Report of the city of Somerville 1884, Part 12

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 364


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SCHOOL-BUILDINGS.


We have spent considerable time in visiting school-houses in neigh- boring cities, and examining reports as to the best methods of construction.


For the purpose of giving information, we invited the mayor, the president of the common council, and the committee on public property, to accompany us in an inspection of several of the school- buildings in Newton. The visit was made Jan. 21, 1884, when we were met by the mayor and other officials of Newton, who took great pains to show and explain the new heating and ventilating apparatus and sanitary arrangements, designed and constructed by A. F. Noyes, the city engineer, which we found to be in good-work-


214


ANNUAL REPORTS.


ing order, and accomplishing with a large degree of success the work required of them.


We are under great obligations to the city officials of Newton for the kindness and courtesy shown us on this occasion, and for the handsome manner in which we were entertained.


Two new school-houses have been built in our city in the past year, and we are informed that the water-closet arrangements were designed with considerable care ; and we hope they will prove to be better than most of those in use in the other buildings. As these school-houses were not completed until the close of the year, the heating and venti- lating and sanitary arrangements have not been used long enough to give them a fair test.


In accordance with a request made in our communication to the city council, dated June 27 last, in relation to the water-closets at the Highland School, a brick building separate from the school-house has been erected in the school-yard, and the water-closets and urinals have been placed therein.


215


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.


DEATHS.


Four hundred and ninety-eight certificates of death were approved during the year, and seventeen certificates of still-birth.


MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE IN 1884.


January.


February.


March.


April.


May.


June.


July.


August.


September.


October.


November.


December.


Total.


Zymotic Diseases,


Scarlet-fever


Diphtheria


1


21


Croup


2


6


11


Typhoid-fever


2


1


8


Erysipelas .


1


1


2


Dysentery


5


4


14


37


Cholera-morbus .


Cerebro-spinal meningitis


1


1


1


1


1


Scepticæmia


Rheumatism


2


Whooping-cough


1


11


Pyæmia


1


1


Puerperal fever


1


Measles


1


1


1


1


1


Constitutional Diseases, DIATHETIC,


Rickets .


1


Carbuncle


2


Cancer


4


Cancer of breast


3


Cancer of liver


1


Cancer of omentum


1


Cancer of stomach .


1


4


Cancer of tongue


1


Tumor of spleen


1


1


1


1


1


TUBERCULAR.


Tubercular meningitis


3


Marasmus .


25


Scrofula


1


Tuberculosis


Local Diseases,


NERVOUS SYSTEM.


Apoplexy


Paralysis


1


ʻ


7


Meningitis .


5


4


26


Convulsions


1


1


1


11


Epilepsy


1


1


ORGANS OF CIRCULATION.


Heart-disease


4


33


Pericarditis


1


Phlebitis


1


-


1


1


1


1


ʻ


1


1


IINI


ITNIHHA


2


12


Insanity


2


Brain-disease


2


2


Diarrhea


INIHIHI


I


1


1


2


9


Cholera-infantum


3


12


TOTTTHINK


1


1


2


-


118


1


1


1


S


216


ANNUAL REPORTS.


MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE IN 1884- Continued.


January.


February.


March.


April.


May.


June.


July.


August.


September.


October.


November.


December.


Total.


RESPIRATORY ORGANS.


Pneumonia


Bronchitis .


17


Hemorrhage .


1


Lung-diseases


2


5


Asthma .


Phtisis pulmonalis


4


6


7


62


DIGESTIVE ORGANS.


Gastritis


Enteritis


4


Peritonitis


Liver-disease


Obstruction of bowels


2


GENITO-URINARY ORGANS.


Bright's disease


Diabetes


Ovarian tumor


1


I


Developmental Diseases,


OF CHILDREN.


Premature birth and infantile de- bility .


1


2


15


Hydrocephalus


OF OLD PEOPLE.


Old age .


3


2


-


1


2


1


4


1


wo 3


-


-


-


1


1


4


1


1


-


-


-


1


12


Violent Deaths.


Accident


Fracture of thigh


Railroad


Fracture of spine


Burn


Shock


1


1


1


1


Sun-stroke.


