The leprosarium was administered by the Civil Administrator S:
pan and was under the direct contro! of a medical officer in charg
Logistic support, both medical and maintenance, was provided |
CivAd Saipan through a civil administration representative on Tink
who served also as public works officer for the leprosarium. For
timeafter its establishment, United States Air Force facilities operatin
on Tinian supplied certain supporting utilities to the colony.
The personnel complement for the leprosarium provided for or
Medical Corps officer as the officer in charge, one Hospital Corps chic
warrant officer (as the administrative assistant), one public works o:
ficer who was also the Civil Administration Representative, Tiniar
four Hospital Corpsenlisted men includinga laboratory technician an
an x-ray technician, and four maintenance enlisted men consisting ofai
engineman, clectrician’s mate, boatswain’s mate, and yeoman. Nativ
employees consisted of a Japanese trained nurse, an untrained mal
health aide, and maintenance men.
The original facilities were makeshift and inadequate as HiCom
TerPacIs noted when he inspected the leprosarium soon after it wa
opened. As a result of his visit and subsequent recommendation:
planning for a permanent, suitable establishment was begun. Th
Chief of Naval Operations accordingly directed the Bureau of Yard
and Docks to reserve S500,000 of the unobligated balance under th
Naval Procurement Fund, subhead 16, for the project “' and notiftec
DepHiComTerPacls to expedite the program.”
The DepHiComTerPacls plan, submitted on November 27, 1948°
and approved by HiComTerPacIs on December 13, 1948,” provides
~ for the construction of four concrete buildings at a cost of $430,000: :
dispensary, a 20 bed ward for male and female lepers, a 20 bed war«
for male and female lepers also suffering from tuberculosis, and:
combination galley, messhall, and storage spaces. The remainin;
$70,000 was to be spent on collateral and miscellaneous equipment.’
Early in 1949, HiComTerPacls, DepHiComTerPacls, and th
Assistant Chief of Naval Operations (Island Governments) visitec
Tinian for a further check on the facilities of the leprosarium. At th
" CNO Itr ser 11.40P22 dtd 11 Oct 48.
” CNO msgof 17 Nov 48.
“ DepHiComTerPacls ltr set 17.56 dtd 27 Nov 45,
“ HiComTerPacls rst end ser 2077 dtd 13 Dec 48 on DepHiComTerPacls ler ser 1746.
** DepHiComTerPacls ltr ser 1-16 dtd 27 Nov 48.
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