The citizen., 1914-07-10
LAWS TO HELP
STATES HEALTH
First Step Taken For lheir
Enforcement
SANITARY OFFICERS NAMED
Eastern Shore The First In Which
Experts Will Visit Every House
To Inspect Sanitary
Conditions.

Maryland. outside Of Baltimore city,
was divided into 10 sanitary districts
by the State Board Of Health, under
the provisions Of the new health laws
passed by the last Legislature; four OF
the deputy health wardens were ap-
pointed. leaving six vacancies TO be
filed later, and plans we're made for
complete sanitary survey of Dorchester
county, with the aid of Government ex-
perts, TO begin this week.
The sanitary districts are as follows:
No. 1-Allegany and Garrett coun-
ties.
No. 2-washington and Frederick
counties.
No. s-Carroll, Howard and Mont
gomery counties.
No. baltimore county.
No. 5-Annes Arundel and Prince
Georges counties.
No. e-Charles. Calvert and st.
Mary's counties.
No. 7-Harford and Cecil counties.
No. s-Kent, Queen Anne and Caro-
line counties.
No. e-Talbot and Dorchester coun-
ties.
No. -Wicomico. Worcester and
Somerset counties.
Deputy Health Officers.
The deputy health officers named
were:
District No. DIR. Francis E. Har-
rington. of Cumberland.
No. 2-Dr. William c. Stone, of
Howard county.
No. 4-Dr. Josiah s. Bowen, of
Mount Washington.
No. e-Dr. Edgar A Jones. of Cam
bridge.
DR.. Harrington was formerly health
oficer of Cumberland, was for time
connected with the District of Co.
lumbia Health Department and at
present is employed in the United
States Health Service in Mississippi.
He is q native Of Washington. but has
been a citizen of Maryland for about
nine years. He is only little above
80 years of age.
DR.. Stone has been for some time
health officer of Howard county, but
has resigned He has had experience
with the United States Health Serv-
fee in Indiana He is Howard coun-
ty man.
Dr. Bowen is a well-known practic-
ing physician of Mount Washington.
He has been president Of the Balti-
more County Medical Society and has
been a member of the Legislature.
Dr. Jones is now the pathologist
at the Cambridge Hospital and a mem
Der Of the State Board of Health, both
Of which positions he will resign.
Deputy health officers for the other
districts are expected to be named in
the fall.
Survey For Dorchester.
The purpose of the board is in time
to make complete sanitary survey OF
the State. county by county. and Dor
chester has been selected as the first
to have this advantage. The work is
to be done under the auspices Of the
County Medical Society. Of which DR..
Guy Steele is the president DR.. John
S. Fulton, the State Health Officer,
requested the assistance of the Gov
eminent in the work. and Surgeon
General Rupert Blue has detailed DR..
Leslie L. Lumsden and number OF
his assistants to help. DR.. Fulton
himself expects to take part. all the
new deputy health officers will be
enlisted, DR.. Clifford Woodruff and DR..
Richard B. Norment, of the State
Health Department, have been detailed
for the work and number OF the
physicians Of the county will aid.
It is proposed that. every house in
the county be visited and health condi-
tions examined. Many meetings are
to be held all over the county. be-
ginning with a big meeting in Cam
bridge, at which there will be talks
on matters of sanitation, illustrated
with stereopticon and moving pictures.
The idea Is to arouse and instruct the
people on matters Of health and sani-
tation, as well as to give the health
officers accurate and complete informa-
ton as to health and sanitary condi-
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