Classroom Seating
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| 1877 (excerpt). The 1877 New Jersey Board of Health annual report provides in-depth analysis of school-related health issues including classroom seating design.
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Summer Camps
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| 1923 (quote) The 1923 New Jersey Department of Health annual report noted that sanitation at summer camps in New Jersey was a growing concern. Cases of typhoid fever and diphtheria prompted the Department to begin annual inspections.
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Physical Culture
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| 1889 (chapter title). The 1889 New Jersey Board of Health annual report discusses “physical culture” (aka exercise or sports). J. M. Green, Principal of the State Normal School in Trenton, New Jersey, wrote that physical culture is best promoted not via physicians, but through the school system–starting with normal schools or training schools.
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Health Inspector
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| 1890 (quote). The 1890 New Jersey Board of Health annual report includes a multi-page guide to health inspectors on proper attitude, necessary skills and effective methodology.
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Munitions
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| 1960 (quote). The New Jersey Department of Health annual report in 1960 recorded the department’s response to the chemical explosion of a nuclear weapon on McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey–the latest case of stored munitions causing panic and endangering the health of the public.
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1939 World’s Fair
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| 1939 (excerpt) The 1939 New Jersey Department of Health Report discussed the sanitary conditions at New Jersey highway eateries in advance of the millions of visitors predicted at that time to drive through New Jersey to the 1939 World’s Fair in New York.
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Ice Cream
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| 1906 (report title). The 1906 New Jersey State Board of Health annual report noted the conditions at ice cream factories in New Jersey, and announced the start of annual inspections.
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Pottery
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| 1887 (quote). The 1887 New Jersey Board of Health annual report discusses health risks among workers in the burgeoning pottery industry located in Trenton NJ.
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Radiation
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| 1960 (table) The 1960 New Jersey Department of Health Report included an accounting of radiation-producing machines in New Jersey. Dentists had the most machines. Shoe stores used x-ray machines to help customers see their feet inside a pair of shoes.
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Herpes Gladiatorum
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| 1965 (excerpt) The 1965 New Jersey Department of Health annual report describes an outbreak of herpes gladiatorum among wrestlers on the Princeton and Rutgers University teams.
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