5. A program to insure potable water and the sanitary disposal of sewage and garbage shall be established. 6. The immunization of natives against small-pox, typhoid fever and tetanus shall be routine. 7. An efficient program for the control of rodents and other pests shall be established. 8. Quarantine rules and regulations shall be promulgated to prevent the importation of preventable diseases into the islands and between the separate islands. g. A practical food sanitation program shall be adopted. 10. A program to improve the nutritional status of the inhabitants shall be established. 11, A venereal disease program shall be maintained. Medical and Dental Care Program t. Hospital, dispensary and out-patient medical and dental care shall be provided for the inhabitants of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. A progressivelyself-sustaining status for these services shall be encouraged. A procedure for licensure of private practitioners in medicine, dentistry and nursing shall be promulgated. Research Program 1. A medical and dental research program will be established. It shall embodythe procedures for submission of requests and recommendations for research projects and for their consideration by a board of qualified officers appointed for this purpose. 2. Periodic and final reports of all medical and dental research projects shall be submitted, via official channels. to the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. Native Training Program 1. A training program for native men and women in thearts of medical, dental and nursing practice shall be maintained to provide a sufficient number of trained individuals to meet the needs of the inhabited islands. Candidates for training shall be carefully chosen for intelligence, leadership, character, good heaith and such other qualities as may be prescribed, from time to time. Realization of the program, the policy stated, would be dependent upon personnel, funds and other facilities available. Every effort was to be made to reach the goals set at the earliest practicable time.” The Health Service Policy was implemented bythe Interim Health Service Program for the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, issued * Por a complete copy of Health Service Policy, sce app. 23, pp. 1298-9. 856 900599b