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{{#dpl:category=Medical History|ordermethod=firstedit|order=descending|count=12}}</div> Regular physicians in California did not have to pair the state’s licensing law with a public health measure. But they were significantly aided because the California Board of Health had been created the year before the licensing law was passed. Even though physicians did not piggy-back the state’s licensing on the creation of the board of health, members of the Board of Health in California strongly advocated on behalf of licensing as an essential component of public health. The board members’ support for licensing was unsurprising because all of the members of the board were Regular physicians. What was surprising was the state Regulars’ willingness to compromise with Irregulars. In many states, Regular physicians proposed laws that clearly sought to limit the influence of Irregulars, but in California, the leaders of CSMS fairly early on were committed to compromising with Irregulars. The leadership of CSMS and the Board of Health in California never sought to eliminate Irregulars. The Regulars’ willingness to compromise encouraged the state’s Irregulars to quickly support the law and overcame any objections in the legislature.