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REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT
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REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT
Mr. Edward C. Monahan, General Manager, Norwood, Mass. Dear Sir :
I hereby submit the report of the Police Department relative to the personnel, organization, arrests, disposition of cases and miscellaneous duties performed during the year ending December 31, 1948.
PERSONNEL AND ORGANIZATION
Chief Thomas C. Lydon
Lieutenant Patrick J. Coyne
Sergeants
Mark F. Folan
Joseph T. Flood
Thomas H. McNulty
Patrolmen
Henry F. Breen, Jr.
Valentine W. Balutis
John S. Conroy
Uno C. Carlson
John J. Nee
Edson J. Scholz
John H. Kelly
William E. Lydon
Francis T. Riley
James F. Lyden
William F. Mullane
James M. Murphy
William C. Jankowski
David V. DeCosta
James E. Quinn
Richard J. Towne
Martin J. McNulty
William J. Flaherty
George W. Sanborn
Intermittent Officers
Albert M. Bishop
Frank Simoni
Arrests
Accosting
1
Adultery
1
Allowing a Minor to Work.
1
Assault and Battery
10
Assault and Battery on a Police Officer.
2
Assault with a Dangerous Weapon.
2
Breaking and Entering
2
Disturbance
16
Drunkenness
101
Evading Taxi Fare.
1
Failing to Support Aged Parent.
1
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TOWN OF NORWOOD
Indecent Exposure
1
Larceny
11
Leaving Scene of Accident
2
Malicious Damage to Property
1
Mental Patients
10
Motor Law Violation
32
Neglect of Family
7
Non-Support
3
Operating to Endanger
1
Operating Negligently.
2
Operating under the Influence of Liquor
10
Operating Uninsured Motor Vehicle.
2
Operating Unregistered Motor Vehicle.
2
Operating without a License
5
Rape (Attempt)
1
Rape
1
Receiving Stolen Property.
2
Runaway Boys
15
Safekeeping
2
Trespass
1
Unlawful Possession of Firearms
2
Unlawful Sale of Liquor.
2
Using a Motor Vehicle without Authority .
5
Vagrancy
3
Violation of Parole.
1
Viloation of Probation
2
Disposition of Cases
Committed to House of Correction.
6
Committed to State Farm.
5
Committed to State Hospital
10
Committed to Shirley School.
1
Committed to Wrentham State School.
1
Continued Cases.
29
Delivered to other Departments.
24
Dismissed
4
Filed
24
Fined
61
Not Guilty
8
Probated
19
Released
70
Suspended Sentence
9
Miscellaneous Duties
Accidents reported and investigated 269
Ambulance catts attended ..
309
Buildings found open and secured. 312
Cases investigated
692
Death by auto accident
1
Death by accident (Bird & Son) (S. Ferrara, 226 Neponset St.) . 2
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REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT
Defective street lights reported
169
Defective streets reported.
41
Defective water pipes reported.
10
Disturbances suppressed without arrest.
73
Dogs killed by Police.
5
Funeral escorts.
163
Lost children returned to parents
22
Lodgers at Police Station.
20
Mental patients cared for
10
Missing persons reported.
10
Money escorts.
296
Summonses served.
185
Sick and injured assisted.
34
Suicides reported.
1
Suspension of motor vehicle license
14
Vacant homes checked .
67
The members of the Norwood Police Department are always willing and anxious to become better informed in the advanced methods of police procedure. During the months of March and April a six weeks advanced course in police procedure and criminal law was held in Memorial Hall.
This course was conducted by Robert G. Clark, 1st Assistant District Attorney of Northern Norfolk Superior Court. We had as instructors : Edmund R. Dewing, District Attorney of Northern Norfolk Superior Court; Attorney Edmund J. Campbell of Mr. Clark's Brockton office; Miss Frances Marley, Supervisor of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children ; Joseph O'Brien, Chief Probation Officer of the Middlesex Superior Court; Dr. Warren Stern, noted Psychiatrist at the Bridgewater State Hospital and Elijah Adlow, Associate Justice of the Muni- cipal Court of the City of Boston.
These classes which were attended by members of the Wellesley, Needham, Dedham, Canton, Walpole and Norwood Police Departments have been a great benefit to all police officers, especially the younger men as they have been able to pick up more quickly a knowledge of modern police procedure and criminal law.
