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Aid to De- pendent Children
Tem- porary Aid
Tem- porary Aid Unem- ployment
Board in Family 28
Institu-
tional 8
1
137
Feb.
17
21
82
31
8
1
160
Mar.
17
18
86
31
8
1
161
April
18
17
72
29
8
2
146
May
18
19
65
24
8
2
136
June
18
21
57
25
8
2
131
July
17
21
63
28
8
2
139
Aug.
18
25
55
32
8
4
142
Sept.
18
25
55
31
8
2
139
Oct.
19
27
58
30
8
1
143
Nov.
19
28
69
31
8
3
158
Dec.
19
33
88
31
7
3
181
As shown by the summary of cases the greatest net changes throughout the year occurred in the Temporary Aid group; Aid to Dependent Chil- dren, Board in Families, Institutional and Hospital cases varied but little during the year.
The Works Progress Administration adopted during the year a policy of employing only citizens and' this fact together with the Public Works Administration closing down or completing the projects in this vicinity on which many Norwood men were employed caused an increase in the number of cases aided with respect to the Temporary Aid employable men as shown in the above table.
Another contributing factor to the increase in the number of employ-
Hospital
Total
Jan.
17
20
63
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able cases aided was the reduction of the number of persons employed by private industries in Norwood and surrounding communities.
Throughout the year considerable hospital care was necessary for re- cipients and for the most part the Norwood Hospital was used. Various cases of people involved in automobile accidents were referred to the Wel- fare Department by the Hospital authorities and these cases were con- tributing factors to the general expense of the department.
Throughout the year the Federal surplus commodities were given out weekly to Welfare recipients, Works Progress Administration workers and families having insufficient incomes. Such food supplies as those listed below were given out during the year:
Grapefruit
Sweet Potatoes
Rice
White Potatoes
Apples
Butter
Dried Milk
Eggs
Evaporated Milk
Grapefruit Juice
Prunes
Grapes
Fresh Fish
Oatmeal
The Works Progress Administration sewing project at the Norwood Civic Building continued to function during the entire year of 1937, em- ploying fewer people than in previous years. The articles made were sent to the District Commissary at Quincy, Massachusetts and the Nor- wood Branch drew their allotment weekly. The articles of clothing were available for the same group as shared in the food commodities. Such articles as these listed below were issued during the year:
Girls' Bloomers
Women's Dresses
Girls' Combinations
Women's Nightgowns
Girls' Dresses
Women's Pajamas
Girls' Pajamas
Women's Shirts
Girls' Skirts
Women's Slips
Girls' Slips
Boys' Blouses
Men's Overalls
Boys' Pajamas
Men's Pajamas
Boys' Knickers
Men's Pants
Boys' Playsuits
Men's Shirts
Boys' Shirts
Men's Shorts
Boys' Shorts
Men's Sweaters
Boys' Sweaters
Men's Undershirts
Boys' Undershirts
Men's Union Suits
Boys' Union Suits
Pillow Cases, Sheets, Towels
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The Works Progress Administration sponsored projects of a varying nature throughout the entire year thus affording work for many men who otherwise inay have applied to the Welfare Board for assistance.
In February, 1937, the Welfare Board suggested that the so-called free lots in Highland Cemetery be done away with and individual marked graves be substituted. With the co-operation of the Selectmen a plan is now in operation whereby when a person who has received Welfare relief passes away who has no burial lot of his own, he is assured of a marked grave and not laid to rest in a Potters field.
The Welfare Board through its Agent acted as local selecting agent for the Civilian Conservation Corps, there being four quotas of young men sent to the Camps. These young men in the most cases made allotments of their monthly wages to their parents and thus helped out in the matter of support for their families. Unfortunately the quotas were not always filled due to the lack of interest shown by the young men eligible although notices of enrollment were given newspaper publicity.
The enactment of the Federal Social Security Act which included Aid to Dependent Children under sixteen years of age (formerly Mothers' Aid) became operative January 1, 1937. The Town of Norwood, there- fore, shared in the financial grants from the Federal Government and the sum of $4391.62 was received, which was available for immediate use upon receipt.
