ɪt hæd tʃˈɑːɹdʒ ʌvðə pˈʌblɪk hˈɛlθ ɹᵻspˈɑːns tə ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn ˈaʊtbɹeɪk ʌv swˈɛɾɪŋ sˈɪknəs ɪn ʃɹˈuːsbɛɹi, ænd ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd dˈɑːktɚ dʒˈɑːn kˈeɪəs tə mˈɪnɪstɚ tʊ ɪt.
It had charge of the public health response to the 1551 outbreak of sweating sickness in Shrewsbury, and appointed Dr John Caius to minister to it.