It is my intention in the future if possible, to conduct these classes that police officers may be more fully informed in police procedure and criminal law.
I wish to thank Mr. Edward C. Monahan, General Manager of the Town of Norwood for his whole hearted co-operation in making these classes possible.
Respectfully submitted, THOMAS C. LYDON, Chief of Police.
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TOWN OF NORWOOD
REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR
Mr. Edward C. Monahan,
General Manager,
Town of Norwood, Mass.
Dear Sir :
The following is the annual report of the Department of Building Inspector for the year 1948 :
No. of Permits
Estimated Cost
New Buildings :
Dwellings
82
$739,400
Factories and Commercial buildings
18
643,000
Garages, commercial
1
40,000
Garages, private
22
15,000
Minor out buildings
4
5,600
Total
127
$1,443,000
Additions, Alterations and Repairs :
Dwellings
49
$57,795
Factory and commercial
12
86,250
Repair of fire damage.
5
15,300
Total
66
158,345
Grand Total
193
$1,601,345
Six (6) buildings were razed during this period.
Several violations of the zoning law were corrected without recourse to law.
All necessary inspections were made on buildings for which permits were issued. Daily inspections were made during repairs on the Senior High School boiler to insure adherence to specifications.
Permits were issued for two (2) prefabricated dwellings. One under the emergency housing law, Chapter 438 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. One by order of the Superior Court of Norfolk County.
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY J. CRONAN,
Building Inspector
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REPORT OF BOARD OF ASSESSORS
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
To the Citizens of Norwood :
The Board of Assessors herewith submit their annual report for the year 1948, together with the statement showing comparison of tax rate recapitulations for the years 1947 and 1948, and also the table of aggregates of polls, property and taxes assessed January 1, 1948.
Organization
On April 6, 1948, Edward A. Flaherty was reappointed an assessor by the Selectmen and approved by Henry F. Long, Commissioner of Corporations and Taxation, to serve for the term of three years, expiring April 1, 1951.
Tax Rate for the Year 1948
On May 3, 1948, the Board of Assessors voted that the tax rate for the year 1948 be determined at $38.00 per each one thousand dollars of valuation, an increase of $1.00 over the 1947 tax rate.
Financial Report
The financial statement of the department will be found in the report of the Town Accountant.
Appellate Tax Board Cases
No appeals were pending before the Appellate Tax Board on January 1, 1948, and no new appeals were taken before the Board during the year.
EDWARD A. FLAHERTY,
Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM J. DALTON, RICHARD D. NORTHROP, Board of Assessors.
TABLE OF AGGREGATES OF POLLS, PROPERTY, AND TAXES
Assessed under Date of May 1, for the Following Years: 1872, 1875, 1880, 1885, 1890, 1895, 1900, 1905 Assessed under Date of April 1, for the Following Years: 1910, 1915, 1920, 1925, 1930
Assessed under Date of January 1, for the Following Years: 1935, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948
Year
No. of
Male Polls
Valuation
of Personal
Valuation
of Real
Estate
Total
Assessed
Rate per
Total Taxes
Assessed
Horses
Cows
Cattle
Swine
Sheep
Fowl
Dwelling Houses
of Land
Assessed
1948
5,581
$1,316,100
$24.581,650
$25,897,750
$38.00
$995,276.50
2
197
35
3,100
2,987
5,121
1947
5,665
1,258,950
23,655,750
24,914,700
37.00
933,173.90
8
156
33
2,100
2,937
5,039
1946
5,545
1,153,400
23,462,450
24,615,850
40.90
1,017,897.78
8
189
6
.
2,100
2,905
5,004
1945
5,502
1,080,800
23,354,150
24,434,950
31.50
780,714.40
6
192
6
.
·
. .
2,200
2,909
5,000
1944
5,388
1,059,500
23,404,600
24,464,100
33.00
818,091.30
9
169
44
.
.
