Report of the city of Somerville 1882, Part 11

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 338


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Dry No cellar


Water-closet iu basement. 12 feet from honse 20 4


Offensive odor in cellar. [on this table. Mother of this child had visited family No. 6


10 11


=


Junk Collector . Laborer


15


3


7


No drainage facilities.


3 Damp . No cellar 6 feet from honse ; vault full


Stagnant water under house.


Male


35


48


10


Clayey Gravel .. Clay


Fai


No drainage facilities. .


Water-closets in bath room and cellar. 12 feet from house 14 ‘


[on this table.


Female .. 13


1


Clayey Gravel ..


Waste pipe not trapped


7


Clay


Good


Good


Defect iu drain pipe ; waste pipe not trapped.


Dry


Water-closet in bath room.


Male


27


31


Sand


Clayey Gravel ..


Fair


Drainage on surface.


46


3 feet from house ; vault full.


Pool of stagnant water near house.


6


8


Female ..


No drainage facilities


No cellar


12 feet from house ; offensive.


American


Painter


Bookkeeper


Male Female Male


5


3


40


2


Female .


74 74


7


..


Waste pipe not trapped ; drain pipe defective. Drain pipe and soil pipe defective


Damp


25 feet from house. Water-closet in bath room offensive. Adjoining house ; vanlt full Water-closet in cellar offensive. IO feet from house ; vault full.


Offensive odor from sink in kitchen. Offensive odor caused by defective soil pipe.


37 38 39 40


Americau


Bookkeeper


53 54 55


Merchant Stable Keeper


Male Female


13


56


7


7


3


4


Fair Low


Waste pipe not trapped.


Damp


10 feet from house ; vault full. 12


_Pool of stagnant water 18 feet from honse.


Americau


Painter


32


30


2


Clayey Gravel. .


9


3 mos. 3


3 41 7


March


Fatal


6


Fair


5


..


Good


Defect iu drain pipe, aud con, of w. p. and d. p. defective :


Water in cellar .. Dry


Insufficient supply of water iu water-closet .. Water-closet iu bath room.


40 41 42 43


44 45 46 Male Female . 24


Cabinet Maker. . 47 48


Teamster


6


Sand Clayey Gravel. .


Good


Drainage iuto cesspool 25 ft. from house ; w. p. not trapped Drain pipe defective .. No drainage facilities.


Dry


Irish


33 34 35 36 37 38 39


4


4


Sand


Irish


Laborer


Female


18


1


Clay


Fatal


Drainage into cesspool 8 ft. from house ; w. p. not trapped.


8 feet from honse ; offensive.


German


Butcher


10


American Irish


Widow


30 feet from house


Laborer


27 28 29 30 31


5


Soap Maker


Female ..


6


Fatal .. 1


Clayey Gravel. .


No drainage facilities


8


44


Stagnant water under house.


Americau


Teamster


Male


Carpenter.


Female .. Male


1


Fatal ..


6


„¢


Defect in drain pipe in cellar.


Damp


12 feet from house.


[Dec., 1881. Fatal case of diphtheria in brother's house in


20 21


Female . . Male


Received clothing from mother of family No. 6


24 26 25 Male .. Female .. Male


14


7


Fatal


1


Clayey Gravel. Clay


Fair


Low aud damp. .


1


13 14


15 16 17 18 19


2


German


2


Male ..


5


1


Clayey Gravel. . Clay


6 7


Damp


Offensive odor in kitchen from sink.


7


5


Fatal


District.


7


Connection of waste pipe with drain pipe defective. Waste pipe not trapped


Water-closet in cellar. Water-closet in cellar defective.


Salesmau .


Americau Irish


American


22 7 6


8


Fatal .. 3


6


Damp


[giveu child's clothing to this family. Mother of family No. 6 boarded here, and had


[cellar.


Insufficient supply of water in water-closet in Soil pipe ventilated.


Sex of Patient.


Locality.


Female Male


26


DIPHTHERIA IN 1882. - INSPECTOR'S REPORT (continued).


203 B


No. of Family.


Nationality.


Occupation of Head of Family.