1


SUICIDE


1


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


4


Total


39


29


38


31


36


37


48


45


57


42


46


50


498


Still-born


3


1


2


1


-


-


2


2


-


3


3


-


17


Population (estimated) Death-rate per thousand


30,468


16,34


1


-


1


LINII


IIN


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


4


1


1


1


2


1


1


1


1


Asphyxia


1


IHN


OIIINA


QIHTHN


OILINA


IIN


HIA


4


2111NĄ


1


1


5


1


1


-


1


-


3


17


Diseases of Nutrition.


General debility .


1


1


1


1


2


3


17


3


2


-


45


1


2


217 A


No. of Family.


Nationality.


Occupation of Head of Family.


No. of


Patient.


Sex of Patient.


Date of Sickness.


Result.


Soil


Locality.


House-Drainage.


Condition of Cellar.


Privy.


Remarks.


1


American


Clerk


1


Male


3


January


5


Clayey gravel


Fair .


Drain-pipes defective


to cellar. Sewage flowing in-


Water-closet in cellar.


2


Irish


Laborer


3


14


6


Clay .


.


.


Low


No drainage facilities


Not any


8 feet from house ; offensive. ·


American


Teamster


4


12


S


Clayey gravel


.


Fair .


Drain-pipe from house to cesspool not trapped


Damp .


.


20 feet from house . *


Surface-water in cellar.


4 Irish


6


3


6


Low


No drainage facilities


Not any Damp


[sive.


7


Horse-car driver.


9


19


Male


1


Fatal


7


Good


Waste-pipe not trapped .


Low


Waste-pipes not trapped .


American


Carpenter .


12


12


4


9


=


Fair


13


.


.


.


.


16


Male


51


3


.


.


17


Female


14


March.


18


Male


2


Fatal. .


15


American


.


.


31


Fatal


5


Clayey gravel


Waste-pipe not trapped


Damp .


Water-closet in bath-room. .


16


American 44


Clerk


22


Female


15


=


5


Clayey gravel


Good


Waste-pipe not trapped Drain-pipe defective, waste-pipe not trapped


Basement rooms


American


Laborer


25


Female


00


April .


5


Gravel .


Waste-pipe not trapped


Damp


25 feet from house. Water-closet in cellar


Connection of ventilation pipe defective. .


21


Book-keeper 98


Laborer


29


3 7


May


Fatal


Clayey gravel


Low .


Waste-pipes not trapped No drainage facilities


Damp


Water-closet in cellar. 6 feet from house ; offensive .


Stagnant water 20 feet from house.


23 24 95


Irish


Laborer


Male



33


5


Fatal


1


Female .


3


Male .


5


3


Sand .


Fair


Waste-pipe not trapped = 4


28


Steamer-driver


38


38


4


1


Gravel


29


Laborer


39


Female


6


1


30


44


Contractor


.


.


Male .


9


Female


4


July


Clayey Gravel .


Low .


No drainage facilities


Not any


Adjoining house ; filthy.


33


American


Agent Laborer


Male Female Male


5


7


.


.


1


Gravel Clayey gravel


Good Low 4


Satisfactory. Waste-pipe not trapped . Waste and drain pipes defective


Damp.


35


English .


Carpenter .


36


Irish


Laborer


49


6


44


Fair


Waste-pipe not trapped


=


.


38


American


Clerk


50 51


Female


3


1


.


.


6


.


Fatal.


Male


8


=


8


1


Low


Waste-pipe not trapped ; drain-pipe defective


1


Clayey gravel


Waste and drain-pipes defective


Basement rooms . Not any. Basement rooms.


20 feet from house ; offensive.


.


2


Female


13


28


5


Gravel


·


.


Good


Waste and drain pipes in cellar defective


and offen-


S


Irish


Laborer


11


=


.


.


Fruit-dealer


13


Female .


10


February


14


Male


95


7


44


Salesman .


15


Female


16


.


.


14


Irish


Laborer ·


Basement rooms


Water-closet in bath-room, and one in cellar. 8 feet from house ; offensive. .


19 20 21


Female Male


8


10


.


17


23


Male .


8


Fatal


Fair .


18 19 20


44


Salesman


2


7


.


=


Irish


American


Clerk


31 32


8


9


Gravel


Good Fair


Waste-pipes not trapped. Waste-pipe and drain-pipe not trapped not trapped


Damp


8 feet from house ; offensive. 30 feet from house ; offensive. a


26 27


Irish American


Laborer


.


36 37


44


Carver


.


.


=


24


June


5


=


Low . Good


Soil-pipe and drain-pipe defective not ventilated.


