Report of the city of Somerville 1881, Part 11

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 294


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5


3}


=


=


5 mos.


=


Not any Damp


10 feet from house; vault full. 13 4


4


=


4 7


*


=


"


Machinist


=


6


DIPHTHERIA IN 1881. - INSPECTOR'S REPORT.


District.


Waste pipe not trapped. Drain pipe near w. c. defective .. Satisfactory.


Upholsterer


Irish


23


212 b


DIPHTHERIA IN 1881. - INSPECTOR'S REPORT. - Continued.


No. of Family.


Nationality


Occupation of Head of Family.


No. of


Patient.


Box of Patient.


Age of


Patient.


Date of Sickness.


Result.


Soil.


Locality.


House Drainage.


Condition of Cellar.


Privy.


Remarks.


43


English


Carpenter.


54


Male Female . .


13


April


Clayey Gravel. .


Fair


Waste pipe not trapped ; drain pipe defective


Basement rooms


Water-closet iu cellar ; offensive.


55


Male .


6


5


Sand


44 45


American =


Butcher


57


Male


14


4


Clayey Gravel.


46 47


Irish


Laborer


48


Americau


Salesman


=


10


Clayey Gravel.


Good


Waste p. not trapped ; into cesspool 2 feet from house Drain pipe not trapped.


49 50


=


Stock broker


62


=


3


May


Fatal ..


8


Fair


Waste pipe not trapped.


Damp.


51


Currier


64


81


10


Waste p. not trapped; into cesspool 10 feet from house .


8 feet from house


Wooden box for waste and d. p. defective.


65 66


Male Female


35 34


Sand . Clayey Gravel ..


Low Good


Drain pipe defective. . Soil pipe not ventilated


Damp


54 55


=


Apothecary


69


2


Fatal


5


W. p. not trapped ; connection of w. and d. p. defective .. Waste pipe not trapped; drain pipe defective


Basement rooms


Water-closet in cellar ; offensive ..


Entire drainage defective.


71


26


Fatal.


56 57


=


Printer


10


Clay


=


Waste pipe not trapped ; soil pipe not ventilated. Waste pipe not trapped .


Damp


Water closet in cellar; offensive. Water-closet in b. room ; offensive.


58


Salesmau


75


29


76


4


77


2


13


7


Good


Waste pipe not trapped.


Damp


Water-closet in bath room. Water-closet in b. room ; offensive. Adjoining house ; offensive. 15 feet from honse.


64 65


American ...


Meat pedlar


82


Female . .


1


8


Clayey Gravel ..


Fair


83


Male


6


7


Good


Waste pipe not trapped; drain pipe defective W. p. not trapped ; connection of w. aud d. p defective ..


Damp.


66 67


Dentist


85


Wood & coal dealer.


86


7


1


7


2


6


2


=


=


1


2


4


July.


3


Low.


Basement rooms.


American


Clerk


92


9


7


Good


Waste pipe not trapped. Waste p. not trapped; into cesspool 4 feet from house. W. p. not trapped ; connection of w. and d. p. defective .. Fair


Damp


Water-closet in cellar ; defective . .


Entire drainage defective.


=1


1


8


G


1


Male


4


Fatal


1


97


3


Clay


2


Clayey Gravel ..


Irish


Machinist


99


2


Fatal ..


1


44


1


5


102


2


44


103


22


1


3


Fatal ..


1


W. p. not trapped ; connection of w. and d. p. defective .. :


Damp


Water-closet in cellar ; offensive ..


Entire drainage defective. .


.


7


53


Widow


68


16


70


Female .. =


8


3


79


Male Female


10


7


Clayey Gravel ..


46


Soil pipe not ventilated.


Drain pipe in cellar defective.


G


Fair


Soil pipe not ventilated.


78 79


Female 12


June


80


5


7


Irish


Laborer


81


Male


4


1


Clay


Low


Drain and waste pipe not trapped Waste pipe not trapped.


Damp


20 feet from house.


Jeweller


84


Female .. Male


4 64


Female Male


Defeet in d. p. near water-closet. Water-closet in b. room ; offensive.


15 feet from house ; vault full.


[sickness.


74 75


76 77


Irish Americau ...


Teamster


Damp


Water-closet in cellar; defective


Entire drainage defective


78 79


Police officer


98


12


August


15 feet from house. 10 feet from house ; offensive.