Sex of Patient.


Age of


Patient.


Date of Sickness.


Result.


Soil.


Locality.


House Drainage.


Condition of Cellar.


Privy


Remarks.


59 60


Male Female . .


10


March . . "


7


Clayey Gravel . .


Good


Waste pipe not trapped ; defect in drain pipe


Damp


Water-closet in cellar.


42


American


Salesmau


61


.


7


April


24


March


5


No sink in tenement ; waste water thrown into water-closet.


Water closet defective


[before sickness. 8 inches of surface water in cellar eight days


44


Music Publisher.


64 65 66


Male Female ..


10days 1


46


7


. .


Defect in drain pipe ; waste pipe not trapped


Dry


Water-closets iu bath room and cellar.


45


Irish


Cabinet Maker. Machinist


67


95


6


Fair


Waste pipe not trapped


Damp


Dry


47


Laborer


69


25


6


48 49


=


Moulder Merchant


1}


April


5


50


Irish


Laborer


74


4


6


Clay


Damp ..


Drainage into cesspool adjoining house


No cellar


Adjoining house ; vault full.


52


Canadiau


Upholsterer


75


13


Fatal


3


Low and damp.


No drainage facilities ..


Water in cellar.


12 feet from house


53


Norwegian .


76


Female .


32


1


Low


Drainage into vault adjoining house ; w. p. not trapped ..


Damp


Adjoining house ; vault full.


77


Male


74


Fatal


Female ..


5


5


Male .


12


2


Clayey Gravel .. Good


Drainage defective Waste pipe not trapped.


56


=


Laborer


Female . Male


3 6


Clay. Sand


Good Fair


46


57


Irish


2


5


3


Clay.


Low and damp.


Water in cellar


59


86


8


Clayey Gravel


Fair


Dry


60


Mason


5


1


Clay . . . .


Low


No cellar


10


8


Clayey Gravel


Good


Dry .


8


62


Blacksmith


6


Fatal


Fair


Damp


10


63


Laborer


90


12


Fatal


54


Defect iu drain pipe.


Dry


Water-closet in bath room. Water-closet in cellar.


66


Irish


Laborer


94


2


6


Clay


Damp


Damp


Vault offensive. .


Stagnant water near house.


.


8


=


2


Fatal


6


June


2


Clayey Gravel


Good


Defect in drain pipe.


Water-closet in bath room


69


=


Bookkeeper


100


5


40


"


7


4


Sand


Fair


Male


5


Clayey Gravel


Low


=


73


Americau


Furniture Dealer


105


5


Sand


Good


Connection of soil pipe with drain pipe defective. Waste pipe not trapped ; defect iu drain pipe ..


Damp


6 Water-closet iu bath room. Water-closet in cellar.


75


Machiuist.


108 109


Male Female .


8


5


Good


Connectiou of waste pipe with drain pipe defective


Dry


76 77


Irish


Laborer


17


1


Clay . Sand


Low


Waste pipe not trapped.


Damp


2 feet from house ; vault full 15


Drains in cellar defective.


78


American


Clerk.


Female


11


5


Good


Defect in drain pipe


Dry


Water-closet in bath room.


79


Plumber


113


6


5


80


Painter


114


7


5


Clayey Gravel .


Waste pipe not trapped Satisfactory


Dry


20 feet from house ; vault full. Water-closet iu cellar.


81


Clerk


115


5


Fatal ..


5


=


Good


Waste pipe not trapped. Defect in drain pipe ..


18 feet from house ; vault full. Water-closet in bath room.


72 73


3


5


Damp


12 feet from house ; vault full


[on this table. Mother of this child had visited family No. 29 Waste pipe not trapped. Stagnant water near house.


54 55


American


Carpenter. Produce Dealer.


81


Female . .


5


8


.. Low


Male


3


11


Dry


18 feet from house ; vault full. 3 feet from house and offensive. 8 feet from house ; vault full 5


Cesspool near house; offensive odor from same.


61


6 7


Drainage into cesspool 10 feet from house. Connection of w. p. with d. p. defective ; w. p. not trapped.


