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SOCIAL HYGIENE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
- Hygiene and Health
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Health League of Canada
1, record 1, English, Health%20League%20of%20Canada
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Canadian Social Hygiene Council 2, record 1, English, Canadian%20Social%20Hygiene%20%20Council
former designation, correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Canadian Social Hygiene Council was established in 1919 and in 1936 was formally organized as the Health League of Canada. 2, record 1, English, - Health%20League%20of%20Canada
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
- Hygiène et santé
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Ligue canadienne de santé
1, record 1, French, Ligue%20canadienne%20de%20sant%C3%A9
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-01-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Urban Furnishings and Equipment
- Health Institutions
- Social Services and Social Work
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- social hygiene facility 1, record 2, English, social%20hygiene%20facility
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
I was sitting in the waiting room of a Public Health/Social Hygiene facility, waiting with a multitude of men for a staff member to call out my number. 1, record 2, English, - social%20hygiene%20facility
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Équipements urbains
- Établissements de santé
- Services sociaux et travail social
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- équipement d'hygiène sociale
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9quipement%20d%27hygi%C3%A8ne%20sociale
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parmi les maux chroniques du développement des villes modernes [...] il faut noter : les ilôts insalubres, les taudis [...]; le danger aérien [...]; le bruit [...] Par suite d'une admiration enfantine pour la technique, on a trop souvent voulu réduire les problèmes d'hygiène au tout-à-l'égout; ce sont essentiellement les systèmes de parcs et l'équipement d'hygiène sociale (centres de santé, dispensaires, etc.) qui peuvent lutter contre le fait que les villes sont «biologiquement des milieux ennemis et meurtriers de la vie» que l'on commence à fuir. 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9quipement%20d%27hygi%C3%A8ne%20sociale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1992-08-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- International Bodies and Committees
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- International Federation for Hygiene, Preventive and Social Medicine
1, record 3, English, International%20Federation%20for%20Hygiene%2C%20Preventive%20and%20Social%20Medicine
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- IFHPSM 2, record 3, English, IFHPSM
correct, international
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités internationaux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Fédération internationale d'hygiène, de médecine préventive et sociale 1, record 3, French, F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration%20internationale%20d%27hygi%C3%A8ne%2C%20de%20m%C3%A9decine%20pr%C3%A9ventive%20et%20sociale
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- FIHMPS 2, record 3, French, FIHMPS
correct, international
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1985-10-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Social Psychology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- social hygiene
1, record 4, English, social%20hygiene
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The science dealing with health in social life. 1, record 4, English, - social%20hygiene
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie sociale
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- hygiène sociale
1, record 4, French, hygi%C3%A8ne%20sociale
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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