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The social life of the school is important as having a direct bearing and influence on scholarship. The number of honor pupils, considering the difficulty in securing this high rank, is
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large. On another page will be found a list of pupils from the several classes, who secured this rank for the last school year. By a system of poor work reports, the pupil is notified every two weeks if his work in any subject is below passing, and the parent is notified if the case is considered serious.
In closing the principal wishes to thank you and the School Committee for your cordial support and intelligent co- operation in all the work of the year.
Respectfully submitted,
Lorne B. Hulsman.
School Census and Enrollment.
No. of persons between 5 and 15 years of age residing in the city, September 1, 1912. 2876,
Boys, 1,379; Girls, 1,497.
No. of persons between 7 and 14 years of age residing in the city, September 1, 1912 . 2,144
Boys, 1,048; Girls, 1,096.
No. of different pupils enrolled during the school year, 1911-1912 2,814
No. of pupils between 5 and 15 years of age enrolled during the school year, 1911-1912. 2,255*
No. of pupils over 15 years of age enrolled during the school year, 1911-1912. 531
No. of pupils between 7 and 14 years of age enrolled
during the school year, 1911-1912. *1,775
*In addition, there were enrolled in private schools, Sept. 1912,
Between 5 and 15 years of age. 395
Between 7 and 14 years of age. 293
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SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPALS' REPORTS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR, 1911-1912. I. By Schools.
Schools
No. of Dif- ferent Pupils Enrolled Exclusive of Re-Enroll- ments
No. of Boys
No. of Girls
Average Membership
Average Attendance
Per Cent. of Attendance
High.
711
316
395
665.73
634.47
95.30
Ninth Grades
134
77
57
122.59
114.81
94.48
Washington ..
363
189
174
334.49
311.69
93.11
Franklin
292
147
145
286.11
273.17
95.46
Gooch
263
146
117
231.39
223.84
94.68
Lincoln .
336
175
161
331.33
314.13
94.80
Livermore.
165
84
81
156.35
148.66
95.09
Whittier
162
77
85
146.92
134.77
92.16
Sewall . .
125
61
64
118.64
110.13
93.10
Winthrop.
132
60
72
118.25
110.51
93.83
Warren .
110
58
52
107.45
99.00
92.37
Ripley ..
21
6
15
17.87
16.18
90.57
Total
2,814
1,396
1,418
2,637.11
2,491.36
94.47
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2. By Grades.
Schools
No. of Dif- ferent Pupils Enrolled Exclusive of Re-Enroll- ments
No. of Boys
No. of Girls
Average Membership
Average Attendance
Per Cent. of Attendance
High
711
316
395
665.73
634.47
95.30
Ninth .
134
77
57
122.59
114.81
94.48
Eighth ..
248
111
137
241.99
232.83
96.22
Seventh.
262
115
147
240.00
227.71
94.88
Sixth .
244
124
120
234.71
226.32
95.07
Fifth ..
275
160
115
248.00
235.02
94.55
Fourth
249
132
117
242.36
229.38
95.06
Third .
196
102
94
183.17
175.15
94.37
Second
210
122
88
206.15
189.24
· 91.64
First
285
137
148
252.41
226.43
90.78
Total.
2,814
1,396
1,418
2,637.11
2,491.36
94.47
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NUMBER OF TEACHERS IN THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, DECEMBER, 1912.
Male
Female
Total
High (Grades X, XI, XII, XIII).
7
20
27
Grammar (Grades V, VI, VII, VIII).
2
29
31
Primary (Grades I, II, III, IV)
0
26
26
Supervisors, Music.
1
0
1
Drawing
0
1
1
Manual Training .
1
0
1
Primary
0
1
1
Writing.
0
1
1
Total
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NUMBER OF PUPILS IN THE DIFFERENT GRADES, NOVEMBER, 1912.
Primary
Grade I.
318
Grade II
241
Grade III.
217
Grade IV
201
Grammar,
Grade V
267
Grade VI
258
Grade VII
238
Grade VIII.
270
High,
Freshman Class
294
Sophomore Class
252
Junior Class.
124
Senior Class .
