Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-12
AGENCIES TO SEEK
!. S139,S44 INCREASE
Council Asking Additional
Fund to Extend City Wei
fare Work.

"A sum of $139,844 was definitely
decided upon as the amount of appro
priations to be asked for to cover GER
tain specific improvements in health
facilities in the District at a meeting
of a general committee composed OF
the advisory council of the Washing
ton Council of Social Agencies and
delegates from trade bodies, civic
groups and health agencies in the Bur
lington Hotel yesterday afternoon
The question of other sums to be
asked for to cover additional items,
previously estimated in the neighbor-
hood of $1,000, was left pending for
further consideration.
The appropriations to be asked for,
as decided at the meeting, cover VarI-
Gus items for improvements pertaining
to school medical inspection service
and infant hygiene service, in line
with general improvements the com
mittee decided to ask for in seeking a
broad program of improved health
facilities at a meeting in the Burllng-
ton Hotel December 90. The figures
passed upon yesterday were those sub
mitted by a special committee OF II
persons that had been instructed by
the general committee to make cost
estimates for the various items.
Approval of the figures by the va
rious member bodies of the Washing
ton Council of Social Agencies and
other organizations coming under the
general head of civic groups, health
agencies and trade bodies will be
sought. after which President Cool
idge, Congress, the District Commits
SiOners and the Budget Bureau will be
asked to act.
Classify Schedule.
The items as approved yesterday
are claSsed under the general heads
as follows:
School medical inspection service,
the recommendations for increased
service expenditures totaling S74,SOO
for the different items; II additional
doctors at $3.50 each, 500 one
supervising nurse, 5000; IA nurses;
at $3.50 each, S23,520; eight dental
operators, at $500 each, $4,000; four
additional dental clinics, yearly main
tenance of new clinics $3.50 each
81 400; one assistant clerk, grade 8,
81 500: one junior clerk, grade Z,
1920; transportation, 500 per an
mum per nurse GA nurses), $4,000; per-
manenti equipment, four addltlonaI
clinics, 81 500 each, $4,000.
This amount, it was stated, would
make a total, with what is now being
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pedical work in Washington.
Infant Hygiene Service.
For items pertaining to infant ny
eiene service as definitely decided
upon 1884 is asked, as follows:
At is recommended that nine physl.
clans be employed, same schedule OF
time and salary as the school physl-
,lans. giving three hours a day, or Is
l., 6S0 nanh finPrP1S Dpr
physician, S1,320) S11,S80; one super
Using nurse, $4,000; one assistant
supervising nurse. $780, increase
1880: one full-time clerk for director
ind staff to keep records of all cases,
FL 500; recommendations are for tour
new clinics to cover Tenleytown, Ben
ming and Brookland and one in center
Of city, with following service and
staff: Four physicians, 81 $50 each,
s6,720: II nurses, 81 $50 each, $2S,o6o;
rent, S720, with heat and light, $2,8SO;
four janitors, 1915 each, 81 ,5O4; allot-
ment for transportation is recon-
mended at 500 per nurse annually
81 $780, $50 each for two supervising
nurses, 500, totaling $2,700; equip
ment for first year for prenatal work
for eight of the nine present stations,
$3.50 each, S., 900; total equipment for
four new stations, $4,000, bringing the
total added expenses for nrSt year
equipment to $4,000.
An item for 5000 increase in the
salary of a director for the child by
giene work and an item involving
SO 800 for annual supplies for clinics
were left pending for further discus
sion at a future date.
TubercuIar Program.
A resolution also was adopted at
the meeting to request the District
Commissioners to make some provi-
sion for rendering 24-hour service and
treatment to tubercular children. Also
q resolution was adopted to make
request for an appropriation of an
additional $4,000 to aid the District
health officer, DIR. w. c. Fowler, in
the control of communicable diseases
The special committee appointed by
the general committee to make cost
estimates pertaining to the health pro
gram had named the sum of 5000
to be considered by the large commit
tee for the building of a dormitory
to the health school at Thirteenth and
Allison streets for giving tubercular
children 24-hour treatment. With that