The San Francisco call., 1904-08-19
HEALTH BOARD
FILES REPORT
President Ward Tells of the
Work Done and Makes Sug-
gestions for Improvements
WANTS NEW STERILIZER
Urges Establishment of a
Children's Ward in the
City and County Hospital

The report of the Health Board for
the half year ending June so, 1904. was
filed yesterday with Mayor Schmitz. 1t
tells in detail of the work accomplished
and the improvements introduced dur
ing that period under the present ad-
ministration. Among other recon-
mendations President Ward says:
One of the most important needs of
the City and County Hospital accom-
mediation is that of childrens ward.
They at present are scattered through
out the institution without that care
and those accessories SO urgently de-
mapded for the betterment of chill
dren."
The report says further:
In order that no misconstruction of the mo-
tives OF this board should exist in the pub
lie mina the board has placed itself on rec
ord as prohibiting ty either word or card
the acquiring Of any patient who has been
received treated al amy. Cf the various
Emergency Hospitals under control his
viii prevent. far as we are able 10 do, any
possibility of receiving ices unjustly.
Under the charter the Board Of Health is
dependent upon the office of the District At
torney legal assistance and although that
office has always responded most k.ndiy, yet
1t is obviously overburdened. We appeal
strongly that provisscn be made for an at
torney COR our commission who could coun-
sci III enforcing health ordinances.
All Of the Easements and cellars of that
from the south line OF Sacramento the
south line OF Pacific. were condemned during
the last six months and al wood flooring,
partitions ana ceilings were removed. The
work OF concreting the same has almost been
completed This includes four blocks and
spproxmates one hundred and twenty-five
buildings.
A resolution was adopted calling the
attention of the Board of Supervisors
to the incapacity of the sterilizing ap-
paratus in the general operating room
of the City and County Hospital and
that the surgeons are urgent that a
new sterilizing apparatus be obtained.
The board petitions the Supervisors
for permission to purchase the sterilizer
with the plumbing fund
The salaries of j. II. Hubachek,
apothecary; f. S. Kelly, assistant
apothecary; f. S Ward, commissary,
and c.. J. Plato, clerk, at the City and
County Hospital. were raised respec-
lively to $125, $75, S125 ana $40 per
month.
Z. B. O'Connor was reinstated as
dairy inspector in compliance with the
order of the Civil Service Commission
and A. y. DethlefSen. who has been
occupying the position during O'Con-
nor's suspension. was returned to the
eligible list.
The Civil Service Commission was
requested TO certify to a messenger for
the County Hospital at $40 per month.
]. NJ. Thompson was appointed X-ray
operator at the County Hospital at a
salary Of SO per month, vice F. Gra-
ham, resigned.
The designations of A. f. Scott E.
Goodman and J. McLearen as volun-
tary school inspecting physicians were
accepted and DR.. Mary Page Campbell
and S W. GOodale were appointed to
two of the places
The board condemned the cellars at
1125. 1927 and 1929 Dupont street and
also cellars on Jackson street, Sullivan
alley and Duncombe alley as un-~
sanitary.