Report of the city of Somerville 1894, Part 23

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1894
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 684


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Goats. - Five applications were received for permits to keep five goats, all of which were granted. Fee for each goat, one dollar.


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386


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Grease. - Four applications were received for permits to collect grease, all of which were granted. The fee is two dollars. Two of the parties licensed reside in Somerville, one in Charlestown, and one in Chelsea.


Manure. - Two permits were issued during the year for the carting of manure through the streets of the city in the day time, be- tween May 1 and November 1, and ten were issued for the removal of manure from the stables in the city in the day time, within the same period. No fee is charged for these permits.


PEDLERS.


One hundred and sixty certificates of registration were issued to hawkers and pedlers during the year, - an increase of forty-six over the year 1893. These certificates are issued under Ordinance num- ber thirty of the Revised Ordinances of 1891, and are good for an indefinite period. All pedlers are required to present their vehicles for inspection by the agent of the Board at the Police Station, the first Monday of each month, so that he may see that they are kept in a clean condition and are properly marked with the owner's name and number.


ASHES.


The ashes and house-dirt were removed during the year by William J. McCarty, for the sum of fifty-seven hundred dollars. The collections are made weekly, as follows :


Monday


in district one.


Tuesday


66 two.


Wednesday


66 three.


Thursday


66


four.


Friday


·


five.


Saturday


six.


Materials for removal must be free from filth and offal, must be placed in barrels or boxes, and must be set on the outer edge of the


1


387


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.


sidewalk before eight o'clock in the morning of the day when the collection is to be made.


The districts were established by the Board of Health of 1890 and are bounded as follows :-


DISTRICT 1 .- Beginning at the Boston line and bounded by the northeasterly line of Pearl street, the southerly line of Walnut street, the northeasterly line of Highland avenue, the easterly line of Medford street, the northerly line of Washington street, the north- westerly line of Prospect street, the northerly line of Concord avenue, extended across Beacon street to the Cambridge line, and by the Cambridge and Boston lines.


DISTRICT 2. - Beginning at the Boston line and bounded by the northeasterly line of Pearl street, the southeasterly line of Walnut street, the northeasterly line of Broadway, the northeasterly line of Main street, and by the Medford and Boston lines.


DISTRICT 3. - Beginning at the Medford line and bounded by the southeasterly line of Cedar street, the northeasterly line of High- land avenue, the southeasterly line of Walnut street, the north- easterly line of Broadway, the northeasterly line of Main street and by the Medford line.


DISTRICT 4. - Beginning at the intersection of Medford and Washington streets, and bounded by the northerly line of Washing- ton street, the northwesterly line of Prospect street, the northeasterly line of Somerville avenue, the southeasterly line of School street, the northeasterly line of Summer street, the southeasterly line of Cedar street, the northeasterly line of Highland avenue, and the easterly line of Medford street to Washington street.


DISTRICT 5. - Beginning at the intersection of Prospect street and Somerville avenue, and bounded by the northwesterly line of Prospect street, the northerly line of Concord avenue prolonged to the Cambridge line, the Cambridge line (extending westwardly), the southeasterly lines of Oxford, Mossland, and Cedar streets, the northeasterly line of Summer street, the southeasterly line of School street, and the northeasterly line of Somerville avenue to Prospect street.


388


ANNUAL REPORTS.


DISTRICT 6. - All of that portion of the city lying west of the easterly lines of Cedar, Mossland, and Oxford streets.


It will be seen by these descriptions that the side lines of streets are used as boundaries, and not the middle lines ; so that ashes are removed from the sidewalks on both sides of a street on the same day.


The city will abandon the contract system, January 1, 1895, and hereafter the ashes will be collected with the city's teams by men employed by the day or week, under a competent superintendent.


HOUSE OFFAL.


The two years contract for the collection of house offal expired June 26th, last, but the same contractor, Mr. Martin Gill, has per- formed the work up to the present time. The expense for the year was sixty-eight hundred and fifty-five dollars. The collection has been very unsatisfactory, and the city will begin on January 1, 1895, to collect the offal with its own men and teams, in the same manner as is stated above in relation to the collection of ashes. Seven wagons and three sleds were in service December 31, 1894.


NIGHT SOIL.


