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I have the honor to submit the following report of the Tax Col- lector's Department for the year ending December 31, 1929:
The amount of cash collected on the tax for the various years is as follows:
Tax of 1926
Amount uncollected January 1, 1929. ... $1,542 63
Amount abated during year 1929. 528 01
Amount collected during year 1929. $1,014 62
755 92
$755 92
Amount uncollected January 1, 1930 ....
$258 70
Amount of interest collected.
85 92
Main Sewer Apportionments of 1926
Amount uncollected January 1, 1929 ....
$180 10
Amount collected during year 1929 ......
83 60
83 60
Amount uncollected January 1, 1930 ....
$96 50
Committed Interest on Main Sewer Apportionments of 1926
Amount uncollected January 1, 1929 ....
$16 08
Amount collected during year 1929.
14 40
Amount uncollected January 1, 1930 ....
$1 68
Street Betterment Apportionments of 1926
Amount uncollected January 1, 1929 ....
$698 43
Amount collected during year 1929 ......
49 96
49 96
Committed Interest on Street Betterment Apportionments of 1926
Amount uncollected January 1, 1929 .... $69 89
Amount collected during year 1929 ...... 24 00
24 00
Amount uncollected Januarv 1, 1930 ....
$45 89
$14 40
Amount uncollected January 1, 1930 ....
$648 47
Cash Received
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Street Oiling of 1926
Amount uncollected January 1, 1929 .... $1 92
Charge by Auditor 4 08
Amount collected during year 1929 ...... 6 00
Tax of 1927
Amount uncollected January 1, 1929 ....
$30,204 42
Reconsideration of abatement by As- sessors
7 50
$30,211 92
Charge by Auditor
5 44
$30,217 36
Credit by Auditor.
890 56
$29,326 80
Amount abated during year 1929 11,025 24
$18,301 56
Amount collected during year 1929.
15,461 63
Amount uncollected January 1, 1930. ... $2,839 93
Amount of interest collected.
1,928 26
Main Sewer Apportionments of 1927
Amount uncollected January 1, 1929.
$319 06
Charge by Auditor
79 39
$398 45
Credit by Auditor
4 40
$394 05
Amount abated during year 1929
102 27
$291 78
Amount collected during year 1929.
248 91
Amount uncollected January 1, 1930 ....
$42 87
Committed Interest on Main Sewer Apportionments of 1927
Amount uncollected January 1, 1929. .. $31 23
Charge by Auditor
4 35
$35 58
Credit by Auditor.
1 32
$34 26
Amount abated during year 1929.
4 70
Amount collected during year 1929 .... ... 28 33
Amount uncollected January 1, 1930 ....
$1 23
6 00
$15,461 63
248 91
28 33
$29 56
Cash Received
$6 00
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Sidewalk Apportionment of 1927
Cash Received
Amount uncollected January 1, 1929 .... $47 03
Amount collected during year 1929 .. .. 47 03 47 03
Committed Interest on Sidewalk Apportionments of 1927
Amount uncollected January 1, 1929 .... $2 55
Amount collected during year 1929 .. .... 2 55
2 55
Street Betterment Apportionments of 1927
Amount uncollected January 1, 1929 ....
$820 26
Charge by Auditor.
7 21
$827 47
Credit by Auditor.
49 37
$778 10
Amount abated during year 1929.
40 78
$737 32
Amount collected during year 1929. ... 664 66
Amount uncollected January 1, 1930
$72 66
Committed Interest on Street Betterment Apportionments of 1927
Amount uncollected January 1, 1929 ....
$117 60
Charge by Auditor.
3 33
$120 93
Credit by Auditor
3 24
$117 69
Amount abated during year 1929.
3 60
$114 09
Amount collected during year 1929.
102 57
Amount uncollected January 1, 1930 ....
$11 52
Street Oiling of 1927
Amount uncollected January 1, 1929 ....
$79 02
Charge by Auditor
22 84
$101 86
Credit by Auditor.
10 02
$91 84
Amount abated during year 1929.
16 98
Amount collected during year 1929.
53 68
Amount uncollected January 1, 1930 ....