15


64


Americau


Merchant


37


7


65


Salesman


38


Fatal


7


Fair


Waste pipe uot trapped . No drainage facilities.


67 68


American


Musician .. .


Male


3 6 6


[into cellar. Joints of drain pipe defective; sewage flowing 2 vaults within 6 feet of house. At times offensive odor from sink in kitchen.


72


Irish


Laborer


Fatal


1


6


5


Fair


Drainage into cesspool ; cesspool offensive Waste pipe not trapped


10 feet from house ; vault offensive.


70 71


Spike Maker


101


Female


1


Fireman


102 103 104


Female "


Widow


106


107


3


110 111 112


Male


43


4


Fair


46


=


68


Male Female . .


3


10


=


Connection of s. p. with d. p. defective ; w. p. not trapped. Drainage into cesspool 8 feet from house


70 71


Male


2


Fatal 16


5


American


Mason.


Female Male


Laborer


78 79


80


Water-closet in cellar.


82 83 84 85


May


12


87 88 89


Female ..


91 92 93


Male Female . Male


Female ..


95


«


Fatal


58


Stagnant water near house.


Drainage defective ; waste pipe uot trapped = Waste pipe not trapped


Water-closet in cellar. Water-closet in bath room defective. 12 feet from house.


46


District.


43


62


=


63


=


46


Fatal ..


46


12


Fatal


Clay . . . . Clayey Gravel . .


Drainage into cesspool 5 feet from house


51


=


Clayey Gravel . Sand


Damp


Water-closet in shed 15 feet from house.


Dry


74


Drains not ventilated.


5


Fatal . .


Good


96 97 98 99


=


No. of Patient.


203 C


No. of


Nationality.


Occupation of Head of Family.


No. of


Patient.


Patient,


Date of Sickness.


Result.


Soll.


Locality.


House Drainage.


Condition of Cellar.


Privy.


Remarks.


Hostler . Merchant ..


116


Male


8


4


Sand.


Fair . Good


Waste pipe not trapped ; cesspool in cellar offensive Satisfactory


Dry


Book-binder. 118


=


4


Carver


119


..


28


Fatal


5


Clayey Gravel Clay .. .


Good


Waste pipe not trapped.


Damp


Pork Packer Baker ..


Female


30


3


5


Clayey Gravel Saud


Low


No drainage facilities.


No cellar


6 feet from house ; vault full


Staguant water near house.


American


Salesman


125


39


2


Clayey Gravel . Sanc


Low


Drains defective


Dry


Water-closet in cellar Water-closet in cellar offensive.


Agent


126


Female .. Male


-1


4€


5


9


3


30


4


Good


September.


7


28


3


Fair Low


American . =


135


38


6


Fair


No drainage facilities.


Dry


Irish


Sailor


46


3


1


Low


Connection of waste pipe with drain pipe defective


1


11


5


Good


Damp


Water-closet in cellar.


American


Glass Cutter. Minister


Female Male


11


44


Fatal


2


7


2


5


=


5


2


=


Merchant


Female Male


November . .


Fatal


Into cesspool ; defect in drain pipe


Dry


10 feet from honse ; offensive.


38


14


5


Clayey Gravel


Water-closet in cellar


Drains uot ventilated.


Irish


Gardener


Female .


7


4


Fatal


6


Clayey Gravel Sand


Drains defective ; waste pipe not trapped Waste pipe not trapped ; drainage on surface Waste pipe not trapped


Basement room .. No cellar


20 feet from house ; vault full. Vault offensive.


= =


Laborer 152 153 154 155 156


Male Female .. Male


2


6


8


Fatal


5


11


44


=


Low


Defect in drain pipe. Drains defective ; waste pipe not trapped


Dry Damp


Water-closet in bath room . Water-closet in cellar offensive.


Female .. Male Female .. Male


11


6


3


=


=


=


=


7 4


Sand


Fair


Waste p. not trapped ; connection w. p. with d. p. defective. Waste pipe not trapped


Dry Damp


30 feet from house. 12 feet from house ; vault full. Adjoining house ; offensive


Cesspool 12 feet from house.


