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ANNUAL REPORT
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DEPARTMENT OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
HENRY F. KYLLONEN, Sealer
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
SEALING OF WEIGHTS
Total sealed . 1,720
Sealing fees for 1964
$1,911.60
Total adjusted
7
Adjustment charges .
37.00
Total not sealed
4
Hawker and Pedler licenses
180.00
Total condemned
3
LIQUID AND DRY MEASURES
Total sealed 91
Total not sealed
11
Total articles reweighed
5,203
Total correct
2,599
Total under
626
Total over
1,978
Coal in transit
2
Total not sealed
81
Total condemned
28
SEALER OF SCALES
LINEAR MEASURES
Total sealed
833
Total condemned
1
Total adjusted
59
Total not sealed
18
Total condemned
20
Total figures show 3,565 devices sealed, 133 adjusted, 114 not sealed, and 53 condemned.
SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS
Peddlers licenses
27
Coal certificates
12
Marking of bread .
573
Marking of food packages
5,877
Clinical thermometers ..
358
Peddler, Ice and junk scales
24
Other .
267
TOTAL
7,138
SUMMARY OF TESTS
24
Reweighings for municipality
24
TOTAL
48
HEARINGS
Short weight on can Hams - complaint issued
COURT CASE
Short weight on can Hams - Found guilty - Fined $50.00
Work performed for School, Health, and Hospital Departments, amounting to 55 scales and 42 weights tested and sealed, were done without charge in 1964.
During the year 320 articles were removed from sale.
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REWEIGHINGS
Total condemned
1
AUTOMATIC MEASURING DEVICES
Total sealed 792
Total adjusted 67
Total sealed 129
Weighing and measuring devices after sealing
DEPARTMENT OF WIRE INSPECTION
WILLIAM H. PITTS, Inspector of Wires
PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS
Permits issued to contractors ond home owners
1,658 830
Permits issued to Mossochusetts Electric Compony
Estimoted Cost of Wiring in new ond old buildings
$718,893.00 1,585
Inspections of new ond odditional wiring
Reinspections mode of old wiring
115
Inspections of fire domoge
31
Defects noted on installations
180
Certificotes of Approval issued for Nursing Homes
7
Certificotes of Approvol issued for Nursery Schools
2
Permonent Wiring for Applionces:
Hot Woter Heoters
158
Electric Ronges
332
Oil Burners
301
Gos Burners
120
Dryers
162
Dishwashers
49
Disposols
144
Air Conditioners
308
Built-in Ovens . .
42
Counter-top Units
44
Miscellaneous items
196
1,856
WIRING INSTALLED IN NEW BUILDINGS WIRING INSTALLED IN OLD BUILDINGS
Lights
5,310
Lights
4,483
Motors
75
Motors
291
Signs
7
Signs
63
Permonent Services
64
Services for obove buildings
624
Temporory Services
27
Temporory Services
14
Fire Alarms
64
Fire Alorms
19
Out of the 1,658 permits issued by this Department in 1964, only 82 of them were for new buildings. The rest of the permits issued were for remodeling and additional wiring in existing buildings.
Fees received from January 1, 1964 to December 31, 1964 and paid to the City Treasurer totalled $8,537.00. Fees collected in 1964 have increased approximately $745.00 over 1963.
ANNUAL REPORT - - -
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POLICE DEPARTMENT
WILLIAM FERRAZZI, Chief
The Quincy Police department, operating under Civil Service regulations, has a total person- nel of 170 persons. They include the chief, four captains, 11 lieutenants, 12 sergeants, 133 patrolmen and nine civilians. There are also 30 women school traffic supervisors who are part-time employees.
TPL FOTO
With Chief William Ferrazzi looking on, City Clerk John M. Gillis, left, swears in newly appointed captain, Francis X. Finn, named head of the dective bureau.
ARRESTS BY MONTHS, 1964
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS FOR YEAR 1964
Month
Arrests
Male
Female
Injured
Month
Collisions
Pass.