The removal of night soil has been made by R. M. Johnson of Arlington, during the past year, and has been carried on by the " Odorless " process.


The contract price which the owner or occupant is charged is four dollars for every load, or part of a load, of eighty cubic feet. About three hundred loads have been removed during the year. An order-box for the removal is kept at the Police Station on Bow street. There has been quite a falling off in the number of loads collected during the year, as the old-fashioned vaults are fast giving way to water closets.


DEATHS.


There were eight hundred and seventy-three deaths and forty five still-births in the city during the year, as specified in the follow-


389


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.


ing table, which shows an increase of deaths over the previous year of seventy-one.


Deaths of children under one year of age 186


66


over one year and under five years 127


6 .


at McLean Asylum during the year 18


66 " Somerville Hospital during the year 25


66 " Home for Aged Poor 36


390


ANNUAL REPORTS.


MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE IN 1894.


January.


February.


March.


April.


May.


June.


July.


August.


September.


October.


November.


December.


Total.


ZYMOTIC DISEASES. MIASMATIC.


Scarlet fever


Diphtheria


Typhoid fever


1


NH. HHA


10


4


.


.


. .


5


Whooping cough


1


1


5


. .


1


3


1


1


13


Dysentery


..


..


1


1


1


. .


1


I


3


Influenza


1


2


.


. .


. .


..


.


3


La grippe


2


1


1


..


. .


.


.


12.


?


. 3


30


CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.


DIATHETIC.


Cancer


Tumor


TUBERCULAR.


Tuberculosis


Tubercular meningitis


Phthisis .


8


10


LOCAL DISEASES.


NERVOUS SYSTEM.


Apoplexy


1


1


3


1


3


15


Paralysis


2


1


: : - HH. :


1


1


. .


2


1


12


Spinal disease


1


Hemiplegia


1


1


1


:


. .


1


ORGANS OF CIRCULATION.


Heart disease .


Aneurism


Angina pectoris


Cyanosis


RESPIRATORY ORGANS.


Pneumonia


10


9


10 4


11


Bronchitis


3


I


24


Hemorrhage


1


1


:


Pleurisy .


. .


:


:


Asthma


. .


1


1


4


Pulmonary œdema .


. .


. .


. .


· 1


1


1


1


1


1


S


.


1


1


.


. .


1


1


1


Rheumatism /


Croup


2


1


·)


. .


. .


..


4


Meningitis


1


2


5


4


4


1


3


1


: 1


. 19


. 15


2.2


: :


cs: 10


A . H


1


1


1


?


14


Brain diseases


1


..


2


1


1


1


1


4


Epilepsy .


. HH-1


. . . "


: : :


: : . 00


4 1


1 1 112


1


1


1


1


. .


1


1


Laryngitis


..


2


. .


6


4


. .


15


Diarrhœa


Cholera morbus


.


.


2


1


Cholera infantum


1


1


4


Erysipelas


5


Phlebitis .


1


3


Septicemia


4


1


..


. .


1


1


1


.


..


12


Insanity .


1


1


Convulsions


: :


1


1


1001-1


51


28


13


1


IS


34


.


1


4


18


6


10


89


HHH-1


56 5 01 + 01 8


79


1


6


:


. 00


391


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.


MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE IN 1894. - Continued.


January.


February.


March.


April.


May.


June.


July.


August.


September.


October.


November.


December.


'To


LOCAL DISEASES.


DIGESTIVE ORGANS.


Gastritis .


1


Peritonitis


2


1


1


1


1


..


:


. .


.


1


3


Gastric ulcer .


1


1


. .


.


1


1


3


1


1


14


Hæmatemesis .


1


. .


. .


.


1


1


1


1


.


. .


6


Hernia


1


. .


1


. .


. .


1


1


1


1


5


Cirrhosis


1


1


1


1


. .


1


.


1


. .


6


GENITO-URINARY ORGANS.


Bright's disease


3


1


2


3


1 1


. .


. .


:


.


1


.


INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM.


Pemphigus


1


: :


·


·


. . : :


1


-1


DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES. OF CHILDREN.


Inanition


1


2


. .


1


1


4


5


4


4


10


2


1


2.