Water-closet in cellar ; offensive ..


Entire drainage defective.


American


100 101


7


. .


46


Soil pipe not ventilated. Drain pipe not trapped Waste pipe not trapped. Waste p. not trapped ; into cesspool 4 feet from house W. p. not trapped ; connection of w. and d. p. defective. .


Child taken sick away from home.


80 81


82 83


Laborer


Female .. Male


Manuf. of extracts. 10-


58


11


4


Sand


Good Fair


Into cesspool 4 feet from house. Waste pipe not trapped ; out on surface


Danıp


Adjoining house ; offensive.


Water-closet in cellar; offensive. 15 feet from house ; vault full


Cow shed and manure heap 8 ft. from house.


61


=


4


5


Clay Clayey Gravel ..


7


Fatal.


52


None


67


3


Basement rooms


Water-closet offensive.


Third time this patient had diphtheria.


73 74


= =


Nova Scotia .. American


Male 16


Sale-man Sea captain


Minister


Drain pipe defective; into cesspool 12 feet from house


63


Milkman


Damp and offensive


Drainage out on surface ; 45 feet from house. Staguant water adjoining house.


69 70 71 72 73


Nova Scotia .. Americau . Irish


Carpenter


Female


Laborer


91


3


Fatal ..


1


Sand Clay


Defect in drain pipe near water-closet Insufficient supply of water in water-closet, Waste pipe not trapped.


Drainage put in good condition just before


Male .. . Female ..


Laborer


93


94 95 96


Conductor


Bookkeeper


68


Musician


Trader


87 88 89 90


Machinist


7


Clerk


7


59 60 61 62


Milkman


63


=


56


Widow


Female .


40


5


English.


Cigar mannfacturer.


59 60


Female ..


7


District


53


28


5


Soil pipe not ventilated.


Male =


8 feet from house ; vault full.


Telegrapher


1


44


Fatal


Fatal


46


Damp


212 c


DIPHTHERIA IN 1881. - INSPECTOR'S REPORT. - Concluded.


¡ No. of


Family.


Nationality.


Occupation of Head of Family.


No. of


l'atient.


Sex of Patient.


Age of


Patient.


Date of Sickness.


Result.


Soll.


Locality.


House Drainage.


Condition of Cellar.


Privy.


Remarks.


84


American


Laborer


105


Male


19


August . ..


1


Clayey Gravel. .


Fair


W. p. not trapped; connection of w. and d. p. defective ..


Damp


Offensive ..


Entire drainage defective.


85 86


Irish


Stable keeper Laborer


108


=


G


1


Good Fair.


Connection of soil and drain pipe defective ... W. p. not trapped ; connection of w. and d. p. defective ..


10 feet from honse ; vanlt full.


87 88


111


Female Male


2


Fatal ..


1


Clay


Low. =


44


113


2


October.


1


91


115


5


Fatal ..


G


Clayey Gravel. .


Fair.


Drain pipe defective.


Basement rooms


10 feet from honse ; vault full.


116


3


9


118


7


119


Female . . 12


46


American Irish


Wood and coal Laborer


121


Male 44


3


1


Clay


Fair.


American


Painter


123


13


Fatal


1


Low


Good


Irish


Laborer


125


6


Low.


W. p. not trapped ; connection of w. and d. p. defective. Entire drainage defective


Damp.


Nova Scotia ..


Harness maker


2


4


Clayey Gravel. .


Fair.


Waste pipe not trapped ; drain pipe defective


Not any. . .


Adjoining house ; offensive.


100 101


American Irish


Carpenter. Blacksmith.


130


Male


6


A 10 4


Clavey Gravel .. Sand


Low


Drainage not ventilated. Waste pipe not trapped.


Opening in d. p. in cellar . .


10 feet from house.


Irish


Laborer


134


13


November. .


Fatal


Clayey Gravel.


Low


No drainage facilities. Soil pipe not ventilated.


American Irish


Clerk


135


4


=


=


Low


Grocer


137


Male


Provisions


138


Female .


6


2


..


46


9


Sand Clay


Good Low


W. p leaking; connection of w. and d. p. defective Drainage not venti ated.


Damp


Water-closet in b. room ; offensivc.


Offal and slops thrown in yard.


Male Female . . Male


10


8


6


4.


4


. .


44


"


2


46


152


Female ..


23


Fatal ..


