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1887-1964; (predominant 1933-1970) (Creation)
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- Provincial Medical Board of Nova Scotia
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53 cm of textual records
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Thirty years of attempting to regulate the education and licensing of medical practitioners in Nova Scotia finally succeeded in 1828 with the passage of the first Medical Act. Subsequent legislation required all physicians and surgeons practicing in the province to register with the Provincial Secretary. Revisions to the Medical Act in 1872 established the Provincial Medical Board consisting of nine members, five appointed by the Governor in Council and four by the Medical Society of Nova Scotia. The act made registration compulsory and provided for the publication of a medical register. The first meeting of the board took place on 24 July 1872, and the first edition of the medical register was published in the Royal Gazette in August 1873. The board was responsible for educational standards and, initially, held professional entry examinations. It also registered physicians, monitored their qualifications, disciplined doctors, and mediated public complaints.
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Subseries consists of annual reports, membership lists, submissions to the provincial government, by-laws, medical registers, rules and regulations, correspondence and other related material.
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Related material can be found in the Reports and Other Material Series.
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File numbers: 256; 504; 878; 879; 880; 967, 969; 1129-31.