Excerpt from 29th Biennial Report of the Montana State Board of Health: July 1, 1956 June 30, 1958

All major industries of Stale studied and recommendations made when necessary for protection of workers' health.

Richland County Citizens, planning with local physicians, surveyed immunization status of all children from infancy through second grade. Found status lower than expected. From 1/3 to ¿ of the children were unprotected from some preventable diseases.

Controlled fluoridation of public water supply started in Laurel.

774, 558 c. c.'s of polio vaccine were received in Montana from the beginning of the voluntary control program until June 30. 1958. Of this amount 259, 872 c. c's were purchased with Federal funds.

Five studies on maternal and infant mortality were made by Maternal & Child Welfare Committee of M. M. A. and S. B. H.

Cancer and Tuberculosis Register information adapted to IBM equipment.

Hospital Construction hits all-time high with 16 projects underway utilizing $2, 621, 977.26 in Federal funds with a total cost of $10, 354, 000.00.

Dental Surveys completed in Butte, Sidney, Fairview, Circle and Lewis town.

Rheumatic Fever Center changed to Rheumatic Fever and Heart Diagnostic Center. Cardiac Catherizations and angiocardiography dune in State for first time in diagnosis of heart disease.

State inter-agency committee formed on the Control of Alcoholism to coordinate and improve activities in this program.

Gallatin County provided field training experience in public health nursing for 38 nurses in M. S. C. program. Cascade to start Sept. 1958

Influenza Highest on Record during 1957 since I9I8.

Board began enforcement of its 1952 warning to several municipalities that discharging untreated sewage into Montana streams must stop. Five-year warning period ended July I, 1957.

32 sewage treatment plants constructed in last five years, 10 of them this biennium. Formal Board order issued in one and negotiations with others continued t0 seek completion at earliest possible date. 21 of the 32 received Federal funds in the amount of $944, 274.

Four new municipal water supplies completed during biennium, 14 communities improved and expanded water supplies

Eating and drinking establishment sanitation surveys have been completed in sixteen communities by local and State staffs. Seventy-seven training sessions were conducted for 1, 017 food service workers.

Board adopted revised regulations for: school building, and eating and drinking establishment.

Established regulations for: bakery and manufacturing confectioneries, food vending machines, labeling of special purpose food, trailer courts, and definitions and standards for bakery products.

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