Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-03-04

loSlS and Venereal disease clinics, the
committee explained, actually repre-
sents an increase of $1,000 over the
1885 appropriation owing to the trans
fer Of 10 nurses and $4,000 to the
nursing service appropriation, which
Is provided for separately in the bill
for the first time.
The nursing service estimate of
$l20, 400 was 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 photographer. The ap-
preparation, the committee said, would
provide for s. employees aud 50 nurses
IN the coming fiscal year.
For hygiene and sanitation in the
public schools. the committee cut 3d.
240 OF the budget estimates. Actually,
however, the committee said this does
not represent 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
a base Of $40 60, 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.
A $248,0 reduction made in the
Budget Bureau estimates for public
welfare included $500 for the work.
house and reformatory and $2O,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 a program "unjustifi-
able" and convinced that the pres
ent budget relating thereto is ade-
quate and proper"
DChdHu INOt JuSt1neQ.
while the committee is aware of
the fact that an appreciate number
of additional adult patients may be-
come eligible for admission during the
next 10 months" the committee said,
lit 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 $4,000
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 /, 1887, 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 $15,500 provided in
the budget the committee recon-
mended readjustment in personnel,
eliminating a senior medical officer,
q medical officer and an assistant
medical officer.
Wings Nearing Completion.
In connections 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 $50 additional
beds, which, together with the 100 now
available. will provide a total Of 300
beds for the care Of tubercular chill
dren. AS in the case of the adult
tubercular hospital, the committee