The Washington times., 1902-09-16
DR.. Woodward Submits
Estimate for Year End
ed June 50, 1904.
INCREASE PLACED AT s6S, 900
Appropriation for the Present Year Is
es4,62o-Additiona Funds Wanted to
Pursue Certain Studies of Causes of
Contagious Diseases.

znent for the fiscal year ending Jun,
30, 1904 Several large items of in
crease over the appropriations of tn,
present year are included in the sched
ule, in all amounting to s6s 900, owe
and above the $s4,62C of the presen
fiscal years appropriations.
DR.. Woodward asks for $500 increas'
In salaries. to be paid to the presen
employees, and several additional in
. epectors- He asks an additional ap
preparation for the contagious disease
division, owing to the increase of sucl
mAladies as scarlet fever and typhoit
fever. For the removal of weeds, $500,
1s wanted. and $4,000 for the purchase
Of new dog pound and stable: $4,000
mr. the purchase of site and stable fol
new smallpox hospital; $4,000 fol
the equipment of the hospital; $1,000
for a meteorological laboratory, ant
g, 500 for eleven medical inspectors for
the public schools.
DIR. Woodward submits long state.
ment, explanatory of the increased es.
timates. in the matter of salaries, he
says that the increases are justified by
length of service and the labor per-
formed, and that the additional in
epectors, clerks. and helpers are neces-
'sary to the good of the service. Con-
corning the enlargement of the con-
tagious disease division, DIR. Woodward
says:
Contagious Disease Division.
''The recommendation that provision
be made for the investigation of re-
ported cases Of typhoid fever in con-
nection with the enforcement of tho
set for the prevention of scarlet fever
and dipktheria is for the purpose of Sc
curing to the public the greatest bene-
ct from this law. II Is of little value
10 know that certain number of cases
Cf typhoid fever exist without knowing
their probable origin. To determine
their origin requires special :nvestiga
tions by competent inspectors.
Such work can be done most econom-
ically in connection with the scarlet
fever and dfphtheria service. 1t is there
fore recommended that the appropriation
act be worded SO as to authorize such
Investigations to be made and the cost
to be paid out of the appropriation
available generally for that service. 1t
is recommended, too, that the amount
available for the enforcement of the con-
tagious disease laws be increased, so as
to allow a larger margin of safety than
exists at present. The amount available
at any time should be sufficient to pro-
vide for the proper enforcement Of the
laws for the suppression of contagious
diseases at least until Congress can
provide additional funds, if necessary;
that is. they should be sufficient to con-
duct the proper service from July untn
some time in December.
+ while under all ordinary conditions
$20. 900, the amount of the present appro-
priation, is suficient, this amount would
probably not be sufficient under such
extraordinary conditions as have arisen
in other cities, and as are liable to arise
here"
Site for Dog Pound.
With reference to the dog pound. the
Health Oficer submits the following:
The site for the proposed l,ound must
be ample in order to prevent nuisance to
1eighbors through the barking of dogs,
etc. 1t must, however. be located with
IN easy reach Of all parts of the city. SO
AS to enable owners to call for ;mpound-
ed animals without an excessive amount
of trouble The estimated cost of the
site 10. therefore, somewhat larger than
might otherwise be necessary. Less
than four acres will hardly be sufficient.
BY providing. however, general stable
eor the Health Department in connec-
t1on with the pound, the land necessary
xor the prevention Of nuisance caa be
utilized with advantage to the horses in
the Health Department"
On the subject of new smallnox
hoapftal. the estimates contain these
In the management of outbreaks of
contagious disease. especially smallpox.
II frequently becomes necessary to hold
suspects under observation for a GER
TAIN length OF time pending diagnosis
knd to keep in quarantine those who
nave been exposed to infection for a
ume equal to the period of incubation
Of the disease to which they have been
exposed. At times II becomes neces-
Dary to remove persons from houses
Injected by such diseases to temporary
quarters In order to permit the in
Lected premises TO be properly disin- |
!ected. During recent years accommo
dations for this purpose have been
maintained by rental.
Isolated Buildings Needed.
Such accommodations are. however
not well adapted to the purposes for
which they are used. The need OF suit
able buildings for the purposes above
has been increased during
recent years. and is still increasing.
by the increase In the number of peo-
pie living In apartment houses. the
G: suspects and others in
such buildings involving more or less
langer to the other inmates. The Dis
rict should construct suitable isolation
buildings, SO that proper accommoda-
ions VIII always be available.
The general plan for the proposed 4
solating buildings. which would insure
ne greatest amount of privacy to the
inmates. with the greatest economy of
and administration, would
esemble more or less closely the plan
. certain buildings erected by the
washington Sanitary and Improvement
company. Eight such buildings, erected
everal years ago, cost approximately
lb. 800 This amount, therefore. has
zen hxed as the approximate cost of Il
onstructing and equipping the pro-
osed tsolating buildings"
Dr: woodward is of the opinion that
= item should be included In the an
roprtation bill about to be prepared. to
rovide for the construction of SO MUCK
the proposed municfnal hoangtol a.,