The Washington times., 1910-12-08
WANT SUPERVISION
. BY MARINE HOSPITAL
Snaus Laboratory Commit
tee FavorS That AS Most
Practical Plan.

Ihat the most practicable plan for the
continuation Of ne Straus laboratory
is TO place the institution under the su-
pervision Of the Public Health and Ma
rine Hospital Service. is the cpinion OF
the StraUs pssUCcrizat ton committee. ac-
eordinS TO its chairman, Gen. George 81.
Sternberg-
In order to pursue this course Con
EsresS1onai legislation may be necessary.
Out IN the opinion OF the committee il
would not be difficult for the Public
health ana Marine Hospital Service %
obtain the passage OF such bill where
as there is little possibility OF the Dis
trict obtaining an appropriation for the
In its report to the Commissioners the
committee points out the advantages
thus offered the PuaIic Health and Ma
rine Hospital Service in the way of in
VesUgatiOn with a view of making a
practical demonstration OF the value Of
pasteuTiZed milk.
Through Secretary Charles D. Norton.
MISS Eeba J. Hurn, VINO Is IN g 1rge OF
the laboratory, has submitted the
President an appeal for aid II PREVENT
ing the closing OF the institution Janu-
airy l.
That the President f. interested in the
project IS evidenced by the request for
Information concerning the labora tory
addressed by Secretary Norton 10 the
commissioners In reply the Commits
sioners forwarded 10 Mr. Norton a copy
or the report Of the Straus pasteur1zs-
ton committee, accompanied BY state
meut of figures compiled BY the District
Auditor showing that the cost CT main
JcnanCe for six months was Sb,356. The
operating expenses might be reduced to
Sl6,000 a year, the Commissioners say. by
removing 20 less expensive bulln1nE
and efeCting reduction in salaries
The opinion OF the SIraus paSteuriza-
ton committee Is that i Is hot -Tac-
tIcable Tor the District government TO
undertake the ma ma cement OF the plant
which could not be done without Con-
gressiOnal appropriation.
At the same time the committee SAYS
the plant should be continued either by
EIr. Straus OF by some phiianthTOpic
agency until provision can be made
for an ample and safe supply Of pas
teurized modified milk through CONNER
cial channels. under the direct supervis-
ion Of the Health Department
Suggests Diet Kitchens.
In the event Of the continuation OF
the Straus laboratory not being pos
sible, the committee urges that addi-
tionaI funds be provided for the diet
kitchens. the Citizens Relief Association
the Associated Charities and the IN
structive visiting Nurses Society, all
OF which agencies no only furnish food
Tor infants of the poorer classes, but
disseminate information with respect 10
the proper care Of infants
Legislation for providing "a clean,
Nations Capital" IS recommended
Pending the enactment Of such legisla-
ton the committee recommends that the
milk supplied the inmates OF founding
asylums- hospitals and other charitable
Institutions. wholly or in part supported
By public funds. be supplied with milk
coming from within the Considerations
recommended BY ne Washington Mix
Conference OF 1850 =
For this purpose. L IS recommended
that the Health Officer be required 10
publish list OF diaries from which the
milk supply 3 drawn. giving the aver
age rating Of each. the chemical com
position and the bacterial content OF
samples Such Information is already in
the hands Of the Health OfnCer, but pro
vision Is not made for its publication
Finally the committee fndOrseS the re-
cent recommendation OF the Health Of
ncer that corps OF six visiting nurses
FOR the public schools be appointed.
whose duty Il shall be TO give instruc-
tons with regard TO the health Of chill
dren in the homes. and in the summer
70 give special attention TO the proven
ton Of infant mortality
The committee IS COMPOSED Of Gen
George NJ SteruberE. chairman George
) wilson Hennen Jennings, DIT. W. .
Woodward, Dr. George ". Eober, Ar
nun c. Moses, J. Louis Willige. E J.
Stellwagen and Walter s CnoUd