Premature birth and congenital debility


4


2


1


1


1


2


-1


3


2


1


4


28


OF OLD PEOPLE.


Old age .


3


10


4


2


3


3


5


3


1


6


4


4


51


VIOLENT DEATHS.


Railroad .


Suicide


Arsenical poisoning


1


1


1


:


..


. .


. .


1


2


5


Asphyxia


Sunstroke


1


..


.


. .


1


Accidental drowning


2


Burning .


3


1


1


Alcoholism


1


. .


1


1


Concussion of brain


. .


1


. .


.


. .


1


Fracture of thigh


.


. .


.


. .


. .


1


Surgical operation .


1


. .


. .


. .


. .


. .


.


. .


1


Total


S2


65


78


58


76


89


=


68


70


80


S73


Stillborn


5


5


3


1


4


2


5


-1


5


1


45


. .


1


1


1


1


1


1


Childbirth


1


1


1


. .


1


2


Eclampsia


:


1


:


1


·


: :


:


1


1


Cystitis


1


1


6


Nephritis


1


.


.


2


.


. .


. .


. .


1


1


1


. .


1


3


Fracture of skull


1


1


..


. .


. .


Population (estimated) Death rate per thousand


52,600


16.6


..


8


Hepatitis


Liver disease .


1


4


Enteritis .


1


1 1 11:1


1


1


1


1


1


Intestinal catarrh


1


3


Jaundice


1


1


Appendicitis


17


Diabetes


?


.


. .


1


1


..


1


4


1


Fracture of ribs


. .


1


1


.


1


.


2


1


1


6


1


.


. .


.


3


Eczema .


. .


1


1


1


392


ANNUAL REPORTS.


DISEASES DANGEROUS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH.


This Board has adjudged small pox, scarlet fever, diphtheria, typhus fever, and typhoid fever to be contagious and dangerous to the public health, within the meaning of the statutes. Physi- cians are required to report immediately to the Board, every case of either of these diseases coming under their care, and postal cards conveniently printed and addressed, are supplied to them for the purpose.


Scarlet Fever .- Four hundred and fifty-two cases of scarlet fever have been reported during the year, fifty-one of which resulted fatally. In 1893 there were three hundred and fourteen cases, nine teen of which resulted fatally.


Diphtheria .- One hundred and ten cases of diphtheria have been reported during the year, twenty-eight of which were fatal. In 1893 there were fifty-six cases, eleven of which proved fatal. Warning cards are used in dealing with these two diseases, and the premises are fumigated immediately after the termination of a case. An in- spection is made by the agent of the Board, of the premises where diphtheria is reported, and all sanitary defects discovered are required to be remedied as soon as possible.


Typhus Fever. - This disease has not appeared in our city during the past year.


Typhoid Fever .- Fifty-eight cases of typhoid fever have been reported during the year, thirteen of which have proved fatal. In 1893 there were fifty-nine cases reported, thirteen of which were fatal.


Small Pox. - The city has been free from this disease during the year, but bills were paid to the amount of eleven hundred and eighty and -12 dollars, for the case mentioned in our report of 1893. The patient finally recovered and left the city. In January, four physicians were employed by this Board, one from each ward, to vaccinate all persons who applied for vaccination. Six hundred and twenty dollars was paid the physicians, and the Board is of the


393


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.


opinion that it may have been the means of stopping the spread of this dreaded disease.


Tables. - The prevalence of scarlet fever, diphtheria, and typhoid fever in the city during the several months of the year 1894 is shown by the following table, and in the table next following is given the number of deaths from these three diseases, by months, during the last ten years : -


SCARLET FEVER, DIPHTHERIA, AND TYPHOID FEVER REPORTED IN 1894.


SCARLET FEVER.


DIPHTHERIA.


TYPHOID FEVER.


MONTHS.


Cases


Reported.


Number of


Deaths.


Percentage of Deaths.


Reported.


Number of


Deaths.


Percentage


of Deaths.


Reported.


Number of


Deaths.


Percentage of Deaths.


January .


52


13.4


6


33 3


5


40.


February


28


10.7


42.8


1


April


33


3


9.


3


1


33.3


June


51


4


7.8


3


3


1


33.3


July


26


4


7.7


9


1


11.1


1


August


27


3


11.1


6


4


66.6


6


33.3


October .


