THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES IN BRITISH INDIA: AN OVERVIEW

Abstract

As for a layman Public health services seem to be same as medical services but in true sense
both are conceptually distinct from medical services. Their focal motive is to lower the rate
of the exposure of the people to disease ⎯ for instance to assure sustenance security; to
monitor discarding of the left over; to improve health dynamics of the individuals, provide
health education; shape consciousness and awareness for proper and healthy public service
outcome. The communal wellbeing facilities also involve diverse activities like improving
hygiene and security in slaughter-house and cattle-breeding activities, sanitizing canals to
dampen route breeding adhering to communal healthiness protocols.
“Public Goods” resulting of civic health services which provides multitudinous benefit for
smoothing financial hike and lessen the poverty circle. In this paper we are going to discuss
about the public health condition of British India. The entire study is based on the secondary
data such as different books, journals, magazines, internet and different research papers.