains today. The first Marine Hospital in norfolk, virginia, the second built in boston, massachusetts. Some medical personnel were utilized by both the union and the confederacy for the care of wounded forces. It frequently happened that medical officers of the early Marin
Disturbing to some viewers. Narrator the United States Public Health service as it exists today is a product of experience extending over nearly 150 years. A was initially created as Marine Hospital service for the care of sick and disabled seamen. It was activated in an active congress signed by president john adams in 1798. Was originally supported by a tax on american merchant seamen, but this was later abolished. The tax was collected by the treasury department. The Marine Hospital service came under the jurisdiction of that department, where it remains today. The first Marine Hospital in the secondrginia, built in boston, massachusetts. Some medical personnel were utilized by both the union and the confederacy for the care of wounded forces. Frequently happened that medical officers of the early Marine Hospitals were the first diagnose diseases such as cholera. The work of the service became of such increasing importance that congress extended its duties until it became in functio
It was originally created as a Marine Hospital service, for the purpose of providing medical care for sick and disabled seamen. It was established by an act of congress, signed by president 16, johnon july adams on july 16, 1978. The service was originally supported by a tax on american merchant seamen, but this was later abolished. The tax was collected by the collector of the customs of the treasury department. The Marine Hospital service came under the jurisdiction of that department, where it remains today. The first Marine Hospital in norfolk, virginia, was purchased. The second was built in boston, massachusetts. Some medical personnel were utilized by both the union and the confederacy for the care of wounded military forces. It frequently happened that medical officers of the early Marine Hospitals were the first physicians to diagnose diseases such as cholera and smallpox, which seriously endangered the Public Health at ports of entry. As time went on, the work of the service
Coach with a head for heights . It was a great experience. This is a great opportunity for 2018, starting ona great opportunity for 2018, starting on a good note. I definitely feel that we are going to be heading in the right direction. Some of the players, not the kind that co mforta ble players, not the kind that comfortable heading in the direction that this task was taking them. Going to be happy to get to the safety of the pitch thats all from sportsday. Well have more throughout the evening. For now, goodbye. More now on our main story, and figures by bbc news has shown even more evidence of the mounting pressure the nhs in england is under this winter. Its emerged that one in eight patients rushed to a e had to wait more than 30 minutes to be transferred from their ambulance. At the same time, new figures show a Record Number of people called the nhs111 number during the festive period. Our Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes is outside the royal preston hospital in lancashire.
Maybe not today. I might opt out of that. The weather is not that exciting. If youre stuck underneath this area of cloud you probably wish it would dance. Many areas grey and rizzoli. That is not moving anywhere fast. Away from those areas, chances of sunshine. Some sunny spells for northern ireland. It will turn murky and drizzly. We will lose the rain from the south. Tomorrow, we will still have cloud around in the north and east. The odd spot of drizzle. The best of the sunshine in the south west. That is where we will have the best of the temperatures were some areas up to 18, and 19. Hello. This is bbc news. The headlines. Labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn is urging Party Activists to dust themselves down and take the fight to the tories, after suffering heavy losses in the local elections. Theresa may has sought to play down talk of a landslide General Election victory. The Liberal Democrats say they would put a penny in the pound on income tax to generate billions more for the nhs and