The Public Health Service: Its History, Activities and OrganizationJohns Hopkins Press, 1923 - 298 pages |
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... carried an appropriation of $ 1000 to collect facts and information in relation to marine hos- pitals and the marine hospital fund and to report to Congress what changes were necessary . Dr. George B. Loring , and Dr. T. O. Edwards were ...
... carried an appropriation of $ 1000 to collect facts and information in relation to marine hos- pitals and the marine hospital fund and to report to Congress what changes were necessary . Dr. George B. Loring , and Dr. T. O. Edwards were ...
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... carry infected passengers or commodities . Habana and Vera Cruz were important centers of yellow fever infection , while London and Liverpool were selected principally by reason of the dan- ger of disease being carried by vessels ...
... carry infected passengers or commodities . Habana and Vera Cruz were important centers of yellow fever infection , while London and Liverpool were selected principally by reason of the dan- ger of disease being carried by vessels ...
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... carried on at New York only.24 In April , 1890 , the contract with the Board of State Emigration Commis- sioners at New York was abrogated , and the Treasury Depart- ment undertook the inspection of immigrants at that port , the 24 Sup ...
... carried on at New York only.24 In April , 1890 , the contract with the Board of State Emigration Commis- sioners at New York was abrogated , and the Treasury Depart- ment undertook the inspection of immigrants at that port , the 24 Sup ...
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... with other government bureaus or in connection with new legis- 44 This provision was carried in each later appropriation act up to 1922 , after which it was omitted . lation . In January , 1911 , a passed assistant HISTORY 31.
... with other government bureaus or in connection with new legis- 44 This provision was carried in each later appropriation act up to 1922 , after which it was omitted . lation . In January , 1911 , a passed assistant HISTORY 31.
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... carried in interstate traffic.57 Fumigation of Forecastles , 1915. The seamen's act of March 4 , 1915 ( 38 Stat . L. , 1166 ) , provided that the fore- castles of merchant ships should be fumigated at such inter- vals as may be provided ...
... carried in interstate traffic.57 Fumigation of Forecastles , 1915. The seamen's act of March 4 , 1915 ( 38 Stat . L. , 1166 ) , provided that the fore- castles of merchant ships should be fumigated at such inter- vals as may be provided ...
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Page 21 - ... the United States, and that notwithstanding the quarantine defense this danger is so increased by the introduction of persons or property from such country that a suspension of the right to introduce the same is demanded in the interest of the public health, the President shall have power to prohibit, in whole or in part, the introduction of persons and property from such countries or places as he shall designate and for such period of time as he may deem necessary.
Page viii - To lay the basis for such a comprehensive study of the organization and operations of the national government as President Taft outlined, the Institute for Government Research has undertaken the preparation of a series of monographs, of which the present study is one, giving a detailed description of each of the fifty or more distinct services of the government. These studies are being vigorously prosecuted, and it is hoped that all services of the government will be covered in a comparatively brief...
Page 235 - An Act making appropriations to supply urgent deficiencies in appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30. 1918. and prior fiscal years, on account of war expenses, and for other purposes, '
Page v - THE INSTITUTE FOR GOVERNMENT RESEARCH STUDIES IN ADMINISTRATION. The System of Financial Administration of Great Britain. By WF Willoughby, WW Willoughby, and SM Lindsay. 378 pp. $3. The Budget. By Rene Stourm.
Page 43 - ... or with a loathsome or dangerous contagious disease; persons not comprehended within any of the foregoing excluded classes who are found to be and are certified by the examining surgeon as being mentally or physically defective, such mental or physical defect being of a nature which may affect the ability of such alien to earn a living...
Page 17 - Treasury is hereby charged with the duty of executing the provisions of this act and with supervision over the business of immigration to the United States, and for that purpose he shall have power to enter into contracts with such State commission, board, or officers as may be designated for that purpose by the governor of any State to take charge of the local affairs of immigration in the ports within said State...
Page 133 - The Public Health Service may study and investigate the diseases of man and conditions influencing the propagation and spread thereof, including sanitation and sewage and the pollution either directly or indirectly of the navigable streams and lakes of the United States...
Page 89 - Treasury (1) to study and investigate the cause, treatment, and prevention of venereal diseases; (2) to cooperate with State boards or departments of health for the prevention and control of such diseases within the States; and (3) to control and prevent the spread of these diseases in interstate traffic : Provided.
Page 183 - They differ from those outlines, however, in that whereas the Commission's report showed only organization units, the presentation herein has been carried far enough to show the personnel embraced in each organization unit. These outlines are of value not merely as an effective means of making known the organization of the several services. If kept revised to date by the services, they constitute exceedingly important tools of administration.
Page vii - This vast organization has never been studied in detail as one piece of administrative mechanism. Never have the foundations been laid for a thorough consideration of the relations of all of its parts. No comprehensive effort has been made to list its multifarious activities or to group them in such a way as to present a clear picture of what the government is doing. Never has a complete description been given of the agencies through which these activities are performed. At no time...