32


Irish


Laborer


.


8 5 35


21


46


45


August


3


.


.


44


12 feet from house ; offensive. 10 feet from house ; offensive.


39 40 41


Irish


Laborer


55


14


5


46


.


-


1


56


Female


12


.


7


.


Fair .


Opening in drain-pipe in cellar


=


Wheelwright


10


.


1


.


.


Good


Drain-pipe defective ; waste-pipe not trapped Waste-pipe not trapped


7 feet from house ; offensive .


Cesspool near house. .


11 12


. .


Opening in drain-pipe in cellar Waste-pipes not trapped .


Damp.


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


Sewage flowing into cellar.


=


Laborer Machinist . Doctor


Male Female 44


·


13


February. January


Clay . Sand .


Fair


Drain-pipe in cellar defective


American


7


5


.


.


=


.


Water-closet in cellar ; offensive.


.


9 10


Hens in cellar


.


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


Water-closet in bath-room.


21


€6


12


2 9642 6


44


4


German .


Porter


.


.


Drain-pipes defective


Damp. " |lar defective. Drain-pipe in cel- Not any


4 feet from house ; offensive . 12 feet from house. 12 feet from house ; offensive. Water-closet in cellar.


Cesspool 10 feet from house.


Water-closet in cellar I .


[residence. Sewage flows into cellar. Same family as No. 22 on this table ; changed


37


Cooper


.


.


10


September .


52 53 54


.


Age of


Patient.


District.


-


44


.


Good


Low .


.


. .


Good .


44


.


Satisfactory.


8


30


Female


.


35


40 41 42


Salesman . .


1


.


34


Irish


Fatal


.


43 44 45 46 47 48


26 27 Male Female Male


=


Stable-keeper .


Salesman .


Good


.


.


4


31


Gravel =


=


Clayey gravel Gravel


.


DIPHTHERIA IN 1884. - INSPECTOR'S REPORT.


217 B


Family.


Nationality.


Occupation of Head of Family.


No. of


Patient.


Sex of Patient.


Age of


Patient


Date of Sickness.


Result.


Soil.


Locality.


House-Drainage.


Condition of Cellar.


Privy.


Remarks.


42 Irish


Laborer


57


7


September .


1


Clayey gravel Gravel


Low . Fair


Waste and drain pipes defective


Basement rooms.


43


English .


Pattern-maker .


58


6


44


American


Machinist .


59


7


.


45


Irish


.


Machinist .


.


Female Male


14


October .


7


Clayey gravel


Low


No drainage facilities


Not any


Water-closet in cellar. Adjoining house ; offensive


Offensive odor in basement rooms. Stagnant water near premises.


48


Irish


Gardener .


65


Fatal


5


Gravel


Good


Waste and drain pipes not trapped .


Damp .


[sive.


49


Nova Scotia .


Clerk


67


68


Female Male


November. October


5


Gravel


Good


Same residence as No. 49.


52


Salesman .


71


21


November .


Fatal


2


1


Fair


54 55


=


.


Lawyer


.


8


6 Gravel


Fair Good.


Drainage on surface . Waste-pipe not trapped ; drain-pipe defective


Damp.


American


Engineer


81


Female Male


16


1


Low


Drain-pipe defective Waste-pipe not trapped ; drain-pipe defective


Damp


=


Painter


82


Laborer


83


1


Fata


.


.


Machinist


Damp


Water-closet in cellar


American


Cooper


.


.


66 67


Irish =


.


.


.


90


10


3 Sand .


Waste-pipe not trapped Waste and drain pipes defective


Not any


35 4


Drainage not ventilated. Sewage flowing under kitchen-floor.


Trish


Laborer Widow


American


.


.


.


.


3


4


5


4


9


7


Gravel .


Good.


Drain-pipe defective


Waste-pipe not properly trapped .


Irish .


Laborer Clerk


.


.


.


8


8


= =


Good. =


.


44


.


Drain-pipe defective


Damp


Irish


Milkman


104


American


Brakeman .


105


2


106


=


5


7


7


Irish =


=


110


1


1


=


86


Female .


2


6


44


.


Low


No drainage facilities


Basement rooms . Not any


18 feet from house ; filthy. 10


.


=


5


.4


.


61


44


.


=


6


5 Gravel


Good


Drainage not ventilated


Damp and offen-


Water-closet in lower tenement.