4,500
2,909
5,000
1943
5,422
1,051,400
23,449,300
24,500,700
32.00
794,866.40
6
166
56
4,750
2,909
5,000
1941
5,290
1,012,500
22,286,050
23,298,550
31.90
753,803.75
14
185
21
3,550
2,774
5,515
1935
4,989
2,913,090
21,464,450
24,377,540
32.60
804,685.83
38
155
8
14
3,382
2,552
5,091.5
1930
4,678
3,770,169
23,262,712
27,032,881
29.00
793,309.56
42
198
7
9
2,540
2,510
6,096
1925
4,497
4,477,510
19,612,360
24,089,870
26.50
647,383.68
114
193
7
81
7
2,369
2,203
6,096
1920
3,716
4,158,640
14,488,848
18,647,488
18.00
354,234.78
147
335
15
86
9
1,438
1,904
6,096
1915
3,296
5,528,300
11,460,934
16,989,234
12.80
224,054.57
283
375
10
85
1
4,325
1,759
6,096
1910
2,545
5,614,895
8,418,385
14,033,280
9.20
134,196.17
370
358
17
70
14
375
1,286
6,130
1905
2,070
1,167,405
4,254,265
5,421,670
17.40
98,477.05
360
375
10
40
300
1,160
6,135
1900
1,670
892,595
3,584,214
4,476,809
18.00
83,922.56
397
328
10
20
1
890
1,069
6,151
1895
1,410
684,795
2,673,970
3,358,765
16.90
59,583.00
358
408
5
202
. .
920
810
6,162
1890
1,096
513,473
2,051,085
2,564,558
16.60
45,398.36
300
410
17
84
. .
.
698
6,200.5
1885
880
447,014
1,618,928
2,065,942
13.00
28,618.09
271
420
7
129
. .
511
6,216
1880
650
456,635
1,338,793
1,795,428
11.80
22,486.32
240
382
·
1
415
6,231
1875
551
448,633
1,343,867
1,792,500
11.80
22,195.81
198
365
354
6,255.5
1872
472
518,540
1,100,016
1,618,556
11.40
19,397.79
185
405
..
·
.
·
.
3,500
2,861
5,505
1940
5,232
1,008,350
22,048,760
23,057,110
33.40
780,571.47
12
191
11
·
. .
3,450
2,736
5,550
1942
5,263
1,078,700
22,806,260
23,884,960
34.90
844,120.15
14
175
38
.
. .
.
320
6,275
.
. .
.
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TOWN OF NORWOOD
·
Other Neat
Estate
Valuation
$1,000.00
Acres
COMPARISON OF TAX RATE RECAPITULATIONS OF YEARS 1947 AND 1948
1947
Increase
Decrease
Appropriations by Taxation and from Available Funds.
$2,119,488.80
1948 $2,042,351.52 384.90
$
$ 77,137.28
Overlay Deficits
42,317.29
41,932.39
State Tax
22,250.00
None
22,250.00
State Parks and Reservations Tax .
1,802.66
1,311.02
491.64
State Audit of Municipal Accounts
47.37
2,437.13
2,389.76
State Examination of Retirement System
113.43
107.72
5.71
Metropolitan Sewerage-South System
19,526.03
23,059.93
3,533.90
County Tax and Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment
50,536.80
50,358.91
177.89
Overlay
10,900.63
12,216.37
1,315.74
Gross Amount to be Raised
$2.266,983.01
$2,132,227.50
$7,239.40
$141,994.91
Estimated Income Tax (Certified)
$ 83,009.95
$ 118,906.57
$ 35,896.62
$
Estimated Corporation Taxes (Certified)
139,618.05
152,968.05
13,350.00
Gasoline Tax (Certified) .
19,982.08
None
19,982.08
Estimated Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise.
20,000.00
42,000.00
22,000.00
Poll Tax
11,330.00
11,162.00
168.00
Other Estimated Receipts and Available Funds
1,071,199.03
823,076.38
248,122.65
Total Estimated Receipts and Available Funds.
$1,345,139.11
$1,148,113.00
$ 71,246.62
$ 268,272.73
Net Amount to be Raised by Taxation of Property
$ 921,843.90
$ 984,114.50
Assessed Valuation 1947, $24,914,700.00 at $37.00
$ 921,843.90
$
Assessed Valuation 1948, $25,897,750.00 at $38.00
$ 984,114.50
REPORT OF BOARD OF ASSESSORS
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TOWN OF NORWOOD
REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Mr. Edward C. Monahan,
General Manager,
Norwood, Massachusetts,
Dear Sir :
The following is the report of the Sealer of Weights and Measures from January 1, 1948 to November 20, 1948 :
Platform Scales 100 to 5,000 lbs.
32
Counter Scales under 100 1bs.
4
Beam Scales 100 1bs. or over
4
Beam Scales under 100 1bs.
