The Chief Executive of the Department is Dr. John. S. Fulton, Di-
rector of Health and Chairman of the Board. He is represented in the
field by ten Deputy State Health Officers, each one a resident in one of
the ten sanitary districts of the State. The Deputy State Health Of-
ficers represent the Department in their respective district and supervise
the activities of the Department therein.

In the Executive Office are two divisions. Legal Administration and
Public Health Education, and State Advisory Nurse.

Mr. J. Davis Donovan is Chief of the Division of Legal Adminis-
tration and his duties consist in the investigation of all infractions of
public health laws and representation of the Department in court in
cases of prosecution for violations of such laws. This Division also en-
forces the provisions of the Mattress and Bedding Law which requires
that mattresses, pillows and comfortables have attached to them a tag
furnished by the Department on which is a statement of the materials
used in filling them.

Miss Gertrude B. Knipp is Chief of the Division of Public Health
Education and her duties consist of assembling and distributing infor-
mation on health promotion and disease prevention; preparing bulletins
in popular form for press purposes, with special reference to use in the
counties; preparing circulars and. other material and arranging for use
of lantern slides) movie films and health exhibits.

In addition to the Executive Office the Department consists of eight
bureaus, the duties of which are described as follows.

The Bureau of Vital Statistics registers all marriages, divorces,
births and deaths occurring in Maryland, licenses and registers mid-
wives, and regulates the transportation of the dead.
Dr. Frederic V. Beitler, Chief, Baltimore, Maryland.
The Bureau of Communicable Diseases receives from local health
officers daily reports of communicable diseases, investigates and super-
vises the management of outbreaks of diseases, enforces the laws of noti-
fication of communicable infectious diseases and the vaccination law;
and keeps a separate and confidential record of all cases of tuberculosis.
This Bureau conducts fifteen clinics throughout the State for the treat-
ment of persons infected with venereal diseases and directs medical in-
spection of school children.

The Chief of this Bureau acts as Assistant Director of Health in
charge of field activities. The Deputy State Health Officers report
through him to the Director of Health and through the Deputy State
Health Officers he supervises the work of the Public Health Nurses of
whom there are forty. One nurse known as State Advisory Nurse is
located in the central offices under the direction of the Chief of the
Bureau of Communicable Diseases. She is known as the State Advisory
Nurse and advises with and assists the field nurses in nursing tech-
nique.

Dr. Robert H. Riley, Chief, Baltimore, Maryland.
The Bureaus of Bacteriology and Chemistry assist physicians in
the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infectious diseases, determine
the sanitary quality of drinking water, milk, other food substances,
and drugs; make immunizing substances such as anti-typhoid vaccine;
test the efficiency of operations for the purification of water and the
disinfection of sewage.

Mr. H. C. Ward, Chief Bacteriologist, Baltimore, Maryland.
Dr. W. W. Randall, Chief Chemist, Baltimore, Maryland.
The Bureau of Sanitary Engineering exercises supervision over the
purity of the waters of the State; examines all sewage and water sup-