New-York tribune., 1919-01-11
Quotations From Copeland

Quotations From Copeland
Other statements which Commission
er Copeland made at that time were:
Each bureau director Will be con-
suited in every matter relating to his
bureau.
1T is considered inadvisabie to upset
the specialized activies of the bu-
reaus, as constituted under the present
organization of the department.
"It is obviously impossible for the
chief officer Of the borough or any
other single employe Of the department
10 have expert knowledge OF the many
branches OF so technical a subject as
public health The functional activi-
iies CT the Department OF Health are
well conducted and must not be dis
turbed
When asked yesterday for state
ment On his action Dir. Copeland said
Il haven't taken the control of any
thing from anybody. In reality there
was no division OF Industrial hygiene
The money was appropriated but the
division was never created. I am now
going 10 create it and, like the Bureau
of Public Health Education, am going
10 supervise it personally"
From the official Records
The proceedings OF the Board of
Health for 1915 show that on February
Is, 1915, the Board of Health. at a
regular meeting. adopted 3 resolution
creating 4 division Of industrial by
giene under the jurisdiction of what
was then known as the Bureau of In
fectious Diseases, and further resolved
that Louis I. Harris, NJ. D., medical
inspector Of the department, be as
signed 10 duty as chief of the division,
to take effect March / 1915.
AT the same time the name of the
bureau was changed from the Bureau
of Infectious Diseases to the Bureau
ci Preventablc Diseases. by reason, it
IS said, OF this addition to its work.
The monthly bulletin Of the Board
OF Health for October, 1915, shows
that "the division of Industrial Hg-
glene of the Bureau Of Preventable
Diseases was organized in March, 1915,
Tor the purpose Of studying and regu-
lating conditions affecting the health
OF workers IN the various industries
carried or in New York City"
One Of Dr.. Copeland's first acts after
re became Health Commissioner was
70 take the Department Of Public
Health Education from the control OF
Dr. Charles T. Bolduan and assume its
supervision himself.
Calls Situation Dangerous
The death of Theodore Roosevelt.
me waving Of the rel flag and the
existence of our present ci3v admins
ration arc three things which cannot
'eheye un--- [ pinch myself 70 make
terday.
lie Department Of Health, which
s.aa Ior 5ears been d model all over
AAe ci*siized world for its equipment,
management and scientific achieve
"eh'-tne department which even Tam-
many HAL kept out OF politics because
we HE and health Of the community
ere 100 sacred 20 be played with-is
no" oeing dragged down into a welter
elsowns.
The sinister ignorance Of the Mayor
%ho permits and instigates this is
sao"n oy his beginning again with tho
tNls3on oi health work. which was
created 10 protect the class &C men
rpm Wnlcn he comes-the very men
mo elected him workers.
he situation which makes il pos
.'oie fer public health 20 be made a
posit'cal football is not only serious II
= dangerous We have 10 business 70
as s Gown and eat our dinners calmly
@-q ief such Atuation continue
aae central Federated Union adopt
- ~ resolution denouncing the reno
- - and authorizing the appointment
- committee O seek 10 secure the
-s,Ta,siatement ~, OF Dr. Harris.
ne committee Immediately drafted
lee}ef setting forth the views of the
.sss1esa'ion, which was read at the
,seeting and then forwarded 10 nr
,sSyal S. Copeland. Commissioners ~
se@,n. A letter was algo read from
~ harris in which he indicated that
Dana Hubbard would succeed