Abstract Until 1983, La Crosse County and the City of La Crosse maintained separate health departments. A merger of the City Health Department and the La Crosse County Health Department was proposed in 1982, and the La Crosse County Health Department Implementation Committee was formed to study the proposed merger and make recommendations to ensure that the transition proceeded smoothly. The merger went into effect as of January 1, 1983, and William Schmidt was appointed director of the new La Crosse...

Abstract Color slides from the La Crosse City Health Department show images of dilapidated housing properties in La Crosse, especially on Green Island, taken in 1961 and 1969. Most slides of these properties are labeled with the location or street address of the property.Other color slides are from a 1973 Garbage and Refuse Survey done by Human Ecology Students. Images show garbage and refuse in the city of La Crosse ready to be picked up by garbage collectors. Locations are not...