Evening star., 1928-06-02
D. c. HEAL I'll FORCE
HELD INADEQUATE
Herbert D. Brown Submits
Report to Commissioners,
Declaring Service Poor.

The Health Department Of the Dis
trict lis decidedly inadequate and
ineffective IN many Of its component
activities" according 10 a 3iS-page
report On public health administration
fgiec with the Commissioners today by
Herbert d. Brown, chief of the Federal
Bureau Of Efacisncy. The report IL
based on q comprehensive survey Of the
Health Department by Dy. Paul Prebie,
surgeon Of the United States Public
Health Eergice.
4 drastic fye-year program Of reOr-
Ranazat1on, during which the unsatig-
factory condition found by DR.. Preble
would BE- remecIed, Is the outstanding
recommendation In The report.
Suggestions Outlined.
Nr Brown called the Commissioners
attention particularly 70 the proposals
~ Or. PTeoIe for the organizatiOn Of a
division Of popular health education, q
plan tor DetteT coordination Of the sta
tlstical nursing and medical services Of
the health departments under q single
bureau q medical services, the estzb-
slgDknent " q division 81 public nurs-
ing. the elimination II much Of the
present @ofk ri the division. NJ sanitary
inspection ard the creation of a bureau
u sgoSpltaAs and the transfer ~ IL from
t1e Bard 81 Public Welfare of all u1a-
naclg@l hospitals, ambulance service
medical GerYsce ~ the par and appTo-
/ psaataoras for contr&ets with private hot
Z !JslAis and the complete revision, ngodl-
E 'lc&tSoa and cf,Gtfcatlon u The health
/ !&Ws " the DigtFisa
To carry oslt this program Or Prebie's
4 report proposes 4 gradual increase IN
annual appropriations for the Health
Department from approximately $3.50.
90 10 1875 ~ $3.50 100 IN 1872 or 1873
Stresses Lack Sf Hospitals.
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+ hospital asc foE additional fals1iltif;
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re rafe 1i Bgnsfn and children. Ttl4
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@fae 9rf maternal a4aG infant hygiene
iran &zz4sj9 ~ $4,000.
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