Chapter 354, Laws of Wisconsin (1925), allocated state funds for public health work among the American Indian population. This action was taken in recognition of the fact that medical and nursing facilities available through the federal government could not provide American Indians with adequate care due to the high incidence of tuberculosis, trachoma, and other diseases. Federal statutes and regulations give the the state the authority to extend jurisdiction into reservations for the purpose of making inspection of health and educational conditions and enforcing sanitation and quarantine regulations. This is one of the few instances in which the state government has jurisdiction in American Indian territory.
