- Ordre de la Santé publique
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Ordre de la Santé publique
Ordre de la Santé publique (Commander)Awarded by Minister of Social Affairs (France) Country France
Type Ministerial order Awarded for Service to public assistance, public health, and child protection. Status No longer awarded Statistics Established 18 February 1938
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Knight ribbon barThe Ordre de la Santé publique was a French order of merit, created by presidential decree of President Albert Lebrun on 18 February 1938 and amended on 22 May 1954, and awarded for services to the public health and protection of children. It was replaced by the Ordre national du Mérite in 1963.
Classes
The Order had three classes, and was only awarded to people who was minimum 30 years old.
- Commander (40 awards)
- Officer (170 awards)
- Knight (806 awards)
Literature
- André Souyris-Rolland: Guide des Ordres Civil Français et Étrangers, des Médailles d'Honneur et des Médailles des Sociétés, Paris 1979
Categories:- 1938 establishments in France
- 1963 disestablishments
- Orders of knighthood of France
- Ordre national du Mérite
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