Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-05
TRANSFERS ANNOUNCED.
Changes in Duties and Stations Of
Public Health Surgeons.

| Changes in duties and stations Of
| commissioned and other officers Of the
| United States public health service
have been announced by Surgeon Gen
eral Blue as follows:
Assistant Surgeon General L. E.
Cofer directed to proceed to Ellis Is
land. N. Y. and make an inspection OF
the medical examination OF arriving
aliens. and In returning to make an
inspection Of the Delaware Breakwater
quarantine station.
Assistant Surgeon General J. W. Kerr
detailed to inspect certain Laboratories
in England and Germany with a view
to granting licenses: also to attend. as
delegate on behalf Of the United
States, the international conference Oh
infant mortality to be held in London.
August As. and the international con-
gress OF medicine to be held In that
city August 6-12.
Surgeon c. p wertenbaker directed
to take charge Of the Cape Charles
quarantine station during the absence
Of Acting Assistant Surgeon Mac
Surgeon H. s. Cumming. directed to
make sanitary survey Of the Potomac
river watershed for the purposes Of an
investigation begun under the supervi-
sion of the director Of the hygienic labo-
ratory.
Surgeon John McMullen. directed to
proceed to certain counties in Ken
lucky, to be decided on after conference
with the state board of health, to take
measures for the prevention and sup.
preston OF trachOfna.
Surgeon L. L. Lumsden, directed to re-
sumo Investigations OF typhoid fever In
certain rural districts of Virginia. to be
selected by the state board Of health, to
determine causes Of It's undue preva-
lence methods of transmission and meas
ures necessary for It's control.
Surgeon d. E. Robinson, granted one
months leave Of absence from August
Surgeon Dunlop Moore. granted one
months leave of absence from July TO-
operation with DIR. John s. Fulton. Sec
rotary of the state board Of health. to
examine the public health laws and
regulations Of Maryland, and make an
investigation Of the sanitary administra-
ton conducted under them.
Passed Assistant Surgeon w. III. Frost
relieved from duty at the hygfenic lab.
oratory and directed to assume charge
OF the Investigations Of the pollution OF
the Ohio river.
Assistant Surgeon H E. Hasseltine
directed to report at the bureau Wednes-
day, July 0, for examination to deterbine
his fitness for promotion to the grade OF
passed assistant surgeon.
Assistant Surgeon ]. P. Leake. direct
ed to report at the bureau Wednesday
July 8. for examination to determine his
fitness for promotion to the grade OF
passed assistant surgeon.
Assistant Surgeon l. Kolb. directed tc
report at the bureau Wednesday. July
8, for examination to determine his At.
ness for promotion to the grade Of pass
ed assistant surgeon.
Pharmacist r. H. Southland. relieved
from duty at Fort Stanton. n. M. and
directed to proceed to Cincinnati Ohio
and report to Passed Assistant Surgeon
W. H. Frost for duty in the investiga-
ton Of the pollution Of navigable waters
Pharmacist Il. y. Leech. relieved from
and directed to proceed to Fort Stanton
NJ NJ. and report to the medical officer
in charge for duty and assignment to
quarters.