95
Post Graduate
8
Total 2,783
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AVERAGE AGE OF PUPILS IN THE DIFFERENT GRADES, SEPTEMBER, 1912.
Primary,
Grade I
6 yrs.
6 mos.
II
3 4
III
8."
5
IV 9
10
4
7
VII.
12
6
VIII.
.13
4
High,
Freshman
14
4
Sophomore
15
"
6
Junior.
16
7
Senior
17
6
4
Grammar, Grade V .
VI
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APPENDIX
Melrose High School
GRADUATION EXERCISES.
Class of 1912. City Hall, Evening of June Twenty-Seventh at Eight O'clock. PROGRAM.
INVOCATION
REV. AUGUSTUS ERVING SCOVILLE.
"Selections from Aida,"
GLEE CLUBS. . Verdi
SALUTATORY
EVELYN NILES COPELAND.
ESSAY: "The American Merchant Marine,"
NELLIE LOUISE CARGILL. "Before the Daybreak,"
GIRLS' GLEE CLUBS.
ESSAY: "Vocational Education in Secondary Schools."
GLADYS LOUISE MOWER.
Award of Prizes given by the Franklin Fraternity.
HON. SIDNEY H. BUTTRICK. "Under the Southern Moonlight,"
BOYS' GLEE CLUB. Allen
Announcement of Alumni Scholarships,
E. C. LANG, President of the Alumni Association.
VALEDICTORY, ELMER MILTON WANAMAKER.
PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS DR. LOWELL F. WENTWORTH, Chairman of the School Committee.
"Laughter of May,". Lacome
GLEE CLUBS.
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SENIOR CLASS HONOR LIST.
Pupils who have maintained a general average of 90% or over during their whole course.
Elmer M. Wanamaker
Raymond H. Greenlaw
Evelyn N. Copeland
Gladys E. Starratt
Frances B. Banks*
Harold A. Larrabee
Nellie L. Cargill
Helen E. A. James
Gladys L. Mower
Louis Schwartz*
Marie L. Hersey
Ruth M. Gerrish t
Mary A. Preble
Philip J. Dowd
*Entered in Junior Class from other high schools. +Completed course in three years.
HONOR LIST FOR OTHER CLASSES.
Pupils who have maintained an average of 90% or over in each subject.
Junior Class.
Gertrude M. Bond
Katherine F. Ellis
Ruth W. Hawley
Katherine F. Rand
Merriam Segel Frederick A. Stearn : Mildred L. White
Lester N. Woodland
Sophomore Class.
Isabelle L. Lee
Grace N. Sherburne
David A. Tirrell
Elsie M. Woodland
Freshman Class.
Margaret Anderton Jennie L. Bond
Dorothy E. Hall
Ervin M. Kenison
Waldemar S. Broberg
Victor C. Lovejoy
Ella M. Corbett
Caroline F. Norris
Eleanor R. Hooper
Belle Segel
Margaret L. Ilsley
Marian O. Tobey
MELROSE WOMAN'S CLUB HONORS.
Gladys E. Starratt Ilma Bernice Stearns
ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIPS.
Doris Marie Kennard Louis Schwartz
Adelaid S. Clark Herbert E. Duffill Lawrence Hugo Flett Evelyn M. Ide
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FRANKLIN FRATERNITY PRIZES.
English (Senior Class) Harold A. Larrabee English (Junior Class) Stanley L. Chisholm Merriam Segel, Honorable Mention English (Sophomore Class) Elizabeth B. Rand George L. Goodridge, Honorable Mention Grace N. Sherburne, Honorable Mention
Elsie N. Woodland, Honorable Mention English (Freshman Class) Grace MacKeon Helen N. Howe Viola M. Simonds, Honorable Mention
C. Frances Whitney, Honorable Mention
Marion G. Pulley, Honorable Mention Algebra (Freshman Class) Leslie F. Garrett Sherwood Page, Honorable Mention Algebra (Open to all) Frederick A. Stearns Geometry (Sophomore Class) Mildred L. White Geometry (Open to all) Stanley L. Chisholm
CLASS OF 1912.
Irma Mae Albee Edward Everett Babb, Jr.
