Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-07
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE.

Changes of duties and stations of
commissioned and other officers of the
public health service for the seven days
ended November 3 are as follows:
Assistant Surgeon General Henry R.
Carter. to proceed to San Juan, P. R..
to inspect operations of the service in
Porto Rico and to investigate reported
epidemic of fever.
Senior Surgeon ]. C. Perry, relieved
at Washington and proceed to Ellis Is
land, n. Y, for duty as chief medical
officer
Surgeon c. B. Young, to attend meet
ing of American Association for the
Study and Prevention of Infant Mortal
ity. at Philadelphia, Pa, November
10-i2
Surgeon T. Clark, to proceed to Bal
timore and Dover, Del, and to such
other places in the latter state as may
be necessary to confer with the state
health and educational authorities rel
ative to investigations of school hy-
giene.
Surgeon S. B. Grubbs, to proceed to
Philadelphia and Marcus Hook, Pa, for
observation of quarantine methods.
Surgeon r. H. Won EZdorf, to attend
meeting of Southern Medical Assoca-
ton. at Dallas, Tex, November Sill.
Surgeon l.. l.. Lumsden, ten days
leave from November 1.
Surgeon Allan J. Mclaughlin, one
Der !.
Surgeon George w. Mccoy, ten days
leave en- route to Washington.
Surgeon Norman Roberts, one months
leave from November l.
Surgeon George L. Collins, relieved
at Marine Hospital, Boston, Mass, and
report to the hygienic laboratory for
temporary duty.
Surgeon F. c. Smith, two weeks leave
from october IS.
Passed Assistant Surgeon w. H
Frost. to take charge of relief of sea
men at Cincinnati. Ohio.
Passed Assistant Surgeon Robert Ole
sen, to proceed to Madison and other
places in Wisconsin for studies of con-
ditions surrounding employment of
women in industries of that state
Assistant Surgeon w. H. Slaughter
six days additional leave from October
81
Assistant Surgeon T C. Galloway, to
report at Marine Hospital, San Fran
cisco, Cal. for temporary duty in the
physical examination of able seamen.
Assistant Surgeon Don C. Sutton,
twelve days leave from October 81.
Assistant Surgeon G. A. Wheeler,
twentythree days leave en- route to
Washington.
Assistant Surgeon S. L. Christian,
leave for sixteen days from Novem-
Der IL.
Epidemiologst A. W. Freeman, re-
lieved from field Investigations of rural
sanitation in Dallas county, Iowa, and
proceed to Cincinnati. Ohio, for investi-
cations of the Ohio river: to attend
meeting of Southern Medical Associa-
ton at Dallas, Tex, November S-11; en-
route to Cincinnati, Ohio, to stop at ST
LOUIS. Mo. to present an address on
Public Health"
A board of commissioned medical Of
ficers convened at the bureau to pre-
pare questions for mental examination
of Surgeon Paul NJ. Darlington, to de-
termine his fitness for promotion to the
grade of senior surgeon. Detail for the
board: Assistant Surgeon General A. H.
chairman; Assistant Surgeon
General w. G. Simpson. member; AS
sstant Surgeon General L. Z. Golfer, re-
corder.
A board of commissi oned medical Of
ficers convened at the bureau Monday,
November s, for physical eXamina ton
of officers of the coast guard for pro-
motion. Detail for the board: Assistant
Surgeon General w. G.. Simpson, chair
man; Passed Assistant Surgeon J. p.
Leake, recorder.
A board of commissioned medical Of
fcers convened at the Marine Hospital,
Me, Tuesday, November .,
for conducting physical and mental ex-
animation of Pharmacist c. H. Bierman
Detail for the board: Senior Surgeon p.
G. Kalloch, chairman; Surgeon H S.
recorder.
A board of commissioned medical Of
icers convened at the Marine Hospital, |
san Francisco, Cal, November II, for
ton of Surgeon Paul NJ. Darlington, to
determine his fitness for promotion to
the grade of senior surgeon. Detail for
the board: Senior Surgeon c. c. Pierce, |
chairman; Surgeon L. l.. Williams. men, |
Der; Surgeon w. C. Billings, recorder.