3 Sand


46


Slater


153


10


1 Clavey Gravel. . Sand


Low.


Not any.


118


Cnrrier


154


Laborer


155


Male


1


Clayey Gravel ..


Waste pipe not trapped. Defect in drain pipe ... Waste pipe not trapped.


Damp


8 feet from house. 6 fcet from house ; vault full. Adjoining honse ; offensive.


G


September .


Fatal ..


1


Sand


Waste pipe not trapped ; drainage out on surface. W. p. not trapped ; connection of w. and d p. defective.


Not any.


=


Damp


114


Female .. Male


6


4


Clayey Gravel ..


Good


Defect in drain pipe in cellar ... W. p. not trapped ; connection of w. and d. p. defective. . Waste pipe not trapped. 44


Damp


Vault offensive. 10 feet from house. Water-closet in cellar ; defective.


Taken sick away from home.


Salesman


124


66


10


October. .


G


Fatal ..


2


November .. October .. .


6J


Female . . 7


131 132 133


131 1


Male . . Female .. Male


8 -T CO


=


Good


Laborer


136


Female . .


1


4


46


1


Fair.


W. p. not trapped ; connection of w. and d. p. defective .. Waste pipe not trapped. =


Damp


20 feet from house ; vaults full. 10 44


American ... 4


Salesman


139 140


Male Female =


41 8


December .. =


Fatal ..


3


=


10


=


9


4


113 114 115 116


American Irish


Restaurant


Damp


Laborer


13


Clayey Gravel ..


Fair


2 3


Waste pipe not trapped. . W. p. not trapped ; connection of w. and d. p. defective .. No drainage facilities.


Not any .


64 10 feet from house ; vault full. 30 Adjoining house ; vault full. Vault full.


151


5


. .


6


. .


7


3


Printer


141


Carpenter.


142


Salesman Laborer


143


Clayey Gravel ..


Good


Waste pipe not trapped ; drain pipe defective Into cesspool adjoining house.


Basement room Damp


5 feet from house ; vanlt fnll. Water closet iu cellar.


Nova Scotia. American .. Irish


112


102 103 10- 10: 106 107 108 103 110 111


92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99


117


Female . Male


120


3 1


Low


122


1:27


126 Female . . Male . . Female .


128 129


7


1


Vault full.


89 90


106


4


107


3


Fatal


7


=


3


109 110


8


112


3


Grocer


144 145 146 147 148 149 150


Female . . Male Female . . Male


44


4 1


| District.


1 Clayey Gravel. Clay Sand 4


213


MEASLES, WHOOPING-COUGH. - The epidemic of measles referred to in our last report died out in the first quarter of the year 1881, to be succeeded by the whooping-cough. The first cases of this disease came to our knowledge in the month of May, since which time it has prevailed extensively, and has been the cause of eight deaths. At the present time, the disease prevails in many sections of the city.


SMALL-Pox. - We are fortunately able to report that our city has not yet been visited by this disease. During the year it has prevailed to a greater extent throughout the country than at any time since the epidemic of 1872 and 1873. Many cities and towns in this State have had cases during the year. Two years ago, after referring to the prevalence of the disease in many parts of this country and Europe, we called attention to the fact that at irregular intervals the susceptibility of communities to the disease was marked, and that we believed that we were then entering upon such a period. Impressed by these facts, we urged that provision should be made for a general vaccination of all persons in the city who were not vaccinated, and the city physician was instructed to provide virus and be prepared to vaccinate any persons who might come to him for that purpose. It will be seen by referring to his reports that but twenty-eight were vaccinated in 1880, and forty- six in 1881. It seems to us that although the people generally believe in the protective properties of vaccination, they from various causes neglect to avail themselves of its protection ; and were it not that children are not supposed to be admitted to our schools until after they have produced proofs of their vaccination, the probabili- ties are that a very large number would attain their majority with- out having been vaccinated. Many of those vaccinated during the year were children who were about to enter school ; and a few were children attending school, whose teachers discovered that they had not been vaccinated. The parents' statement should not be taken in any case. A certificate from a physician in good standing should be required, or else ocular proof of successful vaccination should be insisted on. When we consider the prevalence of the disease in so many parts of the country at the present time, and that cases are appearing in new places in this State, we feel justi-


214


fied in saying that our people should not wait until it makes its appearance in our midst, but should at once protect themselves by vaccination. The city physician will vaccinate free of charge all persons who are unable to pay for it. In view of the possibility of the disease assuming the form of an epidemic in the State, and that we may be prepared to take such measures as may seem to us under the circumstances advisable, we would ask, in addition to the amount usually appropriated for this department, the sum of $1,000.


