Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-08
Health Betterment Program.


dice.
Health Betterment Program.
Health Activities-Preparatio of
program for health work, which in
cludes methods of health inspection. in
Guiding control of contagious diseases,
prevention and control of tuberculosis
and other preventable diseases. keep
ing of health statistics and prepare
ton of health reports. control of the
health of children and newborn in
'fants. advice to nursing mothers. milk
stations control of milk and other food
supplies, inspection of pakerleS ana
manufactures of food, popular educa-
ton in health matters, construction or
ganization and management of hos
pitfalls.
Administration of public charities
Development of preventive work
through social service activities. en-
ployment bureau. insurance systems,
institution management.
'.Svstem of northumberland
of criminal courts of minor jurisdiction,
Juvenile courts and the treatment or de-
linquent children jalls, penftentiar1es
and reformatories
School acknowledgements Sc
lection and training Of teachers, super
vision of health of school children, Voca-
tional training. vocational guidance. use
of. schools of civic centers. part-tlme CO.
operative school. treatment of defective
children. continuation night and high
schools. high schools general ana
specialized forms or record. reports ana
business methods involved in school
management.
Police and Fire Departments.
administration of police : Depart
mental ORGANIZATIONS, methods of adj
ministrative control, training of recruits,
patrolling methods, methods of dealing
with vice organizations and methods of
criminal Investigations, reports, admin
istrative and public.
Fire department administration-Organ
izations and methods Of fire fighting fn-
GLIDING methods of fire prevention.
SUPERVISION of weights and measures.
Organization of food supplies, includ-
ing market system.
Civil service-Retention. promotion,
dismissal and retirement of employees;
Standardization of salaries, service an
nuity, special training for admission to
public service and for promotion in the
service"
Commenting on this outline, it is stated:
For each of these divisions 1t is Sug-
gested that there be worked out through
experimentation best practices, and that
there be formulated a series OF manuals
describing practices evolved. The Ger
man cities have what are known as
.burger-hucher,' which contain certain
partment of the city government. Man
uals of this kind are wholly lacking in
the United States, except a manual OF the
counting procedures of New York pre-
pared in 1909.
Through continuous publicity. bull
letins, press stories and occasional ex-
hibits through the establishment of
bureau of expert advice. and througS
conference with officials. the federal
government with the city Of Washing
ton az a laboratory will be able to
give momentum to the development Of
efficient city government in the United
States which can be given in no other
way.
Nations Special Obligation.
"The national government is under
special obligation to make the govern
ment Of the District Of Columbia one
of efficiency, because the people Of the
District are disfranchised and thus
without power to effect Improvements
on their initiative. As the Capital city
of the United States Washington would
be known throughout the world as a
model in civic management.
LAS the first step in the execution of
this proposal it is suggested that, as a
basis for the execution of the foregoing
program, there be made a survey, under
the supervision of the President of the
United States. of the city and government
of Washington in every detail, to ascer-
tain exact facts regarding present social
conditions, present organizations, meth
DDS and results obtained by the District
government.
ION the basis of these facts construct
i've suggestions may be formulated for
bringing the District government UP to
best practices now followed in other
American cities. and, second, for specific
experiments and tests looking to the de-
velopment of administrative standards"