The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-25
SUCCESSOR OF DR. TITUS,
The Board of Health Has Fixed
Upon DR.. Frederick
II. Stable.
DR.. John c. Spencer as City Bacte-
biologist VIII Hunt for Of
fenSiVe Bacilli.

Several changes are to be effected in the
management of the City and County Hos
pital at the next meeting of the Board of
Health. There will be number of anx-
ious applicants satisfied, and more will be
disguised.
The most important office, that of SUI
perintendent of the hospital, is to go to
Dr. Frederick H. Stable. DIR. William E.
Barger had offered to straighten out the
affairs of the hospital for the board but
they decided to decline the proffered favor
with thanks. There were a number of
ceded to DR.. Williamson, and it is to him
that DR.. Stable owes his place.
DIR. F. w. Dudley was named for the
position. He is to be made resident ply
stefan instead and will replace DR.. Alexan-
der J. Younger.
Several changes hive already been made
in the drugstore of the hospital. The head
druggist z. Moulton, has been unmolested
up to date. He will probably be deposed
at the board S next meeting though. W..
II. Hickman will probably be appointed in
his stead.
Mr.. Hickman is the candidate of Drs.
Fitzgibbons and Morse. The place is gen.
orally conceded to him by the members
of the Board, though it has not been defin-
itely promised.
Mr.. Hickman has been apothecary to the
dispenSarv OF the medical department of
| the State University for the last five years.
| He is thoroughly experienced in the work
he will be required to do, having been
druggist at the City and County Hospital
| under former regime.
Dr. Stable, who is to be made superin-
tendent of the hospital, is quite young
nf al
| Academy at Annapolis. Upon his gradua
ton he entered the navy but was retired
| because of i'll health. He then entered
Cooper Medical College, where he obtained
his degree.
He is well known as general practi-
| toner. and for quite time was resident
| physician at the German Hospital He
has given evidence of his executive ability
by the organization of the Naval Battalion
of this city, in which he was lieutenant
| commander.
DIR. Williamson admitted yesterday that
DR.. Stable was his appointee.
The board would have put in Repub-
lican if had named one who was properly
qualified for the place." he said. But
! only Democrats were applying for it. |
had no time to hunt up man, and as DR..
Stable seemed thoroughly fitted for the
place, suggested him and he will be APP
pointed"
Dr. Dudley is not so well known here
He is graduate of the Medical Depart
| ment of the State University, and has had
| considerable experience as newspaper
| man, having been employed for some time
on the Stockton Mail, the paper of his
uncle, Harbor Commissioner Colnon. OF
late he has been surgeon on the Pacific
Mail steamship Belgic. When last heard
from he was on board the steamer, which
had gone ashore off the coast of Japan.
The place will be kept for him till his re-
turn.
The men have been fixed upon for the
place of clerk of the quarantine Office and
| of milk inspector which were created at a
recent meeting of the board. The first
place is to go to A. j. Hillard, who has
been performing the duties Of the office for
some time. HIS pay, which has come from
! the pockets of Quarantine Officer Chalmers
up to date, will now come from the City.
| The milk inspector is to be P. J. Dockery
an insurance agent, who was at one time
| in the restaurant business.
An important feature of the boards next
meeting will be the creation of the office of
| City Psychologist. The place is to be
given to John 9. Spencer, who is now pro-
| lessor of pathology and histology in the
Medical Department Of the State Univer-
| sity, and is also professor of bacteriology
in the San Francisco Polytechnic. In speak
ing of the matter, DR.. Williamson said:
| Every city of any considerable size has
now an official bacteriologist. One is sorely
needed in San Francisco and we propose to
create the office. 1t will be his duty to
seek for offensive bacilli in milk and water
concerning which complaints are made.
In cases of suspected cholera it will be his
duty to hunt for the bacillus of that dis
ease. When physicians are in doubt as to
whether patient has diphtheria or not,
| he will have to examine the diseased bits
of membrane they may submit to him.
The bacteriologist will be needed in
many other instances. He will have to
decide upon the presence of tuberculosis
and anthrax in cattle. Cows and sheep
which are suspected of having actino my
COSTS will be submitted for examination, to
decide upon their availability for food.
"The office, you can see, is most i'm
portant one. 1t requires, too, a special
! training which few men have. For this
| reason DR.. Spencer will be appointed, as
being thoroughly equipped to undertake
| the labors of the position"
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