Ped.
Fatals Pass. Ped.
January
287
265
22
January
121
89
4
0
0
March
334
290
44
February
87
61
8
0
1
April
259
244
15
March
85
77
6
0
1
May
331
311
20
April
74
62
4
0
0
June
288
25 1
37
May
72
51
9
0
0
July
362
327
35
June
105
87
7
0
1
August
395
355
40
July
87
81
10
1
1
September
267
242
25
August
134
119
13
0
0
October
248
222
26
September
83
62
7
0
1
November
315
302
13
October
108
115
6
0
0
December
209
186
23
November
115
83
11
0
1
Total
3,553
3,225
328
December
168
108
5
0
0
NATIVITY OF PERSONS ARRESTED
United States
3,395
Foreign Born
158
Wagon Calls
1,287
Ambulance Calls 1,688
Total
1,239
995
90
1
6
CITY OF QUINCY
20
February
258
230
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The year 1964 marked a sharp increase in the highway toll in Quincy. Collisions jumped from 1,064 in 1963 to 1,239 in 1964. The number of passengers injured jumped from 924 to 995; and the number of pedestrians from 88 to 90. As against three passengers killed in 1963, Quincy was charged in 1964 with seven automobile deaths, six pedestrians and one passenger.
AGES OF OPERATORS INVOLVED IN PERSONAL INJURY ACCIDENTS
Killed
16 to 19 1 295
20 to 24
25 to 44
45 to 64 0
65 & Over 0
Injured
AGES OF PEDESTRIANS KILLED OR INJURED - Total 90
45 to 64
65 & Over
Killed
0 to 4 0 6
5 to 14 0 17
15 to 19
20 to 24
25 to 44 0 12
14
2 7
TIMES AT WHICH PERSONAL INJURY ACCIDENTS OCCURRED
12M to 2AM
2AM to 4AM 30
4AM to 6AM
6AM to 8AM
8AM to 10AM 112
10AM to 12N 138
12N to 2PM
2PM to 4PM 151
4PM to 6PM 125
195
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TRAFFIC BUREAU ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1964
Total number of Accidents
1,239
Total number of Passengers Injured
995
Total number of Pedestrians Injured
90
Fatal Accidents ..
7
Licenses Suspended by the Registry
858
Registrations Suspended by the Registry
28
Licenses Granted by the Registry
345
Plates Removed and Returned to Registry
31
Persons Investigated for License
114
Brakes Tested
62
Parking Violations
45,262
Warnings
1,193
Investigations Made
395
Applications for Motor Violations sent to Court
2,082
Automobile Transfer Sales
10,015
Bicycles Registered
284
Traffic Investigations for City Council
285
Surveys .
275
YEARLY REPORT OF THE DETECTIVE BUREAU FOR 1964 CRIME REPORTED
Part 1
Part II
Murder & Negligent Manslaughter
4
All Other Assaults 89
Nonnegligent Manslaughter
0
Forgery
36
Rape ...
2
Receiving Stolen Property 16
Kidnapping
1
Weapons - Carrying, Possessing, etc. 9
Robbery
16
All Other Sex Offenses 46
Assault with a Dangerous Weapon
13
Narcotic Laws - Violations of 0
1
Larceny . .
1,271
Miscellaneous Offenses
246
Automobile Thefts
417
Held on Suspicious Person charges 44
Part III
Sudden Deaths
87
Missing Persons
45
Claims Against the City
35
Miscellaneous Fingerprints Taken 331
Prisoners Printed & Photographed
109
10
72
6PM to 8PM
8PM to 10PM
10PM to 12M
121
0
0 19
Injured
12
3 235
3
366
125
57
3
Breaking & Entering & Larceny .
564
Gambling
ANNUAL REPORT
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75
Port III (Cont.) Photos for Other City Deportments Security Check - Other Agencies Attempt Suicides . . . Miscellaneous Investigations Stolen Property Recovered
126
5,994
27
651
$453,459.90
JUVENILE BUREAU REPORT FOR YEAR 1964
JUVENILE COURT CASES
ARRESTS - Males
Assoult & Bottery
12
Assoult - Indecent . .
