Inaugural address of the mayor, with the annual report of the officers of the city of Quincy for the year 1931, Part 8

Author: Quincy (Mass.)
Publication date: 1931
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33 91


Amount uncollected January 1, 1932 ....


$8 58


Tax of 1930


Amount uncollected January 1, 1931 .... $1,524,840 66 Charge by Assessors 56 00


$1,524,896 66


Additional Warrant by Assessors


126 00


$1,525,022 66


Charge by Auditor


1,852 10


$1,526,874 76


Credit by Auditor


57,317 40


$1,469,557 36


Amount abated in 1931


17,805 93


$1,451,751 43


Amount collected in 1931


1,441,789 54


Amount uncollected January 1, 1932 .... $9,961 89 Amount of interest collected.


Main Sewer Apportionments of 1930


Amount uncollected January 1, 1931 .... $8,731 68 Charge by Auditor 26


$8,731 94


Credit by Auditor


284 93


Amount abated in 1931


5 06


$8,441 95


Amount collected in 1931


8,430 95


Amount uncollected January 1, 1932 ....


$11 00


1,441,789 54


53,426 65


$8,447 01


8,430 95


130


CITY OF QUINCY


Committed Interest on Main Sewer Apportionments of 1930


Amount uncollected January 1, 1931 .... $2,557 02 92 52


Credit by Auditor


$2,464 50


Amount abated in 1931


4 92


$2,459 58


Amount collected in 1931


2,459 24


Amount uncollected January 1, 1932 ....


34


Street Betterment Apportionments of 1930


Amount uncollected January 1, 1931 .... $20,414 17 17 81


Charge by Auditor


$20,431 98


Credit by Auditor


675 97


$19,756 01


Amount abated in 1931


19 21


$19,736 80


Amount collected in 1931


19,736 80


19,736 80


Committed Interest on Street Betterment Apportionments of 1930


Amount uncollected January 1, 1931 .... $7,983 51


Charge by Auditor


8 77


$7,992 28


Credit by Auditor


265 92


$7,726 36


Amount abated in 1931


7 07


$7,719 29


Amount collected in 1931


7,719 29


7,719 29


Sidewalk Apportionments of 1930


Amount uncollected January 1, 1931 .... $5,309 79 10 59


Charge by Auditor


$5,320 38


Credit by Auditor


114 63


$5,205 75


Amount abated in 1931


17 48


Amount collected in 1931


5,173 70


Amount uncollected January 1, 1932 ....


$14 57


2,459 24


$5,188 27


5,173 70


REPORT OF COLLECTOR OF TAXES


131


Committed Interest on Sidewalk Apportionments of 1930


Amount uncollected January 1, 1931 .... $1,803 12 4 26


Charge by Auditor


Credit by Auditor


$1,807 38 40 61


Amount abated in 1931


6 09


$1,760 68


Amount collected in 1931


1,754 47


Amount uncollected January 1, 1932 ....


6 21


Gypsy Moth of 1930


Amount uncollected January 1, 1931 ....


$988 32


Charge by Auditor


5 00


993 32


Credit by Auditor


13 33


979 99


Amount abated in 1931


9 80


$970 19


Amount collected in 1931


966 69


Amount uncollected January 1, 1932 ....


$3 50


Tax of 1931


Total Amount Committed by Asses- sors


$4,140,429 83


Charge by Auditor


786 61


$4,141,216 44


Credit by Auditor


72,632 25


$4,068,584 19


Amount abated in 1931


16,759 70


$4,051,824 49


Amount collected in 1931


2,447,728 29


Amount uncollected January 1, 1932. $1,604,096 20 Amount of interest collected.


Main Sewer Apportionments of 1931


Total amount committed by Assessors $17,295 26


Additional Warrant by Assessors. 5 78


$17,301 04


Charge by Auditor


26


$17,301 30


1,754 47


966 69


2,447,728 29


3,380 69


$1,766 77


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Credit by Auditor


586 45


Amount abated in 1931


41 97


16,672 88


Amount collected in 1931


6,438 01


Amount uncollected January 1, 1932 ....


