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Broadway, 42 feet east from Franklin street.
Broadway, 75 feet west from Winthrop avenue. Broadway, 6 feet west from Farm lane.
Broadway, 193 feet east from Willow avenue. Broadway, 6 feet west from Irving street. Broadway, 120 feet west from Clarendon avenue.
Broadway, 20 feet west from North street. Cherry street, 161 feet south from Fairlee street. Columbus avenue, opposite Stone avenue. Concord avenue, opposite Knapp school. Elm street, 25 feet west from Burnside avenue.
Elm street, opposite Morrison street.
Elm street, 5 feet south from Kenwood street.
Flint street, 47 feet east from Cross street. Gilman street, 69 feet east from Walnut street. Grove street, 19 feet south from Highland avenue. Highland avenue, 44 feet west from Hamlet street.
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267
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Highland avenue, 50 feet west from Putnam street. Highland avenue, 15 feet west from Central street. Highland avenue, 42 feet east from Crocker street. Holland street, 30 feet west from Elmwood street. Jaques street, 159 feet west from Grant street. Laurel street, 20 feet south from Summer street. Linwood street, 70 feet west from Poplar street. Medford street, at Gilman square.
Medford street, 45 feet east from Lee street. Medford street, 19 feet east from Jenny Lind avenue. Montrose street, 204 feet west from School street. Mystic avenue, 33 feet west from Union street. Orchard street, 107 feet west from Dover street. Otis street, 127 feet west from Cross street. Pearl street, 28 feet east from Myrtle street. Putnam street, 96 feet north from Summer street. School street, 116 feet south from Broadway. School street, 50 feet north from Berkeley street. Somerville avenue, 175 feet east from Fitchburg R. R. crossing. Somerville avenue, 246 feet east from Poplar street. Somerville avenue, 89 feet east from Mystic street. Somerville avenue, 119 feet west from School street. Somerville avenue, 92 feet west from Kent street. Somerville avenue, 42 feet east from Mossland street. Summer street, 14 feet east from Belmont street. Summer street, 32 feet east from Cedar street. Summer street, 35 feet east from Cutter avenue. Tufts street, 114 feet east from Cross street. Washington street, 96 feet west from Myrtle street. Washington street, 7 feet west from Boston street. Washington street, 34 feet west from Union square. Washington street, opposite Leland street. Wheatland street, 30 feet south from Mystic avenue. Webster avenue, 68 feet north from Tremont street.
268
ANNUAL REPORTS.
METER TABLE.
SHOWING THE NUMBER OF METERS SET, THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH THEY ARE USED, AND THE INCOME RECEIVED.
PURPOSE.
Number.
Meters Set.
Meters Removed.
Amount Received.
Apartment Houses and Tenements
10
12
1
$813 59
Bacon Works
4
4
1
161 08
Bleachery and Dye Works
1
1
414 60
Boarding-houses
4
4
85 02
Bottling Works
1
1
41 58
Bowling Alleys
1
1
12 50
Carhouses
4
6
1
659 86
Churches
1
1
15 12
Clubhouses
2
52 92
Coal Wharves
2
2
276 76
Colleges
1
10
105 12
Distilleries
1
1
264 36
Electric Light Stations .
1
1
1,793 04
Elevator Clocks
1
1
431 00
Factories
20
22
2,889 77
Fire Stations .
8
S
393 45
Foundries
2
2
85 68
Glass Works .
2
2
170 21
Grain Elevators
1
1
47 46
Greenhouses .
1
2
105 57
Halls
1
1
4 34
Hospitals
2
3
160 34
Hotels
3
3
264 23
Machine Shops
1
1
21 56
Milk Business
2
2
56 42
Motor Clocks
6
6
52 36
Offices and Stores .
18
18
896 42
Photograph Studios
1
1
165 30
Pickle and Preserving Works
2
3
1
304 76
Poultry Farms
2
2
80 22
Printing Offices
1
1
55 02
Public Buildings
4
4
131 06
Pumping Stations
.
4
4
191 90
Railway Yards
2
2
12,279 76
Schoolhouses
25
24
1,883 22
Slaughtering and Rendering Establish- ments .
6
19
1
17,472 88
Soap Works .
2
2
202 52
Stables
.
2
2
1
72 38
Vinegar Works
2
4
1
201 55
Wood Yards .
2
2
95 89
.
.
240
7
$45,733 47
.
Bakeries
2
2
63 56
.
1
1
245 76
Railway Stations
49
49
2,013 33
Steam Engines
.
269
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Maintenance of Street Mains.
The following bursts and leaks on street mains occurred in 1899 :-
BURSTS.
SIZE OF MAIN.
NUMBER.
