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Show . . . .. . . , . . DEP~TXENOTF T HE INT~RIOR, . , . . OFFICE OF INDI AAINR S, , . Wm~hilt~tDm;,C ., Sephdev 16,1986..; &:, I have the honor tdlsubmit this thbr~inety-'fiftli Annual Re-port of the Bureau of l'gdi&k ~ f f a i r)so r the fiscal.y ear ended.J une 30; '1926. , p,or the p.urpose of 'pr.omotirig. e5iiency ' in the, eneral idministratidnbf'ill health, ediicktional, agriculturd an* infustrial activities which concern the Indians, reorg$nlzatiCn o# prier methods of the bureau in regard to Such admi+tration has been effected. There has also been developed 'an: put Into effect a budget system 'for- all Indian field units or superintendencies. These measures to whichattention is particularly invited are mow fully outlined in the report. . . . HEALTH REORGANIZATIOOFN T HE MEDICAL SEBYICE.-PIf~o~r Sth.e reorgan-ization. of the Indian medical .sgrvice were perfected durlng the latter part of the 9e ar. For the furtherance and development of the work thi snew p an p. rovi.d es for the, service of a chief medical director and for division of the country generally into four districts, as follows: District NO, 1: ~i chigan,W idonsin, Minnesota, Iowa, NorthDakota, and South Dakota. . . . . DistrictNo. 2: Montana, Wyoming, Idaho,, Utah, Wahhington, Oregon, and Northern California. District No. 3: So.u . thern Oalifornia, Pievada, Arizona, New Meliiio, and Oolorado; : " . . District No. 4: Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Mississippi; ; and North . . , ) Carqlina. :. : ., . , , ' , , . ., , . . . . . Each distrxct will be under the immediate supervision of a medid director whose functions will be to make inspections of the various Indian activities with respect to the school, hhospttal, sanitarium, and health features ; to study and. repoh upon standardized methods of procedure e d facilities including personnel ; t o c d i n a t e medical and sanitary activities hy. means ofkonferences;: to investigate and adjust controversies; to report on matters affecting the Indian medi-cslservice and its public-health polloleg;Jcp promote cordial relations with State and local sanitary authorities and other public-health organizations and to maintain an .office in snch,district which shall serve,as a general center for Indian'medical service activities. . In this organization provision has been'made fop the ser+e of an epidemiologist who will work in the, field under appropriate: d i r iwtion and who will have supervision over ,+idemiological mattera 1 |