$21 18
664 66
102 57
$74 86
53 68
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Cash Received
Amount uncollected January 1, 1929 .... $38 26
Charge by Auditor 1 34
$39 60
Amount abated during year 1929.
7 30
$32 30
Amount collected during year 1929. ... 32 30
32 30
Tax of 1928
Amount uncollected January 1, 1929 .... $1,378,925 96 Reconsideration of abatement by As-
sessors
61 60
$1,378,987 56
Charge by Auditor
40 69
$1,379,028 25
Credit by Auditor
37,553 50
$1,341,474 75
Amount abated during year 1929.
18,415 72
$1,323,059 03
Amount collected during year 1929 .... 1,294,431 48
Amount uncollected January 1, 1930 .... $28,627 55
Amount of interest collected
Main Sewer Apportionments of 1928
Amount uncollected January 1, 1929 ....
$5,435 78
Charge by Auditor
15 92
$5,451 70
Credit by Auditor
147 59
$5,304 11
Amount abated during year 1929.
34 89
$5,269 22
Amount collected during year 1929.
5,146 04
Amount uncollected January 1, 1930 .... $123 18
1,294,431 48
44,804 96
5,146 04
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REPORT OF COLLECTOR OF TAXES Committed Interest on Main Sewer Apportionments of 1928
Amount uncollected January 1, 1929 ....
$1,387 88
Charge by Assessors. 4 65
Credit by Auditor. $1,392 53
34 59
$1,357 94
Amount abated during year 1929.
8 23
$1,349 71
Amount-collected during year 1929. .... 1,313 33
Amount uncollected January 1, 1930 ...
$36 38
Sidewalk Apportionments of 1928
Amount uncollected January 1, 1929 ....
$3,450 12
Reconsideration of abatement by As- sessors
5 84
$3,455 96
Credit by Auditor
77 21
$3,378 75
Amount collected during year 1929. .. 2,928 42
Amount uncollected January 1, 1930 ....
$450 33
Committed Interest on Sidewalk Apportionments of 1928
Amount uncollected January 1, 1929 ....
$1,001 94
Reconsideration of abatement by As- sessors
1 26
$1,003 20
Credit by Auditor
28 83
$974 37
Amount collected during year 1929.
848 32
Amount uncollected January 1, 1930 ....
$126 05
Street Betterment Apportionments of 1928
Amount uncollected January 1, 1929 .... $14,789 72
Additional warrant by Assessors.
10 00
$14,799 72 12 50
Credit by Assessors
$14,787 22
Credit by Auditor ..... 405 64
$14,381 58
Amount abated during year 1929.
282 14
$14,099 44
Amount collected January 1, 1929 ...... 13,722 33
Amount uncollected January 1, 1930 ....
$377 11
Cash Received
1,313 33
2,928 42
848 32
13,722 33
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Committed Interest on Street Betterment Apportionments of 1928
Amount uncollected January 1, 1929.
$4,459 38
Additional warrant by Assessors. 1 95
$4,461 33
Charge by Assessors
75
$4,462 08
Credit by Auditor.
112 74
$4,349 34
Amount abated during year 1929.
52 26
$4,297 08
Amount collected during year 1929. .... 4,191 15
4,191 15
Gypsy Moth of 1928
Amount uncollected January 1, 1929.
$1,005 05 7 50
Credit by Auditor.
$997 55
Amount abated during year 1929.
7 50
$990 05
Amount collected during year 1929.
854 35
Amount uncollected January 1, 1930 ....
$135 70
Tax of 1929
Total amount committed by Assessors .. $3,975,253 47 Amount abated during year 1929. 14,587 67
$3,960,665 80
Amount collected during year 1929. 2,466,381 42
2,466,381 42
Amount uncollected January 1, 1930 .... $1,494,284 38
Amount of interest collected
2,465 69
Main Sewer Apportionments of 1929
Total amount committed by Assessors $13,117 24
Credit by Assessors. 5 17
$13,112 07
Amount abated during year 1929.
69 52
$13,042 55
Amount collected during year 1929. 5,675 99
5,675 99
Amount uncollected January 1, 1930 .... $7,366 56
Cash Received
Amount uncollected January 1, 1930 ....
$105 93
854 35
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REPORT OF COLLECTOR OF TAXES Committed Interest on Main Sewer Apportionments of 1929
Total amount committed by Assessors
$2,961 35
Credit by Assessors.
