Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE.

Changes Of duties and stations Of
commissioned and other officers of the
United States public health service for the
nounced as follows:
Assistant Surgeon General L. E. Cof-
er. relieved from duty in the bureau as
assistant surgeon general, in charge of
the division of foreign and insular
quarantine. effective April 20: granted
two months and seven days leave Of
absence from April 81, 1916. with pay
and one year from June IS, 1916. with
out pay.
Senior Surgeon c. C. Pierce, author
lied to attend Arizona Health Officers
Association and State Medical Society
at Phoenix. April 24-27. 1916; thence
to return to FL Paso. Tex, via Doug
las. Nogales and Naco. Ariz.
Surgeon G. NJ. Guiteras, directed to
proceed to Havana, Cuba. for confer
ence relative to quarantine restric-
lions against vessels proceeding from
that port to the United States.
Surgeon c. H. Gardner, proceed to
Lewiston, \. Y, to inquire into condi-
lions relative to examination of arriv-
ing aliens.
Surgeon Carroll Fox. proceed to
Youngstown. Ohio, for the investiga-
ton of sanitary administration and
public health organization.
Surgeon J. w. Schereschewsky, at
tend the conference of physicians en-
gagged in industrial practice at Har-
risburg. Pa, May 10, 1916, in connection
with the Investigations of industrial
hygiene.
Surgeon John T Burkhalter. granted
| one months leave of absence from
June s. 1916.
Surgeon H. MEG. Robertson, directed
70 take charge of the service at Phil
| adelphia, Pa, during the absence of
Senior Surgeon Fairfax Irwin
Passed Assistant Surgeon w. H.
Frost. detailed to attend meeting of
| the Ohio Medical Associate at CIeye-
land. Ohio, May 1913.
Assistant Surgeon H. A. Knox, grant
May ..
Assistant Surgeon NJ. H. Nein, pro-
coed to Spartanburg, S. c., for duty in
connection with investiga lions of pei
lagra.
| Assistant Surgeon William z. Clan
vile. granted two months and twenty
nine days leave of absence from April
Assistant Surgeon Howard F. Smith,
proceed to Duquesne, Pa. for duty in
studies of the health of steel workers
| Assistant Surgeon J. F. WorIey. re-
port to commanding officer, coast
guard cutter McCulloch for duty
assistant Surgeon Ora H. Cox. re-
Iieved at Boston Mass. and proceed to
Ellis Island. n. Y, for duty.
Assistant Surgeon w. F. Tanner pro-
coed to Spartanburg. S. c.. for duty in
connection with the Investigations of
| pellagra.
Assistant Surgeon c. c. Lake. granted
three days leave of absence on account
OF sickness from April IS.
Acting Assistant Surgeon l. Agostini
| from May 4.
Acting Assistant Surgeon George n
| fairbanks. proceed to Rio Grande CITY
| Tex. on special duty in quarantine
against typhus fever
| Acting Assistant Surgeon F. T. Schup
proceed to Seattle. Wash, for exam.
nation for color perception.
| Epidemiologist A. w. Freeman. at.
tend meeting of West Virginia Medi
cal Association, Wheeling, W. Va, Man
Assistant Epdemiologist D. G. Will
lets. proceed to Spartanburg. S. c.. for
ton of pellagra.
Field investigators Burgh S. Burnet,
and Samuel Saunders. proceed to Rome
"a. Tor duty in studies of rural SAM.
| Resignation of Assistant Surgeon Will
| liam e. Granville accepted by the Pres.
ident to take effect July IS.
Board of commissioned medical of.
ncers convened at the bureau to revise
INSTRUCTIONS relative to the examination
Tor color blindness. Detail for the
board: Assistant Surgeon General w. G.
simpson, chairman: Surgeon James 4
| Nydegger, Surgeon J. W. Schereschew
sky. and Surgeon George l.. Collins
| recorder
Board of commissioned medical Of
licers convened at the Marine Hospi-
tai Chicago. Ill. for the physical ex-
/ animation of surfman of the coast
guard to determine his fitness for pro-
notion Detail for the board: Surgeon
), .. Cobb. chairman: Assistant Surgeon
L. j. German, recorder
Board of commissioned medical Of
hcers convened at the Marine Hospital
Stapleton. n. Y, for the examination OF
commissioned officer of the U. S
coast guard. Detail for the board
Surgeon c. H. Lavinder. chairman:
surgeon A. u. Foster. member: passed
Assistant Surgeon J.. Kolb, recorder