CHOLERA INFANTUM. - Although not a disease " dangerous to the public health " in the sense in which the term is used in the General Statutes, it will be seen on reference to our mortality tables that it is very dangerous to the public health, and adds largely to our mortality. During the past four years it was the cause of 142 deaths. During the same period, diphtheria caused 119 deaths, scarlet fever 38 deaths, typhoid fever 24 deaths, whoop- ing-cough 10 deaths, and measles 5 deaths. As a result of our investigation of the causes of this disease, two facts stand out prominently : viz., a very large percentage of those attacked were children who were brought up on the bottle ; and of those who were thus nourished, a very large majority died. Very few nursing children took the disease; and of those nursing children who did take the disease, almost all recovered. The important fact to re- member in this connection is, that all women should nurse their children, unless advised to the contrary by their physicians ; if it should happen that the mother is unable to nurse her child, or un- able to procure a wet-nurse for it, she should see that it is provided with pure cow's milk. The house and its surroundings should be examined, and any and every thing that might contaminate the air should be removed. During the summer months, removal to the country or the seashore would be desirable ; and in lieu of this, tak- ing the child out frequently during the day into the open air would be beneficial.


DISTRICTS.


We have continued our record of deaths, dangerous diseases, and nuisances in the ten health districts of the city, which districts


215


were described in full in the first and second annual reports of this board.


The boundaries of the districts, the locations of sewers built prior to Jan. 1, 1879, and the location of each case of scarlet fever, diphtheria, and typhoid fever reported in 1881, are shown by the accompanying map.


The soil in Districts I., II., III., V., VI., VII., VIII., and X. is chiefly clay or clayey gravel, there being considerable ledge in Districts VII. and VIII. In District IV. and in a part of Dis- trict IX. the soil is sandy, while in the remainder of District IX. it is clay and clayey gravel. Districts I., III., and IV., and that part of District VIII. bordering on Mystic River are of a low elevation ; the general elevation of the remainder of the city is high ; parts of Districts II., V., VI., VII., VIII., and X. ranging from 90 to 145, feet above mean low tide.


The following statistics are shown by the four succeeding tables viz. : -


First. - The area, estimated population, number of dwellings, and average number of people per dwelling in each district in 1881, with the deaths for the last eight years (exclusive of deaths in the McLean Insane Asylum), and the rate per thousand of population.


Second. - The five principal causes of death in Somerville in 1881, with the number of deaths from each of these causes, and the rate per thousand of population in each district.


Third. - The number of cases of scarlet fever, diphtheria, and typhoid fever in each district reported in 1881, with the number of these cases that have up to this date proved fatal, and the num- ber of cases and of deaths per thousand of population.


Fourth. - The number of nuisances abated in each district in 1881.


TABLE OF DEATHS IN EACH DISTRICT DURING THE LAST EIGHT YEARS, EXCLUSIVE OF DEATHS IN THE MCLEAN ASYLUM.


Districts


..


1


II.


III.


IV.


V.


VI.


VII.


VIII.


IX.


X.


Entire City.


Area ...


337 A.


107 A.


93 A.


171 A.


361 A.


285 A.


194 A.


482 A.


174 A.


456 A.


2,660 A.


Population ...


4,802


4,686


1,816


3,222


5,038


1,113


2,753


820


1,464


645


26,359


In 1881.


Dwellings ....


734


683


287


503


820


256


449


161


275


137


4,305


Average in each dwelling.


6.5


6.9


6.3


6.4


6.1


4.3


6.1


5.1


5.3


4.7


6.1


No. of


Deaths.


Rate per 1,000.


Deaths.


per 1,000.


Deaths.


Rate


No. of


Rate


No. of


Rate


No. of


Deaths.


per 1,000.


No. of


Rate


per 1,000.


Deaths. No. of


per 1,000.


Deaths.


per 1,000.


No. of


Rate


No. of


Deaths.


Rate


per 1,000.


1874 ..


147


37


53


14


24


16


86


33


67


16


34


37


26


11


17


25


18


15


00


00


475


22


1875 . .


.. .


149


37


84


22


26


17


56


21


75


18


29


32


32


14


13


19


15


12


N


15


486


22


1876.