50 51


American


Salesman . Clerk


70


=


-


.


72


Female .


27


Male


14


Female


30


19


1


Clayey gravel =


Drainage defective Waste-pipe not trapped Soil-pipe not ventilated


Not any Damp.


.


.


#


1


#


=


5 Gravel


Good.


.


56


Irish


Laborer Painter


Soil-pipe not ventilated.


=


.


#


.


.


=


7


4


Female


4


Fatal


1


6


=


Waste and drain pipes defective and not trapped


30 feet from house.


88 89


41


1


3


December.


6 8 mos. 10


6 5


Low Fair


Into cesspool ; waste-pipe not trapped Waste and drain pipes defective


Damp


20 = =


14


Use water from well contaminated by sewage.


Irish


.


Laborer


95


Female


.


.


Waste-pipe not trapped


. American .


. Fish-dealer Hardware-dealer, .


97 98 99


Female .


10 4


1


.


Low


.


Drain-pipe defective Soil-pipe ventilated Drain-pipe defective Satisfactory


Damp. Water in cellar. Damp


Water-closet in cellar ; offensive.


"


Salesman .


Male


.


6


1 2 3 Sand . Gravel =


Fair Low


*


Not any


Water-closets in bath-room and cellar; offen- 12 feet from house ; offensive. 10 feet from house ; filthy. Water-closet in cellar.


-


1


Clayey gravel


1


44


Fair Low Fair


Waste-pipe not trapped Soil-pipe not ventilated Satisfactory Waste-pipe not trapped.


80 81 82 83 84 85


.


.


.


Female .


6


.


5


7


[sive.


Soil-pipe and waste-pipes all ventilated.


Salesman


Produce-dealer . Laborer


107 108


109


46


11 3


September . November . December .


111


Male Female Male


= =


Fatal


46


47


American Irish


Laborer


61 62 63 64


66


.


5 7


69


5


1


5


.


Waste-pipe to set bowl in bath-room not trapped Waste-pipe not trapped ; drain-pipe defective


Damp


Water-closet in cellar ; defective.


73 74 75


.


Irish


Laborer


76


1


10


Male .


.


4


4 Sand Gravel


4


Good. Low


Not any


84 85 86


87


$6


36


December. November . =


40 “


44


Laborer


Male Female Male


91 92 93 94


15


Water-closet in cellar. 20 feet from house. Water-closet in cellar ; defective. Water-closet in bath-room


Soil-pipe not ventilated. ·


American =


100 101 102 103


.


Male


.


9


.


Fair


=


drain-pipe defective


Machinist


77 78 79 80


7


.


Water-closet in bath-room 8 feet from house ; offensive. 12 4 10 " 44 44 =


57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65


.


Drain-pipe defective. Offal thrown in yard.


68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79


Soil-pipe ventilated.


.


Drainage not ventilated


=


Waste and drain-pipes not trapped .


Drain-pipe defective


Drainage not ventilated


Damp Damp . . Basement rooms 12


=


Night watchman,


60


3


44


1 6 9-21


-


6


15 feet from house ; offensive. 44


10


.


8 feet from house.


.


Low


8 feet from house ; filthy. .


Water-closet in bath-room.


Offensive odor in bath-room.


.


.


7


Irish


=


Fatal .


Clayey gravel 46


96


Male


.


Good.


46


Fatal


District.


DIPHTHERIA IN 1884 .- INSPECTOR'S REPORT - Continued.


Laborer


217


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.


DISEASES DANGEROUS TO PUBLIC HEALTH.


SCARLET-FEVER. - There were 250 cases of this disease reported to our board during the past year, only eight of which proved fatal. Although this is a great increase in the number of reported cases over the three preceding years (1881, 25 cases and one death ; 1882, 39 cases and four deaths ; 1883, 84 cases and six deaths), the epidemic was of so mild a type, that no unusual precautions were taken by our board.


We still continue our custom of placing cards labelled " Scarlet- Fever Here " upon the houses in all cases, and are perfectly satisfied with the practical working of the rule.


DIPHTHERIA. - We are happy to note a diminution in the number of cases of this disease during the past year. There were 111 cases, with 21 deaths, as against 156 cases and 31 deaths in the preceding year. Cards are also placed on the houses in all cases of this disease.


TYPHOID-FEVER. - Thirty-six cases of this disease have been re- ported to our board during the past year, eight of which proved fatal.