Female 1


1


Clay


Low


Damp


Drain pipe defective ; waste pipe not trapped No drainage facilities. Drain pipe not trapped Drain pipe and waste pipes not trapped .. Defect iu drain pipe in cellar. . No drainage facilities.


Dry . Damp


10 feet from house. Water-closet in bath room


Irish


Laborer


Female ..


29


1


Clay


Low aud damp. Fair


Waste pipe not trapped.


Basement rooms ..


8 feet from house ; offensive. Water-closet in basement.


German


Widow 172


Male


2


1


Clayey Gravel .


Low


Damp


15 feet from house.


44


5


Sand ..


Fair


Defect in drain pipe. Satisfactory


Damp


Water-closet in cellar defective. Water-closet in bath room Water-closet in cellar


Drains not ventilated. Soil pipe not ventilated.


Nova Scotian. Irish


Laborer


Male =


10


1


Clay .


Good


Waste pipe not trapped. Satisfactory


Damp


Drains not ventilated.


=


Laborer


44


Irish


American . . Irish


Charcoal Dealer. Restaurant K'per


Male Female


7


2


Clayey Gravel


Good


No cellar Damp


Adjoining house iu stable. Water-closet in cellar offensive. 10 feet from house ; vault full. 12 feet from house ; offensive


99 100


101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110


112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120


121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 13


American Irish


164


2


Fatal


5


Clayey Gravel


Good


6 1


Clayey Gravel . Low


America


Barber


6


10


16


6


=


7


Good


Dry No cellar


12


Fatal


3


Sand


Fair


Expressman


165 166 167 168 169 170 171


43


.


Male 4


14


=


Offensive odor in bath room from water-closet. Connection of drain pipe with w. p. defective.


82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92


Irish American . . . .


6


5


Clayey Gravel


5


7


122 123


7


00


30


3


127


128


Female Male


129 130


Female . =


19


Clayey Gravel . Clay


Drainage into cesspool ; cesspool offensive Waste pipe not trapped


Damp


Water-closet in bath room. 6 feet from house ; vault full 10 «


Sewage flowing into cellar.


Conductor.


131 135 13: 134


136 137 138 139


7


October


5


Dry


bath room


Waste pipe not trapped.


Soil pipe not ventilated. No ventilation. Drains not ventilated.


9 7 31


=


Clay


Fair Good Fair


Waste pipe not trapped ; drainage on surface Satisfactory


Water-closet in cellar uot supplied with water. Water-closet iu cellar .. 4 feet from house.


Upholstercr Widow


151


14


Fatal ..


1


Clayey Gravel


Low


5


Good


Damp


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


American


No drainage facilities


Insufficient supply of water in water-closet.


Irish


Police Officer Lawyer Laborer


157 158 159 160 161 162 163


5


1


Low


No cellar


Clay .. Clayey Gravel


Good


1


7 15


40


Good


Female Male


29


=


Teamster Laborer Cabinet Maker. Laborer =


147 148 149 150


Female Male


9


1


Sand


Damp


American Irish


Male Female ..


24 1


December . .


Sand Clayey Gravel


Defect in drain pipe. Satisfactory


Dry


cellar.


Expressman Produce Dealer. Cooper


141


Female Male


145 143 144 145


Clerk


64


14€


5 5 5


Drains defective shortly before sickuess. Satisfactory


Damp


batlı room


4.


Stagnaut water near house. Wooden box drain in cellar.


Male


Fatal .


=


Waste pipe not trapped ; defect in drain pipe .. Connection of waste pipe with drain pipe defective Drainage defective .


Damp


Dentist


140


=


Police Officer Widow 4


Drainage on surface ; waste pipe not trapped. Satisfactory


[conductor from roof. Water-closet supplied with raiu water from


[within 40 feet of house. Stable where 20 horses and 4 cows are kept


12 feet from house ; vanlt full.


July 1.


Damp


40 feet from house ; vault full.


Dry


Type Setter. 120 121


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


Stagnant water near house.


29


Low and damp. . Fair


No drainage facilities.


Waste pipe not trapped.


