conducted for the purification of water or for the treatment of sew-
age; supplies data required in preventing the adulteration or mis-
branding of foods; conducts investigations from time to time which
have for their object the improvement of analytical methods appli-
cable to drugs, foods, waters and sewage.

Wm. F. Reindollar, Chief Chemist, Baltimore.

The Bureau of Sanitary Engineering exercises supervision over
the purity of waters throughout the State; examines all sewage and
water works projects, approves or amends them; through the State
Board of Health can require local authorities to install sewerage
or water works or to alter the construction or operation of these
works; exercises supervision over the disposal of trade wastes, stream
pollution in general and aerial pollution. It also prepares plans and
specifications and supervises the construction of water and sewerage
works at State institutions.

Abel Wolman, A.B., B.S.E., Chief Engineer, Baltimore.

The Bureau of Food and Drugs investigates food and drug prod-
ucts manufactured or sold in the State, for the purpose of determin-
ing their purity, honesty of labeling, and compliance with the Food
and Drug Law. Holds hearings, inspects dairies, canneries, pharma-
cies, stores, markets, seafood establishments, slaughter-houses, and
other places where foods and drugs are produced, manufactured or
stored. Examines food products and submits specimens of foods and
drags to laboratories of the Department for analysis, cooperates with
Federal and with other State agencies for the purpose of more
effectively controlling the purity of food and drug products. It also
enforces the pharmacy laws relating to the conduct of drug stores
and the poison and narcotic laws.

A. L. Sullivan, B.S., Chief, Baltimore.

R. L. Swain, L.L.B., Ph. M. Sc. D., Deputy Drug Commissioner,
Baltimore.

The Bureau of Child Hygiene assists health officers and nurses
in their child health activities; at the request of the County Health
Officer and with the approval of the local physicians organizes pre-
natal conferences for mothers, health conferences for infants and
preschool children in the counties. The Bureau offers to physicians
consultations for sick children; assists physicians in securing special
services or hospital accommodations for indigent children; makes
information on child hygiene available to county organizations, parent-
teacher associations and others, through conferences, lectures, pam-
phlets, bulletins and other publications. It also conducts a course of
demonstrations for midwives in the counties.

J. H. Mason Knox, Jr., Ph.D., M.D., Dr. Sc., Chief, Baltimore.

The Division of Personnel and Accounts does all departmental
accounting of both money and property, and docs most of the Depart-
mental printing; purchases all supplies, material and equipment for
the bureaus of the Department; directs the distribution of supplies;
and exercises general supervision over employees of the Department.
The Chief of the Division is the Recording Secretary of the State
Board of Health and of the Executive Committee. He also supervises
the financial aspects of full-time county health units and works with
county and town officials in the preparation of joint budgets for such
projects.
Walter N. Kirkman, Chief, Baltimore.