218


ANNUAL REPORTS.


SCARLET-FEVER, DIPHTHERIA, AND TYPHOID-FEVER REPORTED IN 1884.


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


14


11


February


8


1


5


March


12


1


1


1


1


4


1-


25


1


May


7


-


1


11


2


18


1


June


7


12


12


5


2


40


4


3


33


September


5


1


20


10


4


40


14


14


October


43


1


2


November


71


3


4


21


4


19


4


2


50


December


42


1


2


20


1


5


1


1


100


Total


250


00


3


111


21


19


36


00


22


DEATHS FROM SCARLET-FEVER, DIPHTHERIA, AND TYPHOID-FEVER IN 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, AND 1884.


SCARLET-FEVER.


DIPHTHERIA.


TYPHOID-FEVER.


MONTHS.


1877.


1878.


1879.


1880.


1881.


1882.


1883.


1884.


1877.


1878.


1879.


1880.


1881.


1882.


1883.


1884.


1877.


1878.


1879.


1880.


1881.


1882.


1883.


1884.


January


February


March


April .


6


1


2


1


ʻ


HIHHNI


IHIHI


2


2


1


1


1


1


1


Total


10 15 16


9


1


4 6


00


59


27


29


19


44


52


31


21


6


5


Co


7


8


8|13 00


00 1


1


1


1


1


8


3


9


2


1


3 3


2


1


1


1


1


3


2 2


October


1


2


2


1


4


1


1


1


8


5


8


3


4


5


1


2


7


2


2


HONNING


1


3


1


1


2


2


6


1


2


7


1


November


4


INITTITHEN


IHINHIN


NHI HOAA


ANGINAIHIHIAS


2


May


June .


July


1


August


3


2


1


1


September


INHI


1


| HIL


4


4 5


1


2


December


HHI


IHILI


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


ʻ


6


1


1


1


1


August


9


-


-


5


1


-


2


22


7


-


-


-


2


1


50


-


NHHI


25


July


3


371


10


1


1


100


April


15


17


ITHIA


1


1


10:00-100-


1


1


1


Cases


MAP OF


SOMERVILLE.


VIII


MYSTIC


1884.


SCALE.


SHOWING HEALTH DISTRICTS.


----


FRENENT


SANGEN


STILLS ST.


MAIN


SCHOOL


MARK


HOWE


GILMAN


AUSDAN AL.


TUFTS JT.


M


BOSTON


LOWELL


RAILRE


·


GORTON


'37


FERNUN


MURDOCK SY


CEDAR


DELYDEST


VI


BERKLEY


LINDEN


DILSÅN


CENTRAL


QUINCY S


HUMEM


ST.


IX


HIGHLAND


BASTON ANT.


TROST AV.


BROOK.


PORTER


AVE.


Sewers shown thus:


G


CAMERON


DAVIS


ZATSY


COTTA


LAVE


BEACON


DACHARD


LINE


NDA


M


B


R


I


D


E


HALDEN APIOGEL


RIVER


S


Y


EASTER


N


MIOAV.ALEX


R. R.


MAIN


0


MILL


PONE


GRANY


MIWHEATLAND


CHAUNCEY


PARK.


AVE.


PINCH


PER


FLORE


LEN


EASTERN


HEATH ___


G.U.K.A.


1884.


DAKLAND


D


BROADWAY.


ADAMS


D


E


0


NEDEDRO


HINCKLEY ST.


LOWELL SE


PARTRIDGE AV.


JENNY LIND AV.


MYSTIC


RESERVA


COLLEGE AVE


STEAM PUNP


MATH


CITY


SUMMER


SCHERWILLE


FIALET


GRANITE


ALEWIFE


X


BROADWAY.


ST


& ARLINGTON


LOWELL


BELMONT


JUNHER


LELAND


PARK


CLARENDON


NEWBURY


HOLLAND


RAILROAD.


LAVE


HAWKINS


EAST


ARLIN


LINGTON


ST.


200


MAINSLOW


AUMEL S


SCHOOL


PUTNAM


ALOCASEY


LINE,


CURTIS


WARWICK ST


OXFORD


ALLENOI


NISV8-0.3


ESTNUYS


37


AVE.


LINWOOD


BOSTON


PLEASANT


MILLERS RIVERS


A.


DUINTALS


ASYLUN


AVE


VENNPE


THURSTON ST.