124


Sex of Patient.


Age of


District.


93 94 95 96 97 98


Waste pipe not trapped ; drains defective .. Defect in drain pipe.


1


Moulder


12


Drain pipe defective ; waste pipe not trapped Drainage defective


DIPHTHERIA IN 1882 .- INSPECTOR'S REPORT (continued).


203


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.


SCARLET FEVER, DIPHTHERIA, AND TYPHOID FEVER REPORTED IN 1882.


SCARLET FEVER.


DIPHTHERIA.


TYPHOID FEVER.


MONTHS.


Cases


reported.


Number


of deaths.


Percentage


of deaths.


Cases


reported.


Number


of deaths.


Percentage


of deaths.


reported.


Number


of deaths.


Percentage


of deaths.


January


5


24


11


46


3


1


33


February


1


1


100


14


5


36


2


March


32


7


22


3


1


33


April


1


14


8


57


1


1


100


May


1


15


5


33


June


1


17


2


12


4


1


25


July


1


14


1


7


August


2


1


50


8


September


1


8


1


12}


7


3


43


October


8


6


1


17


5


1


20


November


7


9


7


78


2


December


11


2


18


19


4


21


3


Total


39


4


10


172


52


30


38


8


21


DEATHS FROM SCARLET FEVER, DIPHTHERIA, AND TYPHOID FEVER IN 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, AND 1882.


SCARLET FEVER.


DIPHTHERIA.


TYPHOID FEVER.


MONTHS.


1877.


1878.


1879.


1880


1881.


1882.


1877.


1878.


1879.


1880.


1881.


1882.


1877.


| 1878.


1879.


1880.


1881.


1882.


January


4


4


2


4


6


7


7


11


2


1


February


1


1


4


4


4


4


5


1


March


1


1


1


9


5


7


7


2


1


April


1


2


7


1


1


1


2


8


1


May


1


8


3


5


1


June


1


6


1


1


3


2


1


1


July


1


2


1


2


2


1


1


1


2


3


1


4


3


2


1


4


1


2


2


1


1


1


1


3


October


3


4


2


5


2


6


1


1


1


2


2


1


November


1


4


3


5


1


2


1


2


7


1


1


1


December


1


2


2


8


5


4


8


3


4


2


1


·


1


1


Totals


10


15


16


6


1


4


59


27


29


19


44


52


6


5


3


7


8


8


...


1


..


...


August


1


September


2


..


..


..


Cases


204


ANNUAL REPORTS.


DISTRICTS.


Our records of deaths, dangerous diseases, and nuisances in the ten health districts of the city, for the year 1882, are presented in the four following tables.


The accompanying map shows the boundaries of the districts, and the locations of sewers built prior to Jan. 1, 1879.


The soil in Districts I., II., III., V., VI., VII., VIII., and X., and a part of IX. is principally clay or clayey gravel, with con- siderable ledge in Districts VII. and VIII., and in District IV. and the remainder of District IX. it is sandy.


The elevation of Districts I., III., and IV. and that part of District VIII. bordering on Mystic River is low, and the general elevation of the remainder of the city is high, ranging from 90 to 145 feet above mean low tide in parts of Districts II., V., VI., VII., VIII., and X.


The four tables show, -


First. - The area, estimated population, number of dwellings, and average number of people per dwelling in each district in 1882, with the deaths for the last nine 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 1882, with the number of deaths from each, and the rate per thou- sand of population, in each district.


Third. - The number of cases of scarlet fever, diphtheria, and typhoid fever reported, and the number of deaths from each of these diseases in each district in 1882, and the number of cases and of deaths per thousand of population.


Fourth. - The number of nuisances abated in each district in 1882.


CITY ... LING.


T


S


Y


N


MAP OF~


R. A.


CITY


MAIN


VIII


MYSTIC


MILL POND


HOND


ST


ISTERN


HEATH SE


SANGEN


WILLS ST.


PARLAND


AVE.


