OLMSTED COUNTY: HEALTH DEPARTMENT:

An Inventory of Its Annual Reports at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Olmsted County (Minn.). Health Department.
Title:Annual Reports.
Dates:1942-1978.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Incomplete set. Narratives, statistics, and charts covering each year's vital statistics, disease control activities, various public health and environmental health programs, maternal and child health, health education, and departmental finances.
Quantity:0.2 cubic feet (6 folders in partial box).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Expand/CollapseHISTORICAL NOTE

Until the late 1960s or early 1970s, this department was the Rochester-Olmsted County Health Unit. Prior to 1946, it was known as the [Rochester] Board of Public Health and Welfare.


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Expand/CollapseSCOPE AND CONTENTS

Reports for 1942-1949 are entitled Toward Better Health. Those for 1951-1954 appear to be glossy off-prints from the Rochester Post-Bulletin. The 1976 report is Volume 3, No. 1 of Community Health Lines; the 1978 report is Volume 5., No. 2 of the same publication.

Also one folder of materials documenting a 1973 interim human services study.


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Olmsted County (Minn.). Health Department. Annual Reports. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 994-148; 999-43

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017315400104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Location
115.I.1.13B 1942-1949.
Complete.
1951, 1952, 1954.
1960, 1963, 1965.
1973.
Interim human services study materials, 1973.
1975-1978.

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Communicable diseases -- Minnesota -- Olmsted County.
Community health services -- Minnesota -- Olmsted County.
Public health -- Minnesota -- Olmsted County.
Public welfare -- Minnesota -- Olmsted County.
Organizations:
Rochester (Minn.). Board of Public Health and Welfare.
Rochester-Olmsted County Health Unit (Minn.).

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