1
Referred to Court 153
First Offense 21
Repeot Offense
132
ARRESTS - Femoles
Disorderly Conduct 1
Drunkenness 17
Referred to Court
21
First Offense .. 20
Lorceny - Attempt 1
Malicious Damage to Property 13
Molicious Injury - Telephone Wires
2
Motor Vehicle Violotions 8
Attoching Plates 2
Using Motor Vehicle Without Authority 32
Girls
9
Neglected Child 16
Cases disposed of ot Home 45
Receiving Stolen Property 1
3
Coses disposed of ot Stotion 105
School - Hobituol Absentee 2
School - Hobituol Offender 11
Restitution Made $3,051.00
Property Recovered
$1,686.00
Stubborn Child
5
YEARLY REPORT OF LIQUOR BUREAU
Inspections of liquor estoblishments
8,890
Investigotions
34
Arrests
2
Vendors investigoted
12
Vendors before License Boord
3
Court comploints for serving minors
3
REPORT OF DOG OFFICER JAMES A. D. MocKAY
Dogs picked up
561
Dogs returned to owners
150
Dogs destroyed
60
Sent to Angell Memoriol Hospitol
70
Turned over to Horvard Medicol 281
Complounits investigated
175
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Assoult - Intent to Rob 6
Breoking & Entering - Doytime 5
9
Breoking & Entering - Nighttime
Breaking & Entering - Nighttime - Attempt 4
Breoking & Entering - Intent Misd. 2
Lorceny
25
RUNAWAYS Not Brought to Court
DU is
Cuses disposed of at School 127
Runowoys
Statutory Rope 1
SCHOOL SAFETY PROGRAM REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1964 By Safety Officer Guida Pettinelli
Number of Visits ta Schaals
225
Number af Visits ta Classraams . 88
Number af times Traffic Supervisors were checked 433
Number af Radia Braadcasts .
0
Number af Meetings af Traffic Supervisars
18
Number af Safety Assemblies
30
Number of Pupils present at Assemblies
9,000
Number af Safety Talks Outside Schaals
4
Number af Days an Schaal Traffic
56
Number af Pupils Present when Classraams were Visited
4,000
1964 YEARLY REPORT OF THE POLICE BOAT, GUARDIAN II Detective JOSEPH LIND
On April 18th, 1964, the Police Boat, Guardian II, was launched for the summer season from the railway of the Quincy Yacht Club. The small boat, Alert, was put in the water on June 13th. The Guardian II was taken out of the water for mid-season check on July 16th at the Quincy Yacht Club and found to be O.K. On November 1st, 1964, the Guardian II was hauled out for winter storage at the Quincy Yacht Club.
DURING THE SEASON
Baats Tawed In
Tatal Peaple
Value
4 Raw Baats
4
$ 390.00
46 Outboards
107
21,250.00
27 Sail Baats
56
17,500.00
5 Pawer Boats
6
8,750.00
1 16' Outboard sunken and righted it
600.00
1 20' Outboard sunken fram Peddocks Island
2,000.00
1 Auxiliary Ketch aff mud flats into channel .
5
20,000.00
Stood By and Assisted
5 Sail Boats agraund an Spiers Stand Reef, 210 Class
14
7,500.00
1 Sail Baat .
5
500.00
15 Sail Baats capsized
30
14 Sail Baats disabled
32
1 38' Power Baat aground
4
14,000.00
1 26' Pawer Baat aground
2
2,500.00
1 40' Power Baat agraund
1
4,000.00
1 40' Pawer Baat sunken and pumped aut
4,000.00
TOTAL
266
$102,990.00
Boats Recavered
1 16' Outboard and Matar
$1,500.00
2 Sail Boats, Turnabout
500.00
1 24' Pawer Baat adrift .