2
Spring Scales under 100 1bs.
13
Computing Scales under 100 1bs.
15
Personal Weighing Machines
5
Prescription Scales
8
Avoirdupois Weights
128
Apothecary Weights
101
Metric Measures
66
Meters Over Inch Inlet
3
Gasoline Measuring Pumps
2
Leather Measuring Machines
6
Total
389
Respectfully submitted, JOSEPH M. LOVELL, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
Mr. Edward C. Monahan,
General Manager,
Norwood, Massachusetts,
Dear Sir :
It is a privilege to present my first annual report which begins on November 17, 1948, when I accepted the oath of office for Sealer of Weights and Measures. Upon notifying the Bureau of Standards of my appointment, State Inspector Mr. James Dawson checked the inventory of the town equipment with me and found it to be satisfactory.
The Town Standard Avoirdupois Weights were taken to the State Bureau of Standards and compared with the standards of Massachusetts, thus having correc- tions made accordingly; and returned December 16, 1948, with a certificate of corrections signed by the State Director of Standards. The town working weights have been so adjusted to equal these standards.
I have tested and sealed the following :
Platform Scales 10,000 lbs. or over 4
Spring Scales under 100 1bs. 2
Computing, under 100 lbs. 5
Meters over one inch outlet 3
Respectfully submitted,
FREDERICK F. BROWN,
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
In Memoriam
PETER LEO DEVINE
Peter Leo Devine was born in Norwood, Massachusetts, August 19, 1903. He was appointed a member of the Permanent Force of the Norwood Fire Department November 4, 1929. He served the Town as a Fireman for eighteen years, four months and twelve days.
Fireman Devine died March 16, 1948.
The Norwood Fire Department lost one of its most respected members and the Town of Norwood one of its finest Public Servants in the death of Peter Leo Devine.
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REPORT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
REPORT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
The Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my report of the Fire Department for the year ending December 31, 1948.
Number of box alarms 310
Number of still alarms 33
Classified as follows :
Buildings
57
Automobiles
21
False
13
Woods, brush, dumps and others
252
Total
343
Property involved :
Buildings
$509,650.00
Contents
118,000.00
Total.
$627,650.00
Estimated loss on buildings
$34,775.00
Estimated loss on contents
19,475.00
Total.
$54,250.00
Insurance paid on buildings
$36,957.48
Insurance paid on contents
18,134.00
Total.
$55,191.48
Insurance carried on buildings
$1,288,100.00
Insurance carried on contents
113,500.00
Total
$1,401,600.00
Number of gallons of water used
173,300
Number of feet of hose used
45,750
Ambulance calls attended
350
Inspection of business buildings, recreation and public gathering places, gasoline stations and garages, gasoline and oil storages were made in the usual manner.
I wish to thank the Honorable Board of Selectmen, and all departments of the town for their co-operation.
Respectfully submitted,
ALONZO N. EARLE, Chief of the Fire Department.
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TOWN OF NORWOOD
REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen.
Gentlemen :
The Norwod Board of Public Welfare submits its annual report for the year ending December 31, 1948 :
The present Board was re-appointed by the Selectmen on April 28, 1948. At a regular Welfare Board Meeting on May 11, 1948, Mr. Alonzo F. Swift, Jr., was elected Chairman for the ensuing year.
A summary of the number of active General Relief cases as of December 31, 1948, and the number of persons aided follows this report.
Aid to Dependent Children cases showed an overall decrease in the number of cases over the previous year.
The Federal Government continues to render cash grants to the Town on a percentage basis for A.D.C. regular payments. The Federal Government also gives the Town reimbursement for administration costs of A.D.C.
General employment conditions in the Norwood area have held up throughout most of this year. Any continued lay-offs in industry were not reflected in the 1948 caseload, as the Unemployment Security Insurance will in the majority of instances provide funds for 1948 and into the first portion of 1949.
Good low cost housing for families is a problem still, not only in Norwood but elsewhere. Fortunately no serious housing problems were encountered with Wel- fare Department cases.
Potatoes were the only Surplus Commodities available for distribution and several shipments were received during 1948.
The Town Clerk and Accountant's report found elsewhere in this book, shows in detail the expenditures and receipts for the Welfare Department.