D


D


E


F


M


-


ISTONO


CHESTNUT


LINWOOD


RIVE


NAPLE SI,


SUMMIT


OF


MURDOCK ET


CEDA


VI


ALBION


BERKLEY


AVEN ET


ENST


OILSAN


WILLOW


CENTRAL


OMINGH


SOMERVILLE


HAWKINS


Sr.


X


PRASTOW AVEL


DANE


AVE


SUMMER


LELAND


CRAIGIE


·JAY


Sewers shown thus:


G


MEACHAM


VER


AND


ICHS


0


N


NORTH


AVE.


C


M


B


R


I


D


F


SOMERVILLE,


1879. SCALE.


BROADWAY.'


BOSTON & MAINE


1. A.


JAQUES


SWEATLAND.


PARK.


BROADWAY-


FLORES


PINCH


ER NOK


LIN


....


Ou


"CHE.


VIT


PEARL


OLIVEN


ForSTEn


PHADLEY


ADQUAN AM


AVE


ZUFTS 5.


LINE


HINCKLEY ST.


LOWELL ST.


CARTRIDGE AV.


JENNY LIND AV.


CRESCOTY


PUTNAM


SCHOOL


AVE.


NTSTIC


G.V.


A.d.


IX


HIGHLAND


CHERRY


SPRING


BROOK.


PORTER


LOWELL


BELMONT


II


CLARENDON


NEWBURY


LAREMOA


CAMERON


DAWIS


ST.


FITCHBURG


BEACON


LINE


EAST CAMBRIDGE


APPLETON ST


AUREL


GRANITE


ALKWIFE


ARLIN


HOLLAND


ARLINGTON


RAILROAD.


AVE.


HIGHLAND


COLU


ALDEMSEY


... LINE ...


COLLADE AYK


LOWELL


RAILRE


.


ST


BOSTON


MISTIC


Tufts College


MILLER'S


WARWICK ST.


-


VALNUT


OF


MAPLE


SCHOOL


ADAMS


CENTRAL


THURSTON ST.


ASHILUN


MYSTIC RIVER BR. R.A.


GU.R.R.


FREHONY


DERBY ST.


GRANT


CHAUNCEY


WINTHROP


LINE.


PARKER


AVE.


AVE


MALDEN ARIOGEL


RIVER


EASTER


HUNRER HITL.


SONINSYM


BOSTON


BROADWAY.


MORRISON


ST.


RAILROAD.


AVE.


SUMMER


BOSTO


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


I.


II.


III.


IV.


V.


VI.


VII.


VIII.


IX.


X.


Entire City.


Districts


2,660 A.


337 .1.


107 A.


93 A.


171 A.


361 A.


285 A.


194 A.


482 A.


174 A.


456 A.


Area ..


27,561


Population ...


5,021


4,900


1,899


3,369


5,268


1,164


2,878


857


1,531


674


In 1882.


in


6.9


6.4


6.5


6.2


4.4


6.2


5.1


5.4


Average each dwelling.


6.6


Deaths.


Rate per 1,000.


No. of


Deaths.


Rate


No. of


Rate


No. of


Deaths.


Rate


No. of


Deaths.


per 1,000.


per 1,000.


No. of


Deaths.


Rate


No. of


Deaths.


per 1,000.


No. of


Deaths.


per 1,000.


No. of


Deaths.


Rate


No. of


Deaths.


Rate


per 1,000.


1874 .


147


37


53


14


24


16


86


33


67


16


34


37


26


=


17


25


18


15


3


00


475


22


1875.


149


37


84


22


26


17


56


21


75


18


29


32


32


14


13


19


15


12


7


15


486


22


1876.


113


30


62


17


17


12


62


24


00


20


23


26


25


12


11


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


Cz


10


428


20


1878


92


22


50


12


32


21


53


19


53


12


24


25


32


14


15


21


17


14


7


ão


375


17


1879


92


21


50


12


29


18


62


22


77


17


14


14


22


9


14


19


16


12


00


16


385


16


423


17


1880


104


23


56


13


34


20


55


18


70


15


30


28


32


12


6


24


12


10


11


18


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.


205


9 years. ...


1,053


27


533


14


263


18


537


21


616


15


253


28


279


13


130


20


171


15


73


15


3,907


17


1882.