C. ROGER PEARSON, Chairman, MARGARET M. GIINTHNER, Secretary, JOHN A. ABDALLAH, Norwood Board of Public Welfare
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NORWOOD BUREAU OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
The Norwood Bureau of Old Age Assistance submits the following report for the year ending December 31, 1937.
Total number of persons receiving Old Age Assistance January 31, 1937.
Having settlement in Norwood. 40
Having settlement outside of Norwood. 3
Having settlement in Norwood but living elsewhere 6
9
Total
58
Total number of persons added in 1937:
Having settlement in Norwood. 12
Having settlement outside of Norwood
5
Having settlement in Norwood but living elsewhere.
2
Having no settlement.
1
Total 20
Total number of persons having received Old Age Assistance in 1937, 78.
Total number of persons receiving Old Age Assistance Dec. 31, 1937, 68.
A monthly summary of the number of active Old Age Assistance cases is listed below:
January
58
July 69
February
58 August 69
March
60
September 67
April
63
October
65
May
63 November 65
June
65
December 68
The number of cases for January, 1937 was three more than that of December, 1936, and this has increased to a net figure of sixty-eight in December, 1937, due for the most part to the reduction in the age limit fromn seventy to sixty-five years for a person to become eligible for Old Age Assistance.
The year of 1937 was the first in which the sixty-five year age limit was in effect for a full twelve months.
C. ROGER PEARSON, Chairman. MARGARET M. GIINTHNER, Secretary, JOHN A. ABDALLAH, Norwood Bureau of Old Age Assistance
Having no settlement.
95
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
To the Citizens of Norwood:
The Board of Assessors herewith submit their annual report together with the statement of valuations as determining the tax levy for the year 1937.
Organization
On April 27, 1937, William J. Dalton was reappointed by the Selectmen for the term of three years beginning April 1, 1937.
The Board organized as follows: Edward A. Flaherty was elected Chairman and John F. O'Connell, Clerk.
Assistant Assessors
On December 8, 1936, George L. Banks, George F. Bemis, Martin F. Callaghan, Herbert D. Fisher, Charles B. Paddleford, and James E. Roache were appointed Assistant Assessors by the Board to serve for the period of thirty days from January 1, 1937, or such shorter period as the Board of Assessors might determine.
Tax Rate for the Year 1937
On May 19, 1937, it was voted that the tax rate for the year 1937 be determined as $32.00 per each one thousand dollars of valuation.
The table of tax requirements submitted herewith exhibit a comparison of the year 1937 with 1936.
Financial Report
The financial statement of the department will be found in the report of the Town Clerk and Accountant.
Tax Appeal Cases
One case is now pending for hearing before the Appelate Tax Board, being the appeal of the Norwood Civic Association for exemption of taxes under Chapter 59, Section 5, Clause 3, of the General Laws (Ter. Ed.), as amended, viz .:
Levy of 1936
Docket No. X-9717, Norwood Civic Association.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD A. FLAHERTY, WILLIAM J. DALTON, EDWARD H. ALLEN.
COMPARISON OF TAX REQUIREMENTS Valuations as Assessed in Each of the Years 1936 and 1937
1936 $1,317,858.06
1937
Increase
Appropriation by Taxation
Overlay Deficits
7,586.28
2,481.50
State Tax
36,300.00
46,045.00
$ 9,745.00
Metropolitan Sewerage Sinking Fund
20,846.70
21,366.40
519.70
Metropolitan Sewer Assessment
22,112.63
22,112.63
Auditing Municipal Accounts
51.09
56.75
5.66
State Parks and Reservations
363.69
423.85
60.16
Veterans' Exemption
128.35
127.34
County Tax
23,058.74
22,864.06
Overlay Requirement
7,346.99
5,931.88
1.01 194.68 1,415.11
Total
1,435,652.53
1,430,934.85
10,330.52
15,048.20
Estimated Receipts
537,944.22
501,107.91
36,836.31
Estimated Income Tax (Certified)
51,241.85
72,437.60
21,195.75
Estimated Corporation Taxes (Certified)
33,122.02
99,839.82
66,717.80
Estimated Race Tracks Distribution (Certified)
1,532.00
1,532.00
Estimated Motor Vehicle Excise
20,900.00
25,000.00
4,100.00
Tax on Polls
10,144.00
9,762.00
382.00
Total
654,884.09
708,147.33
92,013.55
38,750.31
Net Charges
780,768.44
722,787.52
Valuation 1936, $24,097,790.00 at $32.40
780,768.44*
Valuation 1937, $22,587,110.00 at $32.00
722,787.52
$1,309,525.44
Decrease $ 8,332.62 5,104.78
* Includes fractional differences of $.05.