113


30


62


17


17


12


62


24


78


20


23


26


25


12


=


17


25


22


10


20


426


21


1877.


126


32


57


15


18


12


57


22


61


15


31


34


29


13


12


18


32


27


or


10


428


20


1878 .


92


22


50


12


32


21


53


19


53


12


24


25


32


14


15


21


17


14


13


375


17


1879.


92


21


50


12


29


18


62


22


77


17


14


14


22


9


14


19


16


12


9


16


385


16


1880


104


23


56


ão


34


20


55


18


70


15


30


28


32


12


19


24


12


10


11


18


423


17


1881.


111


23


64


14


41


23


48


15


62


12


36


32


38


14


18


22


19


13


00


12


445


17


8 years . . . .


934


28


476


15


221


00


479


22


543


15


221


33


236


12


119


21


154


16


60


15


3,443


20


216


YEAR.


No. of


Rate


No. of


per 1,000.


Deaths.


per 1,000.


Deaths.


per 1,000.


Rate


Deaths.


Rate 1


No. of


Rate


Deaths.


per 1,000.


217


TABLE SHOWING THE FIVE PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF DEATH IN SOMER- VILLE IN 1881, WITH THE NUMBER AND RATE IN EACH DISTRICT.


CONSUMPTION.


PNEUMONIA.


DIPHTHERIA.


CHOLERA INFANTUM.


HEART DISEASE.


DISTRICTS.


No. of


Deaths.


No. per


1,000 of pop.


No. of


Deaths.


No. per


1,000 of pop.


No. of


Deaths.


No. per


1,000 of pop.


No. of


Deaths.


No. per


1,000 of pop.


Deaths.


No. of


1,000 of pop.


I ..


10


2.08


16


3.33


18


3.75


11


2.29


6


1.25


II.


11


2.35


6


1.28


3


0.64


5


1.07


III.


5


2.75


3


1.65


7


3.85


4


2.20


1


0.55


IV.


7


2.17


9


2.79


5


1.55


5


1.55


V ..


00


1.59


5


1.00


2


0,40


6


1.20


4


0.80


VI ..


5


4.49


6.30


3


2.70


6


5.39


2


1.80


VII ..


4


1.45


6


2.18


2


0.73


1


0.36


VIII.


3


3.66


2


2.44


3


3.66


2


2.44


1


1.22


IX.


3


2.05


1


0.68


1


0.68


3


2.05


X.


1


1.55


1


1.55


Total.


56


2.12


56


2.12


44


1.71


36


1.37


22


0.83


TABLE OF SCARLET FEVER, DIPHTHERIA, AND TYPHOID FEVER IN EACH DISTRICT IN 1881.


SCARLET FEVER.


DIPHTHERIA.


TYPHOID FEVER.


DISTRICT.


Cases


reported.


Proved


fatal.


Cases per


1,000 of pop.


Deaths per


1,000 of pop.


Cases


reported.


Proved


fatal.


Cases per


1,000 of pop.


Deaths per


1,000 of pop.


reported.


Proved


Cases per


1,000 of pop.


Deaths per


1,000 of pop.


I.


42


17


8.75


3.54


46


2


9.58


0.42


II ..


11


1


2.35


0.21


20


3


4.27


0.62


2


1


0.42


0.21


III.


3


1.65


20


8


11.01


4.55


5


1


2.75


0.55


IV.


2


0.62


22


9


6.83


1.86


8


3


2.48


0.93


V.


5


0.99


10


2


1.98


0.40


4


0.79


VI


9


3


8.09


2.70


VII.


2


0.73


17


2


6.18


0.73


1


1


0.36


0.36


VIII


11


3


13.41


3 66


2


2.44


IX.


2


1.37


1


6 69


2


1.37


·


X


3


1


4.65


1.55


1


1.55


Total


25


1


0.95


0.04


155


45


5.88


1.71


71


8


2.69


0.30


Cases


fatal.


No. of


218


NUISANCES ABATED IN EACH DISTRICT IN 1881.


District.


I.


II. ĮIII.


IV.


V.


VI.


VII.


VIII.


IX.


X.


Total.


Population.


4802


4686 1816 3222 5038 1113


2753


8:20


1464


645


26359


Cellar damp


11


4


4


1


6


26


Cesspool defective


1


1


66


overflowing.