$10,234 87


Committed Interest on Main Sewer Apportionments of 1931


Total amount committed by Assessors .. $4,258 32


Additional Warrant by Assessors .. 1 44


$4,259 76


Charge by Auditor


11


$4,259 87


Credit by Auditor


156 72


$4,103 15


Amount abated in 1931


7 90


$4,095 25


Amount collected in 1931


1,556 47


Amount uncollected January 1, 1932 ....


2,538 78


Street Betterment Apportionments of 1931


Total amount committed by Assessors ..


$38,383 93 1,392 07


$36,991 86


Amount abated in 1931


33 90


$36,957 96


Amount collected in 1931


13,001 64


Amount uncollected January 1, 1932 ....


$23,956 32


Committed Interest on Street Betterment Apportionments of 1931


Total amount committed by Assessors .. $14,952 84 509 37


Credit by Auditor


$14,443 47


Amount abated in 1931


13 84


14,429 63


Amount collected in 1931


4,987 62


4,987 62


Amount uncollected January 1, 1932 .... $9,442 01


6,438 01


1,556 47


Credit by Auditor


13,001 64


16,714 85


REPORT OF COLLECTOR OF TAXES


133


Sidewalk Apportionments of 1931


Total amount committed by Assessors .. $11,323 23 Credit by Auditor 182 22


Amount abated in 1931


11 90


$11,129 11


Amount collected in 1931


4,350 57


Amount uncollected January 1, 1932 .... $6,778 54


Committed Interest on Sidewalk Apportionments of 1931


Total amount committed by Assessors $3,405 61


Credit by Auditor 59 27


$3,346 34


Amount abated in 1931


3 56


$3,342 78


Amount collected in 1931


1,301 68


Amount uncollected January 1, 1932 ....


$2,041 10


Gypsy Moth of 1931


Total amount committed by Assessors .. $1,729 75


Credit by Auditor 5 00


$1,724 75


Amount abated in 1931


4 00


$1,720 75


Amount collected in 1931


964 43


Amount uncollected January 1, 1932 ....


756 32


Motor Excise Tax of 1929


Amount uncollected January 1, 1931 .... $12,844 77 8 89


$12,853 66


Amount abated in 1931


4,287 61


$8,566 05


Amount collected in 1931


2,608 73


2,608 73


Amount uncollected January 1, 1932. ... $5,957 32


Amount of interest collected 240 65


Motor Excise Tax of 1930


Amount uncollected January 1, 1931 .... $57,691 46


Reconsideration of abatement by As- 7 28


sessors


$57,698 74


1,301 68


964 43


Charge by Auditor


$11,141 01


4,350 57


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Additional Warrant by Assessors.


538 52


Charge by Auditor $58,237 26


904 47


$59,141 73


Amount abated in 1931


4,311 33


$54,830 40


Amount collected in 1931


43,555 29


43,555 29


Amount uncollected January 1, 1932 .... $11,275 11


Amount of interest collected. 1,541 87


Motor Excise Tax of 1931


Total amount committed by Assessors .. $159,449 64 Charge by Auditor 3,902 83


$163,352 47


Amount abated in 1931


8,008 38


$155,344 09


Amount collected in 1931


122,030 04


122,030 04


Amount uncollected January 1, 1932 ....


$33,314 05


Amount of interest collected.


261 19


Sewers


Amount collected during year 1931 on Sewer con- struction


9,355 80


Amount of interest collected


34 40


Sidewalks


Amount collected during year 1931 on Permanent Sidewalks


Amount of interest collected


11,316 17 52 03


Street Betterments


Amount collected during year 1931 on Street Bet- terments


Amount of interest collected


12,832 76 107 54


Old Age Assistance Tax


Total amount committed by Assessors .. $22,431 00


Credit allowed by State 547 00


$21,884 00


Amount collected in 1931


19,601 00


19,601 00


Amount uncollected January 1, 1932. $2,283 00


Costs collected during year 1931


6,398 97


Bank Interest collected during year 1931 256 56


Total amount of cash collected in 1931 $4,274,359 44


Respectfully submitted,


JAMES B. WHITE, Collector of Taxes.


