The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-19
SUGGESTED
REDUCTIONS IN
HEALTH OFFICE
Secretary Dryer as a
Reformer.
WOULD CUT DOWN EXPENSES
HEALTH OFFICER A. P. o'BRIEN
WELCOMED BACK
WOULD CUT DOWN EXPENSES
DR.. John Gallwey Publicly Thanked
for Services He Has Rendered
the City During the Past
Eight Months.

AT the meeting of the Board of
Health last night Secretary ]. ].
Dwyer presented an extended report
showing how the expenses of the de-
partment could be reduced $500 per
month without impairing the service.
There will be a deficit of $4,000 in the
funds of the board at the end Of it's
term unless rigid economy is prac-
ticed. He suggested that the board re-
duce travelling and other expenses of
the various employees from 1912 so to
s162 so per month, thus saving $3.50 in
that period. He thought the positions
of cigar factory inspector, laundry in
spector, bakery inspector and one gar
bage inspector should be abolished.
Their duties should be performed by
other officials of the department Their
dismissal would mean saving or $ZZo.
He also suggested cutting the salary
of the veterinary surgeon from Sloo TO
$75. He would do away with the as
sistant Yaccinator, saving another sou
per month Finally he would reduce the
ten food inspectors to force OF SIX.
The total saving to the Health Depart
ment would be $780, Should these sug-
gestions be adopted there would be no
deficiency. The matter was referred to
the Finance Committee.
Or. Bazet suggested the location in
some convenient central place, near
the Receiving Hospital, of munlcl-
pal disinfecting station. 1t should
be open to the public free of charge.
It would be used to stop the spread of
infectious disease by sterilizing the
clothes, bedding, carpets and all
articles connected with infected pa
tients. DIR. Bazet also reported at
length upon the necessity of steriliz-
ing plant at the City and County Hos
pital.
The board recommended that the at
tention of the Supervisors be called TO
the nuisance on the Fair property
over at Black Point. 1t was sug-
gested that they extend the sewers TO
tide water.
Chemist Green of the board reported
that of fourteen samples of coffee eX-
amined by him only two were pure.
The others were adulterated with chic
DRY, fgseeds and cornhusks
Attorney Burdette, representing Claus
Spreckels, appeared before the board
to protest against a nuisance ana
menace to health. This is a meat pack
ing establishment that has been de-
clared a nuisance by all who have been
brought in contact with it. DR.. Gallwey
condemned it, saying it was menace
to the health of persons living near by
and should be removed. Upon motion
of DR. Fitzgibbon the proprietor was
given one week in which to abate the
nuisance.
The meeting was not without its hui
mors. Dr. Hereford reported that the
appearance at the Pesthouse of man
with varioloid resulted in the employees
getting up and quitting. The disaf-
fected employees were the cook and
night Waterman. The patient has not
suffered, as a special nurse was en-
ployed, and DIR. Tillman volunteered
also to take charge of the patient. For
this the board thanked him.
DR.. w. P. Agnew applied for the posi-
ton as representative of the board at
the forthcoming siX-day bicycle race.
This was referred to the committee on
Receiving Hospital, DR.. Williamson re-
marking that was the nlace the men
would be most likely reach ultimately.
Matthew Kerr asked that bottle of
medicine he purchased from Market
street druggist be analysed. 1t was for
distemper in dogs, and those doctored
with 1t died. The request was granted.
F. J. Corbett resigned his position of
inspector of garbage transportation.
The position of Leopold Pepper, night
Waterman at the Pesthouse. was de-
clared vacant upon motion of DR.. Bazet.
=. "A. dSSlSldHt SuciLloI a.
the City and County Hospital, resigned
Superintendent Sussdorf, of the hos
pital, reported that he had to use the
vestry and chapel in order to isolate a
case of scarlet fever. His action was
approved.
DR.. John Gallwey, who has been act
ing Health officer in the absence of DR..
A. P. O'Brien, rendered his formal
resignation. Upon his retiring Mayor
Phelan thanked him for the splendid
services he had rendered the city dur
ing the past eight months.
DR.. O'Brien was escorted to his place
and welcomed by the Mayor, who said
that all were proud of him for the good
he had done at the front. DR.. O'Brien
thanked the board for the reception &C
corded him. He also thanked DR.. Gall
wey, who, he said had given a vast
amount of attention to the office and
had made a great sacrifice in aiding
him. He told of the boys of the gal
liant First Regiment at Manila, of their
general health and of their homesck-
ness.