Simon Joseph Kelleher
Arthur Bernard Kempton Doris Marie Kennard
Frances Beth Banks
Mary Margaret Barrett Archie Edwin Benson Madeleine Blake Albert Edward Bolton Malcolm Blanchard Boynton Margaret Buck Jessie Irene Capers
Ida Isburgh Kimball Marjorie Monroe Kinney Harold Atkins Larrabee Hannah Augusta Lord George Alexander Macdonald Margaret Macdonald Janet Elizabeth MacLaren
Nellie Louise Cargill
Genevieve Gourley Milliken
Raymond Lincoln Chisholm Mary Teresa Colbert Elizabeth Jacobs Co cord Florence Kathryn Conway Helen Mildred Cook Evelyn Niles Copeland Flora Lucena Corbett
Maurice Nathaniel Milne William Bennie Milton
Floyd Moore Gladys Louise Mower
Robert Rollins Nowell
Mary Josephine O'Brien Marie Josepnine O'Leary
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Anna Lloyd Cornwall Dorothea Cudworth James Anthony Curran George Colby Davis Rose Dorothy DeCecca Robert Maxwell DeMar Jennie Kanuss Dieter Philip James Dowd
Florence May Pendleton Albert Winslow Perkins Marguerite Louise Porter
Mary Alice Preble
Lena Gladys Rawding
Henry Lupton Restall
Howard Odlin Russell
Raymond Henry Sackett
Anna Margaret Fahey
Louis Schwartz
Frances Louise Fawcett
James Burdelle Shepard
Ruth Elizabeth FitzGerald
Ray Lawrence Shepard
Edna Caroline Flagg
Hazel Dean Shields
Florence Mary French
James Stanley Sims
Ruth Merrill Gerrish
William Earle Sloane
Lester Howard Giles
Clarissa Belinda Smith
Harold Parker Gray
Helen Marie Sohlberg
Persis Elizabeth Gray Raymond Harris Greenlaw
Ilma Bernice Stearns
Ruth Howard Greenleaf
Eva Viola Steeves
George Lawrence Hall
Mabel Harriet Stevens
Francis Salmond Heartz
Katherine Elizabeth Taylor
Marie Louise Hersey
Leonie Odlin Waggett
Elmer Milton Wanamaker
Eunice Higgins Helen Holmes
Dorothy Merrill Webster
Helen Elizabeth Agnes James
Alice Maud Wheeler
Norman Farquhar Jefts
Carrick Earl Wildon
Charles Shapleigh Johnson
Winthrop Temple Wolley
Mildred Louise Johnson
Helen Louise Woodward
Laura Remington Young
Gladys Eleanor Starratt
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ORGANIZATION OF THE SCHOOL STAFF. December 31, 1912.
Superintendent of Schools, John C. Anthony, 83 Lake Avenue. Superintendent's Clerk, Helen M. Aldrich, 69 Gainsboro Street. Boston, Mass.
CORPS OF TEACHERS. High School.
Name
Department
Where Educated
When Elected
Lorne B. Hulsman ..
Principal .
Boston University . .1911
Alonzo G. Whitman.
Principal Emeritus
Bowdoin College .. .1874
Clara A. Snell. .
Mathematics ..
Bates College . .
1904
Ruth H. Barry ..
Algebra, History
Wellesley College. 1911
Gertrude Gile.
History .
Radcliffe College.
1907
George A. Hutchins.
Science.
Bates College .
1901
Maude E. Capron. .
Science.
Wellesley College.
1911
Marion Chadbourne
English .
Boston University.
.1910
Susan R. Scott.
English .
Brown University 1907
Edith S. Blake .
English .
Bates College . 1903
Helen F. Warren .
English, History.
Mount Holyoke College. 1908
Rose D. Lanphear
English, Latin .
Boston University. 1903
Alice G. Drake . .
English . . .
Boston University . .1912
Robert L. Munson.
Sub-Master, History .
Brown University
.1912
Ernest J. Lawton. .
Hygiene, Mathematics.
Amherst College. . 1912
Laura G. Willgoose .
Modern Languages ..
Radcliffe College . .1908
CITY OF MELROSE
Name
HIGH SCHOOL, Continued. Department
Where Educated When Elected.