31


3


9.7


13


1


30.8


9


November


34


20.6


20


5


25.


9


2


22.2


December


28


7.1


20


1


5.


4


50.


Total


452


51


11.3


110


28


25.5


58


13


22.4


1 -11


11.1


September


16


1


6.2


9


57.1


1


May


63


11.1


3


42.8


6


33.3


March


63


11.1


Cases


Cases


394


ANNUAL REPORTS.


DEATHS FROM SCARLET FEVER, DIPHTHERIA, AND TYPHOID FEVER IN THE LAST TEN YEARS.


SCARLET FEVER.


DIPHTHERIA.


TYPHOID FEVER.


MONTHS.


1885.


1886.


1887.


1888.


1889.


1890.


1891.


1892.


1893.


1894.


1885.


1886


1887.


1888.


1889.


1890.


1891.


1892.


1893.


1894.


1885.


1886.


1887.


1888.


1889.


1890.


1891.


1892.


1893.


1894.


-


-


-


--


-


-


-


--


-


-


1


-


January


February


March.


1


1


April .


May


June


July


.


.


.


.


.


·


6


.


.


. . .


-


1


1


Total


14


3 31 15


7


Or


2


14


19


51


28


20


11


21


28


21|18


8


11


28


11


3


11


17


7


10 11 11 13 13


. . .....


. . ..


2


2


1


2


1


1


2


August


September


1


October


November


2


11


.


December


1


10


·


DISTRICTS.


The accompanying map shows the boundaries of the ten health districts into which the city was divided by the Board of Health of 1878 ; also the locations of common sewers.


A record has been kept from year to year of the number of deaths, the death rate per thousand, the prevalence of dangerous diseases and the number of nuisances abated in these several districts, and is continued in the following tables.


The estimated population in the several districts was originally based on the number of assessed polls in each, and upon the population of the entire city ; the ratio of polls to population being presumed to be the same in all the districts. Substantially the same method of estimating the population has been continued, the census of every fifth year being taken as a basis for calculation.


We have obtained the number of dwellings and of assessed polls, May 1, 1894, from the assessors' books, by actual count, instead of assuming as has been done in former years, that their increase was uniform throughout the city.


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MAP OF SOMERVILLE


1895


MYSTIC


S


0 100 400 600 100 1000


1500


1.500


9000


3500


4000


4500 5000


ALE


+


SHOWING HEALTH DISTRICTS.


BROADWAY


N


RAILROAD.


M


E


D


F


0


R


D


BROADWAY


ART


I


ASYLUM


AVE


Nº19.


EI&N


AVE


JAW


MUR


ZIJN


LAND


IS 1.103


pense


RAS


NOEN


LENS


R


FITCHBURG


CLARK 37


ONCORD


A


C


III


OIELIGK STO


SEWERS


SHOWN THUS -.


SOMERY


: 19.


Nº 10 BEACON


INK


Nº 8.


C


A


M


B


R


I


D


G


E


MYSTIC


ANER.


ST.


MIDDLE


15


B


LASTERN


NEDTPA


NIVON DO


CHELSEA


VIII


AVE


MAIN


CAK LAND


Nº5


ARE


PEAR


DOSTON


TUFTS


LOWELL


Nº10


NP.S.


APEN


ZALGOT


PROFESSORS


CECAR


PEARSON


SW9900


AYER


ALPINE


ALON


CHESTON


25


DENTON


STON


160M


ING


HALL IT


CHERRY


ATE


PORTER


777 440 7


N: 22


ST


TONY I


LEXT


HELIOTYPE PRINTING CO, BOSTON


C


BAILE


INNE


'SIEN


POP


700H25


.


CONWELL


AVE


RAYMOND


ADELETON ST


LEXINGTON AVE


AVEL


INO


HLWON


5120112


MIAMOUNT


O


ARLINGT


MBRIDGE.


COLLEGE


BOSTON


AND


2


T


394


10 4AM


DEAT


IIVALIMOZ


MONTH


2881


January


February March .


April .


May .


June .


July .


August


Septembe


October


Novembe


Decembe


Total


T distric


1878 ;


death


diseas


distri‹


based


popul


presu


meth


of ev


W


May


assur unifo


395


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


Districts


1


II.