2 48
$2,958 87
Amount abated during year 1929
16 58
$2,942 29
Amount collected during year 1929. .... 1,272 39
Amount uncollected January 1, 1930 ....
$1,669 90
Sidewalk Apportionments of 1929
Total amount committed by Assessors
$8,629 39
Charge by Assessors
5 17
$8,634 56
Amount abated during year 1929
58 27
$8,576 29
Amount collected during year 1929 ......
3,760 09
Amount uncollected January 1, 1930 ....
$4,816 20
Committed Interest on Sidewalk Apportionments of 1929
Total amount committed by Assessors $2,783 58
Charge by Assessors 2 48
$2,786 06
Reconsideration of abatement by As-
sessors
50
$2,786 56
Amount abated during year 1929.
21 11
$2,765 45
Amount collected during year 1929. ...... 1,162 59
Amount uncollected January 1, 1930 ....
$1,602 86
Street Betterment Apportionments of 1929
Total amount committed by Assessors $27,593 81 Amount abated during year 1929. 46 28
$27,547 53
Amount collected during year 1929. .... 11,430 39
11,430 39
Amount uncollected January 1, 1930 ....
$16,117 14
Cash Received
1,272 39
3,760 09
1,162 59
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Committed Interest on Street Betterment Apportionments of 1929
Cash Received
Total amount committed by Assessors $10,352 71
Amount abated during year 1929. 15 03
$10,337 68
Amount collected during year 1929. .. 4,139 33
4,139 33
Amount uncollected January 1, 1930 ....
$6,198 35
Gypsy Moth of 1929
Total amount committed by Commis-
sioner of Public Works. $2,029 95
Amount abated during year 1929. 5 00
Amount collected during year 1929.
$2,024 95
1,229 08
1,229 08
Amount uncollected January 1, 1930 .... $795 87
Motor Excise Tax of 1929
Total amount committed by Assessors $211,328 36
Amount abated during year 1929. 17,469 75
$193,858 61
Amount collected during year 1929. .. 133,258 41
Amount uncollected January 1, 1930. $60,600 20
Amount of interested collected.
174 43
Sewers
Amount collected during year 1929 on sewer con- struction
11,609 85
Amount of interest collected 34 73
Permanent Sidewalks
Amount collected during year 1929 on Permanent Sidewalks
11,938 90
Amount of interest collected 66 81
Street Betterments
Amount collected during year 1929 on Street Bet- terments
20,187 53
Amount of interested collected.
119 07
Costs collected during year 1929.
7,097 80
Bank interest collected during year 1929.
2,172 81
Total amount of cash collected during year 1929 $4,072,007 41
JAMES B. WHITE Collector of Taxes.
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REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
JANUARY, 1, 1930.
THOMAS J. MCGRATH, Mayor:
Dear Sir,-The following report of the activities of the Health Department during the past year is modelled, as heretofore, on the third edition of the "Appraisal Form for City Health Work," as published by the American Public Health Association. The Appraisal Form recognizes fourteen major headings in city health work. A definite value is assigned to each of these headings; the total equaling 1,000 points. The Appraisal of the activities for 1928 was made by Dr. W. F. Walker, Field Director of the Ameri- can Public Health Association. The Appraisal for 1929 was made by Mr. A. A. Robertson of the Quincy Health Department. No credit was given for points unless it could be clearly shown that credit was due. The scoring is as follows:
Activities
Possible 1928 Score Score
1929 Score
Gain
Vital Statistics
50
50
50
*
Communicable Disease Control
160
142
150
8
Venereal Disease Control.
50
20
23
3
Tuberculosis Control
90
83
80
3
Maternity Hygiene
80
56
56
0
Infant Hygiene
80
64
66
2
Pre-school Hygiene
80
32
44
12
School Hygiene
120
73
76
3
Food and Milk Control
70
49
54
5
Sanitation
80
53
56
3
Laboratory
60
43
49
6
Popular Health Instruction.
40
37
38
1
Cancer Control
20
2
2
0
Heart Disease Control
20
8
8
0
Total
1000
712
742
40
*Perfect score.
