▁well ▁as ▁to ▁several ▁U . S . ▁states ▁and ▁to ▁Great ▁Britain . ▁While ▁no ▁claims ▁for ▁the ▁effect iveness ▁of ▁the ▁v acc ine ▁were ▁made , ▁it ▁did ▁no ▁apparent ▁harm ▁and ▁helped ▁c ement ▁Con n aught ▁as ▁a ▁national ▁public ▁health ▁centre ▁in ▁the ▁minds ▁of ▁Canadian ▁public ▁health ▁authorities . ▁ ▁The ▁Spanish ▁flu ▁crisis ▁revealed ▁the ▁in ade qua cies ▁of ▁Canadian ▁public ▁health ▁infrastr ucture ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁As ▁a ▁direct ▁result , ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Canada ▁created ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Health ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁The ▁new ▁department ' s ▁Domin ion ▁Council ▁of ▁Health ▁had ▁Fitz G er ald ▁as ▁its ▁key ▁member ▁and ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁Con n aught ▁L abs ' ▁Honor ary ▁Ad vis ory ▁Committee . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁Con n aught ▁was ▁granted ▁a ▁U . S . ▁license . ▁In ▁July ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁it ▁became ▁an ▁independent ▁unit ▁within ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto ▁govern ed ▁by ▁a ▁separate ▁" Con n aught ▁Committee " ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Govern ors . ▁ ▁Disc overy ▁and ▁early ▁development ▁of ▁ins ul in : ▁ 1 9 2 1 - 1 9 3 6 ▁ ▁Pe ac em aking ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁the ▁Ontario ▁Royal ▁Commission ▁on ▁University ▁Fin ances ▁reported ▁that ▁" the ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁Con n aught ▁Ant ito x in ▁Labor ator ies ▁is ▁analog ous