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56 MARYLAND MANUAL THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. 2411 N. Charles Street, Baltimore. Director of Health, Dr. Robert H. Riley .... Baltimore Ex-Officio Members: Herbert R. O’Conor Attorney General Dr. Huntington Williams Director of Health of Baltimore City Appointed by the Governor: Names Addresses. Terms Expire. Dr. Robert H. Riley Baltimore 1940 Dr. Joseph Irwin France Port Deposit 1941 E. F. Kelly, Pharmacist Baltimore - 1941 Tolley A. Biays, Civil Eng Baltimore 1937 Dr. Benjamin C. Perry Bethesda - 1940 Dr. Thomas S. Cullen Baltimore ..1937 Dr. George M. Anderson Baltimore 1941 The Board consists of nine members, all of whom are appointed by the Governor, with the exception of the Commissioner of Health of Baltimore City and the Attorney-General, who are ex-officio members. The terms of the Governor’s appointees are six years. The law requires that the Board consists of the Commisioner of Health of Baltimore City, the Attorney-General and seven other members, four of whom shall be physicians, one a civil engineer, one an experienced certified pharmacist, and one an experienced doctor -of dental surgery. The Governor shall designate one of the four physicians as Chairman. The Chief Executive of the Department is Dr. Robert H. Riley, Di- rector of Health and Chairman of the Board. He is represented in the field by 22 Deputy State Health Officers, each one a resident in one of the sanitary districts of the State. The Deputy State Health Officers represent the Department in their respective districts and supervise the activities of the Department therein. In the Executive Office are three divisions, Legal Administration, Public Health Education, and Oral Hygiene. 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. |
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