purposes will be in direct violation of Section No. 1 of the State health rules and regulations pertaining to sites and the erection of school buildings, the above named gentlemen from Elm Grove request the commissioner of health to enjoin the board of education of Triadelphia district from purchasing this site and its use for the erection of a high school building. For further information address Judge Nesbit or Mr. Joseph Handlan of Wheeling, W. Va.

Ş. M. Baird, president of said board of education, secured a stay of 30 days, in order to carry the matter to the supreme court, as Judge Hervey had ruled that the president of the board must sign orders on the sheriff in payment for this property, hence the urgent necessity for immediate action by the State Board of Health to secure the enforcement of its rules and regulations. Obediently yours.

DR. C. R. WEIRICH, Director Division of Preventable Diseases.

Wellsburg, W. Va., July 11, 1917.

Mr. D. M. Thornburg,

Elm Grove, W. Va.

DEAR SIR:

In company with Judge Nesbit I appeared before the Public Health Council and the commissioner of health on July 10th and presented your case to them. These gentlemen decided that they would lay Judge Hervey's decision before Attorney General England for an opinion, and if, upon examination, he finds that the State department of health can make a test case of this decision relative to the rules and regulations of the State health department with a reasonable chance for a favorable decision, the health commissioner will be directed to proceed at once to enjoin the board of education of Triadelphia district from locating the school which is under discussion on the Clarke site.

A telegram will be sent to Judge Nesbit relative to their decision.
Respectfully yours,

DR. C. R. WEIRICH, (NOTE: The Court of Appeals sustained Judge Hervey in his rulingState Health Commissioner.)

Dr. Nolte, city health officer of Benwood, was visited on July 7th, for the purpose of investigating cases of smallpox in the Benwood mill. In company with Dr. Nolte I also visited the city health officers of Martins Ferry and Bridgeport, Ohio. I also investigated, in company with Dr. Walkinshaw, city health officer of Wellsburg, a case at Beech Bottom, which was thought to be smallpox, but which proved to be a severe case of measles.

Respectfully submitted,

C. R. WEIRICH, M. D. Head of Division of Preventable Diseases.

REPORT OF WORK

IN

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

By Harold B. Wood, M. D., Assistant Commissioner.

Dr. C. R. Weirich, of Wellsburg, was the director of the division of communicable diseases during the entire fiscal year, maintaining his headquarters at Wellsburg. His report forms a separate section of this departmental report. Besides the work done by Dr. Weirich, certain lines of work were taken up by the assistant commissioner.

The outstanding improvements adopted during the year are the following:

1. A system of weekly reports by city and county health officers was inaugurated, the reports being filed and tabulated by the Assistant Commissioner.

2. New morbidity report cards were designed and adopted.

3. Monthly reporting to the United States Public Health Service was inaugurated September 19, 1916.

4. Weekly reports were commenced from the State hygienic laboratory of all cases showing positive results in the examinations for typhoid fever, diphtheria and tuberculosis, the reports showing the names and addresses of the patient and physician.

A check list is kept over all county health officers. During 1916 the county health officers were submitting only monthly reports. They submitted from one to twelve monthly reports each as follows:

Monthly Reports of Contagious Diseases During 1916.

The county health officers submitted to the State Health Department during 1916 monthly reports as follows:

No. of

Reports.

12 Barbour, Berkeley, Harrison. Marion, Nicholas.

11 Greenbrier, Hampshire, Kanawha, McDowell, Mineral, Mingo, Monongalia, Monroe, Raleigh, Roane, Wyoming.

10 Clay, Gilmer, Hancock, Hardy, Jefferson, Lewis, Lincoln, Marshall, Pendleton, Putnam, Ritchie, Tucker, Wood.

9 Braxton, Brooke, Grant, Jackson, Preston, Randolph, Wayne, Wirt, 8 Boone, Fayette, Mercer, Taylor.

7 Doddridge, Webster.

6 Calhoun, Summers, Tyler, Upshur, Wetzel.

5 Cabell, Logan.

4 Morgan.

2 Ohio.

1 Mason, Pleasants, Pocahontas.