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TABLE OF AGGREGATES OF VALUATION OF PROPERTY
Assessed under Date of May 1, for the Following Years: 1905, 1900, 1895, 1890, 1885, 1880, 1875, 1872 Assessed under Date of April 1, for the Following Years: 1934, 1933, 1932, 1931, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1927, 1926, 1925, 1920, 1915, 1910 Assessed under Date of January 1 for the Following Years: 1935, 1936, 1937
Year
Z
Male Polls
Valuation
of Personal
Valuation
of Land
Total
Total
Tax
Rate per
Horses
Cows
Sheep
Neat Cattle
Dwellings
Area of Land
Fowl
1937 $4,881
$ 984,550
$21,602,560
$22,587,110
$732,549.52
$32.00
25
207
40
20
2,583 5,090.5 3,190
1936
5,072
2,838,600
21,259,190
24,097,790
790,912.44
32.40
31
142
9
20
2,558 5,090.5 3,295
1935
4,989
2,913,090
21,464,450
24,377,540
804,685.83
32.60
38
155
62
14
2,552 5,091.5 3,382
1934
4,784
3,103,604
21,851,940
24,955,544
813,136.54
32.20
35
154
62
2,591
6,002 3,188
1933
4,700
3,145,167
21,948,750
25,093,917
794,847.78
31.30
33
175
13
34
2,581
6,002
2,725
1932
4,656
3,392,537
23,267,729
26,660,266
862,440.51
32.00
39
194
7
46
2,575
6,002
3,646
1931
4,673
3,484,556
23,419,341
26,903,897
789,559.02
29.00
46
188
5
25
2,561
6,096
2,788
1930
4,678
3,770,169
23,262,712
27,032,881
793,309.56
29.00
42
198
7
9
2,510
6,096
2,540
1929
4,612
3,682,860
22,887,390
26,570,250
793,054.68
29.50
48
202
14
3
2,472
6,096
2,835
1928
4,569
5,048,530
22,385,125
27,433,655
804,714.01
29.00
70
209
81
22
2,377
6,096
2,848
1927
4,598
4,827,520
21,637,010
26,464,530
776,667.37
29.00
82
228
4
8
12
2,346
6,096
3,721
1926
4,489
4,620,055
20,767,020
25,387,075
724,893.46
28.20
96
197
6
6
2,286
6,096
2,253
1925
4,497
4,477,510
19,612,360
24,089,870
647,383.68
26.50
114
193
7
7
81
2,203
6,096
2,369
1920
4,143
4,158,640
14,488,848
18,647,488
354,234.78
18.00
147
335
9
15
86
1,904
6,096
1,438
1915
3,296
5,405,900
11,460,934
16,989,234
224,054.57
12.80
283
375
1 10
85
1,759
6,096
4,325
1910
2,545
5,523,645
8,418,385
14,033,280
134,196.17
9.20
370
358
14
17
70
1,286
6,130
375
1905
2,070
1,167,405
4,254,265
5,421,670
98,477.05
17.40
360
375
10
40
1,160
6,135
300
1900
1,670
892,595
3,584,214
4,476,809
83,922.56
18.00
397
328
70
20
1,069
6,151
890
1895
1,410
684,795
2,673,970
3,358,765
59,583.00
16.90
358
408
5
202
810
6,162
1890
1,096
513,473
2,052,085
2,564,558
45,398.36
16.60
300
410
17
698
6,200
1885
880
447,014
1,618,928
2,065,942
28,618.09
13.00
271
420
7
129
511
6,216
1880
650
456,635
1,338,428
1,795,428
22,486.32
11.80
