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Maryland Manual, 1973-74
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MARYLAND MANUAL 91
ment of the State's health laws, the chemical, microbiological and
radiological surveillance of the environment related to foods, waters,
sewage, air, drugs, bedding and upholstery. It also makes recommenda-
tions as to compliance with the minimum standards and qualifications
for all blood banks, all clinical laboratories and laboratories making
examinations of water and dairy products involved in shipments out of
Maryland and periodically inspects all these laboratories to assure
compliance with the rules and regulations.
In addition to the Central Laboratory in Baltimore, there are ten
branch laboratories throughout the State.
Appropriations 1973 1974
General Funds ............... $3,198,896 $3,244,993
Staff: 275.
LOCAL HEALTH AND PROFESSIONAL
SUPPORT ADMINISTRATION
Jean Rose Stifler, M.D., M.P.H., Deputy Assistant Secretary
of Health and Mental Hygiene, Acting Director
301 W. Preston Street, Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-2640
Local health departments provide services to the residents of the
State through their staffs of public health nurses, sanitarians, and
other health workers. The Administration provides consultation and
assistance to local health officers in the development of programs to
meet the needs of the population served.
Activities reporting to the Administration are Nursing Services,
Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Nutrition, and Speech and
Hearing.
Appropriations 1973 1974
General Funds ............... $13,934,136 $15,228,700
Special Funds ............... 7,991,395 8,566,485
Totals ................ $21,925,531 $23,695,185
Staff: 1973, 6; Staff: 1974, 3.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION
Benjamin D. White, M.D., M.P.H., Director
301 W. Preston Street, Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-2785
The Preventive Medicine Administration consists of six programs.
The Maternal and Child Health program is concerned with prenatal
and postnatal care, preschool and school health programs, family plan-
ning, screening of newborn infants for heritable disorders (such as
PKU), and poison control. Crippled Children's Services provides diag-
nosis, consultation, and care programming for a variety of handicap-
ping conditions. Communicable Disease Control initiates measures to
prevent or to control epidemics, as well as implementing epidemiologi-
cal studies of diseases. Veterinary Medicine is concerned with the con-
trol of animal diseases transmissible to man, as well as inspection and
licensing of kennels and pet shops and animal control. Dental Health
promotes community and institutional dental health services, including
the fluoridation of public water supplies.

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