Excerpt from Biennial Report of the Montana State Board of Health, 1902, Vol. 1

The Seventh Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana during its session in the winter of 1901 passed House Bill No. 104 which became a law upon the receipt of the signature of the Governor, March 15, 1901, and which created a State Board of Health of Montana, defining its powers and the duties of its officers.

Prescribing the general line of work of the office which is to be the general care of the sanitary interests of the people of this State, making inquiries and the investigation of diseases and their causes, and are empowered to adopt all needful rules and regulations, subject to the provisions of this Act, for the sup pression of nuisances and the spread of disease. They are also to inquire into the causes of epidemics and mortality and the in¿uence of locality, climate, employments and habits and other circumstances and conditions in¿uencing the health of the peo ple.

They shall inquire into and investigate all nuisances affecting the public health in any part of the State, and are empowered to suppress and abate the same.

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