240
382
1
415
6,231
1875
551
448,633
1,343,867
1,792,500
22,195.81
11.80
198
362
354
6,255
1872
472
518,540
1,100,016
1,618,556
19,397.79
11.40
185
405
-
-
320
6,275
97
-
-
-
1
-
920
No. of
Estate
and Buildings
Valuation
$1,000.00
Swine
-
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EDMUND F. SULLIVAN, TOWN TREASURER January 1 to December 31, 1937
Cash on hand January 1, 1937
$ 199,523.07
Received from:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
Income Tax
73,903.05
Income Tax Sec. 4, Chap. 362
9,994.63
Corporation Taxes 99,829.43
Old Age Assistance Chap. 438 Acts of 1936
193.02
Aid to Industrial Scholars
469.19
English Speaking Classes
1,269.00
Dept. of Public Welfare
341.60
Resurfacing Washington Street
1,506.46
Reimbursement Nichols Street
5,672.16
Gasoline Tax Refund
68.04
U. S. Grants:
Old Age Assistance
8,141.58
Aid to Dependent Children
4,391.62
P. W. A. Grant
24,240.00
Norfolk County :
Dog License Returns
1,287.13
Resurfacing Washington Street
300.00
Taxes and Assessments:
Property
700,292.52
Poll
9,438.00
Motor Vehicle Excise
30,014.39
Sewer
1,519.12
Sidewalk
365.30
Street Betterment
2,636.17
Park Betterment
259.50
Committed Interest
1,100.12
Costs
928.75
Loans Issued:
Anticipation of Revenue
600,000.00
Water
21,300.00
Sewer
54,800.00
Highway
47,200.00
Anticipation of P. W. A. Grant
17,000.00
Emergency Finance
35,000.00
Premiums
180.43
99
Electric Light Revenues:
Rates
253,055.51
In Lieu of Taxes
13,000.00
Water Revenues:
Rates
72,087.58
Penalties
3.60
Hydrant Rental
6,258.00
Interest:
Taxes and Assessments
3,932.03
Tax Titles
2,815.93
Plimpton Library Trust Fund
443.56
*Cemetery Trust Fund
874.51
High School English Prize Fund
14.35
Cudworth Fund
13.75
Electric Service Deposits
320.00
Anna M. Day Trust Fund
113.13
Accrued Interest on Loans Issued
61.06
Licenses and Permits
13,965.00
Recording Fees
35.75
Certificate of Liens
17.00
Fines
834.50
Committed Accounts:
Cemetery
10,211.40
Welfare
23,579.95
Old Age Assistance
4,858.06
Health
1,635.78
Police
1,114.15
Water
827.01
Schools
1,601.07
Playgrounds
285.00
Fire
.50
Highway
655.55
General Government
28.78
Electric Light
2,579.57
Public Works
30.62
Sanitation
530.83
Forestry
48.26
Real Estate
3,004.85
100
Guarantee Deposits:
Cemetery
707.50 2,150.00
Electric
Permits
104.00
Particular Sewer
3,356.40
Water
2,472.38
Playgrounds
447.50
Forestry
544.00
Fire
19.75
Sidewalk
73.10
Public Works
2.13
Highway
2.00
Departmental Receipts:
®
Town Clerk :
Marriage Intentions
354.00
Recording Fees, etc.
