by California. State Board of Charities and Corrections
About this book
Rules and Regulations Governing Maternity Hospitals and Homes (September, 1922) by the California State Board of Charities and Corrections presents a compelling historical record of how California formalized oversight of childbirth care and child reception homes. This authoritative 1922 compilation lays out the law enacted under Chapter 69, Statutes of 1913, detailing the licensing, inspection, and regulatory powers granted to the State Board of Charities and Corrections, plus the penalties for noncompliance.
The audiobook walks listeners through regulatory requirements for maternity hospitals, lying-in asylums, and institutions or boarding homes for children, revealing the administrative standards, public health priorities, and social attitudes that shaped early 20th-century maternal and child welfare. Contextualized within California’s evolving approach to social services and public safety, the text illuminates intersections of law, medicine, and social policy without editorializing—valuable for understanding the foundations of modern regulation.
Ideal for students of public policy, legal historians, healthcare professionals, and anyone fascinated by historical governance, this politics-focused document offers clear primary-source insight into how a state translated concern for mothers and children into enforceable rules.