2,500.00
1 14' Outboard and Motar
400.00
1 16' Outboard and Mator
350.00
1 Aluminum Raw Boat
90.00
1 10' Raw Boat adrift
125.00
1 12' Raw Boat drifting
75.00
1 8' Pram
40.00
6 Baat Cradles
300.00
TOTAL
$5,880.00
ANNUAL REPORT
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The Guardian II was assisted during the year by the Alert, the Police department's 16-foot outboard powered by a 75- hp motor and operated by Patrolmen Charles McCormack and Leo Luchini.
Operating week-ends, holidays and whenever need arose, these two craft performed many special services during the year, such as patrolling courses for yacht races, removing persons stranded on islands by storms, running down reports of sharks, and the like. During the year 134 warnings were given for various types of marine infractions, and two violators reported to the state department of motor boats.
YEARLY REPORT OF DETECTIVE CHARLES GRIFFIN
(Assigned to Welfore Deportment)
Non-Support ond Neglect of Fomily 68
Non-Support of Illegitimote Children
17
Desertions
15
Action token under the Uniform Reciprocal Support Act
12
Extroditions
0
Criminol Comploints Involving Welfore Coses issued ot the Quincy District Court
96
Arrests ond Cases brought before Court
58
Money turned over to Fomilies for Support through the efforts of the Probotion Deportment ond myself
$35,463.00
Poyments mode through Uniform Support
$ 8,536.00
Fines turned over to Fomilies for Support $ 1,200.00
Money recovered (Froud)
0
MISCELLANEOUS
Troffic tags for porking violotions
45,262
Automobile violotions resulting in court oction
2,082
Arrests mode in Quincy by Stote police officers
40
Collections from fees for bicycles, fireorm permits, gun deoler permits, etc.
$1,842.56
Street signs reploced .
412
Troffic signs reploced
776
Miles of center lines pointed
46
Crosswolks pointed
440
Porking stolls pointed
2,068
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TPA FOTO
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THOMAS F. GORMAN, Chief
TPA FOTO
Quincy Firemen fight smokey blaze that caused $12,000 damage in West Quincy home. Smoke inhalation is almost par for the course in the daily life of firefighters.
1964 FIRE LOSSES AND INSURANCE STATISTICS
BUILDINGS
CONTENTS
Insurance Carried
Value
Insurance Paid
Loss
Month
Loss
Insurance Paid
Value
Insurance Carried
$2,144,500
$2,165,000
$24,916
$28,181
JAN
$38,436
$36,227
$102,700
$125,000
492,000
521,500
27,368
35,370
FEB
30,579
22,044
129,350
100,350
164,500
199,396
17,485
18,118
MAR
9,127
8,777
55,000
44,000
214,900
254,000
26,824
27,524
APR
46,222
45,122
132,000
118,200
209,000
236,200
27,919
56,705
MAY
11,861
7,661
74,875
49,175
1,469,500
318,400
24,704
37,854
JUN
15,761
11,661
31,500
25,400
890,000
925,000
3,275
3,450
JUL
14,141
11,641
90,000
86,000
81,500
109,500
9,163
20,417
AUG
15,568
8,318
27,600
18,100
305,000
117,900
16,921
32,322
SEP
12,075
6,712
39,540
32,800
128,650
144,400
14,327
17,536
OCT
3,394
1,645
30,450
21,100
157,500
189,500
28,523
28,623
NOV
9,7.10
1,260
57,200
41,000
1,852,700
1,072,700
12,35 1
41,601
DEC
29,606
27,606
80,623
130,123
TOTAL BUILDING LOSS:
$347,701
TOTAL CONTENTS LOSS: $236,480
AUTO & BOAT LOSS: $39,393 ALL OTHER LOSSES:
$ 9,398
TOTAL FIRE LOSS: $633,072
ANNUAL REPORT -
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ALARMS AND CALLS RESPONDED TO AS CLASSIFIED BY *N.B.F.U.
