New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-30
CHANGES ~ TIE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
REORGANIZATION MADE NECESSARY BY THE RE
DUCfD AUTHORIZATION.

REORGANIZATION MADE NECESSARY BY THE RE-
DUCiD AUTHORIZATION.
The Board of Health held protracted eXecu-
tive ting yesterday afternoon TO make classic
cation Of the officers and employees Of the Department
As the appropriation asked for 1884 nad been cut down
by the Board Of Estimate and Apporonment was nee
essary in the reorganization OF the Department to drop
from the rolls the Of Of the old inspectors and
clerks Changes made also TO snt the plan OF dNs
ions recently devised by President shaer. large
iory OF the old officers and employees Of the Department
win be retained in service under the order Of
things while some new appointments will be made
10 suit the personal wishes OF the Commissioners. II
was agreed take hnal aeonupon themaSep " the De
partmeut Wednesday but most Of the changes and a
poiutrnents were agreed by the Commissioners yester
day.
Much anxiety was felt among the inspectors and clerks
after the adjournment Of the meeting regarding the per
sons who would be dropped from the rolls thought
that the services Of al four Of the old sanitary in
spectOrs and several assistant sanitary inspectors would
be dispensed with Some OF the sanitary inspectors, 1t
was hintcd, would be promoted 20 be chiefs
Of divisions Of the Sanitary Bureau. The Health
Commissioners declined to give Information concern
ING the changes hut they announced that the
classification for 1884 would be follows:
a. In the secretary Office there shall secretary
property clerk corresponding clerk clerks one
janftor, one messenger and one sweeper
2 In the attorneys and cOunsels Office there shall bc
attorney and counsel one chief clerk t@o clerks and
one messenger.
81 The Sanitary Bureau shall consist fscyen divisions
and in IL there shall hc sanitary superintendent WhO
shall also perform duties OF register OF reoors)
assistant sanitary superintendent (WhO shall perform the
dulles Of chief medical officer In charge OF the Fifth
DiyisOHJ chief clerk, many other clerks may
be required, and one messenger.
In the First Division there shall he chief Inspector.
sanitary inspectors and two clerks. Fifty assistant
sanitary inspectors VIII bcnouded In the division In tho
summer months In the Second Division there shall he
one chief inspector, two special inspectors flor
offensive trades, and for tea and cOnee, oDe chemist,
four milk inspectors, two meat inspectors and six fruit
inspectors for months each) In the Third Divis-
ion there shall chief inspector, four special
spectOrs and thirty sanitary policemen. In tho Fourth
Division there shall DC chief inspector OF vaccination
and dnfectOn inspectors OF vaccination, special
inspectors four dsinfectOr two clerks messenger,
and a. additional disufectors may be required
during summer months. In the Fifth Division there
one physician one CLERK two matrons, one cook,
lHundress, bOatman ianitOr carpeEterrfve
helpers five nurses waiter one fireman. two helpers,
one orderly and engineer. For the steamboat there
deck-hand In the Sixth Division there shall be
chief Inspector ten inspectors aid three clerks The Blu
reau OF Vital statistics. having charge OF the records OF
births deaths and marriages. shall constitute the Seventh
Division, and In IL there shall be register Of records
deputy register ~ records, nine clerks and two
auiners and permit clerks.
Sanitary inspectors shall have charge Of districts and
shall look after sanitary matters In connection with lodg
ing and tenement houses and public buildings. To the
Second Division shall he referred all matters relating
durOus OF food and drink and To the offensive trades
The Third Division VIII have charge OF complaints about
lection and prevention of cOnagi0n win devolve the
Fourth Division. The hospitals will be in charge OF the
Filth Division The chef Of the First Division shall
on the accounts Of the Night Medical Service.