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REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH


REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH


JANUARY 1, 1932.


HON. THOMAS J. MCGRATH, Mayor of Quincy, Massachusetts.


DEAR SIR :- During the past year, an important and progressive change in the regime of the City Health Department was made. This consisted in establishing a separate division for vital statistics and the employment of a full-time statistician.


A good definition for vital statistics is "The Bookkeeping of Health." The knowledge obtained through good vital statistics is most important and invaluable, but its terms and methods are naturally technical and at times hard to understand.


However, in the last analysis, vital statistics simply means: what are you doing, how are you doing it and what is the cost ?


The system now in vogue at the Health Office is twofold, one deals with health and disease and sanitation, etc., and the other with finance, that is, all expenses are properly itemized, segre- gated and charged to the departments responsible for the expen- diture; thus all money spent can be traced and understood.


In the year 1931, as in previous years, and probably for years to come, the most expensive public health problem for cities like Quincy will be Tuberculosis. The reason for the expense of this scourge is evident. In the first place all cities must take care of indigent tuberculosis as a matter of State law. Then tuberculosis is at all times with us and it attacks all ages.


At this point a resume of the problem from the standpoint of attack is worth while. At present Massachusetts has only one State sanatorium, with a continuous waiting list of fifty males and thirty females. This waiting list moves slowly, for patients in the sanatorium remain from one to three years, consequently, patients on a waiting list, being active cases, spread disease to new contacts and oftentimes advance themselves while waiting for beds, hence the sanatorium care and expense are increased.


This condition obtains in a similar way at county sanatoria, so the problem from an economic standpoint of attacking adult tuber- culosis is not very hopeful.


Another method, and to my mind more logical, is now being stressed, and that is, attacking the problem through its source, namely childhood Tuberculosis. It is now generally accepted by experts that most adult tuberculosis is originally of the childhood type. Naturally, striking at the source of any trouble is the best and surest way of eradicating the evil. Also, in the treatment of tuberculosis economically, the child can better afford the time, whereas in the adult type you often, through marriage, have the additional factor of the family, either as a disease or welfare problem or both. Furthermore, in a child the disease is curable, whereas in the adult it is often only palliative.


In Massachusetts, the Ten Year Program has done much as an educational project. Their survey of some hundred thousand show 18 to 30 per cent infected and needing treatment, according to the varying industrial characteristics of the communities ex- amined. Quincy probably has 4,000 to 5,000 children making up her group that need attention to prevent these children from be- coming pulmonary tuberculosis cases at some future date.


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Quincy is and has been doing efficient work in tuberculosis, but we still have a long road ahead in the solution of the tuberculosis problem. A very efficient and inexpensive suggestion that would help would be to establish rest periods for suspected children during their entire school year. Fifty children in each ward of the city carried on for nine months, and using our play- grounds or parks in July and August for sun baths and camp regime would, in a few years, show great progress in the solving of our problem of the childhood type of tuberculosis, and what is more important, it would prevent the more expensive handling of these same cases later on in life as subjects of adult tuberculosis.


During the past year the tuberculosis department was very fortunate in acquiring the services of Dr. Michael Sweeney, but was doubly unfortunate in his sudden death. The kindliness of the man, combined with the versatility of a mind matured from twen- ty-five years' experience in general practice, gives one a mental picture of our irreparable loss in his untimely end. Out of great personal respect for his memory, the Commissioner has carried on in the tuberculosis clinics.


Scoring Public Health Activities According to the Standard Appraisal Form of the American Public Health Association. Quincy still has a fairly high average.


Food and Milk Control


The generous courtesy and willingness of the merchants and food handlers to respond to corrections has brought about very satisfactory results in the food distribution during the past year.