FIRES IN BUILDINGS
TOTALS
Residential
34
31
26
24
28
20
21
22
22
29
21
28
306
Non-Residential
5
7
5
2
1
4
2
1
2
1
1
6
37
Mercantile
7
4
5
5
3
7
7
7
3
4
5
2
14
Manufacturing
4
9
2
5
10
13
25
6
10
9
5
14
112
Storage
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
5
Miscellaneous
0
3
0
4
6
4
0
4
4
3
4
0
32
TOTAL
50
55
38
40
48
48
58
41
41
46
36
50
551
OTHER FIRES
Grass-Brush-Dumps
16
10
85
159
192
153
89
154
85
122
172
22
1,269
Automobile - Mechanical
19
9
14
24
31
24
26
24
23
21
18
13
246
Public Utilities
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
5
Mutual Aid Calls
5
2
5
4
4
3
3
3
0
6
4
4
43
TOTAL
40
21
104
187
227
181
118
182
119
150
195
39
1,563
NON-FIRE CALLS
Malicious False Alarms
10
17
30
32
26
31
28
42
34
53
46
20
369
Needless & Accidental Alarms
11
7
6
14
15
12
19
16
15
11
20
12
158
First Aid-Emergency Calls
32
23
29
43
28
23
36
39
24
43
45
41
406
TOTAL
53
47
65
89
69
66
83
97
73
107
111
73
933
GRAND TOTAL
143
123
207
316
344
295
259
320
233
303
342
162
3,047
*NATIONAL BOARD OF FIRE UNDERWRITERS
Xmas Decorations - 1
Civilian Deaths - Civilian Injuries - 15 Firefighter Injuries - 35
INVENTORY OF AUTOMOTIVE EQUIPMENT Fire Fighting - Apparatus - Company - Type - Station - Make - Year
PUMPERS
LADDER
TRUCKS
LIGHTS
COMPANY
Triple Combination
Tiller Aerial
Junior Aerial
Emer- gency
HOSE WAGON
STATION LOCATION
MAKE
YEAR
Engine 1
1000 GPM
Headquarters
Seagrave
1955
Engine 2
1000 GPM
Atlantic
Pirsch
1947
Engine 3
1000 GPM
Quincy Point
Seagrave
1957
Engine 4
1000 GPM
Wollaston
Seagrave
1959
*Engine 5
1000 GPM
West Quincy
Seagrave
1964
Engine 6
1000 GPM
Houghs Neck
Seagrave
1960
Engine 7
1000 GPM
Squantum
Seagrave
1961
Hose 1
Booster
Headquarters
Seagrave
1953
Ladder 1
100 Ft
Headquarters Wollaston
Seagrave
1940
Ladder 2
75 Ft
West Quincy
Pirsch
1945
Ladder 4
Houghs Neck
Seagrave
1957
Ladder 5
85 Ft
Atlantic
Seagrave
1954
Special Service
Rescue
Headquarters
Ford
1954
Reserve Engines 1-1000 GPM & 2-750 GPM Triple Comb. Pumpers
*Equipped with Foam Pump
MISCELLANEOUS VEHICLES
Department Use
Type of Vehicle
Make
Year
Chief's Car
Four Door Sedan
Buick
1963
Deputy Chiefs' Car
Four Door Sedan
Dodge
1964
Fire Prevention - Spare
Four Door Sedan
Ford
1961
Supply - Service Truck
Panel Truck
Chevrolet
1956
Fire Alarm Maintenance
Pick-up Truck
Chevrolet
1957
Fire Alarm Maintenance
Line Work
Ford
1960
Trailer Pump
500 GPM Pump
Maxim
1942
CITY OF QUINCY
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JAN
FEB
MAR
APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
OCT NOV DEC
Seagrave
1950
Ladder 3
65 Ft 65 Ft
1
FIRE ALARM MAINTENANCE DIVISION
New box locations
=
Locations abandoned 2
Boxes replaced Boxes recoded
3
Boxes damaged
5
FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU
Total permits issued 1,462
Inspections by bureau personnel 45 1
Complaints investigated 56
138
Fires investigated
BUREAU SUPERVISED COMPANY INSPECTIONS
Public schools 186
Parochial schools
26
Colleges
8
Nursing homes
55
Yearly building inspections 2,884
TOTAL 3,159
SPECIAL SERVICE OPERATIONS
Out of quarters
215 hours, 18 minutes
Generator used 46 times
Inhalator cases . 35
Resuscitator cases 8
Drills
121
TRAINING ACTIVITIES
The training programs continued thru the year under the direction of the training officer. He conducted and personally supervised programs covering the use of meters for finding the presence of radiation in event of fires involving radioactive materials and storage areas of the same material. This particular training was in the form of a refresher course. The dangers to be encountered from fires in areas where chlorine compounds are found. The compounds are widely used in the main- tenance of our-door swimming pools.
