Merger of: Massachusetts. Board of State Charities. Annual report of the Board of State Charities, and: Massachusetts. State Board of Health. Annual report of the State Board of Health of Massachusetts.
Split into: Massachusetts. State Board of Lunacy and Charity. Annual report of the State Board of Lunacy and Charity of Massachusetts, and: Massachusetts. State Board of Health. Annual report of the State Board of Health of Massachusetts (1886).