In districts close to the petrochemical complex, the Jichikai and doctors requested that authorities from the prefecture and the city implement measures to deal with environmental pollution.
Free medical checkups for residents of Shiohama were commenced in 1962, and based on theKurokawaTeam recommendations made in the following year, installation of air purification systemsin hospitals rooms for asthma patients was promoted.
Further, the city installed air purification systems in schools where air pollution was particularly severe, distributed anti-pollution masks, and advised the children to gargle frequently.