British Columbia. Dept. of Health and Welfare

Identity area

Type of entity

Government

Authorized form of name

British Columbia. Dept. of Health and Welfare

Parallel form(s) of name

Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

Other form(s) of name

  • Dept. of Health and Welfare

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Description area

Dates of existence

1946-1959

History

The Ministry of Health was established in 1946 under its first name, the Department of Health and Welfare, with the enactment of the Department of Health and Welfare Act (SBC 1946, c. 31). Prior to that, public health services in British Columbia began in 1869 following the passage of An Ordinance for Promoting the Public Health in the Colony of British Columbia. When British Columbia joined confederation in 1871, the ordinance became part of the statutes.

With the passage of the Public Health Act in 1893, the Provincial Board of Health was formed, reporting to the Attorney-General. From 1907 to 1946, the functions of public health, social welfare, and social assistance were administered by a Provincial Health Officer reporting to the Provincial Board of Health in the Dept. of the Provincial Secretary.

With the establishment of the Dept. of Health and Welfare in 1946, responsibility for public health and social welfare in the province was transferred to the new department from the Provincial Secretary. The deputy minister of health was the Provincial Health Officer and the department was divided into two branches: public health and social welfare. A third branch, Hospital Insurance Services, was added in 1948 with the passage of the Hospital Insurance Act (SBC 1948, c. 28). It administered payment of hospital bills, hospital management, and hospital construction.

In 1959, the functions of health and social welfare were separated to form two new departments, the Dept. of Social Welfare and the Dept. of Health Services and Hospital Insurance (SBC 1959, c. 38).

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Relationships area

Related entity

British Columbia. Hospital Insurance Service (1949-1975)

Identifier of related entity

3331

Category of relationship

hierarchical

Dates of relationship

1946-1959

Description of relationship

Related entity

British Columbia. Provincial Board of Health (1895-1946)

Identifier of related entity

3677

Category of relationship

temporal

Type of relationship

British Columbia. Provincial Board of Health

is the predecessor of

British Columbia. Dept. of Health and Welfare

Dates of relationship

Description of relationship

Related entity

British Columbia. Dept. of Health Services and Hospital Insurance (1959-1973)

Identifier of related entity

83

Category of relationship

temporal

Type of relationship

British Columbia. Dept. of Health Services and Hospital Insurance

is the successor of

British Columbia. Dept. of Health and Welfare

Dates of relationship

Description of relationship

Related entity

British Columbia. Dept. of Social Welfare (1959-1970)

Identifier of related entity

27

Category of relationship

temporal

Type of relationship

British Columbia. Dept. of Social Welfare

is the successor of

British Columbia. Dept. of Health and Welfare

Dates of relationship

Description of relationship

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Authority record identifier

82

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Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Michael Carter 2008-07-30

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Central Name Authority File

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Created by: Michael Carter

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