III.


IV.


V.


VI.


VII.


VIII.


IX.


×


Entire City.


Arca .


337 A.


107 A.


93 A.


171 A.


361 A.


285 A.


194 A.


482 A.


174 A.


456 A.


2,660 A.


! Population


6,936


5,382


4,504


5,357


10,418


5,278


6,389


2,410


3,617


2,309


52,600


In 1894.


Dwellings


978


931


737


875


1,818


937


1,123


416


658


288


8,791


Average in each dwelling


7.1


5.8


6.1


6.1


5.1


5.6


5.7


5.8


5.5


00


5.97


1


Number of


Deaths.


per 1,000.


Number of


Deaths.


Rate


per 1.000.


Number of


Deaths.


Rate


per 1,000.


Deaths.


per 1,000.


Number of


Deaths.


Rate


per 1,000.


Deaths.


per 1.000.


Number of


Deaths.


Rate


per 1,000.


Number of


Deaths.


Rate


per 1,000.


Deaths.


Rate


per 1,000.


Number of


Deaths.


Rate


Number of


Deaths.


Rate


per 1,000.


1885


152


56


11


40


19


72


20


78


31


24


53


17


13


14


25


15


11


15


531


50


1886


115


51


9


17


59


15


85


14


37


28


44


13


11


11


. 20


=


19


$24


479


15


1887


182


9


45


19


81


19


87


13


37


25


62


17


20


19


26


14


12


14


606


18


1888


148


23


68


11


44


18


62


14


117


18


33


22


50


13


10


14


428


14


13


15


579


16


1889


125


16


67


9


48


17


85


17


105


14


28


17


62


15


19


15


26


12


17


17


582


15


1890


140


19


69


9


48


17


94


19


139


00


46


27


59


14


27


22


26


12


15


5


663


16


1891


169


71


9


68


23


103


20


120


15


75


42


77


17


33


25


33


A


12


12


761


18


1892


139


1"


75


9


42


13


76


14


144


10


65


34


59


12


27


19


44


17


25


22


696


16


1893


161


18


80


9


63


16


94


16


180


20


64


20


72


14


23


13


26


9


27


18


790


15


1894


157


66


12


86


19


117


21


188


18


70


13


64


10


43


17


37


10


27


11


855


16


Average death rate per 1,000 for ten years.


21


9


17


17


16


25


14


16


12


16


10


·


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.


YEAR.


Rate


Rate


Number of


Rate


Number of


per 1,000.


Number of


396


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE SHOWING THE FIVE PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF DEATH IN SOMERVILLE IN 1894, WITH THE NUMBER AND RATE . IN EACH DISTRICT.


CONSUMP- TION.


PNEUMONIA.


HEART DISEASE.


SCARLET FEVER.


OLD AGE.


DISTRICTS.


Number of


Deaths.


Number per


1,000 of pop.


Number of


Deaths.


Number per


1,000 of pop.


Number of


Deaths.


Number per


1,000 of pop.


Number of


Deaths.


Number per


1,000 of pop.


Number of


Deaths.


Number per 1,000 of pop.


I.


18


2.59


15


2.16


9


1.29


19


2 73


1.29


III.


11


2.44


9


1,99


3


0.66


9


1.99


0.44


IV.


11


2.05


10


1.86


6


1.12


12


2.24


5


0.93


V.


17


1.63


14


1.34


19


1,82


4


0.38


18


1.72


VI.


-1


1.32


5


0.94


0.37


4


0.75


5


0.94


VII.


S


1.25


1.09


5


0.78


1


0.15


4


0.62


VIII.


2


0 82


10


0.82


1


1.65


1


0.41


0.82


IX.


3


0.82


1


1.10


1


0.27


1


0.27


0.55


X.


4


1.73


6


2.59


2


0.55


·


..


1


0.43


Total .


89


1.69


79


1.50


56


1.06


51


0.96


51


0.96


TABLE OF SCARLET FEVER, DIPHTHERIA, AND TYPHOID FEVER IN EACH DISTRICT IN 1894.


SCARLET FEVER.


DIPHTHERIA.


TYPHOID FEVER.


DISTRICTS.


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.


