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242 A Short History of Nursing Medical Inspection Department of the Board of Education. In 1916, the university established a School of Applied Social Sciences, and took over into its own control the course on public health nursing. All the medical and social agencies of city and county co-operated. In 191 7, the Univer- sity Public Health Nursing District was estab- lished under the director Cecilia Evans. This meant that an area including some fifty-odd thousand souls was set aside as a teaching district for nurses preparing for public health work. Other nursing agencies in the district withdrew, and the students gave all the needed service, thus gaining their practical training under a director and five field instructors. The student nurses were post- graduates. In 1 91 2, the Instructive Visiting Nursing Asso- ciation of Boston arranged an affiliation with the School for Social Workers connected with Sim- mons College, and offered an eight months', as well as a four months' course, the former including more theoretical work, designed to fit graduates for responsible executive posts; and the latter, mainly practical, being especially intended for student nurses. In 191 6, Simmons College estab- lished a professorship in public health nursing and appointed Anne Strong to this position.