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 73d CO NGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 93. JUNE 16, 1933 . HEALTH D EPAR TME NT SA LARI ES HYGIENE AND SA NITA TION , PU BLIC SCH OOLS 239 Health Department. For personal services, $155,000. Personal services. PREVENTION OF CONTAGIOUS DISEASES Prevention of con- tagious diseases. For contingent expenses incident to the enforcement of the pro- expenforcement visions of an Act to prevent the spread of contagious diseases in vol.29, p. 635. the District of Columbia, approved March 3, 1897 (29 Stat., pp. 635-641), and an Act for the prevention of scarlet fever, diphtheria, measles, whooping cough, chicken pox, epidemic cerebrospinal Vol. 34, p. 889. meningitis, and typhoid fever in the District of Columbia, approved February 9, 1907 (34 Stat ., pp . 889-890), and an Act to provide for regis tration o f all cas es of tub erculosis in the D istrict o f Colum- berenlos Sation of t bia, for free examination of sputum in suspected cases, and for Vol. 35, p.126 . preventing the spread of tuberculosis in said District of Columbia, approved May 13, 1908 (35 Stat ., pp . 126-127), under the direction of the health officer of said District, manufacture of serums, includ- ing the ir use in in digent cases, and for the preve ntion of inf antile Infantile paralysis paral ysis and o ther comm unica ble disea ses, and o f an Act for t he prevent ion of vener eal di seases in th e Distr ict of Colum bia, a nd for Venerea l disea ses. other purposes, approved February 26, 1925 (43 Stat., pp. 1001- Vol. 43, p 16•1 . 1003), and for maintenance of disinfecting service, including salaries Disinfecting service. or compensation for personal services, when ordered in writing by the Commissioners and necessary for the enforcement and execution of said Acts, and for the prevention of such other communicable diseases as hereinbefore provided, and purchase of reference books and medical journals, $28,000 : Provi ded, That any bacteriologist Pacteriologica1exam- employed under this appropriation may be assigned by the health ination of milk, etc. officer to the bacteriological examination of milk and other dairy products and of the water supplies of dairy farms, and to such other sanitary works as in the judgment of the health officer will promote the public health, whether such examinations be or be not directly related to contagious diseases. For isolating wards for minor contagious diseases at Garfield field Hospital ward s, Gar - Memorial Hospital, maintenance, $22,500, or so much thereof as in the opinion of the Commissioners may be necessary. For the maintenance of a dispensary or dispensaries for the treat- Maintenance of dis- ment of indigent persons suffering from tuberculosis and of indigent pensartes, etc. persons suffering from venereal diseases, including payment for personal services, rent, supplies, and contingent expenses, $33,112

Provi ded, That the Commi ssion ers may a ccept suc h vol untee r se rv- Provisos. ices a s they deem expedi ent in conne ction w ith th e esta blishm ent an d Volunteer services. maintenance of the dispensaries herein authorized : Provided further, th ro ea y therefor au- That this shal l not be const rued to a uthor ize t he e xpend iture or the payment of any money on account of any such volunteer service. For enforcement of the provisions of an Act to provide for the drainage of lots in the District of Columbia, approved May 19, 1896 Vol. 29,po126ts, etc . (29 Stat . ., pp . 125-126), and an Act to provide for the abatement of Abatem ent o f nui- nuisances in the District of Columbia by the Commissioners, and for sa voi'34, p. 114 other purpos es, ap proved April 14, 1 906, $5 00. Hygiene, etc, public schools. Salaries : For personal services in the conduct of hygiene and Personal services sanitation work in the public schools including the necessary Dental clinics. 1 g y Pro,- i80 . expenses of maintaining free dental clinics, $80,000 : Provided, That Division ofmspe<Iors of the persons employed as medical inspectors one shall be a woman, and nur ses. four s hall be d entists, and four shall be of the co lored rac e, and th at