Evening star., 1942-01-07
$3,196,427 Is Asked
For Health Services
In Rutland Budget
$62,585 Increase
Over Current Year;
$4,000 for Center

Completion of the Northwest
Health Center, provision of 81 new
positions and improvements at Gal
linger Municipal Hospita. are COW
cred in the Health Department Sec
tion Of the District budget estimates
submitted to Congress today by
President Roosevelt.
The total for the department Is
50, ,196 APT for the fiscal year 1943,
or S62 ,585 more than the amount
appropriated for the current fiscal
year.
Health Officer George C. Ruh-
land originally had asked $3.50, ,738.
He sought a greater increase in
personnel and more extensive i'm
provements at Glenn Dale than
permitted by the final estimates.
Gallinger Ward Not Included.
In addition the tabulation sent to
Congress leaves unsolved the prob
lem Of obtaining more than S500,000
for construction of a new ward
building at Gallinger. Dr. Ruh-
land did not include this item in
his estimates for the regular Health
Department budget, but the Com
missioners repeatedly have classed
the project as urgent. For a time
it was thought money might be
obtained under the Lanham Act.
but the building was held to be
ineligible for such funds.
The city heads have continued
to explore other possibilities. but no
solution has been reached as yet.
An item of $4,000 for the North
west Center. if approved. would
make available the total authorized
amount of S250,000 for this project.
since 100000 was appropriated for
the 1912 fiscal year. The structure
is to be built in the block bounced
by Sixth, Seventh, o and P streets
NV.
The new positions proposed in
clude six public health nurses and
three sanitary inspectors The in
spectors would check buildings as
to compliance with the sanitary
code.
$500 for Gallinger Repairs.
Gallinger is granted s27.500 for
repairs and improvements to build
ings and grounds. whereas but S4 500
was allotted for this purpose in the
1912 fiscal year. The estimates in
clude $4,000 for new fencing, with
the balance going largely for i'm
provements in heating equipment
at the institution. The total esti-
mate for Gallinger is S25, ,088 below
that of the 1912 fiscal year. however,
principally because of extensive i'm
provements to the domestic service
building covered in the 1912 appro-
priation.
An estimate of $1,000 is made for
eouipping an biological clinic, and
provision is made for salary of a
part-tirne biologist. Ofhcials sale
the ear clinic probably would bt
set up in one Of the existing health
! clinics or in a school
Radio Wiring for Glenn Dale.
Centralized radio wiring and
equipment is proposed for the adult
tuberculosis sanatorium at Glenn
Dale at a cost of $500. 1t was
explained at the Health Depart
ment that such apparatus was pro-
vided in the children's unit there
when it was built. but adult patients
have been obliged to use individual
sets. A centralized system would
prevent patients use of radios when
they should be resting and would
permit q "cut-in" for "broadcasts"
of information from the Office at
the institution, it was said.
An item of S4,350 is provided for
improvement in the sewage treat
ment plant at Glenn Dale, and
s4,400 is included for purchase of
a water heater An increase of
s16.078 for supplies and materials
there is proposed.
Allotments for care of INDECENT
patients in private hospitals are un-
changed, except that no provision
is made for the Emergency-Georg
Washington University Clinic. which
was given a $4,000 contribu-
ton in this fiscal year. The Com
missioners decided to discontinue
financial support of this clinic.
The sum of $1,000 is included for
new dental equipment at Terrell
Junior High School.