Evening journal., 1919-01-13
Will MAKE war
ON YELLOW fever
This is Part Of Rockefeller
Foundat on Program
For 1919
WAR WORK WILL
BE COMPLETED

NEW YORK. Jan. i3.-Extensive worl
IN public health and medical educa-
tlon. and the completion Of its wal
work. will comprise the program Of The
Rockefeller Foundation for the year
1919.
The estimated income of the fund Tor
1919 Is s6.75o.0OO and against this the
budget provides for s2264.isO for pub
lie health and sS,6625oi for medical
education. The other items Of the
budget are $4,000 for miscellaneous
payments on long term appropriations
and si4s,s62 for administration. The
amount still available FOR appropri-
stions is sl65iio
OF the income received In 1918, 81
7s7, ,406 has been brought forward 10
be used 10 meet appropritons for war
work made in 1918, but yet 10 be paid.
The public health activities to be
carried out during the year VIII consist
chiefly Of efforts against yellow fever,
tuberculosis IN France, malaria and the
h0ok-worm disease.
The Yellow Fever Commission. headed
by General William C. Gorgas, is start
ing a war on the disease which II is
hoped viii result in It's complete ellmi-
nation.
The Commission on tuberculosis In
France, which during the war has been
cooperating with the American Red
Cross. will continue its work on an
enlarged budget at the request Of the
French authorities.
Demonstrations in the control OF ma
laria win be carried on In two South
ern states.
The campaign against the hook
worm disease will be waged during
ihe present year in twelve States of
America and twenty-one foreign States
and countries.
In addition to this public health
work to be carried out by The Founda-
lions International Health Board, ap-
nropriations in mental hygiene by the
National Committee for Mental Hy-
giene, for the creation and mainten-
ance Of a School Of Hygiene and Pub
lie Health at Johns Hopkins University
and FOR the development Of public !
health nursing
The Foundations chief work Of The |
year in medical education will be In |
connection with the development OF |
training in modern scientific med cine |
in China through the Foundations |
China Medical Board. This board Is |
developing a strong medical center at
Picking. which will open this autumn. |
and Is planning another medical school |
and hospital at Shanghai. The board
is also helping TO strengthen medical
work OF other organizations already
established throughout China, and Is
furnishing fellowships for med cal
study in America by Chinese physi-
clans and nurses and Of medical mis-
si0naries on furlough.
Other expenditures for medical odu-
cation authorized are for special work
Of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical
Research and toward a contribution
made two years ago Of one million
dollars for the development Of the
medical school Of the University OF
Chicago.
Expenditures Of the Rockefeller
Foundation war work in 1919 viii be !
for the following.
Continued maintenance, at the re- |
quest OF the War Department, Of the |
War Demonstration Hospital.
Work Of Medical Division OF National 1
Research Council. which was appointed /
by the President to co-ord nate the I
scientific resources Of the nation.
Assistance in care and treatment % .
soldiers mentally and nervously dis I
abled
Payments on pledges made in 1918 &c !
United War Work Fund and to wor'
under the direction Of the Commissions 1
on Training Activities.