Wisconsin. State Board of Health

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The State Board of Health was created by the Wisconsin Legislature in 1876 (Chapter 366). With the reorganization of state agencies in 1967, the functions of the State Board of Health were incorporated into the new Department of Health and Social Services (WIHV85-A674) in the Division of Health (WIHV85-A364). The policy-making body also known as the State Board of Health became the Council on Health (WIHV85-A480).

The activities of the Board of Health fell into two major programs: preventive medicine and environmental sanitation. In preventive medicine, the Board carried out programs for disease detection and control; rehabilitation; education and consultation services; registration, licensing and aids to localities; vital statistics and civil defense. In environmental sanitation, activities included the improvement of sewage, garbage and refuse disposal services; milk certification; public and private water supply safety; licensing, regulation and survey services and occupational health services.

From the description of Agency history record. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145776841

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creatorOf Wisconsin. State Board of Health. Health services plans of other states, 1951-1956. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Wisconsin. Division of Departmental Research. Files, 1939-1955. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. State Board of Health. Budgets, 1940-1950. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. State Board of Health. Papers pertaining to hearings, 1931-1954. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Division of Health. Fluoridation scrapbooks, 1945-1975. Wisconsin Historical Society Archives
creatorOf Wisconsin. State Board of Health. Wisconsin tuberculosis sanatorium photographs, ca. 1940-ca. 1949. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Harper, Cornelius A., 1864-1951. Papers, 1875-1944. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Council on Health (Wis.). Proceedings, 1876-1975. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Bureau of Community Health and Prevention. Morbidity reports, 1926-1985. Wisconsin Historical Society Archives
referencedIn Harper, Cornelius A., 1864-1951,. Oral history interview with Cornelius A. Harper [sound recording], 1951. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Division of Health. General correspondence, 1930-1982, 1986-1994. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. Formal case files: certificates of authority (NCA prefix), 1936-1939. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Council on Health (Wis.). Proceedings, 1876-1975. Wisconsin historical society
creatorOf Wisconsin. State Board of Health. Miscellaneous records, 1927-1941. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Council on Health (Wis.). Transcripts of meetings, 1935-1970. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Division of Health. Administrative code rule, and hearings, 1940-1977. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. State Board of Health. Agency history record. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. State Board of Health. Exhibit photographs, 1948-1950. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. State Board of Health. General correspondence, 1950-1962. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Council on Health (Wis.). Hearings transcripts, 1944-1971. Wisconsin Historical Society Archives
creatorOf Wisconsin. State Board of Health. Ano-bowel examination practices and files of director of research, 1966-1967. Wisconsin Historical Society Archives
creatorOf Wisconsin. State Board of Health. Financial reports, 1940-1945. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. State Board of Health. Correspondence, Civil defense, 1950-1965. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. State Board of Health. Vouchers, 1876-1893. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. State Board of Health. Mobile x-ray trailer photographs, ca. 1940-1950. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. State Board of Health. Staff conference reports, 1957-1966. Wisconsin Historical Society Archives
creatorOf Wisconsin. State Board of Health. Histories of the State Board of Health, 1901-1945. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. State Board of Health. Maternity hospital licensing correspondence and reports, 1929-1949. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. State Board of Health. Register of local boards of health, 1893-1914. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Council on Health (Wis.). Committee and organization reports, 1937-1975. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
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associatedWith Harper, Cornelius A., 1864-1951. person
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associatedWith Whyte, William F., 1851-1926. person
associatedWith Wisconsin Bureau of Civil Defense. corporateBody
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associatedWith Wisconsin State Medical Society. corporateBody
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Cancer
Civil defense
Exhibitions
Health boards
Hospital, Gynecologic and obstetric
Hospitals
Nurses
Public health
Public health
Public health administration
Recreational therapy
Sanatoriums
Smallpox
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Water
X-rays
Occupation
Activity
Health

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Active 1929

Active 1949

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