Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 49 Part 1.djvu/1918

 74Tu C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 726 . JUNE 23, 1936 . 1873 HEALTH DEPARTMENT SALARIES Salaries. For personal services, $185,790. Personal ser vices. PREVENTION OF CONTAGIO US DISEASES Pr eve nti on of c on- tagious diseases. For continge nt expen ses inci dent to the enfo rcement of the provisio ns Contingent expenses. of a n Act to prevent the spr ead of c ontagiou s disea ses in t he Distr ict Vol.29,p.635. 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 meningitis, and typhoid fever in the Dis trict of Columbia, approved Feb- ruary 9, 1907 (34 Stat ., pp . 889-890), and an Act to provide for T Vol. 34, p.. uberculosis regis- regi stration of all cases of tubercu losis in the Di strict o f Columb ia, tration. for free examination of sputum in suspected cases, and for prevent- ing the spread of tuberculosis in said District of Columbia, approved Vol. 35, p.126. May 13, 1908 (35 Stat ., pp . 126-12 7), un der th e dire ction of the hea lth of ficer of sai d Dist rict, manufa cture of ser ums, i ncludi ng their use in indigent cases, and for the prevention of infantile infantile paralys is. paralysis and other communicable diseases, and of an Act for the prevention of venereal diseases in the District of Columbia, and Ve ner eal dis ease s,e tcl for other purposes, approved February 26, 1925 (43 Stat ., pp . 1001- Vol . 41, p .1001. 1003 ), and f or maint enance o f disinf ecting s ervice, includi ng salar ies Disinfecting service. or compen sation for p ersona l serv ices, when o rdered in wr iting by the Commi ssione rs and neces sary f or the enfor cement and e xecuti on of said Acts, and for the prevention of such other communicable diseases as hereinbefore provided, and purchase of reference books and medical journals, $32,500 : Provided, That any bacteriologist Proviso- Bacteriological ex- employed under this appropriation may be assigned by the health aminati on 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 the maintenance of a dispensary or dispensaries for the treat- T Teal d ispensaries. and Yen-Teal disensaries. ment of indigent persons suffering from tuberculosis and of indigent persons suffering from venereal diseases, including payment for personal services, rent, supplies, and contingent expenses, $45,380 : Provided, That the Commissioners may accept such volunteer serv- Provisos . ices as they deem expedient in connection with the establishment and voluntee r services. maintenance of the dispensaries herein authorized : Provided further, Compensation re- That this shall not be construed to authorize the expenditure or the stnction. payment of any money on account of any such volunteer service. Nursing service : For maintaining a nursing service, including per- Nurs ing se rvice. sonal services, uniforms, supplies, and contingent expenses, $120,400 : Provided That the Commissioners may accept such volunteer serv- Volunteer ~ 3.' vol uner servi ces. ice s as t hey de em exp edient in co nnecti on wit h the mainte nance of the nursing service herein authorized : Provi ded f urthe r, That this str Ci oL onensation re- sha ll not be co nstrue d to a uthori ze the expen diture or pa yment 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, etc • drainage of lots in the District of Columbia, approved May 19, 1896 (29 Stat ., pp . 125-126), and an Act to provide for the abatement of nuisances in the District of Columbia by the Commissioners, and for other purposes, approved April 14, 1906, $1,000. Hyg ien e, etc ., public Hygien e and sanita tion, public schoo ls, sa laries : For personal schools. services in the conduct of hygiene and sanitation work in the public Free dental clinics. schools, including the necessary expenses of maintaining free dental ioao19°-3s--118 Hea lth Department.