The Welfare Board expresses their appreciation to all persons, organizations and Town Departments that have co-operated with the Department during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
ALONZO F. SWIFT, Jr., Chairman, JOHN J. McGARRY, MARTIN J. FOLEY,
Norwood Board of Public Welfare
1948 PUBLIC WELFARE CASE LOAD
MONTH
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
TEMP. AID
TEMP. AID
UNEMPL. BOARDING INSTITUTIONAL HOSPITAL TOTAL
Cases
Cases
Cases
Cases
· Cases
Cases
Cases
People
January
23
13
29
17
4
0
86
178
February
24
15
26
17
4
0
86
188
March
25
12
25
16
4
0
82
172
April
25
11
25
15
3
0
79
165
May
26
10
24
16
3
0
79
169
June
23
11
26
15
4
0
79
167
July
20
14
25
15
4
0
78
164
August
21
15
26
14
4
0
80
176
September
22
14
26
15
4
0
81
175
October
20
17
26
16
4
0
83
179
November
18
16
25
18
4
0
81
168
December
18
16
25
22
4
1
86
173
REPORT OF PUBLIC WELFARE
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TOWN OF NORWOOD
REPORT OF BUREAU OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen.
Gentlemen :
The Norwood Bureau of Old Age Assistance submits herewith the annual report for the year ending December 31, 1948:
Listed below is a summary given by month and the number of active cases in the Old Age Assistance category. Each case represents a person :
January
142
July 140
February
146
August 140
March
144
September 138
April
141
October
137
May
140
November
138
June
140
December
139
During 1948 there were several changes in the rules and regulations promul- gated by the State Department of Public Welfare for the administration for Old Age Assistance.
Payments are now made in advance and a budget adjustment was made in October, 1948.
The eligibility qualifications remained the same during 1948.
The Federal Government continued to render Cash Grants to the Town for regular Old Age Assistance payments. The percentage of reimbursement since October 1, 1948, has been on a higher basis, therefore in 1949 sums exceeding those of 1948 will be received.
The Federal Government allows a Cash Grant for the municipality to be used for administrative costs in the Old Age category.
A proportionate amount of the cost of Old Age Assistance shared by the Com- monwealth of Massachusetts.
The Town Clerk and Accountant's report gives a detailed list of expenditures in the Old Age Assistance category and also lists the receipts from all sources.
Respectfully submitted,
ALONZO F. SWIFT, Jr., Chairman, JOHN J. McGARRY, MARTIN J. FOLEY,
Norwood Bureau of Old Age Assistance.
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REPORT OF PUBLIC WELFARE
REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH
Mr. Edward C. Monahan, General Manager, Town of Norwood, Norwood, Massachusetts,
Dear Sir :
The Board of Health submits the following report for the year 1948:
At a meeting of the Board of Health held on Feb. 11, 1948 Mr. James F. Foley was elected Chairman of the Board for the year. Mr. John P. Dixon and Dr. Charles L. Lynch continued to serve as members of the Board of Health. Regular Board meetings were held throughout the year to take care of various matters coming to the attention of the Board, the Health Office or the Agent, Mr. Bartley J. King.
The following is the report of Miss Frances McDonough, nurse at St. Cath- erine's Parochial School, Norwood, Massachusetts :
It is a privilege to present my second annual report explaining my program at St. Catherine's School.
SCHOOL PHYSICIAN
Dr. Thomas H. O'Toole visited the school on two days each week and examined the children recommended for it, plus routine work. This year he examined 509 children and the following defects were noted:
Throats
136
Feet
12
Heart
14
Lungs
0
Speech
12
Eight children in our school have had their tonsils out since school started in the Fall and many others have appointments to have their tonsils removed during the summer vacation.
Diphtheria Control
Schick Tested
107
Positive Reactors 5
Toxoid Injections given
84
Tuberculosis Control
Dr. Thomas H. O'Toole gave the Tuberculin Patch Test to all second and ninth grade children who had their parents permission. We had one positive reaction which was X-rayed along with four contact cases by the Norfolk County Tuberculosis Association. No tuberculosis was found among them.
Communicable Diseases
The following rules regarding the exclusion of children are still in effect. Children will be excluded for the following reasons :
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Temperature under 97 degrees or 99 degrees or over.
Skin eruptions-contagious.
Evidence of sore throat.
Vomiting.
Returning to school without a certificate from the doctor after having a communicable disease.
