The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-10

council, and their powers are much
the same as now held by the stats
hoard of health. and the new bill
and the old law do not greatly differ
as TO what these powers are. The
hill also provides that other employees
may be appointed by and be removed
by the commissioner, so that the COM
missioner has the control of every
employee in the health department OF
the state, and the Lord only knows
how many more may be necessary
10 properly guard the health and des-
Tiny OF West VirciniPns.
The bill further provides that the
commissioners may appoint the direc-
tors OF each OF the divisions named .
taat IL, the division of disease, sani-
tary engineering. etc. but the duties
Of these directors OF their salaries are
not plainly set forth in the bill.
But this does not seem to be the
end Of the bill. The state tubercu-
losis sanitarium is turned over TO the
division OF preyentable diseases OF the
state department u health. and the
director Of this division. under the
supervision OF the commissioner"
shall do certain things. For instance.
he shall encourage measures for the
suppression OF tuberculosis. such az
clinics. camps. open air schools. san
itCria. district nursing. anti-tubercd-
losis societies. and in other ways. all
Of which would employ or interest a
large number Of people and thereby
cdd 10 the strength and mobility Of
the machine which is undoubtedly
created
But this is not all Section eleven
OF the bill creates state board OF
medical examiners whose sole duty
shall be the examination Of applicants
for licenses TO practice medicine. the
result o. said examinations to be- re-
ported 20 the commissioner Of health.
who shall issue certificates Of licenses.
which certificates may BE- revoked by
Tho state board with the approval OF
Oh, commissioner o. the manner and
toi the causes now prescribed By Law
The commissioner Of health may.
with the advice OF the public health
council establish branches Of the by
lenic laboratory gt such points as he
may deem necessary. but he may not
rNpeud more than $1,000 annually at
any one place. n Is provided hst
town. city or county. or two or more
~ them. may combine TO cooperate
with the state department and parfiCi-
pate iu The employment OF trained
health Officers and other agents. and
boz The installation and maintenance
Of common laboratory and other
equipment all OF which would employ
Wanv more people and add 10 the
atrcrEfh OF the machine There is
aE appropriation of $4,000 for the
proposed department
There does not seem to BE- anything
I1 fh, t.u stating the purposes OF tho
division uf food and drura. the dIs-
Ton uI sanitary cnr.rcorIue. or the
rI1isiuu OF vital sfaHafIrs aIfHouaI
There niue. Boz some provision iu the
rv'rfInl Jaw or OF r1Ia HU for th,
work OF these three divisions With
the required number OF employees
Section six of The bin provides that
the state department OF health fHau
inspert food. drinks ard frura. and
rr1ll report aII violation Of laws rnTrf.
ing to them to the uroarruuns asfof.
r'y OF the county bob which such g.u.
latiOns occur. which power bel already
held hy the present board of health
I Dol surprising that This hu Iaa.
made any Roadway and that tho u#U..
pie of This state do not seem f1 uu..
urrs'1rd ifs provisions no simply.
creates "a rrr1f machine with IarHs.
number of empiOyp. and with almost
urbuuudsd power which may ba Ir.
CONTAMINATION fU che constitution. De-
pecialIy win regard t0 ths provision .
that is regulations shall .uuersaIH .
municipal ordnance Tho b.U an.
plrcutir takes away from tho people.
OF West N.fgIula the freedom thrg