119


24


57


12


42


22


58


17


72


14


32


27


co


15


11


co


17


11


13


19


464


17


1881 .


111


23


64


14


41


23


48


15


62


12


36


32


38


14


00


22


19


13


8


12


445


Dwellings .. ..


761


708


298


521


850


265


465


167


285


142


4,462


4.7


6.2


No. of


YEAR.


per 1,000.


Deaths.


per 1,000.


per 1,000.


Rate


No. of


Deaths.


Rate


per 1,000.


Rate


Rate


per 1,000.


19


206


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE SHOWING THE FIVE PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF DEATH IN SOMER - VILLE IN 1882, WITH THE NUMBER AND RATE IN EACH DISTRICT.


CONSUMPTION.


DIPHTHERIA.


PNEUMONIA.


CHOLERA INFANTUM.


HEART DISEASE.


DISTRICTS.


No. of


Deaths.


No. per


1,000 of pop.


No. of


Deaths.


No. per


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.


I ..


33


6 57


14


2.79


10


1.99 .


5


1.00


2


0.40


II.


13


2.65


1


0.20


2


0.41


3


0.61


5


1.02


III.


10


5.27


6


3.15


3


1.58


4


2.11


IV.


13


3.86


2


0.59


7


2 08


8


2.37


1


0.30


V.


7


1.33


12


2.28


2


0.38


2


0.38


5


0.95


VI.


5


4.29


9


7.73


5


4.29


2


1.72


VII.


5


1.74


6


2 08


6


2.08


2


0.69


4


1.39


VIII.


1


1.17


1


1.17


1


1.17


1


1.17


IX.


1


0.65


1


0.65


1


0.65


2


1.31


X.


2


2.97


2


2.97


1


1.48


2


2.97


Total . . .


90


3.27


52


1.85


34


1.23


co


1.12


23


0.83


TABLE OF SCARLET FEVER, DIPHTHERIA, AND TYPHOID FEVER IN EACH DISTRICT IN 1882.


SCARLET FEVER.


DIPHTHERIA.


TYPHOID FEVER.


DISTRICT.


Cases


reported.


Deaths.


Cases per


1,000 of pop.


Deaths per


1,000 of pop.


Cases


reported.


Deaths.


Cases per


1,000 of pop.


Deaths per


1,000 of pop.


reported.


Deaths.


Cases per


1,000 of pop.


Deaths per


1,000 of pop.


I ... .. .


Or


1.00


36


14


7.17


2.79


12


2.39


......


EII


10


1


2.04


0.20


4


2


0.80


0.40


III.


7


..


3.69


15


6


7.90


3.16


1


1


0.53


0.53


6


2


1.78


0.59


12


2


3.56


0.59


6


1


1.78


0.30


10


2


1.90


0.38


45


12


8.54


2.28


5


1


0.95


0.19


VI ...


2


1.72


19


9


16.32


7.73


1


0.86


VII


4


1.39


21


9


7.30


2 08


1


0.35


VIII.


9


1


10.50


1.17


3


1


3.50


1.17


IX.


2


1


1.31


0.65


X ...


5


7.42


3


4.45


..


5


2


7.42


2.96


Total ..


39


4


1.42


0.15


172


52


6.24


1.89


38


8


1.38


0.29


1,000 of pop.


Cases


207


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.


NUISANCES ABATED IN EACH DISTRICT IN 1882.


District.


I.


II.


III.


LIV.


V.


VI.


VII.


VIII.


IX.


X.


Total.


Population


5021


4900 |1899


3369 5268 1164


2878


857


1531


674


27561


Cellar damp


3


3


1


8


4


4


23


Cesspool defective.


offensive ..


overflowing.


1


1


1


3


Connections of drainage pipes de- fective ...


5


13


2


6


8


1


10


1


1


5


52


Cows kept in L of house.


19


2


7


11


15


6


4


2


1


67


$6


emptying on surface


8


1


4


13


8


11


4


5


2


56


Drain-pipe broken and leaking.


