Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-08
PUBLIC HEALTH CHANGES.

Surgeon c.. p. Wertenbaker. directed to
proceed to Ocean City, Md, Chncoteague,
and Wachapreague, Va, for the purpose
OF making the physical examination of
keepers and surfmen of the life saving
service.
Surgeon ". W. Simpson. directed to
proceed to Tuckerton and Atlantic City,
y. j., for the purpose of making the
physical examination of keepers and surf
men of the life-saving service; directed to
proceed to Delaware breakwater Quaran-
tine, Lewes, Del, and take temporary
command during detention of steamer
Haverford on account of smallpox.
Surgeon c. III. Gardner. relieved from
duty at Wilmington. n. G.. and directed
to proceed to Detroit, Mich. and assume
command of the service at that port.
Surgeon T. Clark. detailed to attend,
without expense to the service the meet
ing of the Minnesota State Medical AssO-
citation at Duluth, Mimi, August ii and
Is, 1912.
Passed Assistant Surgeon John Nc
Mullen. directed to proceed by way of
Louisville to Knott, Perry and such
other counties in Kentucky as may be
necessary to investigate the prevalence
of trachOma-
Passed Assistant Surgeon r. III. Won
EzdOrf. directed to proceed to Havana,
Cuba, and organize outgoing quarantine
on account of plague.
Passed Assistant Surgeon j. f. Ander-
son, directed to proceed to New York,
N Y, for consultation with the health
authorities relative to the technique for
the meteorological examination of
rodents.
Passed Assistant Surgeon Joseph Cold
berger. directed to proceed to New York
n. Y, for conference with the health
commissioners of New York relative to
laboratory examination of rodents for
bubonic plague. Directed to proceed to
Richmond and Petersburg. Va. and con-
fer with the health authorities relative
to supposed case of typhus fever.
Passed Assistant Surgeon NJ: X. Gwyn,
directed - proceed to Asbury Park, N.
j., for She purpose of making the
surfmen of the hfe-saving service.
Passed Asst. Surgeon A. j. Nc
Laughlin, directed to proceed to Phil
ade1phia. to examine into the operation
of the filtration plants in regard to
their efficiency.
Passed Asst. Surgeon j. S. Bog
CESS, relieved from duty at the Ma
rine Hospital. Chicago. ILL.,, and from
to the pollution of the Missouri river
and it's tributaries and directed to pro-
coed to Washington, d. c., and report to
the director of the hygienic laboratory
for duty.
Passed Asst Surgeon r. a. Her
ring, directed to proceed to Washing
ton, ID. c., and report to the director of
the hygienic laboratory for tempo
rary duty.
Passed Asst. Surgeon j. r. Hur-
ley. relieved from duty in the Philip
pine Islands and directed to proceed to
San Francisco, Cal.
Passed Asst Surgeon c. W. Cha
pin, relieved from duty in plague sup
pressive measures and directed to re-
port at the bureau, Washington ID. c.
Directed to report to the director of
the hygienic laboratory, Washington
d. c., for temporary duty.
Asst. Surgeon j. K. Ridlon, relieved
from duty in the hygienic laboratory
and directed to proceed to San Juan,
=. r., and report to Passed Asst. Sur
geon r. II. Creel for special temporary
duty in plague suppressive measures.
Asst. Surgeon r. A Kearny, di.
rected to proceed to Delaware Break
water quarantine. Lewes. Del. and re-
port to Surg. w. G. Simpson for duty
in care of detained passengers on the
steamer Haverford on account of small
pOX.
Quarantine Inspector j. Y. Porter. di-
rected to make the usual annual inspec-
tons OF the quarantine stations of the
state Of Florida, when necessary during
the close quarantine seaSOn.
Acting Asst. Surgeon j. w. Tappan. di-
rected to proceed to Del Rio and Eagle
Pass, Tex. to adjust discrepancy in
trachoma diagnosis.
Acting Asst. Surgeon w. S. Winter, jr.,
directed to proceed to Sabine. Tex, for
the examination of an alien arriving on
steamer AraS.
Pharmacist r. l.. Brown. directed to
proceed to San Juan. +. r., and report
TO Passed Asst. Surgeon X. III. Creel for
special temporary duty in connection
with piague-suppressive measures.
Pharmacist l.. c. Spangler directed to
proceed to Delaware Breakwater quar-
, antine. Lewes. Del, and report to Sur
geon w. G.. Simpson for duty in care of
detained passengers on the steamer
Haverford. on account of smallpox.
Boards cOnvened-Board of medical Of
ficers convened to meet at the marine
hospital Office, City National Bank build
ing. Galveston, Tex, at IL o'clock am.
July s, 1872 for the examination of
officer of the revenue cutter service. to
determine his physical fitness for pro-
motion. Detail for the bOard-Surgeon
q. NJ. Guiteras. chairman: Passed Assist
ant Surgeon l.. r. II. Bahrenburg, re-
cOrder.