Reported.


Deaths.


Cases per


Deaths per


1,000 of pop.


1


97


19


13.98


2.73


10


4


1.44


0 57


8


1


1.15


0.14


II.


24


. .


4.45


..


-1


1


1 30


0.18


4


1


0.74


0.18


III.


54


11,98


1.99


20


6


4.44


1.33


6


IV.


77


12


14.37


2.24


20


S


3.73


1.49


4


0,74


0.18


V.


60


1


5.75


0.38


26


7


2.49


0.67


14


1.34


0.38


VI.


52


4


9 85


0.75


O1


. .


..


5


0.94


0.18


VII.


30


1


4.69


0.15


..


..


4


0.62


0.31


VIII.


20


1


8.29


0.41


11


4.56


0.82


2


0.82


0.41


IX.


23


1


6.35


0.27


5


. .


1.38


. .


. .


4


..


1.73


..


Total .


452


51


8.59


0.96


110


28


2.09


0.53


58


13


1.10


0.24


S


1.48


7


1.30


5


0.92


. .


3


0.55


II.


x.


15


.


6.49


.


6


. .


2.59


1.92


0.55


NOHOHAN.


1,33


. .


0.94


Cases


1,000 of pop.


Cases


397


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.


1888.


1889.


1800.


1891.


1892.


1893.


1894.


Average for Seven Yrs.


DISTRICTS.


.


Scarlet Fever.


Diphtheria.


Typhoid Fever.


Scarlet Fever.


Diphtheria.


Typhoid Fever.


Scarlet Fever.


Diphtheria.


Typhoid Fever.


Scarlet Fever.


Diphtheria.


Typhoid Fever.


Scarlet Fever.


Diphtheria.


Typhoid Fever.


Scarlet Fever.


Diphtheria.


Scarlet Fever.


Diphtheria.


Typhoid Fever.


Scarlet Fever.


Diphtheria.


Typhoid Fever.


I.


( Cases ¿ Deaths


3.51 2.44 2.29 4.24 3.24 3.11 3.55 1.51 0.82 2.05 1.80 0.77


6.43 0.36


0.83 0.95 8.86 1.13 1.36 0.12 0.12 0.57 0.23 0.11


13.98 2.73


1.44 1.15 0.57 0.14


0.65 0.53 0.19


6 Cases ¿ Deaths


4.07 0.94 0.78


2.32 2.17 1.01


0.42 2.37 0.69


0.79 1.45 1.18


9.75


4.07 0.93 1.04


4.45


1.30 0.74 0.18 0.18


0.12 0.35 0.27


Ill. .


( Cases ¿ Deaths


0.81 2.43 2.43


1.19|1. 11 4.11|


7.97 3.18 1.09 0.73 0.37 ..


8.53 1.44 2.39 0.34 1.02 0.61


11.38 0.63


1.89 0.95 0.95 0.31


9.58 0.79 1.59 0.53 0.27


..


..


0.61 0.67 0.36


IV.


( Cases ¿ Deaths


1.362.72 1.71


1.24 2.52 0.84


3.28 6.57 1.03 0.21 1.64


3.47 1.35 1.16 0.19 0.39 0.39


5.19 0.36


0.89 0.36 0.18


5.70 0.35 0.34 0.86


2.24


3.73 0.74 1.49 0.18


0.67 0.78 0.20


V. .


6 Cases ¿ Deaths


2.04 2.89 1.59 0.55 0.15 0.45


4.04 4.58 0.95 0.94 0.13


6.34 2.34 0.91 0.26 0.26 0.26


3.65 1.22 0.97 ..


7.78 0.34


1.02 3.83 0.11 0.56


5.47 1.13 1.71 0.11 0.23 0.57


5.75 0.38


2.49 1.34 0.67 0.38


5.01 2.23 1.60 0.23 0.33 0.35


VI. .


6 Cases Deaths


0.66


..


..


.


..


..


. .


. .


6.26 1.56 1.25 0.62 0.31 . .


9.85 0.75


0.94 0.94 0.18


0.19 0.31 0.35


VII. .


( Cases ¿ Deaths


0.27 0.53


.


. .


. .


.


..