Nina G. Adams ..
French, German .. .
Boston University. .1910
Maude M. Lunt . .
French, German.
Tufts College .. 1911
Ednah A. Whitney .
French, German.
Smith College . 1911
Elizabeth F. Abbe.
Ancient Language Department.
Wellesley College. 1906
Adelma A. Ballou . Latin .
Dean Academy . . 1887
George M. Hawes.
Commercial Department ..
Harvard College. 1910
Florence E. Stacy
Stenography, Typewriting . .
Mount Holyoke College .. 1910
Mildred F. Merrill .
Stenography, Typewriting, Com. Geography .
. Salem Normal School .. 1910
Lucy A. Wightman .
Bookkeeping, Arithmetic, Com. Geography ..
Mount Holyoke College .. 1910
Linnie M. DeMerritt
Arithmetic, Penmanship ..
New Hampton Institute. 1904
George Nightingale.
Bookkeeping, Arithmetic.
Harvard College .. .1912
Florence F. Norcross .
Principal's Clerk .. .
Melrose High School . 1912
Eighth Grade.
Mary I. Coggeshall.
Lowell Training School. 1908
Franklin School, Cor. Main and Franklin Streets.
Name
Grade
Where Educated
When Elected.
Carl D. Lytle .
Principal
Brown University . .
1909
Mary I. Lynch .
VIII A ..
Bridgewater Normal School. .
1908
Ethel M. Foster .
VIII B. .
Salem Normal School.
1909
Louise G. White .
VII A.
Salem Normal School .
1895
F. Ethel Whitney.
VII B.
Bridgewater Normal School.
1907
Hazel N. Friend .
VIA.
Castine (Me.) Normal School.
.1912
Lilla M. Layng.
VI B.
Bridgewater Normal School. .1911
Alma J. Guptill. .
V ..
Girl's High School, Boston. . .1884
Mabel G. Gilbride .. IV.
Quincy Training School. . .1900
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Washington School, Cor. Lebanon and Lynde Streets Grade
Where Educated
When Elected.
Clara Rowley
Principal
Mount Holyoke College. 1911
Melvina E. Williams. VIII ..
Gorham (Me.) Normal School. . 1909
Ina E. Cobb. .
VII
Kents Hill Seminary .. . 1908
Emma M. Thompson.
VI.
Salem Normal School . 1906
Anna W. Atkins. .. V ..
Provincetown High School. 1897
Nellie C. Dempsey .
IV.
Salem Normal School . 1891
Fannie M. Kattelle. .
III .
Framingham Normal School .1911
Mabel A. Van Riper . .
II.
Normal School, Paterson, N. J. 1907
Sarah E. Allen . I.
Wheelock Kindergarten Training School. . . .. 1911
Lincoln School, Wyoming Avenue.
Name
Grade
Where Educated When Elected.
Willis Sikes Fisher
Principal
Massachusetts Agricultural College. 1906
Annie L. Ricker. VIII
Gorham, Maine, Normal . 1908
Alice H. Long. . . . VII.
Boston Normal School. .1877
Harriet H. Dowe VI. .
Mount Holyoke College. .1894
Annie P. Long . . V ..
Melrose, High School .. .1894
Minnie F. C. Snow .. IV.
Orono (Me.) High School. 1892
Jeannette A. Doane. . III
.
Templeton High School . . 1896
Amelia F. Trowbridge .
II.
Melrose High School .. . 1889
Grace A. Lynde. I.
Anne L. Page's Kindergarten Training Class. . 1897
Name
SCHOOL REPORT
D. W. Gooch School, Cor. of Foster and Florence Streets.
Name
Grade
Where Educated
When Elected.
Alice M. Swett. . .
Principal .
N. H. Normal School
1882
Mary S. Wentworth. . VIII
Wakefield, N. H. High School. .1896
A. Louise McCormick.
VII. .
Wheaton Seminary . . 1891
Etta J. Call ..
VI.
Kansas Institute. .
1890
Nellie W. Riley.
V.
Salem Normal School. . 1904
Edith M. Maxwell .
III and II.
