CARD, BRIGION

HEARINGS

COMMITTEE ON

L.S. Congress. House.

BEFORE THE

フ

INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

EIGHTY-SECOND CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION

ON

H. R. 274 and H. R. 913

BILLS TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT
TO AUTHORIZE ASSISTANCE TO STATES AND POLITICAL
SUBDIVISIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT, AND MAINTE-
NANCE OF LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH UNITS, PARTICU-
LARLY IN NATIONAL DEFENSE AREAS, AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES

APRIL 10, 11, 12, 13, MAY 8, 9, AND 10, 1951

Printed for the use of the Committee on
Interstate and Foreign Commerce

83290

UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1951

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CONTENTS

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Babcock, Dr. Joseph M., representing American Optometric Associa-

tion___.

15

128

10

11

9

11

Edelman, John W., Washington representative, Textile Workers

Union of America, CIO..

Dearing, Dr. W. P., Deputy Surgeon General, United States Public

Health Service

Callaghan, Mrs. Eugene, chairman, Washington committee on legisla-

tion, National Congress of Parents and Teachers-

151

184

14, 111

165

53

Emerson, Dr. Haven, New York, N. Y.

Ewing, Hon. Oscar R., Administrator, Federal Security Agency. 14, 29, 111

Fahy, Mrs. Jack B., executive director, American Parents Committee. 155

Freeman, Ruth B., member, board of directors, National Organization

for Public Health Nursing, Inc..

92

Getting, Dr. Vlado A., Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of

Public Health___.

30

Hayes, Mrs. John E., president, National Congress of Parents and

Teachers

99

Leavell, Dr. Hugh R., chairman, executive board, American Public

Health Association_

62, 75

O'Connor, John J., Washington, D. C.......

147

Rademaker, Dr. Lee A., chairman, national advisory committee on

local health units, National Health Council__

179

Stoll, Mrs. Hester G., member, national committee on public social

policy, American Association of Social Workers..

216

Voorhis, Jerry, executive secretary, Cooperative Health Federation of

America, and Cooperative League of the United States.

175

Additional information submitted for the record by-

Academy of Medicine of Cleveland, letter from Dr. Charles S. Higley,

president.

142

American Dental Association, statement of Dr. Allen O. Gruebbel___

American Home Economics Association, letter from Margaret Manger,

chairman, legislative committee - -

90

172

American Hospital Association, letter from John H. Hayes, chairman,

council on Government relations.

12

American Legion, letter from Miles D. Kennedy, director, transmitting

resolution.

American Library Association, statement of Mrs. Margie Malmberg__

American Medical Association, statement of Dr. Gunnar Gundersen__

American Osteopathic Association, statement of Dr. Chester D.

Swope, chairman, department of public relations

American Parents Committee, officers and board of directors of

American Public Health Association:

Areas reporting full-time local health service, August 1950,

map..

Letter from Dr. Hugh R. Leavell estimating personnel required

to man local health departments--

Additional information submitted for the record by-Continued

American Public Health Association-Continued

Local health department-services and responsibilities.

Percent of Federal general health funds expended for identified

local health services, fiscal year 1949, table--

Association for Childhood Education International, letter from Mary

E. Leeper, executive secretary.

Blatnik, Hon. John A., statement of

Percent of State funds expended for identified local health serv-

ices, fiscal year 1949, table....

American Public Welfare Association, statement of Elizabeth Wicken-

den, Washington representative..

83

110

110

144

109

141

Amounts available for public health services, fiscal years 1936
through 1951, table_

132

Central Dispensary and Emergency Hospital, letter from Dr. Frank
W. Konzelmann, director of laboratory-

Curphey, Dr. Theodore J., statement of.........

Federal Security Agency:

Basis for making estimates of Federal participation under pro-

posed local health services bill on basis of State and local

expenditures during fiscal year 1950 in local health units meet-

ing tentative criteria for participation___.

Estimated Federal participation under proposed local health

services bill on basis of State and local expenditures during

fiscal year 1950 in local health units meeting tentative criteria

for participation, table.......

Expenditures (including grants) for research and training, table_-

Explanation of the manner in which the formula in the local

114

115

138

health service bills operate-

123

Grants to States, table.

112

Number of full-time health organizations rendering local health
services and meeting certain criteria of performance, table - -

Fein, Dr. M. J., statement of

113

143

Getting, Dr. Vlado A.:

Letter from, submitting further information_

50

Need in Massachusetts for passage of Local Public Health Services

Act of 1951___.

46

Published papers of--.

36

Summary of views of the executive committee of the State and

Territorial Health Officers Association on AMA's proposed

amendments and other amendments desired by the association..

Training and experience of

44

36

Hawaii Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc., letter from Dorothy

L. Devereux, president. -

106

Interassociation Committee on Health, statement of

International Association of Government Labor Officials, letter from

Forrest H. Shuford, chairman, legislative committee_

82

223

International Association of Machinists, letter from legislative com-

mittee___

13

International Ladies Garment Workers' Union, letter from Frederick

F. Umhey, executive secretary-

105

Massachusetts Association of Medical Technologists, Inc., telegram

from Mrs. Elinor Judd, president---

75

National Association for Mental Health, Inc., letter from Dr. George
S. Stevenson, transmitting statement-

106

National Congress of Parents and Teachers:

Authority of the Surgeon General in the administration of Federal

funds for local public health units..

199

Excerpts from communications from various States-

200-216

Personnel in existing full-time health departments, number re-

ported and additional needed, each State, June 30, 1949, table--

State department of health should not be confused with local

public health units structure_.

i

Additional information submitted for the record by-Continued

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National Farmers Union, statement of Robert Engler, assistant legis-
lative secretary..

National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs,
Inc., statement of..

220

145

National Health Council:

Existing full-time local health departments, by size and per-

centage of population served, each State, July 1950, table----

Partial list of organizations that have passed resolutions in sup-
port of local public health service bills.

National Organization for Public Health Nursing, Inc., letter from

Anna Fillmore, general director..

182

183

97

107

National Society for Crippled Children and Adults, statement of

Philip G. Rettig, director of research services.--

National Tuberculosis Association, letters from Dr. James E. Perkins,
managing director, transmitting statement_

Spokesmen for Children, Inc., statement of Mrs. Theodor Oxholm,

chairman___

Textile Workers Union of America, CIO, supplementary statement of
Kenneth Kramer and John W. Edelman__.

12

140

170

United States Junior Chamber of Commerce, statement of Edward J.

Walton, chairman, public health committee_.

155