National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-05-02
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.

Proposed Abolition Of the Present Organization.
The House Committee on the District Of Co.
lumbia has agreed to report fayorably bill, the
first section of which abolishes the present Dis
trict Board Health, together with all the Offices
created under it.
Section two creates new Board Of Health for
the District of Columbia, which shall be composed
Of the attorney for the District of Columbia,
medical officer Of the army, an officer Of the en-
gineer corps Of the army, and one citizen Of the
District Of Columbia; the medical officer TO be
detailed by the Surgeon General of the army,
and the officer Of the engineer corps by the Secre
tary of War or the chief Of that corps. The said
citizen shall be taxpayer in the District of Co.
lumbia, and shall not, while member of the
Board OF Health, hold any other Office Of profit
either under the Government of the United States
or of the District of Columbia.
Sec 8. The board shall meet weekly and each
n .~meer shall receive a salary at the rate Of IS
per weeS and this shall be In addition to the
regular pay Of sha officers detailed for duty Gu
weekly meeting the member so falling to attend
shall forfeit that weeks salary,
Sec: 4. The board snail Appoint Annually
hsaIth Officer, who shall be resident of the bis
shall be secretary registrar Of vital statistics and
executive officer OF the board. He shall not, while
holding office under the board, engage in the
practice of medicine, but shall devote all Of his
time to the duties Of his office, and shall receive
salary of 60, 600 per annum.
Sec S. The board shall have authority to estab-
lish, at convenient localities in the District OF
Columbia, public dispensaries for the supply Of
medicines and medical assistance, gratuitously,
to the sick poor; and may contract with existing
medical colleges, hospitals and dispensares to
supply medicines and medical aid to the poor:
Prorided, horerer, That no salary shall be paid
to any physician connected with any such college,
hospital or dspensary, nor shall any allowance be
made TO any such institution for house rent. All
such expenses incurred by the establishment Of
.Ispehkaries u by contracts made with any insti,
tuition for the supply OF medic,.aes and medical
aid TO the poor shall De betrayed by 10 29Ysfn-
ment of the District Of Columbia.
Sec. Q. The duties of sanitary inspection shall
be performed, under such rules and regulations as
the board may adopt, by the physicians appointed
to the public dspensaries established by the board,
and, when necessary, the commissioners Of police
shall detail one patrolman TO perform the duties
Of sanitary inspection under such rules and regu-
lations as may be adopted by the concurrent ac-
police: Provided, This section shall not be con-
strued to authorize an increase of the police force
Of this District.
Sec. Z. All appropriations made by Congress for
the support of any hospital, either in whole in
part shall be disbursed under the direction of the
Surgeon General Of the United States army:
Prorided, That the rates allowed by him shall
not exceed one dollar per day for each patient ac
tually treated in each hospital. The Surgeon Gen.
eral shall prescribe rules and regulations govern
ing the admissions to such hospitals; and to ena-
BILE him to discharge these additional duties he is
hereby authorized TO appoint one clerk class one
Sec. s. No salaries shall be paid TO any medical
officer other than the resident physician connected
with any hospital supported in whole in part by
the Government of the United States.