In 1931 Quincy's milk supply was 97 per cent pasteurized; this is the highest per cent in the history of the city and is very edi- fying. The control of disease spread through milk, especially tuberculosis, is mostly dependent upon pasteurization. One of the most important obstacles to State-wide pasteurization is the low price at present allowed the farmer for his raw product. The present controversy amongst milk producers in New England in- dicates that the farmer has no profit. This state of affairs, con- tinuing, will stifle competition, milk prices will soar, pasteurization will diminish, and disease will increase. Both from a health and economic basis the cities should interest themselves on the side of fair play. Give the farmer a fair price for his product and we all will be better off.


Venereal Disease Control


There has been a material improvement during the past year in getting cases to the clinic and more continuous treatment has resulted, but there still remains much to be desired. I believe the same condition prevails in many cities and until realization of the economic loss and family havoc caused by loose venereal cases strike home, venereal disease control will be inefficient. A trained social worker would be a great help in this clinic.


Communicable Disease Control


Quincy is to be congratulated on its work in diphtheria immuni- zation. Quincy holds and has held a very high place in this field. To know that in a school population of 15,000 we only have a half dozen cases of diphtheria in a year, with scarcely any deaths, is a condition worth publishing. This fight should go on until we are 100 per cent immunized.


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The newer treatment in vogue for measles and scarlet fever promises much, and the time is probably not far distant when they, too, like diphtheria and typhoid, will be under the absolute control of man. Incidentally, this will eliminate our large contagious expenditures and add to the general health and happiness of the community.


Community Hygiene


This past year was the first for the clinic at the City Hospital. There were no maternal deaths-a very good record. Its case fatality was a little high; this is explained by the mothers refus- ing to climb the hospital hill for pre-natal instruction. This ob- stacle could be rectified either by a home visitor, who could instruct mothers at home and do the necessary laboratory work, take blood pressures, etc., or by establishing more central clinic rooms either at the City Dispensary or the Welfare Department.


Sanitation


A triple alliance between the Health, Police and Fire Depart- ments worked out for the mutual benefit of all. In this way more nuisances were discovered and their corrections hastened. Each district was visited four times a year and, with intermediate check- ups, good results obtained. The fine response on the part of the citizens to cooperate was most gratifying.


Child Welfare


The educational value of these clinics is stressed. The early discovery of defects, both physical and mental, and referring the same to their physicians is certainly worth while.


Mental Hygiene


This is a most important and valuable clinic. A lack of under- standing its importance on the part of the laity is unfortunate, but I am sure it has a great future and its benefit to the school child will be far reaching and important.


The yearly cost of education for the child is important, but is doubled when the child has to "repeat." What is often lost sight of, a child may be a "repeat" from some correctable mental dis- order which, if undiscovered or improperly treated, may become a total mental "misfit." Many such hopeless cases today would have been saved by proper mental hygiene. Physical defects and disease are easy to understand and respond quickly to treatment, whereas, the "peculiar children," those of "queer personality twists," "faulty emotional habits," and those having trivial mental disorders are equally important, though harder to understand, and should be only handled by competent mental hygienists.


In early school life a right mental atttitude is of far more importance to fit the child for a future than the little book knowl- edge he receives. Quincy is certainly fortunate in its Mental Hy- giene Clinic and should be grateful to the State for its personnel.


Heart Disease Control


The time has arrived when serious consideration must be given to heart disease control. Our average mortality is, roughly, 150 deaths per year, and is the leading cause for deaths. In our city we have probably one in every four so afflicted, or about 1,500


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cases; this is a serious problem and a great economic loss. The solution is an Industrial Heart Clinic in which you could combine focal infectious diseases.


The success of the health administration in 1931 has been largely due to the high morale within the department and the splendid cooperation given by the School Department and all other depart- ments of the city.


Sincerely yours,


C. J. LYNCH, M.D., Health Commissioner.


139


REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH


REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT


JANUARY 1, 1932.


DR. CORNELIUS J. LYNCH, Health Commissioner.


DEAR SIR: I hereby submit my annual report for the year ending December 31, 1931.


The personnel of the department is as follows:


Commissioner of Health and Inspector of Milk


Dr. Cornelius J. Lynch


Superintendent Thomas G. Smith


Statistician


Abraham S. Pactovis


Clerk


Verna M. Kelley


· Sanitary Inspector


Roy W. Cramond


Plumbing Inspector


Jeremiah J. Keniley


Assistant Inspector of Milk.


