210/Maryland Manual

GREEN RIDGE YOUTH CENTER

John E. Kerr, Supervisor
Flintstone 21530 Telephone: 478-2930

In May 1955 Green Ridge Youth Center was
established as a specialized institution in Allegany
County to be operated by the State Department
of Public Welfare (now the Social Services Ad-
ministration) in cooperation with the State De-
partment of Forests and Parks (now the Forest
and Park Service). During fiscal year 1964 the fa-
cilities were expanded to accommodate thirty-five
boys. In 1969 a work-study program was initiated
to provide one-half day school and one-half day
work experience.

MAPLE RUN YOUTH CENTER

Donald L. Carter, Supervisor
Flintstone 21530 Telephone: 478-2511

The 1965 General Assembly appropriated
funds to establish a permanent center at Maple
Run in the Green Ridge State Forest, approxi-
mately eight miles south of Route 40 in Allegany
County (Chapter 743, Acts of 1965). The center
opened on April 7, 1967, with facilities for thirty-
five boys.

SAVAGE MOUNTAIN YOUTH
CENTER

Boyd D. Hoyle, Supervisor
Lonaconing 21539 Telephone: 463-2244

The success of the first Youth Center at Green
Ridge prompted the General Assembly to appro-
priate capital funds for additional facilities (Chap-
ter 98, Acts of 1956). Savage Mountain Youth
Center opened in December 1957 with facilities
for twenty-five boys. During fiscal year 1964, fa-
cilities were expanded to accommodate thirty
boys, and in 1968 and 1970 capital funds were
appropriated to increase capacity to thirty-five
boys. The Center is located four miles from
Lonaconing in Allegany County.

LABORATORIES ADMINISTRATION

J. M. Joseph, Ph.D., Director

201 W. Preston Street
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-2880

The Laboratories Administration has broad re-
sponsibilities for making a wide variety of labora-
tory tests to assist physicians and health officials
in the prevention, diagnosis, and control of hu-

man diseases. The Administration makes exami-
nations in connection with the enforcement of the
State's health laws, and the chemical, microbio-
logical, and radiological surveillance of the envi-
ronment related to foods, waters, sewage, air,
phannaceuticals, bedding, hazardous wastes, and
upholstery. It licenses all blood banks and clinical
laboratories that comply with minimum stan-
dards and qualifications. It also certifies laborato-
ries that examine water and dairy products in-
volved in shipments out of Maryland, and
periodically inspects all such laboratories to as-
sure compliance.

In addition to the Central Laboratory in
Baltimore, there are eight branch laboratories
throughout the State.

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
ADMINISTRATION

John L. Pitts, Jr., M.D., M.P.H., Director

201 W. Preston Street
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-2732

The Preventive Medicine Administration pro-
vides technical and professional assistance and
consultation, as well as some direct services, to
other Administrations under the Secretary of
Health and Mental Hygiene, and to the subdivi-
sions, primarily local health departments. The
Administration is responsible for many diversified
activities. The general Maternal and Child Health
Program is concerned with maternal health and
population dynamics (family planning), infant,
child, and adolescent health, day care and school
health services, and provision of services for heri-
table disorders. Communicable Disease and Epi-
demiology provides immunization programs
against childhood and some adult epidemic dis-
eases, including influenza and venereal disease
control services. Veterinary Medicine is concerned
with the control of animal conditions that ad-
versely affect public health. The Division of Re-
spiratory Diseases maintains and develops effec-
tive surveillance and containment measures for
tuberculosis and certain other chronic respiratory
diseases.

The Administration's staff is representative of
many professions. It includes physicians qualified
in the specialties of pediatrics, obstetrics, and epi-
demiology; public health nurses with special prep-
aration and training in obstetrics and pediatrics;
and nutritionists, public health veterinarians, so-
cial workers, public health investigators, and
health educators.