The instruction to the personnel of the West Quincy Fire Station in the operation of the new engine received at the first of the year. This engine is equipped with a special pump to deliver water or foam to fixed outlets on the engine. The engine was purchased for the fire emergencies antici- pated in traffic incidents on the Southeast Expressway. The training was concluded with a demon- stration of the foam making equipment on flammable liquids. This demonstration took place at the Boston Fire Department Fire Academy at Moon Island. Excellent pictorial records were made at the demonstration at Moon Island.
The Training Office made arrangements for the demonstration of cardiac resuscitation via cardiac compression. This was illustrated by moving pictures and put on by the Brunswick Mfg., Co.
During October a training school was held for personnel appointed since the last school held in 1963. This was an intensive 10 day school covering all the equipment of the Department. During this session the Training Instructor had the assistance of the officer who will succeed him in these duties. The present Training Instructor will be retired from the Department shortly after the first of the year 1965. This will provide a continuity of our training program. The companies held 1499 drills and 130 of these drills were supervised by the training officer.
The Auxiliary Fire Department continues to maintain a steady complement of personnel. Dur- ing the past year they contributed 5,065 man hours of duty to the Fire Department. This duty con- sisted of stand-by duty at the fire stations attendance at drills and duty at fires. The stand-by duty constituted training duty. For further information the Director of Civil Defense will have a complete report of the activities of this division.
ANNUAL REPORT
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE
ANTHONY J. VENNA, Commissioner
GENERAL COMMENT
The direction of Public assistance has changed significantly since the 1962 amendments to the Social Security Act. An all out effort is being made at this time to concentrate all energies on de- veloping the potentiality of the individual through rehabilitative means. The major goal of public assistance administration is the reduction of poverty and dependency through constructive services. The major roll of the public assistance department is to safe-guard children in hazardous home situations, to strengthen family life by securing adequate living arrangements as well as provide supportive referrals to assist the individual in locating the type of environment which will afford him every opportunity to actualize any or every existing potentiality he possesses.
In the past eligibility determination was the primary task of the social case worker. Today, although eligibility is still of prime importance, the adherence to sound case work principal is man- datory, for instance, occasionally individuals come to the Department of Public Welfare who are in fact ineligible for any type of assistance; these people, however, are in need of help and often a trained worker can alleviate anxiety through a supportive referral or a clarification of existing problems. An attempt will be made to spell out legislative changes made in all categories of as- sistance which took effect in 1964.
For the first time this year we are including in our statistical study only the amount expended for aid, exclusive of administration. Administration is listed separately.
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Enacted legislation in Old Age Assistance provided for an increase from $5.00 to $6.00 per month for leisure time activities allowance. Legislation also increased the exemption of married children from $4750. to $6000. and from $600. to $1200. for each dependent child. Single children's exemption remained the same - $2700. for child living in the home; $2950. outside of home.
Burial allowance remained the same at $200. cost to the Department. However, there was an allowance made under this legislation to allow them to pay an additional $200. if they had that amount on hand.
