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The International Office of Public Hygiene (OIPH), also known by its French name as the Office International d'Hygiène Publique (OIHP), was an international organization founded 9 December 1907 and based in Paris, France.[1]

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  1. 35 relations: Belgian Congo, British Empire, Camille Barrère, Cannabis (drug), Cholera, Convention for Limiting the Manufacture and Regulating the Distribution of Narcotic Drugs, Drug policy, Dutch East Indies, Epidemiology, France, French Algeria, French Equatorial Africa, French Indochina, French language, French protectorate of Tunisia, French West Africa, Great Britain, Hygieia, Hygiene, International organization, International Sanitary Conferences, Irish Free State, Kingdom of Hejaz, League of Nations, Opium, Organisation of the League of Nations, Paris, Plague (disease), Presidencies and provinces of British India, Public health, Quarantine, Riverhead Books, Union of South Africa, World Health Organization, World War I.

  2. Organizations disestablished in 1946

Belgian Congo

The Belgian Congo (Congo belge,; Belgisch-Congo) was a Belgian colony in Central Africa from 1908 until independence in 1960 and became the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville).

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British Empire

The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states.

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Camille Barrère

Camille Barrère (23 October 1851 – 7 October 1940) was a French diplomat, most notably the ambassador to Italy from 1897 to 1924.

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Cannabis (drug)

Cannabis, also known as marijuana or weed, among other names, is a non-chemically uniform drug from the cannabis plant.

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Cholera

Cholera is an infection of the small intestine by some strains of the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.

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Convention for Limiting the Manufacture and Regulating the Distribution of Narcotic Drugs

The Convention for Limiting the Manufacture and Regulating the Distribution of Narcotic Drugs was a drug control treaty promulgated in Geneva on 13 July 1931 that entered into force on 9 July 1933.

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Drug policy

A drug policy is the policy regarding the control and regulation of psychoactive substances (commonly referred to as drugs), particularly those that are addictive or cause physical and mental dependence.

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Dutch East Indies

The Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies (Nederlands(ch)-Indië) and Dutch Indonesia, was a Dutch colony with territory mostly comprising the modern state of Indonesia, which declared independence on 17 August 1945.

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Epidemiology

Epidemiology is the study and analysis of the distribution (who, when, and where), patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in a defined population.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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French Algeria

French Algeria (Alger until 1839, then Algérie afterwards; unofficially Algérie française, الجزائر المستعمرة), also known as Colonial Algeria, was the period of Algerian history when the country was a colony and later an integral part of France.

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French Equatorial Africa

French Equatorial Africa (Afrique équatoriale française, or AEF) was a federation of French colonial territories in Equatorial Africa which consisted of Gabon, French Congo, Ubangi-Shari, and Chad.

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French Indochina

French Indochina (previously spelled as French Indo-China), officially known as the Indochinese Union and after 1946 as the French Union, was a grouping of French colonial territories in Mainland Southeast Asia until its end in 1954. It comprised Cambodia, Laos (from 1899), the Chinese territory of Guangzhouwan (from 1898 until 1945), and the Vietnamese regions of Tonkin in the north, Annam in the centre, and Cochinchina in the south.

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French language

French (français,, or langue française,, or by some speakers) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.

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French protectorate of Tunisia

The French protectorate of Tunisia (Protectorat français de Tunisie; الحماية الفرنسية في تونس), officially the Regency of Tunis (Régence de Tunis) and commonly referred to as simply French Tunisia, was established in 1881, during the French colonial empire era, and lasted until Tunisian independence in 1956.

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French West Africa

French West Africa (Afrique-Occidentale française, italic) was a federation of eight French colonial territories in West Africa: Mauritania, Senegal, French Sudan (now Mali), French Guinea (now Guinea), Ivory Coast, Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso), Dahomey (now Benin) and Niger.

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Great Britain

Great Britain (commonly shortened to Britain) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland and Wales.

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Hygieia

Hygieia is a goddess from Greek mythology (also referred to as: Hygiea or Hygeia;; Ὑγιεία or Ὑγεία, Hygēa or Hygīa).

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Hygiene

Hygiene is a set of practices performed to preserve health.

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International organization

An international organization, also known as an intergovernmental organization or an international institution, is an organization that is established by a treaty or other type of instrument governed by international law and possesses its own legal personality, such as the United Nations, the World Health Organization, International Union for Conservation of Nature, and NATO.

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International Sanitary Conferences

The International Sanitary Conferences were a series of 14 international meetings held in response to growing concerns about human disease epidemics. International Office of Public Hygiene and international Sanitary Conferences are international medical and health organizations.

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Irish Free State

The Irish Free State (6 December 192229 December 1937), also known by its Irish name i, was a state established in December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921.

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Kingdom of Hejaz

The Hashemite Kingdom of Hejaz (المملكة الحجازية الهاشمية, Al-Mamlakah al-Ḥijāziyyah Al-Hāshimiyyah) was a state in the Hejaz region of Western Asia that included the western portion of the Arabian Peninsula that was ruled by the Hashemite dynasty.

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League of Nations

The League of Nations (LN or LoN; Société des Nations, SdN) was the first worldwide intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. International Office of Public Hygiene and League of Nations are organizations disestablished in 1946.

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Opium

Opium (or poppy tears, scientific name: Lachryma papaveris) is dried latex obtained from the seed capsules of the opium poppy Papaver somniferum.

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Organisation of the League of Nations

The League of Nations was established with three main constitutional organs: the Assembly; the Council; the Permanent Secretariat.

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Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city of France.

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Plague (disease)

Plague is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis.

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Presidencies and provinces of British India

The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent.

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Public health

Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals".

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Quarantine

A quarantine is a restriction on the movement of people, animals, and goods which is intended to prevent the spread of disease or pests.

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Riverhead Books

Riverhead Books is an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) founded in 1994 by Susan Petersen Kennedy.

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Union of South Africa

The Union of South Africa (Unie van Zuid-Afrika; Unie van Suid-Afrika) was the historical predecessor to the present-day Republic of South Africa.

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World Health Organization

The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. International Office of Public Hygiene and World Health Organization are international medical and health organizations.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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See also

Organizations disestablished in 1946

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Office_of_Public_Hygiene

Also known as OIHP, Office International d'Hygiène Publique.