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Dr. C. Karl Albrocht, Territorial Conmis*.
s loner of Health, is bad: at his dosk in
the Territorial Department of Health aftoi
an oxtersivo and intensive trip to the
states. Dr. Albrecht loft Juneau in Nov
ember to attend the .annual convention of
the A criean "orb.lic Health Association at
Cleveland, Ohio, Hhilo at the Convontion
ha s">ont considerable, tine interviewing
prospective aorsenncl for the Territorial
Department of Health.
*“:• ilc there noctor Albrecht talked 1th
officials of the Jure Food end Drug Ad
ministration in regard tc Gonyaulax cat
ar.ellc the toxin of which causes paraly
tic shellfish poisoning in hurnns. Dr.
Albrecht was highly pleased at the inter
est expressed b y the officials in at
tacking the problem.
An entire day was “pent on the program
and plans of tho Federal Hospital Con
struction Act, Delegate Bartlett and
D ctor Albrecht had- a conference with
D ctor Tarran in order to ascertain if
the X-l,000. annual allotment to Alaska
could not be raised to a minninur. of
$210,000. They learned that thore would
have to bo an anondnent by Congress to
the Fodoral Hospital Act in order to do
this. Seth Delegate B'rtlctt and Doctor
Albrecht think that there should be n
basic mininun allotment rather than have
the Federal appropriati ns for hospitals
based entirely on population.
Doctor Albrecht gathered that social leg
islation will receive‘continued support
with the new Congress. "It is apparent
to the American people that adequate pub
lic health, -.•olf'-ro, and educational re
sourcos ore n responsibility of government
including the Stito find Territorial'
governments" states 7V>ctor Albrecht, "Al
though the r.ovj Congress will be an ocon
ony-r.indod Congress, it is doubtful if it
mill discontinue'adoquato support of so
ciul logielation."
3r. Albrecht discussed future plans for
the T.’holo nodical' pragma for Alaska. T.’ith
Mr, Arnold end Mr. Finkno of the Dcp.-rt
r.ent of the Interior, Thoy also planned
for future hospital construction in Alaska
particularly from the Federal standpoint-,
_ _Territorial Tcnrrtnor.t of Health
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