1


8


1


1


2


14


Connections of waste with drain- pipes defective.


11


13


5


9


7


6


3


54


Dead dog in cellar.


1


Drainage defective


11


8


14


1


2


8


1


4


49


9


2


3


8


1


2


1


30


21


2


2


5


10


1


2


6


1


50 2


Drain-pipe broken and leaking


66


defective ..


7


2


7


2


2


2


2


2


26


not trapped.


2


1


6


1


2


12


1


1


3


2


1


Filth in cellar


6


1


2


1


1


1


1


Hennery offensive ...


1


1


1


1


1


15


2


2


3


3


2


1


3


3


5


1


2


1


9


Offensive materials carted through streets


1


1


6


1


1


2


3


13


Opening in drain-pipe in cellar


1


1


1


3


Slaughter-house offensive


1


1


Slops thrown on surface.


10


1


1


16


Soil pipc not ventilated.


1


5


1


2


1


10


Stable and stable premises filthy


3


1


1


1


2


8


Stagnant water in housc cellar


20


9


2


33 8


10


1


2


1


2


4


1


1


...


110


12


4


24


17


16


3


2


4


2


1


1


2


2


1


1


1


13


€6


offensivc.


25


7


13


4


7


2


5


80


Wagons washed on sidewalk.


3


1


1


1


6 1


66


leaking


97


58


43


20


22


5


25


11


3


3


287


1 2


1


2


1


6


Water-closet defective.


5


5


insufficiently supplied with water


2


1


1


2


1


1


8


water.


2


1


3


8


8


66


not ventilatcd.


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


7


Water.course polluted


1


Well water unfit for use.


12


4


2


2


1


1


22


426


138


119


108


115


39


83


32


26


22


1108


...


offensive ..


2


1


3


1


emptying in cellar emptying on surface.


1


.


1


8 6 12


Hens kept in cellar.


1


2 4 28


Manure exposcd and offensive


Offal in cellar


66 on land.


Offensive odor in and about dwell- ings.


.


. .


.


1


1


3


1


1


2


1


..


on surface


Vault full.


7


22 199 3


not properly constructed.


5


15


1


1


Waste-pipc defective.


1


not supplied with


not trapped.


..


1


1


offensive.


1


1


1


Wooden wastc· pipes and drains


66


66


in stable cellar


..


1


Grease rendered in open kettle.


. .


on premises.


7


stopped up.


.


leaking .


2


not trapped.


stopped np


1


.. MAP OF~


SOMERVILLE,


1879. SCALE


Showing Locations of Diseases Dangerous to the Public Health, for the year 1881.


REMONT


SANGEN


DAKLEMIR


AYL.


D


D


E


F


0


M


A


BOSTON


LOWELL


DITÝ


HINCKLEY ST.


LOWELL ST.


SANTANDER AV.J


HENNY LIND AV


MURDOCK ET


VI


ACTION ST.


BERKLEY


LINDEME


C.Powder Buda


CITY


X


RAILROAD.


LAUREL


GRANITE


.


GRFOLK


AVE.


SUMMER


THAN


III


ZAN


Sewers shown thus:


ELN


Sewer Outlets,.


COTTAGEÆE


DE


SOMERWILL


FITCHQUAG


SEACON


"CH


775


57.


47.


C


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B


R


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D


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Diphtheria, A


Fatal cases,. .. Typhoid 16


...


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NONTH


AVE.


BOST


1. IN


T


S


EASTERN


VIII


. F.


AVE.


AVE.


MYSTIC


WILL POND


GRANT


WHEATLAND


CHAUACEP


PARK,


AVE.


FLOREY


PINCK


MYIT


ASTERN


..


AUTENNI


AG.U.R.R.


MAIN


BROADWAY


ADAMS ST.


SYCAMORE


THURSTON


SCHOOL


WALNUT


. ASYLUM


AUBURN AV.


TUFTS 37


CHISTN


AVE.


BOSTON


MAPLE


MYSTIC


Tufts College.


COLLEGE AVE


LING


CURTIS


NYSTIC


PMDGPEC


CENTRAL


SUMMER


SOMERVILLE


NISV8-0.2>


ROADWAY.


sx


HIGHLAND


CHERRY


SONMUY


PORTER


AVE


CUTTER


DAVIS


G


CAMERON


MEACHAM


DOYER


AUS


...


LINE


EINE.


LINGTON


5T.