Farmington State Normal . .1902
Mabel Price . .
I.
Symond's Normal Institute. .1897
Mary A. Livermore School, Main Street.
Name
Grade
Where Educated
When Elected.
Annie C. Washburn
Principal .
Wellesley College. .1900
Bertha C. Hatch ..
VIII
Gorham Normal School . .1904
Lillian G. Runnells .
VII .
Bridgewater Normal School. .1906
Leonora W. Goodsoe
VI.
Gorham Normal School .. . 1907
Lucy E. Shute . V ..
Pinkerton Academy, Derry, N. H .. 1895
Sewall School, Upham Street.
Name
Grade
Where Educated
When Elected.
Annie C. Washburn
Principal.
Wellesley College. 1900
Alice M. Clifford . .
IV.
Salem Normal School . .1912
Lena D. Marshall.
III.
Salem Normal School . .1900
Louise E. Smith ..
II.
Lewiston Normal Training School . . .. 1909
Emma C. French . I.
Miss Symond's Kindergarten Training School 1902
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Joseph Warren School, Warren Street.
Name
Grade
Where Educated
When Elected.
Alice J. Coffin ...
Principal, IV .
Gorham Maine Normal School. 1895
Emily C. Gorden .
V ..
Boston University. .. . 1911
Helen L. Patten ..
III and II.
Salem Normal School . .1903
Ruth M. Knowles ..
I.
Mount Holyoke College .. .
. . 1894
Whittier School, Franklin Street.
Name
Grade
Where Educated
When Elected.
Carl D. Lytle. ..
Principal.
Brown University . .1909
Isabelle L. Atwood.
III.
Haverhill Training School. .1890
Mary A. Chisholm .
II.
Hyannis Normal School.
.1896
Annie G. Balch.
I.
Colby Academy (N. H.). .1900
Laura A. Scott. I.
Salem Normal School . 1912
Winthrop School, Cor. Eleventh and First Streets.
Name
Grade
Where Educated
When Elected.
Florence M. Gogin
Principal, VI, V
Boston Normal School . .1907
Mary L. Loring. .
IV, III.
Salem Normal School . . .1897
Jennie S. Prescott.
II. .
Miss Symond's Kindergarten. .1903
Maude A. Norton.
I.
Elliman Kindergarten Training School, N. Y. 1906
Ripley School, Swain's Pond Avenue.
Name
Grade
Where Educated When Elected.
Martha T. Foster. . Grade II and I ...
Symond's Kindergarten Training School .. ... 1911
SCHOOL REPORT
Supervisors.
Mary E. Coyle. .
. Drawing . . Music
Edward N. Griffin .
.Primary
Margaret E. Grady Myron W. Gray .. .
. Manual Training .. Penmanship
Florence K. Marshall.
Janitors.
Fred S. Boardman.
.. Washington School
Charles J. Critchett.
.Livermore and Sewall Schools
James Fahey . ..
Warren and Whittier Schools
George E. Fogg.
... High School
Walter H. Lewis. .
Winthrop School
. . Lincoln School Archie B. McIlwraith.
.Ripley School Mrs. Mary Silver.
John Thyng. ..
. . Gooch School
Charles E. VanRiper.
.Franklin School
Ross H. Worth.
. Assistant High School
Engineer in High School, Joseph H. Tessier, 9 Winter Street.
Fireman in High School, John Philbin, 119 Linwood Avenue.
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Report of the City Physician
January 31, 1913.
To the Honorable Mayor and Board of Aldermen,
City of Melrose, Mass.
Gentlemen :- I send you herewith the seventh annual re- port of the City Physician for the year ending December 31, 1912.
Visits made for the Charity Department :
At the City Home. 23
To patients in their homes 187
210
Office calls. 317
Attendance upon cases of child birth. 1
Deaths at the City Home. . 1
Visits made for the Health Department:
At the Contagious Hospital 1
To patients in their homes.
33
Visits to mental cases.
12
Visits of inspection and consultation
85
131
Office treatment for pupils of the public schools 109
Office calls for Public Works Department. 3
Visits for the Police Department. 15
Examinations by order of Mayor 1 Vaccinations. 75
Respectfully, CLARENCE P. HOLDEN,
City Physician.
