The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-08-23
RE0RGANIZED
HEALTH BODY
is. PROPOSED
.s -
Monthly Bulletin of State Board
Suggests Many Changes
For Organization
WOULD HAVE OFFICE HERE
All Work Would Be Directed
From Capitol by Paid Full
Time Secretary
WOULD HAVE OFFICE HERE

OF Health is proposed in the monthly
health bulletin of the board, just is
sued.
1t is proposed to consolidate many
activities under the board, and rec
ommendation is made for secretary
who should be full time expert
health officer, to serve under perma-
nent appointment or at the pleasure
OF the board. r..
"Most of the activities listed. wheth-
er they belong to the State Board OF
Health now or not should be taken over
by the reorganiZed State Board Of
Health and be placed under full time
expert health officer. Suitable deputies
and clerical assistants would have to
be employed. The total expense to
the state. however, would probably be
no more than the state is spending at
present in its divided and even con-
fiicting efforts. The efficiency WOllu
be multiplied many fold" says the
bulletin. .. .5.
"A variation to be thought of would
be to have not only full time state
health officer, but under him several
full time district health officers, tal.-
ing the place to some extent of depu~
ties and of the present county health
officers" continues the bulletin, when
adds:
Invites Criticism.
"Whle most Of the activities con-
sidered should be worked into the re-
organized department of Public
Health directly, the scientific work OF
the public health laboratories and OF
pure food and drug control might bet
ter remain in approximately their
present relations. Both Of these ac-
tivities as they exist at present should
surrender to the state board Of health
the issuing of popular bulletins and
any police power. Inspections, con-
demnations, prosecutions and certifi-
cations should all be directed by the
state health officer
The secretary Of the state board,
II. E. French, of the state university,
welcomes any suggestion or criticism,
the bulletin says.
The tentative plan of reorganiza-
of five or seven members, appointed
by the governor; which shall meet
as often as necessary and have power
to choose its own officers. receiving
no salary but per diem and expenses.
The secretary to be an expert in
health matters, to be the executive or
ficer of the board, with Office in the
state capitol, and to be chosen by the
board on permanent tenure or, at the
pleasure of the board
Activities Listed.
Following work to be under state
board of health: work now performed
"more or less we'll" by the present
state board and its secretary; vita:
statistics, regulations regarding COM
municable disease and quarantine;
regulations regarding water and sew
erage systems; regulations regarding
Transportation of bodies of diseased
persons: care of lepers, venereal dis
ease work; supervision OF local health
boards and local health officers; su-
pervision of county school nursing
and all other public health nursing;
enforcement of sanitary laws an reg
ulations; anti-tuberculosis work; pure
food and pure drug work; maintain
ing public health laboratories; hotel
inspection, enforcement of laws re-
garding drinking cups, roller towels
disinfection of BARRIERS tools, public
vehicles, public buildings. second
hand goods, ETC.; sanitary control OF
streams, water supplies, and the d's-
rosa, Of garbage and sewage sanitary
conditions of employment and OF the
production of foods, camp sanitation
etc.
Members of the state board at pres
ent are the attorney general (ex-ol-
ficio), president; DR.. w. {. Nolte,
Jamestown; H. E. French, Graho
Forks