Each activity will now be discussed under separate headings.
Vital Statistics
1
For the last three years the department has had a perfect score.
Communicable Disease Control
Because of a marked increase in the number of children im- munized against diphtheria-particularly the pre-school group- there was a gain of eight points. Scarlet fever continues as a problem. Many unrecognized cases (because of the continued mildness of the disease) are probably responsible for this situation.
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Venereal Disease Control
There was a slight gain because of an increase in the number of cases reported.
Tuberculosis Control
More visits to post-sanatorium cases increased our score. Points were lost because the percentage of children under twelve of the total number of patients admitted to sanatoria was lower than in 1928. Points were lost also because of a diminished number of nursing visits. This was due to the fact that the State Survey was made the previous year.
Maternity Hygiene
The city can get no credit for prenatal clinic services because as yet no clinic exists. The quickest way to further reduce our already low infant mortality would be to concentrate on more ex- tensive prenatal service. Sixty-eight per cent of the infant deaths under one year were in the first month of life. Such deaths can be properly accredited either to conditions existing before or at the time of delivery.
Infant Hygiene
This score was increased because of an increased number of nursing visits.
Pre-School Hygiene
This heading has to do with health activities concerning children from one year to school age. It includes all services rendered to children in this age group attending the regular baby clinics. In- asmuch as a regular weekly pre-school clinic was started July 17 in place of the previous monthly clinic, nine points were gained. An increase in nursing visits accounted for the rest of the increase.
School Hygiene
This is under the care of the School Committee. There was a gain of three points due to an increased number of physical ex- aminations.
Food and Milk Control
In 1928 this department could not show figures regarding the percentage of dairy cows in the area that were tuberculin tested. The score on this point was seven out of a possible eight, because of definite information, for the year 1929.
Sanitation
The gains in this phase of public health were due to an in- creased number of sanitary inspections.
Laboratory
The standard for diphtheria examinations is 250 specimens per annual resident death from diphtheria. There were only two deaths. There was a loss of one point for examination of diph- theria specimens. As this disease gets more rare there is a ten-
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dency to take fewer cultures. There was a loss of one point in milk examinations because of a diminished number of examina- tions of pasteurized milk. There was a gain because of an in- creased number of sputum examinations for tuberculosis. There was a gain of one point because of increased supervision of semi- public and private water supplies, swimming pools and bathing beaches. There was a gain of 10 points in total laboratory pro- cedures because of a marked increase in laboratory examinations at the Quincy City Hospital.
Popular Health Instruction
There was a gain of one point because of an increased use of pamphlets. There was also a gain of four points because of a larger mailing list for the monthly bulletin.
Cancer Control
There is no change from last year. There is deplorably little being done.
Heart Disease Control
There is no change from last year. The logical beginning of a campaign against heart disease is with the school child. This is the period in life when infected teeth and tonsils begin to appear as a frequent cause of infectious heart disease.
To sum up this report we can say that the Health Department is doing outstanding work in certain of the most important fea- tures of public health. These features can easily be determined by picking out the high relative weights given to certain sections such as Communicable Disease Control (where we secured 150 of 160 possible points), Tuberculosis Control and Infant Hygiene. In less important sections, such as Vital Statistics and Popular Health Instruction, there is almost a perfect score. Some of the significant accomplishments are as follows:
1. Only two deaths from diphtheria in the whole city. Ap- proximately one-third of the pre-school population of the city im- munized against diphtheria.
The diphtheria rate is less than one-seventh of what it was in 1925.
2. The remarkably low infant mortality-52 deaths per thou- sand live births.
3. Ninety-five per cent of the milk is pasteurized.
Some phases of the health work that are peculiar to Quincy are:
1. The use of a school-Woodward Institute-virtually as a health center.
2. The close correlation of this department with the State De- partment of Mental Hygiene. Quincy now has the largest Habit Clinic and the first Child Guidance Clinic in the State-showing the marked interest of the public in mental hygiene.
3. The marked interest of the local Chapter of the Red Cross in a peace time activity-viz., nutrition work in children. The local Chapter has appropriated a sum sufficient for the salary of a den- tist who is to devote his time to the care of children in the pre- school group during 1930. This Chapter also paid the salary of a nutrition worker during 1929.
