Evening star., 1946-09-14
Budget Of A,328,4O(
Sought by xanten
To Keep City Clean
By John w. Thompson, Jr.

By John w. Thompson, Jr.
Supervisor of City Refuse Williar
A. Xanten has asked the Commis
sioners for $4,328, 4O0-a 81 per Ger
increase over his current appropria
tion-to keep the city clean durin
fiscal year 1948, 1t was announce
today. 5
Mr.. Xanten's relatively modes
budget followed the record -breakin
$2o,063 sos estimates of the Healt
Department made public yesterda
by budget ofilcials, more than trip
ling current funds for the depart
ment.
Both are part of a 1888, ,19
total submitted by all the depart
ment heads to the Commissioner
for the year beginning July 1.
Mr.. Xanten asked for II new EN-
ployes and capital outlay money t
build q garage and shops at Wes
Virginia avenue and Mount Olive
road NE; site for a new northwes
garage replacing the present con
verted stables at Ninth and o street
NV, and plans to install and hous
fiy ash control equipment at George
town Incinerator, Thirty-f1rst ant
K streets NV.
Breakdown of Estimates.
Breakdown of the health estimate
was:
Department clinics, services ant
administration, operating cost:
S2,937 sos, capital outlay S282, 900
Glenn Dale Sanatorium, operating
costs s2,266,000, capital outla,
S5.215, 900: and Gallinger Hospital
operating costs $5,458, 900, capita
outlay $3.50, 900; contract payment!
to private hospitals, $255, 900.
Reminding the city heads that
public health can be bought, Health
Officer George c. Rutland told then
he wants 1857 new employees for the
department including Glenn Dale
tuberculosis Sanatorium and Gal
1inger Hospital.
He proposed a $9,147,0eO program
Of new buildings including North
west Health Center at Seventh and
o streets NV. and plans for sim
ilar structure in Anacostia The de-
partment now has one center In the
southwest area and there are 1,40(
In the country.
Buildings at Gallinger.
At Gallinger, the health officer
wants to build a s2,o0o,0oO new psy-
chiatric building, a $1000,000 struc-
ture for crippled children and a
residence for physicians.
For Glenn Dale he recommends
21 capital improvement projects, OF
which improvements to existing unit
A and provision of quarters for pro-
fessional and other employees con-
stitute the largest part. The suggest
ed Improvements to the existing
building, it was said. will add an
other 272 beds to the capacity Of
the sanatorium.
Glenn Dale, located some 20 miles
from the city, has had difficulty OBJ
tanning medical and other personnel
because of the lack of quarters there
and transportation problems.
Both Glenn Dale and Gallinser
are seeking to build UP their profes-
sional and service stats, the former
asking $50 new positions and the lat
ter for $50. Included are many
nurses, supervisors and hospital at
tendants.
Asks for 337 New Jobs.
Exclusive of the hospitals. DR.
Rutland asked for 337 new jobs to
build up the dental division. the bu-
reau of cancer control. public health
nursing, maternal and child welfare
and the inspection services.
In the nursing division alone DR.
Ruhland asked for 10 nurses ano
13 supervisors. He asked for Is more
food inspectors, 10 sanitary inspec-
tors. II public health engineers anc
18 instructors for inspectors.
Forty-eight of the new jobs would
be used to bolster the present ma
ternal and child welfare section, he
indicated.
In connection with the new
Northwest Health Center DR.. Rub.
land said the centers are well triec
and proved devices in public health
and have more than Is years bach
Of them.
The one he proposes, he said, has
the backing of the United States
Public Health Service, the District
Medical Society, the Washington
Federation of Churches and the
Federation of Citizens Associations
A recent series published in Tht
Star outlined the health improve
ment in the southwest community a.
result Of the existing center.
1910 Cancer Patients.
In his drive to establish a cancer
bureau, the health officer said ther,
are 3,810 cancer patients in Wash.
ington now and predicted there ar,
10000 persons now living here wht
eventually will die of the disease.
In the school medical program h
outlined a plan to test every thret
years the hearing of every school
child. Extensive skin tests are like
wise planned for the youngsters.
Asking a boost for the newt,
formed bureau of mental hygien
from 81, ,723 to $31 ,625 he pointed ou
that the District was second in tn
Nation in the matter of draft reject
for mental conditions.
Three-fourths of the commit
fnents to District Jail are for alco
holism, he indicated in justifying tn
extension of the bureau, and ther
are 300 children in the schools VIII
should receive psychiatric treat
ment.
Washington now has an enviabl
low death rate, Dr. Rutland oh
served, but must be prepared t
spend to preserve it.
1t Is well to remember the maxir
which appears on the letterhead c
the New York State Department {
Health, he told the Commissioner
Public health is purchasabl
Within natural limitations aou rom