VIA EDGAR
January 5, 1993
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Putnam Health Sciences Trust (Reg. No. 2-75863) (811-3386)
(the "Fund")
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the undersigned hereby certifies on behalf of the Fund
that the form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information that would have been filed on behalf of the Fund
pursuant to Rule 497(c) upon the effectiveness of Post-Effective
Amendment No. 12 to the Fund's Registration Statement on Form
N-1A (the "Amendment") would not have differed from that
contained in the Amendment, which is the most recent amendment to
such Registration Statement and was filed electronically on
December 29, 1993.
Comments or questions concerning this certificate may be
directed to Karl W. Saur at 1-800-225-2465, ext. 1698.
Very truly yours,
Gordon H. Silver
Senior Managing Director
and Chief Officer of Business
Development
cc: Bryan Chegwidden, Esq.