0.45


9.17 0.21


1.46 0.21


4.59 1.39 0.79 0.19 0.19 0.19


4.69 0.15 ·


0.62 0.31


0.12 0.24 0.21


VIII. .


·


§ Cases { Deaths


7.17


. .


·


..


·


. .


.. 0.81


0.76


..


4.20 2.94


7.79


. . ..


..


..


..


..


..


2.59 1.73


5.63 2.69 1.28 0.19 1.24 0.16


City.


6 Cases ¿ Deaths


3.42 2.09 1.75 0.42 0.59 0.48


4.94 3.34 1.57 0.18 0.72 0.18


4.01 2.89 0.97 0.07 0.54 0.24


2.97 1.62 1.26 0.05 0.42 0.25


8.06 0.30


0.85 1.61


6.28 1.12 1.18 0.17 0.24 0.38 0.22 0.26


8.59 0.96


2.09 1.10 0.53 0.24


0.33 0.45 1.27


..


0.43 0.29 ..


0.42 0.28


..


0.66 0.39


0.37


. .


..


..


11.98


4.44 1.33 1.33


7.34 2.61 1.98


0.40 0.40 1.21


10.37


. .


.


0.88 0.63 0.21


..


6.58 4.19 2.39


2.25 0.56 2.81 0.56 0.56


1.800.88 2.47


. .


..


4.96


0.71


.. . .


.. 0.65


0.41


0.82 0.41 0.39 0.34 0.39


1.X. .


( Cases ¿ Deaths


7.51 3.00 2.00 1.50 0.50 1.00


.


..


..


..


0.42


0.78 2.73 .. 0.78


5.59 1.75 2.73 6.35 0.27


1.38 1.92 0.55


4.74 2.39 1.66 0.25 0.19 0.33


Y. .


( Cases { Deaths


4.54 2.27 3.40


2.10|8.40 4.20


4.13 1.03 2.06 1.03 ..


9.71 0.97 0.97


3.59


0.90 1.80


8.89 2.73 1.36 1.37


..


..


..


.


..


..


. .


..


..


·


..


5.68 1.13 1.70 0.57


8.29


4.56 0.82


4.55 2.52 1.41


.77


.. 10.88


0.83


. .


4.63 1.85


1.79 2.23 0.45 .. 0.45 . .


4.52| 2.49 4. 14


3.27 4.08 1.63


3.06 1.53


14.57


2.08 4.16 0.52


..


.


15.59 1.07.1.07 3.45 4.68 0.41


5.26 3.37 0.95


4.93 1.61 1.11


0.98


0.24


..


10.38 ..


0.49 0.37 0.21


0.23 0.47


1.99


14.37


4.94 2.59 0.88


1.14 0.45


0.28 0.84 0.42


.. 0.55 0.14


3.69 1.37 0.83


II.


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.


·


. .


.. 0.17


2.63 1.98 1.32


3.65 0.61 2.43


6.54 1.71 2.18


0.59|1.19


.. 0.12


.: ..


6.49


1.13 1.13 ..


5.46 2.00 1.34


Typhoid Fever.


6.08 1.77 1.49


0.61 1.07 0.46|


0.47 0.31 0.31


398


ANNUAL REPORTS.


NUISANCES ABATED IN EACH DISTRICT IN 1894.


I.


II.


III.


IV.


V.


VI.


VII.


VIII.


IX.


X.


Total.


Population (estimated)


6,936


5,382


4,504


5,357


10,418 5,278 6,389


2,410 3,617 2,309 52,600


Cellar damp


12


1


1


3


1


1


Cesspool offensive


3


. .


1


2


.


1


..


1


1


1


10


Cesspool overflowing


5


. .


..


1


1


1


. .


1


1


2


12


Connections of drainage pipes defective


7


2


2


1


1


2


1


1


1 1


21


Cow-barn offensive


..


. .


. .


..


. .


. .


. .


. .


. .


1


1


Drainage defective .


8


4


4


1


2


3


4


3


31


Drainage emptying into cellar


15


Drainage emptying on surface


6


5


1


1


..


. .


. .


2


Drain-pipe defective


Hennery offensive .


. .


1


1


2


1


1


1


1


10


Horse-shed offensive


.


.


.


..


·


·


.


. .