814.12
Dog Licenses
1,596.80
Sporting Licenses
1,482.75
Sealer of Weights and Measures
195.00
Health:
Dental Clinic
276.79
Eye Clinic
52.00
Court Costs
12.50
Plumbing Fees
284.00
Permits
116.00
Schools:
Lunch Counter
8,103.44
Other
1,427.83
Library
631.12
Electric Light
294.57
Playgrounds
138.95
Tax Title Redemptions
30,515.40
Fees
261.00
Land Court Costs
27.00
Tax Title Red. Chap. 60, Sec. 63
11.94
Fee
1.00
Refunds:
Welfare
64.20
Tax Title Foreclosure
218.50
Old Age Assistance
43.99
Overpayment of Interest
163.00
101
Fire Alarm Maintenance
17.50
P. W. A. Docket 1317-R
64.13
Interest on Tax Title Loan
844.18
Library
95.00
Electric Light Department
5.00
W. P. A. Westover Account
14.25
Fire Insurance on Civic Building
3,016.88
Reimbursement Petty Cash Advance:
Playgrounds
10.00
General Manager
20.00
Electric Light Department
10.00
Welfare
15.00
School, Lunch Counter
200.00
School, Superintendent
10.00
Cemetery Care Bequests
1,350.00
$2,434,637.52
Payments on Accountant's Warrants
2,257,961.89
Cash on Hand December 31, 1937
$ 176,675.63
EDMUND F. SULLIVAN, Town Treasurer and Collector of Taxes
EDMUND F. SULLIVAN, COLLECTOR OF TAXES January 1 to December 31, 1937
Outstanding January 1, 1937
Committed
Abate- ments Refunded
Over- payments Refunded
Tax Titles Disclaimed
Paid After Abatement
Cash
Abatements
Added to Tax Titles
Outstanding December 31, 1937
Levy of 1937:
Property Taxes
$722,798.72
$ 154.80*
$151.20
$587,503.16
$4,182.39 242.00
$17,936.00*
$113,483.17 260.00
Poll Taxes
9,826.00
9,324.00
Motor Vehicle Excise
31,247.54
28,848.61
2,128.13
1,444.63
Fewer Assessments
1,281.73
758.45
172.08
351.20
Sidewalk Assessments
262.91
152.60
110.31
Street Betterment Assessments
2,768.70
1,567.82
640.86
560.02
Park Betterment Assessments Committed Interest
1,283.52
665.45
298.90
319.17
Levy of 1936:
Property Taxes
$118,549.67
28.30
$451.98
108,529.73
628.56
7,317.95
2.553.71
Poll Taxes
284.00
98.00
186.00
Motor Vehicle Excise
556.85
666.62
24.25
3.76
1,062.51
173.54
17.43
Sewer Assessments
630.38
561.28
21.14
47.96
Sidewalk Assessments
228.57
212.70
15.87
Street Betterment Assessments
687.85
572.35
55.80
59.70
Park Betterment Assessments
33.40
33.40
Committed Interest
439.20
382.48
15.28
41.44
Levy of 1935:
Property Taxes
5,525.03
107.85
4,259.63
547.68
825.57
Poll Taxes
24.00
16.00
8.00
Motor Vehicle Excise
128.08
97.02
31.06
Sewer Assessments
75.36
75.36
Sidewalk Assessments
15.87
15.87
Street Betterment Assessments
117.50
79.50
38.00
Committed Interest
70.29
52.19
18.10
Levy of 1934:
Property Taxes
70.84
70.84
Motor Vehicle Excise
8.34
6.25
2.09
Levy of 1933:
Property Taxes
68.86
68.86
Levy of 1932:
Property Taxes
45.64
45.64
Advance Apportioned Assessments: Sewer
124.03
Street Betterment
416.50
*Includes $114.80 to be refunded.
EDMUND F. SULLIVAN, Town Treasurer and Collector of Taxes
102
.
226.10
62.50
33.40
322.00
$2.00
1,173.83
103
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH FOR THE YEAR 1937
The Board of Health submits the following report for the year 1937 :---
At the regular Board of Health meeting held February 24, 1937, Dr. Charles L. Lynch was unanimously chosen as Chairman of the Board for the ensuing year.
The following were also chosen: Dorothy L. Bemis, Clerk, John A. Shannon, Agent and Plumbing Inspector, Nora C. Curran, Public Health Nurse.
On April 1, 1937, Leonard E. Curran was appointed Milk Inspector to fill the vacancy of Dr. F. X. Maguire.
On April 1, 1937, Dr. Thomas H. O'Toole was appointed Public Health Physician.
The Board has held their regular monthly meetings, and other special meetings, to discuss the various problems of the Department.
The Board again calls your attention to the fact that during the follow- ing years there were no cases of Diphtheria: 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936 and 1937.
Listed on page 104 is a table of Contagious Diseases reported.
year 1937:
The report of the Dental Clinic for the year ending December 31, 1937, is as follows:
Public Schools
Number of Children Receiving Care 692
Number of Children Completed. 671
Number of Children Not Completed 21
Number of Cleanings 654
Temporary Teeth Permanent Teeth
Number of Fillings
1307
502
Number of Extractions.