1


1


2


1


1


4


4


10


9


2


13


11


1


1


51


Hens kept in cellar.


2


1


4


Manure exposed and offensive


7


2


3


1


4


3


4


4


1


1


30


Offal in cellar.


1


on land.


1


3


2


5


11


Offensive odor in and about dwell- ings


14


1


1


4


3


1


24


Opening in drain pipe in cellar.


1


2


Premises filthy


3


1


2


1


4


1


1


13


Privy filthy.


1


1


2


Privy-vault full


11


6


31


9


17


7


4


4


1


129 3


structed


4 22


9


9


12


18


9


4


2


15


100 1


Slops thrown on surface


3


2


4


9


1


1


1


21


not ventilated


1


2


1


1


2


2


3


2


1


3


1


14


Stagnant water in house cellar.


6


5


4


4


2


21


in stable cellar.


1


1


1


3


13


1


8


3


25


Waste-pipe clogged.


1


1


1


2


1


1


1


1


4


..


not trapped.


27


16


19


35


18


26


4


1


5


175


Water-closet defective.


1


1


1


2


5


1


11


insufficiently suppli'd with water


1


1


2


4


8


not supplied


with


water.


3


2


1


6


offensive


1


3


1


5


3


3


2


18


Water pipe leaking.


1


1


Wooden waste-pipes and drains . .


3


1


1


1


5


1


.


202


105


76


126


158


94


107


22


19


36


945


3


3


1


1


12


Sewer outlet offensive


1


1


I


Soil-pipe clogged .


1


1 5


Stable and stable premises filthy and offensive


1


2


leaking


not


properly


con-


7


3


1


2


S


2


2


..


20


1


.. .


1


1


5.


1


2


1


1


1


1


Drainage defective ..


emptying in cellar


clogged


defective


1


1


offensive.


slaughter-house offensive.


on surface


1


defective


leaking .


24


12


39


208


ANNUAL REPORTS.


REGULATIONS.


The following regulations have been adopted since the publica- tion of our last report.


IN BOARD OF HEALTH OF THE CITY OF SOMERVILLE, March 1, 1883.


Whereas, It has been voted by this board that from and after this date every dwelling where a case of small-pox, scarlet fever, diphtheria, or typhus fever is known to exist, be conspicuously labelled at its entrance or en- trances with a card or cards marked " Small-pox here," "Scarlet fever here," " Diphtheria here," or " Typhus fever here," as the case may be, said card or cards there to remain until removed by this board, or its agent, or by permission of this board, it is therefore


Ordered, That the following regulation be and is hereby adopted : -


1. No person shall, without permission from this board, remove from any dwelling in this city any card affixed thereto by this board or its agent indicating that small-pox, scarlet fever, diphtheria, or typhus fever exists in said dwelling, nor shall any person obliterate or deface such card; nor shall the occupant of any dwelling to which such card may be affixed permit the same to be removed, obliterated, or defaced, without immedi- ately notifying this board; nor shall any person, except members of the immediate family and those whose business calls them there, visit a dwell- ing labelled with a card as aforesaid, without the written permission of this board.


IN BOARD OF HEALTH OF THE CITY OF SOMERVILLE, March 1, 1883.


Whereas, The diseases known as small-pox, scarlet fever, diphtheria, and typhus fever are contagious and dangerous to the public health, and have been, and may easily be, contracted at funerals, from dead bodies or apart- ments which have been infected by such diseases, it is therefore


Ordered, That the following regulations be and are hereby adopted : -


1. From and after this date no public funeral shall be held over tlie remains of any person having died of small-pox, scarlet fever, diphtheria, or typhus fever, except by written consent of this board, and under such regulations as said board may prescribe; and no persons except members of the immediate family and those whose business calls them there shall be admitted to the house where such death has occurred until after the interment has taken place and the premises have been fumigated, without the written permission of this board.


2. The remains of every person dying of either of said diseases shall at once be placed in a tight or sealed coffin, which shall not thereafter be opened or unsealed ; and the burial shall take place immediately.


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.


209


APPROPRIATION FOR HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND EXPENDI- TURES THEREFROM, 1882.




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