Branch links a health practice to the field of medicine it grew out of. Wikipedia describes Ignaz Semmelweis as "an early pioneer of antiseptic procedures" whose hand washing requirement began inside obstetrics, the branch where childbed fever was killing new mothers. This dimension groups practices that belong to the same branch of health work.
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Era of Emergence Branch
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1. Wikipedia: Infectious Disease (Notification) Act 1889
WikipediaInfectious Disease (Notification) Act 1889, lead sectionQuote, Infectious Disease (Notification) Act 1889, lead section
These acts required householders and/or general practitioners to report cases of infectious disease to the local sanitary authority.
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