The Washington times., 1919-08-02
D.C.DISABLITY
CLAIMS CHIEF
IS APPOINTED
Compensation Laws for Capital
Workers Injured on Duty Are
Announced.

All District employees were notified
today that the chief clerk CT the En-
gineer Department has been designat-
ed by the Commissioners to take up
claims for compensation for injuries
suffered by the workers in perform
ance of their duties.
The United States employees com.
pensation committee will handle the
claims for compensation, while the
chief clerk OF the Engineer Depart
ment will act as the direct represen.
tative OF the District Commissioners.
The compensation measure. inciud-
ed In the District appropriations act
for 1920, extends to all employees Of the
District, except members Of the Po-
lice and Fire departments.
Tie act provides that compensation
shall be paid for disability lasting
more than three days, or death Of an
employee, either OF which results from
q personal injury sustained in the
performance Of his duty; provided
the injury or death Is not caused by
the wilful misconduct Of the employe
or by the employees intention to bring
about the injury or death Of himself
or another; or IL int0xication Of the
injured employe causes injury or
death"
1t also provides that Immediately
after an Injury sustained BY the en-
pioyp while in the performance OF his
dTty and for q reasonable time there
after. reasonable medical, surgical and
hospital services and supplies shall
be furnished.
Every employe 50 injured stated
a communication given out today By
the Commissioners, SIS required with
IN forty-eight hours after the injury
to give written notice to his i'm
mediate superior stating his name and
address ana the time and locality
where the injury occurred and the
cause and nature Of the injury.
Notify Departuent Head.
when an employee is injured in
the performance Of his work, the fore
man or other superior Of the employe
should Immediately notify the head
Of the department (which he works
and the head OF the department will
NIL out a request for treatment Of the
Injury.
THE request Is to be addressed to
any Of the following hospitals and
physicians. preferably the nearest to
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injury:
Il. The dispensary Of the United
States Public Health Service, 8 B
street southeast. (Patients sent to
the Public Health Service dispensary
or placed under the charge Of the
staH of the dispensary for treatment.
when in need OF disqualification are
sent to the Providence Hospital, Sec
and B streets southeast. The Public
Health Service has established and Is
equippinE a hospital at 1850 Wiscon-
sin avenue northwest, to which an in
creasing number Of the patients will
be admitted in the future.
Doctors Dealgnated.
"2. DR.. Charles 8. White, Of oil Six
toenth street northwest, and the Gen.
trail Dispensary and Emergency Hos
pital, at New York avenue near Sew
entesnth street, have been designated.
Cases sent to DR.. White and requiring
hospital care will be placed by him
in the hospital. When 1t is necessary
to send an injured employe direct to
the Emergency Hospital, DR.. White
should be Immediately notified so that
he may take charge of the case.
80. DR.. w. p. Reeves, 100 East Capt.
tol street, and DR.. James A. Glennon,
1918 Biltmore street northwest, and
the Casualty Hospital, have been
designated.
A. According to the provisions OF
section of the act, any United
States medical officer, dispensary or
hospital, is available for the treat
ment of a beneficiary Of the compen-
sation act when it is practicable for
them to furnish treatment"