Harvard School of Public Health - Yearbook (Cambridge, MA)

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: Standing —Dr. Moore, Mr. Dennis, Dr. Damon, Mr. Billings. Seated —Dr. McFarland, Dr. Silver- man, Prof. Yaglou, Prof. Drinker. DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE Philip Drinker, S.B., Chem.E., S.D. (hon.), LL.D., A.M. (hon.), Professor of Industrial Hygiene and Head of the Department Constantin P. Yaglou, B.A., S.B., M.M.E., A.M. (hon.), Professor of Industrial Hygiene Leslie Silverman, S.D., Associate Professor of Industrial Hygiene Engineering Ross A. McFarland, A.B., Ph.D., S.D. (hon), Associate Professor of Industrial Hygiene Charles R. Williams, Ph.D., Associate Profes¬ sor of Applied Industrial Hygiene Richard Dennis. S.M., Assistant Professor of Industrial Hygiene Charles E. Billings, S.M., Assistant Professor of Industrial Hygiene Jermyn Francis McCahan, M.D., Assistant Professor of Industrial Medicine Albert Damon, M.D., Ph.D.,. Assistant Profes¬ sor of Medical Anthropology Emma S. Tousant, LL.B., Instructor in Industrial Hygiene Robert E. Yoder, A.B., Instructor in Radiologi¬ cal Health Roland C. Moore, Ph.D., Research Associate in Industrial Hygiene Edward Kristal, S.B., Research Associate in In¬ dustrial Hygiene Engineering Charles Kurker, Jr., S.B., Research Associate in Industrial Hygiene Engineering Felix Stein, S.B., Assistant in Industrial Hygiene Engineering David M. Anderson, S.M., Research Fellow in Industrial Hygiene Mansoor O. Wharton-Ali, B.Sc., Research Fel¬ low in Industrial Hygiene Richard G. Domey, S.B., Ed.D., Reseach Asso¬ ciate in Industrial Hygiene L. Levenbaum, S.B., S.M., Research Associate in Industrial Hygiene Engineering Howard Stoudt, A.B., A.M., Research Fellow in Biotechnology 20

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INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE

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- T“ ' HE worldwide increase in the extent and com- plexity of industrial expansion emphasizes the importance of industrial hygiene and occupa¬ tional health as important factors in the study of public health. The scope and content of courses offered by the Department illustrate the evolution of the field from concern with the highly techni¬ cal problems of evaluating and controlling the physical and chemical environment (now given more prominence by air pollution), to recognition of the human factor and its influence upon the production and distribution of goods and serv¬ ices. The Department faculty and staff represent most of the physical, biological and social sciences and their applied disciplines; its teaching and re¬ search exemplify the commitment to the goals of public health. Thus, the Basic Problem in Industrial Hygiene gave an overview of the situations which are met and dealt with by both physician and engineer; the need for each to learn something of the other’s field in order to help solve the other’s problems was stressed. Industrial Air Analysis, also given DR. SILVERMAN AND CLASS PROF. DRINKER for students representing both professions, offers further evidence of the trend toward the coordina¬ tion of effort to meet the related needs of both management and labor. Increased interest in what goes on in plant medical departments and how these activities influence the technical aspects of industrial operations was shown by the attendance of engineers in Industrial Medicine, a systematic and enlightening exposition of the considerations governing the organization and administration of occupational health services. Hygienic Aspects of Ventilation and Air Conditioning dealt with the importance and influence of this element on the health and productivity of the individual and the community. Human Problems of Adjustment in Industry and Human Factors in Occupational Safety represented the multi-factorial, interdisci¬ plinary approach characteristic of the philosophy of public health and required to understand and reconcile the difficulties resulting from the inter¬ play of man and the environment in which he works. The unique contribution of the Department of Industrial Hygiene is found in the breaking down of barriers between various disciplines and syn¬ thesizing of their respective strengths to attain a common objective more efficiently. 21