The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-16
'DR LEVY DlD1NO1
THE OFFICE 9 |.
5ChicfNIIealth Officer-Elect Will
Make Sacrifice lille 3 3i5
u Accepts. 35
WHERE III SPONsl BILlTY LIES.
Dr.. Eilnion e.. Williams Gives
Out Statement Regarding s#
4 Board and Dr., Levy.

1 Or. lnnon g. Williams, who wa per-
maps, more than any, on 9 else, respon.
sible for tho now Health Department OF
Richmond, and who lla $ taken the II I've
Hest Interest IN the success Of the lately
|$innugurnted plan, gave out the appended
statement last night regarding the new
position Of chief health officer and the
election thereto of DR.. i. g. Levy 5s
~ do not know whether or no II DR..
Levy Will accept the appoin tment Of chief
Sncnlth officer. ID 2. Is {3.S 1T, SSf3
g."The 1nvcstigatlng Connt toe that ro-
n commended the new system did not E6h-
template limiting the appointment to-
DR.. levy or any Individual. g5 they only
designed that the chief health officer
should have had special training In saiN-
Btary work. 35 Is III tt iiss 5s
Or. Levy did i, OF appl y for the office,
! nor did Slle make any effort to secure
tho appointment IN y NJ
believing that II he should be elected
he would have the cooperation Of s the n
board, and seeing In such q q ositton q
.vnst field Of usefulness In the prevention
Of suffering ana misery In our 5S col ,-3
,nunity, he did agree to take the place.
M However, instead OF the CO. operation,
he expected the member Of the board,
DIR, glIoge, who nominated him, contrary
to al precedent, Immediately began to
.disparage and belittle him publicly. Dr.
Garcln, another member, stated at the
same meeting that he only voted for Dr.
Levy because he was the best they could
get for such a small salary, and limited
as they were to residents and voters Of
Richniond The action of these doctors
(betray decided ganimus " against Dr.
Levy. f$s%s 81 .8
#8.g&"1t,is greatly to be feared that these gen
stlemen who were SO largely identified
with the old Health Depart naent, Will
really not cooperate with DR.. Levy or
anybody else in making the new system
as successful as 1t should be-
Depends on Cooperation.
ssg5$ III DR.. Levy thinks he. will have the
hearty cooperation and support OF the
board \ which Is essential to accomplish
the desired results II believe he Will a 1!o
cept the appointment. But he IS not Will
Ing to make the financial sacrifice with
tho probability Of having the handicap Of
a board, some mem ers Z Of which are
unfriendly and apparently iSunnppreclativeS
Of their respo sibilt les. I. l,l VS. IltI
sg"It viii be, "a decided financial sacrifice
for him to take this Q fhoe,, because l
know he now max es more than $1,000 a
year from his present work whereas the
salary of chief health officer Is only 81, 500.
StThe demand for. his services In prlvate
work Is steadily increasing. These SER
vices are frequently invaluable to the
communities that consult him. For in
stance, two years ago he was sent for
to go to 2Virgilina, " to investigate an
epid emic Of typhoid fever. DR.. Drewry,
Of that g place, recent ly, N In telling me
| about it,4said that the Village had never
been freoHof typhoid before Or. i Levy's
visit. Since then not a case of typhoid
fever had developed. 5G} 81 rs
II firmly believe that, II Dr. Levy or u
man Of his ability and san tary training
be given hearty q o.operat ton and sup
port by our Board Of Health. typhc:H
fever In our city will almost disappear.
tuberculosis become rare. and half The
number Of infants that now die will be
saved in q comparatively few years
Where Respo bility Lies,
''The public should II place clearly and
| directly the resp onsl bility for any useless
sacrlace Of lives and the untold pain.
misery and poverty resulting from lack
OF appreciation and adoption Of moder1,
sanitary methods. II Il, S3s. 2t 81
/" IF DR.. Levy does accept the place. his
acceptance will be an act&of fine self
secrllice. demanding, for him the grail
| Ttude and admiration OF the whole city.
twill mean not only serious loss of In
come but waiving of the natural resent
ment he has the right to feel against
undeserved sneers. almost insulting, and
Furthermore, the risk Of failure which
any man must take in assuming irnpor-
tant and delicate duties under the di-
rcction OF those who have gone out OF
| their way to announce their dlstrust OF
| him, hostility to him. and disregard OF
! his feelings, personal and pro fessional.''t
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