Location: San Lazaro Hospital Compound, Sta. Cruz, Manila
Category: Association/Institution/Organization
Type: Institutional marker
Status: Level II – Historical marker
Marker date: 1950
Installed by: Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)
Marker text:
BUREAU OF HEALTH
BEGAN AS THE BOARD OF HEALTH FOR THE CITY OF MANILA, OCCUPYING PART OF THE PALACIO DEL SEGUNDO CABO, 1898. EXTENDED FUNCTIONS TO THE PROVINCES, 1899. REORGANIZED AS BOARD OF HEALTH FOR THE PHILIPPINES, 1901; PHILIPPINE HEALTH SERVICE, 1915; AND AS BUREAU OF HEALTH, 1932. QUARTERED IN THE OLD STA. POTENCIANA BUILDING; PHILIPPINE NORMAL SCHOOL ANNEX, 1942-1945; COLEGIO MEDICO-FARMACEUTICO BUILDING, 1945; THEN TO THE SAN LAZARO HOSPITAL COMPOUND, 1946. THIS BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED FOR ITS USE UNDER THE INITIATIVE OF DIRECTOR FELIPE ARENAS, WAS INAUGURATED 19 AUGUST 1949.
