Evening star., 1945-09-14
Health Survey
Headquarters
Is established
FulI-Time Stoff
Gathering Data in
metropolitan Area


Headquarters of the health and
hospital survey by the Washington
Metropolitan Health Council have
been established at 1923 l. street
NV. and Survey Committee of
prominent persons in six different
political Jurisdictions of the Metro
politan Area has been appointed
DR.. Herbert P. Ramsey, council pres
ident, announced today.
Two full-time staff employees have
begun work and others will be
added. The survey now is well
under way.
Designed to discover possible
lack of integration and co-ordina-
ton" among the agencies in the six
jurisdictions. the survey will indi-
cate specific recommendations for
improvement, Dr. Ramsey said. The
study is expected TO be completed in
January.
Health Expert in Charge.
Miss Mary F. Champlin, who
holds the degree Of master of public
health from Harvard University and
who served with the Red Cross over
seas in the Pacific area, has been
appointed administrative assistant
in charge of the Office Another ex-
pert has been engaged in the field
DR.. Ramsey said Her identity was
not disclosed.
The three surveyors, DR.. C. E. A.
Winslow, DR.. Ira " Hiscock and DR.
Claude Munger, were in the city a
few days ago and made final plans
to start the survey in connection
with officials of the health council.
Selectin of personnel of the Sur
vey Committee of the Council has
been completed, DR. Ramsey an
nounced. 1t is headed by Vice Ad-
miral Ross T. McIntire, Surgeon
General of the Navy.
Committee Members Named.
Vice chairman of the survey COM
mittee is DR.. Ramsey, and other
members are: Ramone S. Eaton of
Alexandria, director of the Eastern
division. American Red Cross: Mrs.
Art Brown of Arlington County,
member of the board of directors of
the Community War Fund: Col.
Waldron E. Leonard of Fairfax
County. director of the Community
War Fund: Mrs. O'Neal johnson of
Montgomery County, Mrs. William
Werber of Prince Georges County
and these from the District of
Columbia and general: Miss Ger
trude H. Bowling, executive secre-
tary of the Instructive Visiting
Nurse Society; George A. Garrett,
president of Emergency Hospital:
DR.. Vane M Hoge Of the United
States Public Health Service, and
DR.. Paul Cornely, associate pro-
fessor of health and preventive med
icine at Howard University.
The list Of advisers to the Survey
Committee has not yet been COM
pleted, but will start with DR.. Robert
H. Riley, Maryland commissioner of
health; DR.. I. c. Riggin, Virginia
commissioner Of health: DIR. George
c. Ruhland. health officer of the
District Of Columbia; DR.. John M.
Byers. Prince Georges County health
officer; DR.. Ralph G. Beachley, Ar
lington County health officer; DR..
Nelson Podolnick. Fairfax County
health officer, and DR.. T. r. Shrop,
Alexandria health officer.
The survey is being financed by
$4,000 recently approved by the
Board of Directors of the Commu-
nifty War Fund.
Gets Unexpected Support.
Announcing that letters pledging
in the survey had been
received from 70 different agencies
and hospitals in the area, DR.. Ram
sey said the unexpected general
support the project has received
from all quarters Is an assurance
OF what may be expected to fol-
low"
while this metropolitan area
consists of six different political
jurisdictions, their actual problems
are often common to ALL" he as
serted. "Jurisdictional lines do not
control the movement and need of
the population"
Pointing to the new interest of
businessmen in the expenditure of
both tax dollars and contributed
dollars in support of the health of
the area, DR.. Ramsey said these
businessmen were beginning to
manifest a keen interest in taking
inventory to find out what their
dollars are producing"
Pointing to previous health sur
veys in 1929 by the Council of Social
Agencies, and in 1888 by the United
States Public Health Service, DR..
Ramsey said they lacked the exist
ence of a strong, representative body
OF influential and thinking citizens
organized in such way as to follow
through to adequate realization, the
aims of the survey. The recent re-
organization of the Metropolitan
Health Council was brought about in
order that this survey could be fol-
lowed hv actioY