The following is a list of reported cases of contagious diseases this year :
Scarlet Fever
1
Pertussis
1
Measles 32
Chicken Pox 28
Infantile Paralysis 1
We thank the parents for their fine co-operation in the matter of communicable disease control.
Audiometer Tests
The children from the third to the ninth grades inclusive had their hearing tested with the audiometer this year.
Number tested 480
Retested 64
Failed in retest 10
Notices out 10
Recommended for lip reading 0
Attending classes for lip reading
3
Eye Clinic
Doctor H. B. Riemer and Miss Jane O'Sullivan, public school nurse, conduct the Eye Clinic each week at the Norwood Junior High School. Usually we are allowed five appointments each week.
All of the children at St. Catherine's School received the Massachusetts Vision Test this year. This test is divided into three parts. Part 1 is the test for acuity, part II, for farsightedness, part III, for muscular control. Two partial failures in any one part of the test means failure of the test and these children are recom- mended for examination by an eye doctor.
Number given Massachusetts Vision Test 746
Number of children failing 52
Number needing new glasses 26
Number who did not need glasses 26
Number of children who needed glasses changed 11
Number of children to report next year 10
Number of children wearing glasses 92
Number of children examined by private doctors 12
Dental Clinic
The Dental Clinic is held each week at the Norwood Junior High School. In September Dr. T. J. Curtin assisted by Mrs. Curran examined the teeth of all the children in the school. Clinic permission slips were sent to parents of all children needing care. We send twenty children each week and all dental work on the children was finished for the year.
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REPORT OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Weighing and Measuring
September 754
Number losing 10
May 752
Number losing 5
I am very grateful to all who gave me such kind assistance in my work during this school year.
Public School
The following is the report of Dr. Timothy J. Curtin, School Dentist:
Number of children completed 490
Number of children not completed 8
Number of temporary fillings
862
Number of temporary extractions
204
Number of permanent fillings
620
Number of permanent extractions
22
Number of cleanings
448
Number of children examined 1926
Number of children o.k. at examination 869
Parochial School
Number of children completed 186
Number of children not completed 4
Number of temporary fillings 310
Number of temporary extractions 103
Number of permanent fillings 209
Number of permanent extractions 2
Number of cleanings
171
Number of children examined 735
Number of children o.k. at examination
316
Mr. Harry A. Shannon, Plumbing Inspector for the Town of Norwood reports that 205 Plumbing Permits were issued in 1948.
Listed below are the various diseases reported to the Board of Health during the year, 1948 :
Chicken Pox
5
Dog Bites
12
Influenza
1
Measles
11
Lobar Pneumonia 17
7
Mumps 13
Scarlet Fever
2
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
4
Whooping Cough
2
Infantile Paralysis (non-paralytic)
I
Other types of pneumonia
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TOWN OF NORWOOD
The following is the report of the Milk Inspector for the Town of Norwood, Mr. Leonard E. Curran :
During 1948 the usual licenses for the sale of milk and oleomargarine, for the pasteurization of milk and for the manufacture of ice cream were issued. All pasteurization and ice cream plants in Norwood were found to be operating accord- ing to the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Samples of milk and cream were collected and tested in the Board of Health Laboratory for butterfat, total solids, bacteria per cubic centimeter and pasteuriza- tion. The following tables show the results of the tests :
TABLE 1
Year
No. of tests
Butterfat
Total Solids
1946
88
4.07%
13.12%
1947
123
4.20%
13.23%
1948
88
4.17%
13.30%
Massachusetts State requirement
3.35%
12.00%
Ave. composition of cows milk
4.00%
12.86%
TABLE 2. Bacteria per cubic centimeter.
Year
No. of counts
Bacteria per c.c.
1946
59
51,000
1947
66
18,500
1948
87
11,000
Massachusetts State requirement-no more than
40,000
Of the eighty-seven (87) bacteria counts made in 1948 eighty-five (85) were lower than the legal requirement of 40,000 per cubic centimeter and two (2) were higher. The causes of the high counts were determined and corrected.
TABLE 3. Butterfat in Cream
Butterfat
Light cream
No. of Tests 11
18.6%
Heavy cream
13
40.7%
The Massachusetts legal standard for light cream is 16% butterfat and for heavy cream is 34% butterfat.
From time to time questions about milk are asked a milk inspector. I wish to present liere several common questions of consumers and the answers to same.
Question. How does the pasteurization of milk protect the consumer?
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