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It is hoped that in the coming year more attention can be paid to Venereal Disease Control, Maternity Hygiene, Pre-School Hy- giene, Cancer Control and Heart Disease Control.
Some urgent needs of the Health Department are as follows:
1. A "Health Centre" (mentioned in annual report since 1925).
2. Higher salaries for some members of the staff who are ren- dering highly technical services in a most efficient manner.
3. A nursing supervisor.
4. Generalized nursing service.
It might be interesting for the public to realize the progress that has been made in this department during the last ten years. Accordingly we have prepared the following statement showing the various steps forward taken by previous Health Commissioners.
Under the administration of Dr. Jones in 1921 was started the Venereal Disease Clinic and the Atlantic, West Quincy and Quincy Point Baby clinics. In 1922 was started a clinic for children ex- posed to or suspected of having tuberculosis. Under the direction of Dr. Sweeney in 1923 Schick testing and toxin-antitoxin clinics were held. In 1924 the Wollaston Baby Clinic was started. At the suggestion of Dr. Bartlett in 1925 a Baby Clinic began in South Quincy and Schick test clinics were started in the schools. In 1926 a Pre-natal Nurse was appointed and a health survey of the pupils of St. John's School was made. In 1927, at the direc- tion of the writer of this report, a monthly Pre-school clinic was started, a monthly Orthopedic clinic and Toxin-antitoxin clinics in the schools. The State Department of Mental Hygiene opened a Habit Clinic. In 1928 this department began the Houghs Neck Baby Clinic and a weekly nutritional conference. In 1929 the State Department of Mental Hygiene began a Child Guidance Clinic and this department bought the equipment for a Dental Clinic which is now being run by the Red Cross. Through the cooperation of the Speech Readers Guild hearing tests were carried out in both Parochial Schools by means of the Audiometer. (The latter is an electrical device which makes possible quick and ac- curate testing of forty pupils at one time.)
The Department wishes to mention the fine cooperation we have received from the State Department of Health, the School Depart- ment, the local Chapter of the American Red Cross, the Quincy and Wollaston Women's Clubs and the Wollaston Mothers' Club. The success of Popular Health Instruction in Quincy has been due to a considerable extent to the generous publicity of the "Quincy Daily Ledger" and the "Quincy News."
I can close this report with no better paragraph than this one containing the following remarks by Dr. M. J. Roseneau, Professor of Hygiene at the Harvard Medical School: "Preventive medicine dreams of a time when there shall be enough for all, and every man shall bear his share of labor in accordance with his ability, and every man shall possess sufficient for the needs of his body and the demands of health. These things he shall have as a mat- ter of justice and not of charity. Preventive medicine dreams of a time when there shall be no unnecessary suffering and no prema- ture deaths; when the welfare of the people shall be our highest concern; when humanity and mercy shall replace greed and selfish- ness; and it dreams that all these things will be accomplished through the wisdom of man. Preventive medicine dreams of these things, not with the hope that we, individually, may participate in
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them, but with the joy that we may aid in their coming to those who shall live after us. When young men have vision the dreams of old men come true."
Respectfully submitted,
E. B. FITZGERALD, M.D., Health Commissioner.
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT
JANUARY 1, 1930.
DR. EDMUND B. FITZGERALD, Health Commissioner:
DEAR SIR :- I hereby submit my annual report of the Depart- ment of Health for the year ending December 31, 1929.
The personnel of the department is as follows:
Com. of Health and Inspector of Milk ... Dr. E. B. Fitzgerald Superintendent Thomas G. Smith
Clerk Verna M. Kelley
Sanitary Inspector
A. A. Robertson
Assistant Milk Inspector
James O'Dowd
Plumbing Inspector
J. J. Keniley
Inspector of Meats and Provisions
Howard Rogers
Dr. C. J. Lynch
Child Welfare Physician
Dispensary Physician Dr. Rachel L. Hardwick
Venereal Disease Physician
Dr. E. E. Smith
Bacteriologist Dr. E. E. Smith
Tuberculosis Nurse Gertrude T. Russell, R.N.
Tuberculosis Nurse
Mary E. Keeley, R.N.
Contagious Nurse Catherine F. Coleman, R.N.
