State Agencies

GREEN RIDGE YOUTH CENTER

John E. Kerr, Supervisor
Flintstone 21530 Telephone: 478-2930

Green Ridge Youth Center was established in
May 1955 as a specialized institution in Allegany
County to be operated by the State Department
of Public Welfare (now the Social Services Ad-
ministration) in cooperation with the State De-
partment of Forests and Parks (now the Mary-
land Forest Service). During fiscal year 1964 the
facilities were expanded to accommodate thirty-
five boys. In 1969 a work-study program was ini-
tiated to provide one-half day school and one-half
day work experience.

MAPLE RUN YOUTH CENTER

Donald L. Carter, Supervisor
Flintstone 21530 Telephone: 478-2511

The 1965 General Assembly appropriated
funds to establish a permanent center at Maple
Run in the Green Ridge State Forest, approxi-
mately eight miles south of Route 40 in Allegany
County. The center was completed and occupied
on April 7, 1967, with facilities for thirty-five
boys (Chapter 743, Acts of 1965).

SAVAGE MOUNTAIN YOUTH CENTER

Boyd D. Hoyle, Supervisor
Lonaconing 21539 Telephone: 463-2244

The success of the first Youth Center at Green
Ridge prompted the General Assembly to appro-
priate capital funds for additional facilities (Chap-
ter 98, Acts of 1956). Savage Mountain Youth
Center, four miles from Lonaconing in Allegany
County, opened in December 1957 with facilities
for twenty-five boys. During fiscal year 1964 the
facilities were expanded to accommodate thirty
boys and in 1968 and 1970 capital funds were ap-
propriated to increase capacity to thirty-five boys.

LABORATORIES ADMINISTRATION

J. M. Joseph, Ph.D., Director
Robert I. Bosnian, Assistant Director

201 W. Preston Street
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-2880

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The Laboratories Administration has broad re-
sponsibilities for making a wide variety of labora-
tory tests to assist physicians and health officials
in the prevention, diagnosis, and control of hu-
man diseases. The Administration makes exami-
nations in connection with the enforcement of the
State's health laws, and the chemical, microbio-
logical, and radiological surveillance of the envi-
ronment related to foods, waters, sewage, air,
pharmaceuticals, bedding, and upholstery. It also
licenses, if in compliance with minimum stan-
dards and qualifications, all blood banks and
clinical laboratories, certifies laboratories that ex-
amine water and dairy products involved in ship-
ments out of Maryland, and periodically inspects
all such laboratories to assure compliance.

In addition to the Central Laboratory in Bal-
timore, there are eight branch laboratories
throughout the State.

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
ADMINISTRATION

John L. Pitts, Jr,, M.D., M.P.H., Director

201 W. Preston Street
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-2732

The Preventive Medicine Administration pro-
vides technical and professional assistance and
consultation, as well as some direct services, to
other Administrations under the Secretary of
Health and Mental Hygiene, and to the subdivi-
sions of the State, primarily local health depart-
ments. The Preventive Medicine Administration is
responsible for many diversified activities. The
general Maternal and Child Health Program is
concerned with maternal health and population
dynamics (family planning), infant, child, and ad-
olescent health, day care and school health ser-
vices, and provision of services for heritable disor-
ders. Crippled Children's Services stresses early
diagnosis and treatment to prevent costly handi-
capping disabilities, thus promoting the fullest
potential of each child. Communicable Disease
and Epidemiology provides immunization pro-
grams against childhood and some adult epidemic
diseases, including influenza and venereal disease
control services. Veterinary Medicine is concerned
with the control of animal conditions that ad-
versely affect public health. The staff is represen-
tative of many professions and includes physi-
cians qualified in the specialties of pediatrics,
obstetrics, and epidemiology; public health nurses
with special preparation and training in obstetrics
and pediatrics; and psychologists, nutritionists,
public health veterinarians, social workers, physi-