WALNUT


PEARL


WINSVAL


OMITHOL


M NAST.


BROADWAY


MINTHAOF


BROADWAY


PARKER ST.


BOSTON & MAINE


A. R.


JAQUES


AVE.


CROSS


NCK


-


CENTRAL


ON 31.


HIGHLAND


MYSTIC


Tufts College.


CAMBRIDGE


RAILROAD.


ELM


FITCHBURG


CITY .J.INE


BOSTO


C


2


DERBY ST.


-


219


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.


DISTRICTS.


The accompanying map shows the locations of the ten health districts into which the city has been divided by this board, and which are fully explained in its earlier reports ; the division being made prin- cipally with reference to soil and elevation.


The following brief characterization of the districts is copied from our last annual report : -


"SOIL. - In Districts I., II., III., V., VI., VII., VIII., and X., and a part of IX., the soil is chiefly clay or clayey gravel, with considerable ledge in Districts VII. and VIII .; and in District IV. and the remainder of District IX. it is sandy.


" ELEVATION. - In Districts I., III., and IV., and that part of District VIII. which borders on Mystic River, the elevation is low ; and in the remainder of the city it is generally high, ranging in parts of Districts II., V., VI., VII., VIII., and X., from 90 to 145 feet above mean low tide."


The five following tables explain themselves ; the population being estimated on the basis of the census of 1880, and on the presumption that the increase since has been in the same ratio as the increase of taxable polls.


TABLE OF DEATHS IN EACH DISTRICT DURING THE LAST ELEVEN 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 .


5,551


5,417


2,099


3,725


5,824


1,286


3,182


947


1,692


745


30,468


Dwellings .


812


756


318


557


907


283


496


178


304


152


4,763


Average in each dwelling . .


6.8


7.2


6.6


6.7


6.4


4.5


6.4


5.3


5.6


4.9


6.4


No. of


Deaths.


Rate


per 1,000.


No. of


Deaths.


Rate


per 1,000.


No. of


Deaths.


per 1,000.


No. of


Deaths.


per 1,000.


No. of


Rate


No. of


Deaths.


Rate


No. of


Deaths.


Rate


No. of


Deaths.


Rate


. No. of


Deaths.


Rate


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


11


17


25


18


15


3


8


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


Sh


17


12


62


24


78


20


23


26


25


12


11


17


25


22


10


20


426


21


1877


126


32


57


18


12


57


22


61


15


31


34


29


13


12


18


32


27


5


10


428


20


1878 .


92


22


50


12


32


21


53


19


53


12


24


25


32


14


15


21


17


14


7


13


375


17


1879


92


21


50


12


29


18


62


22


17


17


14


14


22


00


14


19


16


12


6


16


385


16


1880


104


23


56


13


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


00


22


19


13


CO


12


445


17


1882 .


119


24


57


12


42


22


58


17


72


14


32


27


43


15


11


13


17


11


co


19


464


17


1883


138


26


59


12


49


25


60


17


76


14


40


33


51


17


17


19


28


18


00


13


527


18


1884


148


27


55


10


42


20


52


14


69


12


32


25


35


11


14


or


27


16


00


1]


482


16


Eleven years · 1,339


27


647


14


354


19


649


20


760


15


325


28


365


13


161


19


226


15


90


14


4,916


18


· ·


.


.


.


.


.


.


·


.


·


.


·


·


·


·


.


·


·


·


·


·


.


·


·


.


.


.


YEAR.


Rate


Rate


Deaths.


per 1,000.


per 1,000.


per 1,000.


per 1,000.


per 1,000.


per 1,000.


In 1884.


221


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.


TABLE SHOWING THE FIVE PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF DEATH IN SOMERVILLE IN 1884, WITH THE NUMBER AND RATE IN EACH DISTRICT.


CONSUMP- TION.


PNEUMONIA.


CHOLERA- INFANTUM.


HEART- DISEASE.


MENINGITIS.


No. of


Deaths.


No. per


No. of


Deaths.


No. per


1,000 of po.p.


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.


17


3.06


12


2.16


20


3.60


10


1.80


7


1.26


II.


5


0.92


7


1.29


3


0.55


1.29


2


0.37


III.


4


1.91


00


1.43


5


2.38


2


0.95


4


1.91


IV.


o


2.68


10


2.68


3


0.81


4


1.07


1


0.27


V.


cococo


3.89


1


0.78


1


0.78


2


1.56


1


0.78


VII.


