The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-29
Examiner of Public Ac- counts German Submits Report on Books of State Health Department

Montgomery, November .2s.-(Special0 fxpenditures for the cause of public health in the state for the fiscal year ending September 90 last amounted to s24,- 1.e5. and for the past four years s97,- 183.o1, according to a report filed with the governor today by Examiner of Pub lie Accounts J. T. German on the Sooks of the state health department.
 Practically all of the disbursements Of the past year were for salaries, Dr. w. H Sanders, state health officer, receiving 5000. In expenses the department spent s9, ,S66. .65.
 Examiner Germans report is an inter- esting document, and contains much in- formation relative to the department or health. The purposes for which the de- partment was created are set out in his report to the governor.
 The report in full is as follows: ..Hon. Emmet O'Neal. Governor of Ala
 bama, Montgomery:
 Dear Sir-In obedience to instructions received here from the executive office I have examined the books, accounts and vouchers of the state board of health from October l, 1913, to September 30, 1914. The books are correctly and accurately kept.
 Vouchers are on file for all dishurse- ments.
 The state board of health was created by an act approved February 19 1ei5.
 Under section 733 of the code of 1907. as amended April 22, 1911, $25,000 is appropri- ated annually for the state board of health.
 Under section s99 of the code of 1907, si9oo is appropriated annually for a clerk of the state board of health.
 This makes total appropriation Of S-',- 200 for the medical department.
 The following are the receipts and dis bursements of this department for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1914.
 RECEIPTS.
 October 1, 1913, balance ...........s 990. 62 State appropriation .............,.. 25,0oO % Salary clerk ...................... 1,2oO. .N
 DISBURSEMENTS. Dr. w. H. Sanders, state health
 officer ..................,,-..,..s o,ooO.w Dr. p R. Moss basteriologist . 2,400. .0O pr. H. c. Perry. registrar statis-
 tics ....................... 2,4Oo. .0O Dr. A. Trumper assistant basteri-
 oloeist 1,e75. co Miss Bertha Perry stenogra pher.. S25 .Oo C. Mccall assistant labratory ,..... b30. co Celestine Lucas .................. 510.OC J. V. Danley, s. E. ................ 300 co A. J. Powers assistant to regis
 trar 535 .OC H. B. Mohr, clerk ............... JOG. .vI Miss Bertha Perry. clerk .......... 10O.V Expenses .........................s s.36e .ef Total .s24. TAI .Si September 1, 1914, balance, s244S.97.
 For the four fiscal years ending Sep tember 90, 1914, from October 1, 1910, to September 30. 1914 the disbursements were 9s7,1s3.o1.
 The medical department was created principally for the following purposes: 1. To supervise the execution of tho health laws of the state.
 2 To supervise the collection of the vital, mortuary and infectious disease statistics of the state and tabulate the same for publication.
 g. To furnish all such blanks. envelopes, stationery and postage as may be needed for the collection, tabulation and filing of the vital, mortuary and infectious dis ease statistics of the state.