BELMONT


DANE


RAILROAD.


NOJONINSYM


CLARENOON


NEWAUR


DIM HICK


Boundaries of Health Dists. REPORTED CASES, 1881


Scarlet Fever, ....


ARLIN


ALKWIFE


BROOK.


LECH


HOLLAND


ARLINGTON


BesTow Av.


EAST


CAMBRIDG


COLUMBUS


ELN


CLYDEST


SCHOOL


PRESCOTT


PUTNAM


VINAL


ALDEMSEY


MYSTIC


G.V.


APPLETONST


MEDFORD


LINE


ST.


TENNYSON 37.


RAILROAD.


MILLER'S RIVER


HIGHLAND


MAARTICK ST.


VACUUMS


BOSTON & MAINE


ST.


BROADWAY-


PARKER 5


DERBY ST.


WINTHROP


BROADWAY.


VER NON ST


HEATH ST.


MYSTIC RIVER BR.A.R.


FITCHRURO


O


AUSTINSK


MAIN


RIVER


HALDEN PRIOREL


NGTON


219


APPROPRIATION FOR HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND EXPENDI- TURES THEREFROM, 1881.


$2,800 00


Appropriation,


Expended : -


For collecting ashes,


$1,185 70


66 offal,


500 00


" burying dead animals,


17 50


" fumigating,


111 00


" sulphur,


2 69


" vaccine virus,


2 00


" serving notices,


4 16


" books, printing, stationery, postage, and advertising,


87 80


" carriage hire,


5 00


" labor,


3 75


" salary of inspector,


500 00


66 66


66 clerk,


100 00


2,519 60


Balance unexpended,


$280 40


REGULATIONS.


The following is a copy of Sect. 5 of Chap. 26 of the General Statutes, relating to boards of health, and authorizing such boards to make sanitary regulations : -


" The board shall make such regulations as it judges necessary for the public health and safety, respecting nuisances, sources of filth, and causes of sickness, within its town, or on board of ves- sels within its harbor ; and respecting articles which are capable of containing or conveying infection or contagion, or of creating sickness brought into or conveyed from its town, or into any ves- sel. Whoever violates any such regulation shall forfeit a sum not exceeding $100."


The following are all the regulations adopted by this board before the printing of this report : -


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OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH, SOMERVILLE, Oct. 17, 1878.


SCARLET FEVER.


Whereas, Scarlet fever is a disease contagious and dangerous to the public health ; and whereas, it is now prevalent in the city of Somerville : therefore the Board of Health issues the following notice : - That on and after Oct. 17, 1878, the following provis- ions of Chap. 26 of the General Statutes will be strictly en- forced : -


" SECT 47. When a householder knows that a person within his family is taken sick of any disease dangerous to the public health, he shall im- mediately give notice thereof to the board of health in the town in which he dwells. If he refuses or neglects to give such notice, he shall forfeit a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars.


"SECT. 48. When a physician knows that any person whom he is called to visit is infected with any disease dangerous to the public health, he shall immediately give notice thereof to the board of health of the town; and if he refuses or neglects to give such notice, he shall forfeit for each offence a sum not less than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars."


And it is hereby ordered that no child from any house in which a case of this disease has occurred, or shall hereafter occur, shall, without a written permit from this board, attend any school in this city until the expiration of four weeks from the commencement of the last case in such house. Such length of time shall be certified in writing by a physician or some responsible member of the family ; the certificate to be presented to the teacher of the school, before the child is admitted.


OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH, SOMERVILLE, Oct. 23, 1878.


SUGGESTIONS FOR PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF SCARLET FEVER.


Scarlet fever, scarlatina, scarlet rash, canker rash, and rash fever are names of a contagious and infectious disease of varying degrees of severity, but in which all the forms are capable of con- veying the most severe type.


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The contagious matter is capable of retaining its power to carry the disease for a long time. The means of transporting the con- tagion of scarlet fever may be furnished by anything that has come in contact with an infected person or object, - air, food, clothing, sheets, blankets, whiskers, hair, furniture, toys, library books, wall paper, curtains, cats, dogs, etc. Funerals have occasionally spread the disease, the exhalations from the dead body being also dan- gerous.


The period from exposure which results in scarlet fever, to the time when the symptoms manifest themselves, varies from several hours to three and possibly four weeks. The average time is vari- ously given from six to eight or ten days.




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