Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-28
CHANGES IN STATIONS.
New Duties for Officers of the Pub.
lie Health Service.

Changes in duties and stations of COM
missioned and other officers of the United
States public health service have been an
nounced by Surgeon General Blue as fol-
lows:
Assistant Surgeon General L. E. Cofer
directed to proceed to Boston. Mass, for
conference with the medical officer in
charge Of the Marine Hospital relative to
rations issued to patients and attendants.
Senior Surgeon Henry R Carter directed
to make necessary trips between Balti-
more Md, and Washington, D. c., for
the purpose OF giving lectures on malaria
and yellow fever to student officers now
taking course of instruction at hygienic
laboratory.
Surgeon r. M. Woodward granted leave
Of absence for two months from Feb
ruary 3.
Surgeon ]. NJ. Eager authorized to at
tend meeting of permanent committee OF
the international Office of hygiene at
Paris, France. beginning April 81.
Surgeon ]. A. Nydegger directed to pro-
coed to the immigration station. Ellis
Island, N. Y. for the purpose of witness
ing the various tests there used for the
determination of mental development.
Surgeon L. L. Lumsden directed to pro-
coed to certain counties in West Wiz.
ginia and Indiana for Investigations OF
typhoid fever, with special reference to
rural sanitation.
Surgeon c. NJ Corrupt directed to pro-
coed to New Orleans, La, on business
connected with procuring supplies for the
station when occasion demands, during
the period from April / to June 30.
Surgeon Joseph Goldberger directed to
proceed to Richmond and other points In
the state of Virginia, to visit insane and
other institutions for the purpose of in
pellagra.
Passed Assistant Surgeon French Simp-
son relieved from duty at San Francisco
Cal, and special duty at Seattle, Wash,
and directed to proceed to Washington
d. c., and report to the director of the
hygienic laboratory. for duty in investi-
cation of occupationaI diseases.
Passed Assistant Surgeon Robert Ole
son, upon completion of present assign.
ment to the hygienic laboratory for in.
struction, directed to report to the di.
rector for duty.
Passed Assistant Surgeon A. ]. Lama
upon completion of present assignment tc
the hygienic laboratory for instruction
| relieved from duty at the Fort Stanton
sanatoriun, directed to report to the ii
rector for duty. and was directed to un
dertake investigations of the influence Of
migration Of tuberculous persons in inter
state traffic in the states of Arizona and
Colorado.
Passed Assistant Surgeon R. NJ. Grimm
| relieved from duty at the marine hospital
Savannah, Ga. and directed to report tc
the director. hygienic laboratory, for duty
Assistant Surgeon George Parcher di-
rected to report to the commanding Off.
Ger Of the United States revenue cutter
Miami at Tompkinsvile. N Y, for duty
in the ice patrol of the north Atlantic
ocean.
Assistant Surgeon W. E. Granville, upor
completion of present assignment to the
hygienic laboratory for instruction, di
rected to report to the director for duty
Assistant Surgeon D. S. Baughman re
lieved from duty at the marine hospital
Chicago. ILL.,, and directed to proceed te
Seattle. Wash, and report to Surgeon B
J. Lloyd for duty
Sanitary Engineer J. K. Hoskins direct
ed to proceed to Harrisburg, Pa, for con.
sultation with state health authorities il
regard to securing sanitary data for use
in Investigations of pollution of Ohio
river.
Sanitary Bacteriologist H. L. Shoub di
rected to proceed to Washington, D. c.
and report to the director of the hygienit
laboratory for duty in connection witt
field investigations of stream pollution