Child Welfare Nurse Nettie D. Fowler, R.N.
Child Welfare Nurse
Mary E. Marr, R.N.
Inspector of Animals and Slaughtering ... Dr. E. A. deVarennes
There have not been any permanent additions to the personnel of the department for the past year.
In an effort to clean up the dumps and other nuisances created in different parts of the city, for the summer months, Francis Dris- coll was appointed an assistant Sanitary Inspector. He proved very faithful and efficient.
Appended you will find the reports of the various inspectors and nurses, also report of diseases and deaths reported for the year 1929.
See Auditor's report for statement of receipts and payments.
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS G. SMITH, Superintendent.
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REPORT OF CONTAGIOUS DISEASE NURSE
JANUARY 1, 1930.
DR. EDMUND B. FITZGERALD, Health Commissioner:
DEAR DOCTOR :- I herewith submit my fifth annual report of contagious disease work for the year ending 1929.
Eight hundred and sixty-five cases of notifiable diseases were reported as follows:
Scarlet fever
268
Diphtheria
18
Measles
99
Whooping-cough
170
German measles
8
Anterior poliomyelitis
8
Cerebro-spinal fever
2
Influenza
83
Dog bite
40
Chicken pox
62
Lobar pneumonia
47
Mumps
54
Ophthalmia neonatorum
1
Tetanus
1
Typhoid fever
4
Nursing visits
By
By Contagious Nurse Other Nurse Total
Scarlet fever
1,032
42
1,074
Diphtheria (cultures 93)
94
9
103
Measles
181
20
201
Whooping-cough
332
14
346
Anterior poliomyelitis
15
1
16
Dog bite
2
1
3
Chicken pox
2
2
Cerebro spinal fever
1
1
Typhoid fever (cultures 3)
4
4
(widal 1)
This was the lowest number of cases reported in the city since 1917.
Scarlet Fever
This was the only important disease to show an increase over other years. The majority of these cases were of a mild type. Of the 268 cases reported, 33 were sent to the Brighton Hospital. One death occurred in the city.
Diphtheria
There were 18 cases reported. As in the previous year, diph- theria prevention clinics were held once a week in the various wards. More than 3,700 children received the treatments, nearly 50 per cent of whom were of pre-school age. During the year two deaths occurred in the hospital. Neither child had received the protective treatments. Seven of 18 cases were hospitalized.
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Cerebro Spinal Fever
Two cases were reported, both of which proved fatal. Both cases were hospitalized.
Anterior Poliomyelitis
Of the eight cases reported four were treated in hospitals, two of whom died.
Typhoid Fever
The four cases reported were cared for in the hospital.
During October the hearing of the children in the Parochial schools was tested. Twenty-five were found to be defective and referred for treatment.
Assistance was given at the physical examinations of the chil- dren in the first grade of these schools.
The following number of clinics were attended:
T.A.T. 105
Dental clinics 14
Dental Forsythe 5
Baby Clinics 8
Re-Schick clinics 5
Ear clinics
1
Office hours have been held daily.
In the followup work 1,750 visits have been made, including checking up of quarantine rules, taking of cultures, examination of contacts and releases from quarantine. Daily visits have also been made to St. John's school in connection with the work the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
CATHERINE F. COLEMAN, R.N., Contagious Disease Nurse.
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REPORT OF THE VENEREAL DISEASE CLINICIAN
JANUARY 1, 1930.
DR. EDMUND B. FITZGERALD, Health Commissioner :
DEAR SIR :- In submitting my report this year, I would invite your attention to a few special facts.
First, that 233 visits to 51 clinics gives an average of more than four (4) patients per clinic hour, a higher patient per hour rate than I am able to maintain in my own office when treating the same class of patients. Obviously many "corners have been cut" in the clinic. This same time question may account partly for the fact that many physicians do not treat venereal disease privately.
Speaking in the abstract, this would be but a small amount of work performed for the money, if one forgets that in the mean- while, the clinician attends to the records, reports, correspondence, supplies, Wasserman returns, sterlization, as well as the heating plant and telephone. The water used for intravenous therapy is distilled and sterilized in our own laboratory by the clinician, thereby insuring a fresher product than could be bought com- mercially at any price.
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