Annual Report
of the
Board of Health
of the
City of Melrose
for the
Year Ending December 31st, 1912
MELROSE, MASS. THE MELROSE FREE PRESS, INC.
1913
Report of the Board of Health
To the Honorable Mayor and Board of Aldermen, City of Mel- rose.
Gentlemen :- The Board of Health respectfully submits herewith its annual report for the year ending December 31, 1912.
Membership and Organization.
The membership and organization of the Board was as follows, viz: Clarence P. Holden, M. D., Arthur A. Hayden, Esq., and Edmund L. Grundy. The Board organized with Clarence P. Holden, Chairman; Grace French, Clerk; Andrew J. Burnett, Inspector of Plumbing and Sanitary Inspector; Dr. Frank P. Sturgis, V. S., Inspector of Animals and In- spector of Slaughtering; Caleb W. Clark, M. D., Inspector of Milk; Drs. R. R. Stratton, A. E. Small and Caleb W. Clark, Medical Inspectors of Schools.
Contagious Diseases.
The year of 1912 was a very light one, so far as the more serious diseases are concerned. There were only 18 cases of diphtheria and croup, and 1 death, and 17 cases of scarlet fever with no deaths.
Measles was very prevalent in the Highlands, interfering largely with school attendance, there being reported 381 cases with 1 death.
94 cases of whooping cough were reported with 1 death.
The epidemic of measles began from a mild case, not re- ported, and supposed to have been an erythema due to di- gestive disturbances.
The outbreak of whooping cough, which has continued over a year, is due simply to the fact that parents make no attempt to isolate probable cases in their early stages and also that during the early stages, before the characteristic whoop begins, it is supposed to be something esle.
One case of the rare disease, trichinosis, which is caused by eating "measly" pork, was reported. The case was recog- nized early by the physician, and promptly treated but re- sulted fatally.
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Five cases of "sore eyes" of infants were reported, and all were immediately visited by the Chairman of the Board as re- quired by law. In one case the Board employed a nurse for several days. All cases recovered without any impairment of vision.
Nine cases of typhoid fever were reported with one death. This death was a patient brought from out of town to the Mel- rose Hospital. All cases of typhoid fever, the Board believes after a careful examination, to have been contracted elsewhere.
All cases of scarlet fever and diphtheria, desiring hospital treatment, were taken to the Malden Contagious Hospital, our own little hospital not being open during the year.
Out of our total expenditure of $1,065.30 for the care of contagious diseases in 1912, $234.00 was paid for the care of cases in other cities and towns, and the city was paid for the care of cases not having a settlement in Melrose, the sum of $151.06.
There was a total of 15 cases of tuberculosis reported of which 14 were pulmonary, and there were 14 deaths, 10 being . of the pulmonary form and 4 of other forms, as against a total of 10 deaths in 1911. During the year, all cases desiring hospital treatment have been aided.
Medical Inspection of Schools.
Total number examined.
1,338
Total number excluded .192
Many of these exclusions were for very short times, cases of pediculosis and impetigo being quickly restored to school.
The following cases of diseases were found in pupils of the public schools:
Diphtheria 2
Ring Worm . 45
La Grippe 10
Other skin diseases . 8
Measles 14
Conjunctivitis 8
Mumps. . 4
Stye. 2
Scarlet Fever 0
Corneal Ulcer 1
Whooping Cough 7
Other diseases of the eye 3
Scabies. 3
Injuries . 5
Chicken Pox 15
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Pediculosis. 30
Adenoids. 10
Impetigo 15
Filthy person 0
Tonsilitis. 22
Slight Ailments 205
There were 301 vaccination certificates granted by the School Physicians during the year.
Sixty-three children between the ages of 14 and 16, who wished to go to work, were examined by the Chairman as to their physical condition; of these, sixty-one were found physically fit for the work they proposed to do. While it is undeniably true that children between the ages of 14 and 16 may, with no harm to their physical, mental, or moral con- dition, perform light labor, on the other hand we do not be- lieve that the enlightened sentiment of our Commonwealth will much longer tolerate the sending of our children to con- tinous labor.