James O'Dowd


Inspector of Meats and Provisions


Howard Rogers


Child Welfare 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 Disease 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


We have had the usual number of complaints during the past year as in previous years, and all complaints had the personal attention of the Sanitary Inspector. We regret the fact that there are still a large number of cesspools in the city where the sewer is available, and it is hoped that the coming year will see this con- dition corrected.


This department has kept in touch with all matters pertaining to Public Health at the State House the past year through the cooperation of the local representatives, and it is hoped that the same cooperation can be obtained each year. This department has also had the cooperation of the state as regards smoke nuisance with very gratifying results.


I wish to thank the members of the department for their co- operation during the past year.


Appended you will find the reports of the various nurses and inspectors, also report of diseases and deaths for the past year. See Auditor's report for statement of receipts and payments.


Respectfully submitted,


THOMAS G. SMITH, Superintendent.


140


CITY OF QUINCY


REPORT OF CONTAGIOUS DISEASE NURSE


JANUARY 1, 1932.


DR. C. J. LYNCH, Health Commissioner.


DEAR DOCTOR :- I herewith submit my seventh annual report of contagious disease work for year ending 1931.


Nine hundred and forty-seven cases of notifiable diseases were reported as follows :-


Scarlet fever


322


Measles


217


Mumps


65


Chicken pox


63


Dog bite


74


Anterior poliomyelitis


24


Whooping cough


94


Lobar pneumonia


37


Influenza


23


Diphtheria


9


Typhoid fever


3


Septic sore throat


3


Cerebro-spinal · meningitis


2


Conjunctivitis


1


Encephalitis lethargica


4


German Measles


6


Nursing visits


2,005


Scarlet fever


1,098


Measles


516


Whooping cough


163


Anterior poliomyelitis


107


Diphtheria (cultures 70)


75


Typhoid fever


14


Venereal disease


26


Cerebro-spinal meningitis


2


2


Encephalistic lethargica Mumps


2


Scarlet Fever


As in the previous year, the majority of these cases were of a mild type. Fifty-two cases were cared for in the contagious hos- pital in Brighton.


Measles


This was one of the important diseases to show a decided de- crease from last year. There were less than half as many cases reported.


Anterior Poliomyelitis


There were 24 cases reported. Of this number 21 cases were cared for in various hospitals. Two deaths occurred.


Diphtheria


Nine cases were reported. Five cases were hospitalized, three of which died.


As in the previous years, this department cooperated with the school department in its Diphtheria Prevention work. Nine hun- dred and ninety-seven children of school age, as well as 179 chil- dren of pre-school age, were immunized, making a total of 1,176 children.


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DIPHTHERIA COMPARATIVE MORBIDITY RATES


-1931-


NEWTON


HOLYOKE


5


QUINCY


13


LAWRENCE


MILTON


BROOKLINE


18


BRAINTREE


26


LOWELL !!


27


BROCKTON


76


BOSTON


90


MEDFORD


102


MALDEN


104


YNN


104


NEW BEDFORD


106


SOMERVILLE


20


40


60 80


700


RATES BASED ON CASES PER 100000 POPULATION


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CITY OF QUINCY


DIPHTHERIA


MORBIDITY RATES FOR TEN YEARS


23


22


22


22.


20


18


12


TAT IMMUNIZATION


PROGRAM STARTED


10


83


8


28.


26


12


1922


1923


1924:


1925


7926


1927


1928


1929


1930


7931


RATES PER 10000 POPULATION


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REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH


DIPHTHERIA MORTALITY RATES FOR TEN YEARS


25


20


15


10


73


5


4.8


38


31 30


29


NONE


04


0


1922 1923


1924 1925


11926


11927


1928


1929


1930


RATES PER 100000 POPULATION


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Typhoid Fever


The three cases reported were cared for at the Quincy City Hospital.


Whooping Cough


This disease has been prevalent during the year. Four children, all under four years of age, died from its effects.


