Evening star., 1936-03-03

Tho sum recommended for tubercu-
losis and venereal disease clinics, the
committee explained. actually repre-
sents an increase Of $1,000 over the
1886 appropriation owing to the trans
fer Of 10 nurses and $1,000 to the
nursing service appropriation, which
is provided for separately In the bill
for the first time.
4 The nursing service estimate Of
S120, 400 vas approved without change.
This appropriation will make possible
the addition Of Is employees to the
nursing service as follows: A director,
three supervisors, 10 field nurses and
one secretary -stenographer. The ap-
preparation, the committee said. would
provide for So employees and SO nurses
in the coming fiscal year.
For hygiene and sanitation in the
public schools, the committee cut $l3,-
240 of the budget estimates. Actually.
however, the committee said this does
not represent Q reduction under the
1886 appropriation, since the apparent
decrease due to the transfer of the
nursing personnel to the nursing serv-
ice and to homecoming items leaving
base Of $70,760, which Is the amount
carried In the bill.
For Health Laboratories.
For maintenance of Health Depart
ment laboratories the committee al
lowed $1,000. which is $500 under
the budget estimate.
One of the new items in the bill,
and incidentally the largest, is the
81 900, 900 for beginning construction
of the long proposed new courts
building in Judiciary Square. The
committee said 1t inserted this item
because the new building is badly
needed, and there is little likelihood
Of P. w. A. funds becoming available
for this purpose in the near future.
Congress at its last session authorized
the Commissioners to borrow funds
for construction of the building, but
they have not been forthcoming.
The $248,035 reduction made in the
Budget Bureau estimates for public
welfare included $500 for the work.
house and reformatory and $20,500
for the tuberculosis Hospital and San
atOrium.
The committee declared it had given
serious consideration to the plan for
continuing the tuberculosis Hospital at
Fourteenth and Upshur streets after
the new adult sanatorium at Glenn
Dale Is opened, but information pro-
duced during the hearings made ap-
proval of such program "unjustifi-
able" and convinced that the pres
ent budget relating thereto is ade-
quate and proper"
Demand mot Justified"
while the committee Is aware Of
the fact that an appreciable number
Of additional adult patients may be-
come eligible for admission during the
next 10 months" the committee said.
1T is of the opinion that the demand
for continuation Of the Upshur street
hospital has not been justified"
For personal services for the Tuber-
culosis Hospital and Sanatorium the
committee. recommended $l26,000
which is $15,500 less than the budget
estimate. These funds, it said, will pro-
vide for operation of the Upshur street
hospital until January /, 1897, at which
time the personnel will be transferred
to the Glenn Dale Sanatorium and
at the same time additional personnel
to operate the new and larger insti-
tuition will be employed.
In disallowing $l5,500 provided in
the budget the committee recon-
mended readjustment in personnel,
eliminating a senior medical officer,
a medical officer and an assistant
medical officer.
Wings Nearing Completion.
In connection with the Children s
tuberculosis Sanatorium the commit
tee said:
Two new wings to this institution
are nearing completion and it is ex-
pected that they will be available
in April of this year. These wings will
provide approximately 180 additional
beds. which, together with the 120 now
available, will provide a total Of 800
beds for the care Of tubercular chill
dren. AS In the case of the adult
/ tubercular hospital, the committee
was somewhat surprised to learn that
at the present time there are three
vacant beds ready for occupancy in
the existing building and that under
present conditions there will be 1873
vacant beds when the two wings are
completed in April. The figures given
the committee would indicate that
adequate facilities will be available for
a considerable time.
"For personal services there is rec