0.94


1


0.31


2


0.63


2


0.63


2


0.63


VIII.


1.06


IX.


8


4.73


1


0.59


1


0.59


1


0.59


2


1.18


X


1


1.34


2


2.68


-


1


1.34


Total


62


2.03


45


1.48


37


1.21


33


1.08


26


0.85


TABLE OF SCARLET-FEVER, DIPHTHERIA, AND TYPHOID-FEVER IN EACH DISTRICT IN 1884.


SCARLET-FEVER.


DIPHTHERIA.


TYPHOID-FEVER.


DISTRICTS .


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 01 p. p.


I.


63


3


11.35


0.55


32


7


5.76


1.26


7


1


1,26


0.18


II.


13


2.40


6


2


1.11


0.37


9


1


1.66


0.19


III.


23


2


10.90


0.95


10


1


4.76


0.48


4


-


1.91


-


IV.


33


8.86


8


1


2.15


0.27


2


2


0.54


0.54


V.


15


2.58


20


3


3.43


0.52


7


2


1.20


0.34


VI.


34


26.44


1.56


16


6


12.44


4.67


2


1


0.63


VIII.


17


17.95


1.06


3


3.17


2


1


2.11


1.06


IX.


12


1


7.09


6


3.55


2


1


1.18


0.59


X.


8


J


I


-


-


-


Total . .


250


00


8.21


0.26


111


21


3.64


0.69


36


00


1.18


0.26


6


1.03


1


4


0.68


6


1.03


VI.


1


2


2.11


2


2.11


-


-


VII.


32


10.06


10


1


3.14


0.31


1


-


1.34


10.74


HINI


-


-


Cases


Cases


1.55


1,000 of pop.


DISTRICTS.


RATES PER THOUSAND OF POPULATION OF CASES OF SCARLET-FEVER, DIPHTHERIA, AND TYPHOID-FEVER REPORTED, AND OF DEATHS FROM THE SAME IN THE LAST SEVEN YEARS.


1878 (last 10 months).


1879.


1880.


1881.


1882.


1883.


1884.


Average for Seven Years.


DISTRICTS.


Scarlet-Fever.


Diphtheria.


Typhoid-


Scarlet-Fever.


Diphtheria.


Typhoid-


Scarlet-Fever.


Diphtheria.


Typhoid-


Scarlet-Fever.


Diphtheria.


Typhoid-


Scarlet-Fever.


Diphtheria.


Typhoid-


Scarlet-Fever.


Diphtheria.


Typhoid-


Scarlet-Fever.


Diphtheria.


Typhoid-


Scarlet-Fever.


Diphtheria.


Typhoid-


Fever.


I.


§ Cases Deaths .


2.68 0.73


2.20 0.49


0.98 0.24


7.92 1.40


2.33 0.93


1.16 0.23


1.10


2.42 0.88


3.08 0.44


8.75 3.54


9.58 0.42


7.17 2.79


2.39


1.91 0.38


3.25 0.57


4.98 0.96


11.35 0.55


5.76 1.26


1.26 0.18


3.82 0.42


4.68 1.52


3.58


II.


§ Cases ¿ Deaths .


4.25


0.25


8.83


3.10


0.41


1.35


6.08 0.68


0.90 0.45


2.35 0.21


4.27 0.62


0.42 0.21


2.04 0.20


0.80 0.40


3.53 0.20


4.32 0.98


0.98


2.40


1.11 0.37


1.66 0.19


3.12 0.09


0.46


0.18


III.


§ Cases Deaths .


9 68


5.16


8.63


0.61


8.72


0.58


1.65


11.01


3.69


7.90 3.16


0.53 0.53


3.04


1.01


10.90 0.95


4.76 0.48


1.91


5.44 0.71


2.05


0.24


IV.


( Cases Deaths .


1.09


-


7.99 0.69


1.77 0.69


0.69 0.35


2.29 0.33


2.29


0.62


6.83 1.86


2.48 0.93


1.78 0.59


3.56 0.59


1.78 0.30


0.29 -


5.42 0.29


1.71 0.57


8.86


2.15 0.27


0.54 0.54


3.55 0.31


3.55 0.71


5.03


0.96


V.


Cases ( Deaths .


