of preparation, preferably by family or social group, noting child habits
particularly; nutrient analysis of plant and animal foods including
protein, fat, carbohydrate, vitamins and minerals; calculations from
analytical data and food consumption records of total nutrient consumption including calories; clinical status—disease patterns; heightweight-age-sex-date of children; effort and activity involved in food
procurement. The project was designedto furnish information necessary for the development of educational programs in nutrition.
Sanitation
Great effort was expended by the administration in its attempts to
improve the sanitation of the islands. The medical officers at each
civil administration unit inspected the headquarters area weekly and
the outlying islands when on field trips. Indigenous sanitation’ inspectors, usually the native health aides, were appointed for each
village and made responsible for their cleanliness. The population
was acquainted with the public health regulations for the Trust Territory and infraction of the rules was made a punishable offense. Some
islands were always models of neatness but there were others that never
ceased to be problems. The administration’s insistence that they be
kept clean impressedthe inhabitantsif it did not always overcometheir
indifference to their surroundings. A naval vessel appearing unexpectedly off an island sent the natives scurrying around collecting and
burning trash. If any two English words were synonymousto the
natives, they were “Navy” and “cleanliness.”
Programsfor the control of rodents and insect pests concentrated
on efforts to eliminate food sources and breeding grounds. Deep
burying of garbage and refuse or dumping it at sea, draining and
filling of stagnant water reservoirs near living areas, and community
clean-up projects accomplished some reduction in Aly, mosquito andrat
population. District headquarters areas were sprayed with DDT
regularly and outlying islands occasionally; rat poison andrat traps
were distributedto all villages and rat catching contests occasionally arranged for school children. Strict regulations existed for the disposal
of human waste and the administration assisted the communities in
constructing sanitary facilities.
The Navy’s public works programs often included replacement or
construction of water storage facilities, and the people were required
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