We find intensified services offered on Old Age Assistance similar to that of Aid to Families with Dependent Children. Increased homemaker and housekeeping services were made available to Old Age recipients. Transportation to medical clinics and hospitals provided by this department for individuals increased considerably.
We find a common goal in working with the Aged Citizenis to reduce dependency; to involve the individual in activities outside of homes such as Senior Citizens Centers as well as encouraging them to take part in activities in and outside of Quincy. We find that once the aged person loses his or her identity that often times they find no meaning for existing. Activity promoting outside in- terests seems to stimulate interest in the aged individual.
There were 668 cases active as of 12/31/64 and this department handled 111 O.A.A. applica- tions throughout the year. Total expenditures were $812,670.57 as compared to $771,560.31 in 1963.
CITY OF QUINCY
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MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE AGED
Enacted legislation increased the married child's exemption from $4750. to $6000. per year and increased exemption of each of his or her dependents to $1200. yearly.
During 1964 the M.A.A. program was advertised on T. V. and in the newspapers by the Ameri- can Medical Association. As a result of this advertising large numbers of applications were taken. Also the increase in applications were due to hospitals that referred many of the cases that they felt were unable to pay their hospital bills. Even though this division in the department of public welfare has been in force only a few years it accounts for the second largest expenditure in the de- partment. As of 12/31/64 our case load in this division was 533. During 1964 there were 370 ap- plications processed. The expenditures in 1964 were $680,030.26 as compared to $618,985.96 in 1963.
AID TO FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN
During the year 1964, 207 applications were taken on A. F.D.C. as compared to 184 in 1963. As of 12/31/64 our case load on A.F.D.C. amounted to 312 families, which included 362 adults and 876 children, in comparison with 1963 when we aided 223 adults and 656 children. Our expenditures increased from $466,412.22 to $673,092.66. Our biggest problem seems to be the break-up of im- mature, premature marriages, also, illegitimacy is on the increase. Other causes for an increased A.F.D.C. case load are: insufficient support payments, inadequate court orders, desertion or in- adequate support, also other liberalizing factors. One of the drawbacks the department has to con- tend with is the inability to secure a complaint against a husband for three weeks, according to the regulations of our district court. This regulation leaves our department without any action for support until this time limit is over.
The Federal Government, in order to encourage social work services for AFDC families, has offered for this service an increase to 75% of cost of program if defined services under AFDC are provided. During the year 1964 the quality control system was adopted. Basically this sytem pro- vides a continuous reliable administrative system based on statistical findings for controlling or evaluating performance to maintain specified quality standards. In order to meet the increased demands in this program it was necessary in 1964 to put an additional social worker in the AFDC division; also another clerk.
DISABILITY ASSISTANCE
There were 122 active cases on D.A. on 12/31/64. There were no significant legislative changes in this category but it should be noted that extensive services were afforded individuals re- ceiving D.A. This department has worked closely with the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission as well as the United States Employment Service of the Division of Employment Security in an attempt to assist individuals who have found themselves temporarily unemployed because of a tem- porary physical or mental ailment. We find the Vocational Educational Act of 1962, the Manpower Training & Development Act of 1963 as well as the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 have afforded these individuals more opportunity to obtain work after a period of disability. Although this category did not increase in case numbers the cost of hospitalization and other medical expenditures increased considerably. Expenditures in 1964 were $223,123.80 as compared to $163,717.70 in 1963.
GENERAL RELIEF
Legal settlement was eliminated in the determination of financial responsibility of a city or town for general relief. This amendment to the general relief law provided for state reimbursement for at least 20% of each case receiving aid under this category. Enacted legislation also removed from the State Public Welfare Department and local Board of Public Welfare the responsibility of costs of care of persons infected by diseases dangerous to the public health. Such cases are now provided for financially by state or local departments of public health. Total applications for general relief in 1964 were 212. Total expenditures were $43,523.56 as compared to $45,449.59 in 1963.
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