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stored. It also enforces the pharmacy laws relating to the conduct of
drug stores and the narcotic and poison laws.

A. L. Sullivan, Chief, Baltimore, Md.
Robert L. Swain, Deputy Drug Commissioner, Sykesville, Md.

The Bureau of Personnel and Accounts does all departmental ac
counting of both money and property, does most of the departmental
printing, purchases all supplies, materials and equipment for the De
partment; directs the distribution of supplies and exercises general
supervision over the employees of the Department. The Chief of the
Bureau is recording secretary of the Executive Committee of the Board.
tie is the official property custodian and is responsible to the. Board
for all property and supplies owned by the Department.

Mr. Walter N. Kirkman, Chief, Baltimore, Md.

The Bureau of Child Hygiene assists health officers and nurses in
their child health activities, organizes and supports health conferences
for mothers, infants and pre-school children in the Counties, sends the
results of examinations directly to the family doctor, offers to phy
sicians consultations for sick children; assists physicians in securing
dental or other special services or hospital accommodation for indigent
children, distributes information on child hygiene to county organiza
tions, parent-teacher associations and others, through pamphlets, bulle
tins, lectures, lantern slides and moving picture films. It also con
ducts in the Counties a course of demonstrations for midwives.

Dr. J. H. M. Knox, Jr., Chief, Baltimore, Md.



THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Garrett Building, Baltimore.
STATE ROADS COMMISSiON.
Chairman and Chief Engineer of the Commission and
Director of the Department of Public Works:
John N. Mackall Baltimore
Members of the Roads Commission:
R. Bennett Darnall Anne Arundel County
W. W. Brown - Cumberland, Allegany County
Secretary, L. H. Steuart, Garrett Bldg., Baltimore City.

The Commission consists of three appointed by the Governor for no
specified term of office. One shall be appointed from that one of the two
leading political parties opposite to the Governor’s political party.

The Governor designates a Chairman who shall also be the Director
of the Department of Public Works. (Ch. 29, 1922.)

This department has charge of the construction and maintenance of
all State roads, this term, embracing all Post and Lateral Roads
constructed either through Federal Aid or with, the assistance of
County funds.

Funds authorized by the several Legislatures since 1908 (when the
Commission was organized) for the construction of roads, approxi.
mates $35,000,000. The Legislature of 1927 authorized loans in the
amount of $2,125,000 for road construction and $1,000,000 for the con
struction of bridges. This Legislature also authorized an increase of


two cents in the gas tax; one and a half cents to provide for the con
struction of Lateral Roads and one-half cent for the elimination of
grade crossings. (Acts 1927—Ch. 454, Ch. 47, Ch. 118, and Ch. 327.)