One hundred and nineteen various clinics were attended during the year.


Assistance was given at the physical examination of the pupils of the first grade in the parochial schools, as well as the dental examination of pupils in the same schools, in connection with the "White House Child Welfare Conference."


In the follow-up work, 2,005 visits have been made, including checking-up of quarantine rules, taking of cultures, examination of contacts and releases from quarantine. Visits have been made to St. John's and St. Joseph's schools in connection with the work.


Office hours were held daily from 9-9.30 A. M. and 1-1.30 P. M.


Respectfully submitted,


CATHERINE F. COLEMAN, R.N., Contagious Disease Nurse.


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REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH


REPORT OF THE VENEREOLOGIST


JANUARY 1, 1932.


DR. C. J. LYNCH, Health Commissioner.


DEAR SIR: During the year 1931, seventy-two (72) individuals came to the two clinics for examination or treatment, which may be summarized as follows :-


Total number of visits to clinic ..


Male 428


Female


251


Total number of patients treated


26


20


Total number of patients treated for syphillis


15


17


Total number of patients treated for gonorrhoea ....


11


2


Yours truly,


EDWIN E. SMITH, M.D.


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CITY OF QUINCY


REPORT OF DISPENSARY NURSES


JANUARY 1, 1932.


DR. CORNELIUS J. LYNCH, Health Commissioner.


DEAR DOCTOR :- We herewith submit to you our annual report for the year ending December 31, 1931.


Total number of all kinds of tuberculosis on record in the city 505


Cases of pulmonary tuberculosis in the city. 294


Active cases 107


Arrested cases 102


Cases in sanatoria 66


Quiescent cases


19


Cases of childhood type in the city.


190


Active cases 51


Latent cases 118


Cases in sanatoria 21


T. B. other cases in the city 22


Cases in sanatoria 4


Cases at home under treatment. 10


Latent cases 8


New cases of tuberculosis reported during the year.


103


Pulmonary 87


Childhood type 11


T. B. other 2


Miliary T. B. (one with meningitis) 3


Disposition of new pulmonary cases


78


Admitted to sanatoria 41


At home under treatment 10


At home and able to work 6


Died at home 7


Died at sanatoria 5


Reported to Board of Health by death certificate. 5


Died at the Children's Hospital, Boston.


1


Died at Quincy City Hospital 2


Died at Tewksbury 1


10


Admitted to sanatoria 10


2


Reported to Health Department by death certificate. Admitted to sanatorium


1


Total number of adult clinics held


50


Total attendance


248


Total registration


60


Total number of T. B. skin tests done on adults.


46


Positive reactions


28


Negative reactions


18


Total number of adults X-rayed.


52


Total number of "Minimal T. B." cases reported. Admitted to sanatorium 2


9


At home under treatment 6


Waiting to be admitted to sanatorium 1


Total number of deaths during the year


42


Died at home 22


Died at Norfolk County Hospital 15


Died at Quincy City Hospital 3


1


Disposition of new childhood type


Disposition of new T. B. other cases.


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Died at Children's Hospital, Boston. 1


Died at Tewksbury State Infirmary. 1


Number of adult "contacts" examined at the dispensary. .. 35


All ex-sanatoria cases which can be located are visited by the nurses, except private cases. All homes visited upon report by physician of new case, instructions given, booklets provided for care of patient in the home, disposition of all cases made. Sputum boxes provided cases staying at home, or until patient enters sana- torium, so that further spread of the disease may be checked. Suggestions are made as to examination of all contacts of every case (T. B. skin test, physical examination and X-ray). Homes are visited after a death and instructions given. All cases going to Braintree Hospital for X-ray were transported by nurses every Tuesday A.M. No home is visited by nurses without permission of attending physician.


Undernourished and Contact Children's Clinic


Total number of clinics held


Attendance at clinics 1,512


Registration at clinics 382


Total number of contacts examined 706


Total number of new contacts examined. 117


Cases referred to Q. C. H. for T. and A. operation 65


Nearly every case was referred for dentistry.




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