Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-26
RICHMOND PHYSICIAN
WINS HIGH PROMOTION
DIR. Allen W. Freeman Accepts I'm
portant Government Position
at Washington.
WILL DO RESEARCH WORK
Resigns as Assistant State Health
Commissioner to Become Epidemi-
olOGiSt for the United States Pub
lie Health Service at Washington.

Or. Allen w Freeman. Assistant
organization OF the state Health De-
partment In 1905. has resigned TO ac-
ccpt a position as cpidcmiologist for
the United States Public Health Ser
vice. with headquarters at Washing
ton. at a salary OF $4,000 per annum.
The appointment Is n civil service one,
gained by DR.. Freeman on competitive
examination. lie was appointed to the
position from the qualified list by DR..
Rupert Blue, surgcon-gencral. United
States Public Health Service.
DIR. Freeman. who Is only thirty
four years old. was born and reared
In Richmond. lie attended Richmond
College, where he was graduated with
T. :. degree In 1899. Following his
graduation here he entered the grad
uate school OF Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity baltimore, and in 1901 entered the
medical department of the university.
from which he was graduated in 1905
with the degree NJ. n.
WAS MEDICAL. INSPECTOR FOR
CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
He served for year as house officer
at the Newark. y. j.. City Hospital.
and then returned TO Richmond He
WAS elected by the city Board OF
Health as the first medical inspector
OF the reorganized Richmond Health
Department, and in this capacity CO.
operated with DIR. +. G. Levy in the
study Of Richmond's typhoid and in
fnnt mortality problems. The former
study resulted in the preparation with
DR. Levy OF n report which attracted
wide attention. and which is regarded
In official health circles as a classic
on typhoid fever. IT was highly COM
mended at q meeting of the American
Public Health Association in Richmond
some years ago.
In July. 1905. when DR.. Ennion G..
Williams was named as State Health
Commissioned, he chose Dr. Freeman
as his first assistant. In which capacity
he has served until the present time.
DR. Frccmans work rs commissioner
has given him direct charge OF the
archaeological work OF the State
health authorities, with especial refer
encc TO rural sanitation.
GUIDED COMMISSION
IN WORK FOR SOUTH
When the Rockefeller Sanitary Com
n,
DR.. Freeman was the first State in
spector TO he named. and he originated
many OF the plans of publicity later
adopted by the commission throughout
the South His special work, however,
has been in the investigation OF typhoid
fever. Practically every epidemic oc-
curing in the state since 1905 has
been investigated by him personally,
and reports have been made In many
instances in scientific publica tions.
His printed works on scientific topics
are numerous. DR.. Freeman is regis
trar of the laboratory section OF the
American Public Health Association, a
member of the American Society Of
Bacteriologists. and of numerous other
organizations.
In his new field. DIR. Freeman will de-
vote himself largely to research work
In connection with the & ,rm diseases
and will be utilized by DR.. Blue in the
investigation of epidemics.
DR.. Ennion G.. Williams. with whom
DR.. Freeman has been associated for
nearly seven years. yesterday expressed
deep regret that Virginia Is to lose so
valuable man. DR.. Freeman has
thousands Of warm friends in the State
who are glad OF his promotion. but
sorry that he is soon to leave Virginia.