As before stated, our contagious cases, requiring hospital treatment, were sent to the Malden Contagious Hospital.
The Board is now considering, and the city will, in the immediate future, be called upon to provide a Tuberculosis Hospital.
Under the law passed in 1911, requiring the Board of Health to take care of persons suffering from "insanity, mental derangements, deliriums, or mental confusion," two cases were referred to the Board. One was cared for in the Melrose Hospital until recovery, and one was sent to the Danvers State Hospital.
All children referred by the School Committee have been vaccinated free of charge and vaccine virus, furnished by the State Board of Health, has been distributed, free of charge, to physicians upon application. 184 children have been ex- amined and certificates of successful vaccination given.
Disinfection by formaldehyde gas, at the termination of all cases of scarlet fever, diphtheria, and typhoid fever, has been done as heretofore. Also disinfection of apartments, occupied by persons suffering with tuberculosis, upon death or removal. School rooms have been disinfected, when there appeared to be danger from a pupil having been ill in school.
Licenses and permits have been issued as follows, viz :-
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To hawkers and peddlers 32
To collect grease and bones 3
To sell milk from wagons 43
To sell milk from stores 46
To keep hens . 31
The following named undertakers have been licensed :- Albert J. Walton, John H. Gately, Stephen W. Harvey, Fred T. Churchill, and Henry W. Clark.
The Board has approved the applications of the following named persons to maintain boarding houses for infants, viz: Mrs. Agnes Thompson, Mrs. Jennie I. Chapman, Mrs. Marie Fester, Mrs. Mary Bourne, Mrs. Mary J. Crowley, Mrs. Clara J. Manley, and Mıs. Jane Harfst.
The following is the list of nuisances abated by order of the Board of Health or its agent, during the year and in parallel column, nuisances abated during the previous year.
1912
Privy nuisances
6
7
Privies abolished
6
4
Cesspool nuisances.
6
8
Cesspools abolished .
13
31
Premises connected with sewer by order of the Board.
4
1
Hen nuisances.
10
2
Dumping nuisances.
15
11
Offensive garbage pail.
4
2
Uncleanly premises
15
18
Dumping garbage.
1
5
Pig nuisances .
6
1
Stable nuisances.
4
5
No water supply .
1
0
Manure
2
2
Stagnant water.
1
5
Insufficient sanitary provision.
1
2
Obstructed house drain.
1
3
Defective plumbing.
6
3
Offensive catch basin
1
0
Animals in cellar
2
0
55
HEALTH REPORT
Obstructed private sewer
1
0
Committing nuisances.
2
0
Burning rubbish.
1
1
Ell Pond Brook .
1
0
Private sewer leaking
1
0
Complaints investigated and no cause for com-
plaint. 11
2
0
Dead Animals buried.
47
59
A new contract for the collection of garbage was made with Charles E. and Alfred E. Swain. Householders should not forget that any successful disposition of garbage, like "Charity, begins at home." First: No broken glass, crock- ery, or empty cans, or poisonous or offensive substances, should be put in the garbage can. Even a pig is entitled to some consideration.
Second: All garbage should be drained. The con- tractor is not required to haul or dispose of water. Again, in winter if garbage contains water, it freezes and the can is in- jured in removing it.
Third: The receptacle should not leak, have a close fitting cover, and be fly proof, and it should be washed, in summer time, after each collection.
If householders will observe these recommendations and remember that under the contract they are entitled to two collections each week, the Board will be glad to investigate every charge of neglect or failure upon the part of the con- tractor.
The Board has made sanitary inspection of all dairies in Melrose and nearby towns, sending milk here. While con- ditions are by no means ideal, yet there is, upon the whole, improvement each year.
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Bill Board nuisances
Table I. CONTAGIOUS DISEASES REPORTED TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH IN 1912 .- BY MONTHS.
Diseases.
Jan.
Feb.
Mch.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Total
Scarlet Fever. .
1
4
4
2
1
1
1
. .
.
2
1
. .
1
1
1
2
. .
.
·
19
10
4
1
.
·
7
1
. .
2
5
39
Chicken Pox.
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