The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-01-22
DIVISION Of WORK
N PUBLIC WELFARE
, BUREAU ANNOUNCED
Health Department and
Children Bureau APP
portion Duties

~
Impairment Of Health and theN Child
Welfare Bureau iAder this division
the government fund known ~ the
Sheppard-Townc und. vii pe Ui-
Vided as follow Bureau Of hid
Welfare. Si0SaO. bureau OF Health
$1,000.
In explanation OF the work the
following statement was given out
yesterday by \. O. Shortlc. secretary
~ the Department Of Public Wclface:
"RcplyinE 60 your request Tor in
formation regarding a division OF
FORK IN the Department Of Publ
Welfare. | viii say. first. that the
division has nor been altogether easy
TO make IL l. To be remembrance
that the Department OF puhuc Vel
fare h. "a new department created hl
the last Legislature. and was in the
nature Of a compromise. At the lime,
both The Department uf Health and
the Child Welfare Bureau were claim
ing the administration Of the tuudi
that were expected To be derived from
the SheppHrd-Town bill, should thai
lin pass the house aud the senate
The new department was created with
a board OF five mcmbers. the present
membership being Airs. Otcru Warren
chairman. MIR. G. W. prichArd
Santa u, Mrs. Max NurdhauH. Mr
Charles rnhkc ana myself.
The boards duty IL. Of course
first, the appointment Of directors fof
the two bureaus that were created by
the Legislature, that OF public health
and that 81 child welfare. and To-
proportion the funds to the two de
partmcnts. and generally to super
intend the work of both bureaus
After due consideration and dis
cussion it was agreed by an that
matters pertaining exclusively &,
hcalth should be taken charge Of Ly
the Bureau NJ Health while al
matters pertaining to nlontal, moral
ana social welfare Of women and
children should be delegated To- tho
B0reau Of Child Welfare. TIL cduca-
tlonal work b. to bc divided betwceu
both bureaus. according to agrecmoui
II 10Th directors.
What difference uf opinion there
may have been hotween the members
" the board In the beginning hns
now been cradicatcd aud all member
are united on a policy which It j.
the hope ~ the board wall be success
ful In carrying out the work that h.
80 much needed IN Ncw Mexico"
Division oI Mork.
Tho following division OF work by
the two departments was recently ar
rived at aud had the entire approval
% each member 81 The board and
the respective directors OF The two
bureaus
Tho following matters are under
stood 10 pertain solely 10 The Bureau
OF Public Health.
Handling Of vital statistics
Control Of ~prcv"ntahle diseases
sanitary engineering
General sanitation. including food
f%anitation.
Management of laboratory facilities
Regulation Of wives
The fnNNnNN4nM F4NFfHFa uHa HW1aV.
ttood To pertain solely to the Bureau
81 child Welfare.
Investigation and Improvement OF
the condition 81 dependent mothers
and children.
investigation aud Improvement OF
The condition OF delinquent children
Investigation and Improvement ol
child labor conditions.
Investigation and improvement ol
labor conditions Of employed women
in The .ollowing matters the worl
~ Tho two bureaus h.. at times. 10
CONTACT In order that there may b,
io overlapping 81 functions. the fol
loving outline 81 procedure Will b.
adhered to as closely as possible. viii
the understanding that the Director
WI meet tor conference at any iiu'
when "a possible conflict OF iurisdic
lion shali arise
"A Health Education The BurcRi
81 Health shall have the right {,
conduct any educational work rciat
ms 70 public health Thl Bureau 10
Child Welfare shall have the right q
vsnduct CLASSES In home NURSING
nutrition, home economic aud ma
tornul and infant care; 70 promot0
rocregtional activities aud to issuN
such literature as u may wish. !
- understood that the director g
either bureau may request tho al
rector OF the other bureau 10 co
oprratc In these matters through ~
field workers of his bureau and
thai such request shan not be mad
directly to the field representative .
the other bureau
b Maternity and Infancy. 4
general Il Is understood hat a
matters relating I'd the hygiene q
maternity and infancy shall pertai
10 the Bureau Of Health. while "a
matters that relate 20 the menti
social and moral aspoc, % the sui
iect shall pertain to the Bureau ,
Child Welfare.
The field representatives of eac
bureau shah adhere principally I
the work prescribed Tor their -
spectlvr bureaus. In the event III,
= ru-prescntuiivv Of the Bureau
child Welfare cntor- = f,sld In viii,
NJ public health nursing b. beiu
done u may request th" cs-operi
ton OF the local hcahh officer IN n
promotion Of maternal and infant HI
sicne while conducting tine oth'
activities pertaining especially 20 Ia
bureau On the otheH hand. In
ie;d IN which The public health nur
ing IN established. the nurse shall q
operat with tho representative
the Bureau 81 child Welfare by :
ferring ala matters that fan witt,
nc province Of the latter bureau
her,
q. Medical Inspection OF Scho
Children Thc Hctuni inspection
school children Tor the discovery
physical defects and the follow
work lone to secure sheir corrccti'
shalt bee under the direction uf q
health authoritieH However,
recordn al such examinations shi
be open 70 The inspection % the re-
resaniatives OF the Bureau OF chi
Welfare and said Representatives sh'
have the right to promote nutriti
clhssea and sue sccuNatiunai mei