516 21
Parochial School
Number of Children Receiving Care 89
Number of Children Completed.
73
Number of Children Not Completed 16
Number of Cleanings.
81
Temporary Teeth Permanent Teeth
Number of Fillings
212
84
Number of Extractions.
91
6
The Milk Inspector, Leonard E. Curran submits the following report for 1937:
I became Milk Inspector on April 1, 1937. Since then 66 licenses have been granted, nine to farmers, seven to dealers and fifty to stores. Five licenses for the pasteurization of milk have been issued by the Norwood Board of Health for the State Department of Public Health. Nine licenses
Chicken Pox
Mumps
Diphtheria
Menigo
Encephalitis
Scarlet Fever
German
Measles
Measles
Typhoid Fever
Tuberculosis
Cerebro
Spinal
Infantile
Paralysis
Lobar
Pneumonia
Influenza
Whooping
Cough
Tetenas
Dog Bite
Amebic
Dysentery
Sore Eyes
Total
1919
14
41
9
2
19
1
16
500
602
1920
5
29
48
5
9
3
37
85
135
1921
8
10
64
1
29
6
20
1922
34
17
142
00
19
24
1
238
1923
36
24
23
10
24
111
1924
31
102
11
1
20
41
206
1925
56
138
224
-
13
17
448
1926
13
75
27
2
11
9
137
1927
6
25
4
1
00
7
8
62
1928
2
13
217
2
10
1
4
1
250
1929
9
4
3
00
3
5
2
16
32
2
11
114
1930
14
6
5
9
2
4
12
13
2
23
45
141
1931
28
1
2
24
25
36
00
13
1
4
26
2
21
14
205
1932
6
2
2
98
102
0
00
19
1
8
255
1933
79
7
1 12
1
3
9
2
-
1
1
116
1934
12
32
4
2
9
28
21
1
13
126
1935
1
9
00
1
12
1
00
21
-
20
1
4
86
1936
18
19
2
66
2
13
-
30
-
15
-
165
1937
14
1
11
2
-
=
23
9
39
1 111
Anterior Poliomyelitis 1, Suppurative Conjunctivitis of Eyes 1, Tuberculosis (other forms) 1, Undulant Fever 1, Pneumo-Cocco Meningitis 3, Meningo-Cocci Meningitis 1, Total 8
104
-
-
-
-
-
-
1937
-
.
146
-
-
--
Septic Throat
-
Meningitis
105
for the sale of oleo-margarine have been issued. Two licenses for the manufacture of ice cream for retail sale have been issued for the State Department of Public Health.
Sixty-two samples have been taken from trucks, dealers and stores, and tested for butterfat, total solids and sediment. These samples were found in most cases to be well above the minimum requirements for milk in Massachusetts.
Norwood can well boast of its milk supply because the bulk of it is produced locally and correctly pasteurized. The people of Norwood consume approximately 6800 quarts of fluid milk and 150 quarts of cream daily. This is a little less than one pint per person per day and about the same as the rest of the country consumes. Of the 6800 quarts 6112 are produced locally and 688 quarts are produced on distant farms, 562 quarts are sold raw and 6238 quarts are pasteurized. Stores sell 1016 quarts and 5784 quarts are sold from trucks and wagons by farmers and dealers.
The dealers and farmers have in 1937 as in past years installed much up-to-date equipment for the handling of milk.
Our Plumbing Inspector, John A. Shannon, reports that during the year 1937 he made 141 inspections in the Town of Norwood.
The Public Health Nurse submits the following report for the year ending December 31, 1937 :-
The Norwood Chest Clinic, which is held every Thursday night at the Board of Health Rooms in the Municipal Building is under the super- vision of Dr. Walter A. Griffin of the Sharon Sanatorium. This is purely a diagnostic clinic and no charge is made. Patients are usually referred to the Clinic by the family physician.
There were 11 new cases of Tuberculosis reported during the year, and all hospitalized. There were 5 cases re-infected and hospitalized.