5.12


0.70


6.88 0.67


7.33 2.00


2.93


3.77 1.05


1.26 0.21


0.99


0.79


1.90 0.38


8.54 2.28


0.95 0.19


2.74 -


7.67 1.46


1.64 0.73


2.58


3.43 0.52


1.20 0.34


3.18 0.28


1.19


0.23


VI.


( Cases Deaths .


3.16


8.42 3.16


1.05


5.03


3.02


0.95 0.95


5.69 1.90


-


-


-


-


13.22 0.83


6.61 1.65


3.31 0.83


26.44 1.56


12.44 4.67


7.84 0.51


8.88 3.22


5.36


5.20


VII.


( Cases . Deaths .


3.40


1.28


4.26


6.09


8.94


0.41 0.41


1.53 0.38


5.36 0.38


1.15 0.77


6.18 0.73


0.36 0.36


7.30 2 08


3.68 0.67


5.34 1.67


0.33


10.06


3.14 0.31


3.95 0.26


0.88


0.21


VIII.


Cases / Deaths .


1.43


1.43


1


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


2.11 1.06


7.51 0.35


1.40


0.87


IX.


( Cases Deaths .


4.00


11.20 4.00


1.60 0.80


6.87 2.29


0.76


2 88


2.16


0.72


1.37


1.37


-


-


2.51


6.28 2.51


0.63 0.63


7.09


3.55


1.18 0.59


4.40 1.27


0.49


X


( Cases ¿ Deaths .


-


-


-


1.74 1.74


3.48 - 3.48 -


3.27


6.55


1.64


-


4.65 1.55


1.55 I


7.42


4.45


7.42 2.96


2.85


-


-


1.34 I


3.55 0.22


3.77 0.67


0.67


City,


( Cases Deaths .


4.80 0.67


3.11 0.93


0.80 0.18


7.26 0.64


4.79 1.15


0.64 0.13


1.72 0 24


4.32 0.76


1.56 0.28


0.95 0.04


5.88 1.71


2.69 0.30


1.42 0.15


6,24 1.89


1.38 0.29


2.93 0.21


5.44 1.08


1.88 0.45


8.21 0.26


3.64 0.69


1.18 0.26


3.86 0.30


4.81 1.17


1.43


0.30


-


-


-


-


-


0.58 0.58


1.74


-


4.55


2.75 0.55


-


-


10.50 1.17


3.50 1.17


3.37


7.86


-


22.86


1.43


4.29 1.43


8.19


10.91 4.09


4.09


1.29


3.86


1.29


13.41 3.66


2.44


-


-


-


-


I


-


-


0.81


0.81


-


-


1


-


-


-


0.95


-


8.09 2.70


-


1.72


0.86


16.32 7.73


1.39


I


-


-


0.69


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


1


-


-


1.78


5.45


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


222


ANNUAL REPORTS.


-


-


-


-


-


-


1


0.65 0.65


1.94


0.62


4.93 1.23


-


I


-


-


-


-


-


-


0.25


2.00 0.25


6.58 1.52


-


-


7.02


1.18


3.23


4.00


0.73


2.54 1.09


2.09 0.70


0.47


-


-


-


0.63


7.33


2.45


17.95 1.06


3.17


2.25


0.89


4.58


-


10.74


Fever.


Fever.


Fever.


Fever.


Fever.


1.00


I


3.24


0.58


1.47


0.40


0.90


0.13


0.35


0.73


-


1.31 0.65


Fever.


Fever.


3.40


1.98 0.40


0.63


1.64


223


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.


NUISANCES ABATED IN EACH DISTRICT IN 1884.


DISTRICT.


I. 5,551


II. 5,417


III. 2,099


IV. 3,725


5,824


1,286 3,182


947


1,692 745


30,468


Cellar damp .


4


6


1


3


7


Cesspool defective


offensive .


1


1


1


1


1


-


-


1


1


4


Connections of drainage-pipes de- fective .


5


8


3


8


19


1


6


1


1


52


Drainage defective


15


1


3


5


16


9


4


2


57


66


emptying in cellar


1


2


3


2


5


?


1


1


18


emptying on surface


6


1


1


4


2


2


2


1


25


Drain-pipe clogged


1


1


1


1


3


defective .


4


9


3


5


16


5


1


2


45


Hens kept in cellar


1


1


Manure exposed and offensive


12


1


1


19


No house-drainage facilities


2


Offal on land


23


2


11


1313 3 3


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