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| | heritage: Richard J. Potter 1968 |
 | | The State Department of Health has authority, subject to basic legislation, to enforce all statutes pertaining to public health and, in addition, the rules and regulations of the Advisory Health Board, with regard to sanitation in general, public water supplies, water pollution, sewage disposal, public health nuisances, and communicable diseases. |
 | | Two state tuberculosis hospitals with a capacity of 890 beds are operated for the purpose of providing hospitalization to Pennsylvania residents who have or are believed to have tuberculosis. |
 | | The division works with federal, state and local agencies to insure that existing and proposed recreational areas and impact areas adjacent to them are planned, constructed and maintained to minimize environmental health dangers. |
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