1


Manure exposed and offensive Manure-pit defective


10


1


3


1


..


2


1


3


1


10


Offal on land .


3


..


3


1


. .


1


. .


. .


1


. .


16


Opening in drain-pipe in cellar


9


2


3


3


19


Premises filthy


4


. .


3


2


..


. .


. .


.


1


1


1


64


Privy-vault offensive


96


7


5


13


18


12


10


3


3


6


173


Rubbish in cellar


5


1


. .


2


1


. .


1


..


6


1


1


1


?


. .


1


1


1


15


Slops thrown on surface


2


..


3


1


4


2


2


. .


1


1


18


Stable and stable premises filthy and offensive .


5


1


3


Stable without drainage


9


1


2


4


17


Stagnant water on surface


4


1


4


1


. .


1


1


1


2


15


Waste-pipe defective


4


1


2


1


3


.


3


2


. .


1


17


Waste-pipe not trapped


3


1


1


2


2


3


1


1


?


L


17


Water-closet defective


5


2


3


4


2


4


..


2


1


25


Water-closet insufficiently


supplied with water


136 1 6


. .


.


.


1


1


.


. .


6


Water-closet offensive


1


3


1


1


17


Water in cellar


17


Water under stable


.


. .


. .


1


1


. .


1


. .


. .


3


Total


299


37


83


110


67


47


40


31


32


32


778


1


4


3


1


. .


.


17


Hens kept in cellar


. .


1


..


1


. .


..


.


:211 1 1


S


Offensive odor in and about dwellings


S


1


2


1 1 1:1


1


1


1


. .


. .


10


Premises untidy


13


10


11


Privy-vault defective


3


1


4


4


5


5


2


Privy-vault full .


25


6


10


2


·


. .


Manure-pit too close to house


1


. .


1


1


2


121 1 1


1


3


. . : CI


25


Drainage not ventilated


1:1:2 1 · 1 .


1


2


. .


1


..


..


..


1


. .


. .


..


27


Rubbish under stable .


1


.


. .


· :


1


3


12


Sewer Gas in house


6


1


1


2


1


..


1


..


. .


.


1


. .


..


S


4


1


1


Cl


S


Pigs kept without license


3


. .


1


6


..


1


..


1


. .


1


..


. .


. .


3


4


1


1


1


..


1


1


4


1


2


..


. .


9


Sewage flowing under floor .


. .


. .


3


Stable infected with glanders Stable infected with tuber- culosis


4


.


. .


..


1


5


1


1


.


. .


19


. .


2


Decomposed meat offensive


1


3


25


34


2


1


4


12


1


?


1


399


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.


APPROPRIATION FOR HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND EXPENDITURES THEREFROM, 1894.


CREDIT.


Appropriation


$12,000 00 Receipts :


For Permits to keep swine and goats


and to collect grease 200 00


rent of land on Melrose street 200 00


rebate, contagious disease .


62 69


Sundry bills not called for


12 50


.


Total credit $12,475 19


DEBIT.


Expenditures :


For Agent's salary . $1,200 00


Collecting ashes


5,700 00


Collecting offal .


6,855 .00


Burying dead animals


135 50


Vaccine virus


273 26


Oil of peppermint


13 68


Wagons and sleds


134 95


Care of small-pox case (Henry Liscomb)


1,180 12


House for contagious diseases


1,071 24


Books, stationery, printing, etc. . 123 88


Incidentals


1,230 10


Total debit


$17,917 73


Amount overdrawn .


$5,442 54


THOMAS M. DURELL, Chairman. ALVANO T. NICKERSON. ALVAH B. DEARBORN.


Board of Health.


REPORT


OF THE


OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.


(25)


-


CITY OF SOMERVILLE.


IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN, February 13, 1895.


Referred to Committee on Printing, to be printed in the Annual Reports. Sent down for concurrence.


GEORGE I. VINCENT, Clerk.


IN COMMON COUNCIL, February 13, 1895.


Referred to Committee on Printing, to be printed in the Annual Reports, in concurrence.


CHARLES S. ROBERTSON, Clerk.


BOARD OF OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, 1894.


Hon. WILLIAM H. HODGKINS, Chairman, ex officio.


NATHAN H. REED, President, term expired May, '94




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