The San Francisco call., 1904-02-26
HEALTH BOARD
MAKES CHANGES
Accepts the designations of
Drs. J. 1. Stephen, E. Mag
nus and j. Won Werthern
NO FRICTION SAYS WARD
President of Department De-
MES That Action Was Due
to Haste in Appointments

A number of designations and new
appointments in the Health Depart
ment yesterday gave rise to the report
that there had been an upset as a
result of the discovery that the board
had been too hasty in some of it's acts
at the beginning of the year. This, how
ever, was denied by DR.. James W.
Ward, president of the board, as we'll
as by the doctors concerned.
At its meeting yesterday the Board
Of Health accepted the designations of
DR.. ]. 1. Stephen, assistant chief sur
geon at the Emergency Hospital. who
has been acting in place of Chief Sur
geon Bracket during his absence in
the East; DR.. j, Won Werthern, assist
ant emergency surgeon; DR.. M. Z.
Magnus, assistant inspecting physician,
and c. Thompson. inferno at the City
and County Hospital.
DR.. Ward said last evening that DR.
Stephens resignation was easily eX-
planned. He had been appointed tenn
pOrarily to take charge OF In. Brack-
ett's work while the latter was study
ing sanitary methods in Eastern cities.
and now that Bracket had returned
Stephens services were no longer re-
quired. Hence his resignation was vol
untary and in line with his understand
ing at the time of his appointment.
DR.. Won Werthern, ii was explained,
resigned to attend to his private prac-
tice, finding that he had not time for
this and the city work as well.
The case of DR.. Magnus," said
Ward, was a mistake on our part.
We were led to believe that he was a
practicing physician, whereas he has
never been licensed to practice He
was appointed a week ago, and imme-
diately afterward we learned that he
had no license. A day or two later he
was arrested at the instance of the
/ State Board of Medical Examiners.
+ We at once called for his resignation.
/ There was no politics in his apoint-
ment, nor was there any in his arrest.
( This action by the State board was
taken in the enforcement of rules which
/ cordially approve. Magnus resigned
! Ostensibly because he has not been in
/ practice during the last year; in fact
/ he has never been in practice, and his
! appointment was an error due to mis-
/ information. Of course we could not
/ keep him.
We are getting the Health Depart
ment in fine shape" continued DR..
/ Ward The weakest division of our
/ establishment has been the food in
! spection department, but we are maxi
! ing il the strongest. This is one of
the most important matters for the
people of the city and the improve
ment will benefit all classes"
The board appointed DR.. c. F. Paw
! licki surgeon at the Emergency Hospi-
/ tai; DR.. w. f. Buell.. emergency sur
! geon to succeed DIR. Painter. resigned: /:
/ DR.. O. s. Kusick. emergency surgeon
1 vice DR.. Won Werthern. and DR.. J. b.
Hannah inspecting physician. vice Dr.
Magnus.
The salary Of DR.. A. c. Bottle. med
ical chemist, was fixed at S175 per
month and that of II. C. Costa, indus
trial chemist. at SIS.
F. Graham was appointed X-ray
operator at the City Hospital at a sal
airy Of $40 per month.
J. w. Cameron was appointed night
clerk at the City Hospital at salary
Of $50 per month and George A Watson
messenger.
The board adopted a resolution com
mending DR.. Kasper Pischel for his vol
untary services as oculist at the Aims
house.
1t was resolved that five medical
colleges be invited to recommend one
honorary consulting physician to the
Almshouse for the privilege of holding
clinics