Parochial School
Physical examinations were made by Dr. T. H. O'Toole, Public Health Physician, on all children at the Parochial School. Parents were notified of any defects.
Visits were made by the school physician and nurse three times a week and pupils were checked for symptoms of contagious diseases and referred to the family doctor.
Out of an enrollment of 705 there were 585 children immunized against Diphtheria. There were 15 pre-school children also immunized.
Braintree School Clinic
One-hundred forty-seven (147) children from the seventh and ninth grades, or 54% were given the Von Pirquet Test for Tuberculosis. Out of that number 11 were positive and were X-rayed and had physical examina- tions. All contacts were also X-rayed.
JOHN J. FEENEY, CHARLES L. LYNCH, HARRY A. SHANNON, Norwood Board of Health, Town of Norwood
106
ANNUAL REPORT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
The Board of Selectmen
Norwood, Massachusetts
Mr. Sture Nelson, Chairman Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my report as Chief of the Fire Department for the year ending December 31, 1937.
Number of box alarms.
165
Number of still alarms
135
By other means
4
Classified as follows:
Buildings
69
Automobiles
19
False
38
Woods, brush, leaves, grass dump
178
Total
304
Value of property involved:
Buildings
$435,325.00
Contents
114,050.00
Total ·
$549,375.00
Estimated loss
108,415.00
Insurance paid on buildings.
$80,336.80
Insurance paid on contents
24,579.15
Total
$104,915.95
Number of gallons of water used (Approximate)
115,625
Number of feet of hose used
21,750
Number of feet of ladder used.
1,144
Inspections:
Business buildings and dwellings
1,705
Oil storage
110
Fire alarm boxes
240
Ambulance calls attended
262
Drills
250 hours
Burning over dangerous areas
92 hours
Pumping detail (Pumps)
24 hours
(Men)
60 hours
Inhalator detail.
98 hours
I wish to thank the Honorable Board of Selectmen, the heads of all de- partments, the press, and all citizens of the town, for their cooperation.
Respectfully submitted,
ALONZO N. EARLE,
Chief of the Fire Department
107
REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMISSION
The Finance Commission organized for the year 1937 as follows: Francis C. Foley, Chairman; John R. Russell, Clerk; and, William H. Connor, member of the Finance Commission. Commissioner Connor resigned on July 15, 1937, and, on September 13, 1937 Edmund F. Murphy was elected to fill the vacancy.
On January 1, 1937 the debt amounted to $965,700 with maturities in 1937 of $172,200, and borrowings during the same period of $123,300. The borrowing capacity on January 1, 1937 was $138,746 and on Decem- ber 31, 1937 was $134,159.
The surplus in the excess and deficiency account on December 31, 1937, was $105,740 against $89,865 on December 31, 1936, indicating a con- siderable amount in unexpended balances returned to the Town Treasury.
Transfers from Reserve Fund, 1937
May 24 Public Works, New Equipment. $ 277.75
Aug. 9 Schools, Maintenance of Buildings 1,600.00
Aug. 9 Expense of Expert Town Planner 500.00
Aug. 9 Committee on Peabody Trust Fund 300.00
Aug. 13 Transportation to Foxboro W. P. A. Men. 400.00
Sept. 24 Assistance to Aged Citizens. 1,200.00
Transportation of W. P. A. Commodities. 150.00
Transportation to Foxboro W. P. A. Men.
300.00
Sept. 27 Board of Health Incidentals.
375.03
Oct. 22 Police Department, Salaries Special Officers. Fire Department, Floor Alterations.
350.00
Oct. 29 Transportation to Foxboro W. P. A. Men. 200.00
Assistance to Aged Citizens Aid to Dependent Children
1,000.00
Nov. 29 Contributory Retirement Board
356.96
Transportation to Foxboro W. P. A. Men
300.00
Dec. 21 Fire Department, Floor Alterations 260.00
Playgrounds, Maintenance. 225.00
Dec. 27 Schools, Instructions, Salaries. 103.44
Dec. 31 Town Clerk and Accountant, Incidentals. 21.18
Maintenance Municipal Building 100.03
Election and Registration, Incidentals 25.24
Sewer, Maintenance. 54.04
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