2/1
I
30
1
4//
2
6/1
3
811
2
10/
1
12/
3
Total
13
LEAKS.
SIZE OF MAIN.
NUMBER.
4"
1
6.'7
5
10"
1
12/
1
20//
2
Total
10
270
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Water Services.
SERVICE CONSTRUCTION.
Two hundred and forty-seven new service connections were made in 1899, as follows :-
Owners' applications received in 1899 245
Transferred from City of Cambridge main in Rose-
land street
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247
The following table shows the sizes and lengths laid :-
SIZE.
NUMBER.
LENGTH.
2
289 feet
3
242
195 8,831
Total .
247
9,315 feet.
Total number of service pipes laid to January 1, 1900, 10,053. Total length of service pipe used in making service connec- tions, 63 miles, 2,241 feet.
SERVICE MAINTENANCE.
Leaks repaired on service pipes . . 180
Iron service boxes set . 143 .
New service gates set on old connections 81 Services cleaned of sediment, fish, etc. 58 · Services replaced at city's expense on account of de- fective pipe and fittings . 9
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WATER DEPARTMENT.
Valuation of Property under control of the Water Commissioners, December 31, 1899.
81 miles, 3,583 feet of iron and cement distribution mains
1,134 gates and boxes set in connection therewith
$735,000 00
870 fire hydrants set in connection therewith
58 water posts set in connection therewith
230 water meters set in connection therewith
Department building and grounds
32,000 00
High-service pumps and boilers
10,000 00
Department building furniture
931 10
Office furniture
1,719 05
Books, stationery, etc.
200 00
Tools
3,155 66
Horses
600 00
Wagons, sleighs, etc.
830 00
Harnesses, robes, etc.
329 50
Hay and grain
45 33
Stable equipment
121 45
Main pipe
655 48
Special castings and fittings
2,398 01
Gates and boxes
272 25
Pig lead
15 00
Service pipe and fittings
2,414 51
Meters and fittings
988 97
$791,676 31
The Board is also in control of 63 miles, 2,241 feet of service pipes, with 10,053 connections, the cost of which has been paid to the city by the owners of properties connected to the water mains.
272
ANNUAL REPORTS.
REPORT OF ENGINEER AT PUMPING STATION.
HIGH SERVICE PUMPING STATION, SOMERVILLE, DECEMBER 31, 1899. 5
To the Board of Water Commissioners :-
Gentlemen,-The following table shows the work done at the high service pumping station for the year ending December 31, 1899 :-
Date, 1899.
No. of Days.
Pumping Time in Hours.
No. of Revolutions.
Gallons of Water Pumped.
Pounds of Coal Burned.
Pounds of Ashes and Clinkers.
Jan.
31
460
826,000
39,618,000
105,150
9,052
Feb.
28
488
977.000
46,896,000
100,325
11,925
March
31
434
870,000
41,760,000
100,275
9,650
Apr.
30
490
956,000
45,888,000
100,625
11,500
May
31
726
1,488,000
71,424,000
138,325
19,675
June
30
720
1,354,500
65,016,000
119,200
18,200
July
31
736
1,295,500
62,184,000
121,050
14,590
Aug.
31
726
1,218,000
58,464,000
103,150
14,300
Sept.
30
716
1,557.500
74,760,000
154,000
16,150
Oct.
31
715
1,605,500
77,064,000
169,950
16,775
Nov.
30
635
1,469,000
70,512,000
171,125
16,950
Dec.
31
680
1,403,000
67,344,000
182,350
21,875
Total
365
7,526
15,020,000
720,960,000
1,565,525
180,642
The number of gallons pumped per revolution is figured at forty-eight, as in previous years, and the total pumpage is based on that quantity, this being slightly in excess of the estimate of 45.8 gallons made by the engineer of the Metropolitan Water Board.
The pump has practically been run continuously since May. There has been no break-down or interruption to the service, ex- cept temporarily in the month of October, when the feed pump was overhauled and new piston rods, plunger rings, and minor parts put in, and again in December, when the valve motion of the pumping engine was repaired. The boilers have been regu- larly inspected by the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insur- ance Co., and they, together with all their appurtenances, are re- ported in good order. The entire pumping plant is now in excellent condition.
SIDNEY E. HAYDEN, Engineer.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH, CITY HALL, January 2, 1900.
To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen :-
Gentlemen,-We respectfully submit the following as the twenty-second annual report of the Board of Health, in which is presented a statement, tabulated and otherwise, of the sanitary condition of the city and the business of the Board for the year ending December 31, 1899 :-
Organization.
ALLEN F. CARPENTER, Chairman. WILLIAM P. MITCHELL, Clerk. CALEB A. PAGE, Agent.
Agent to Inspect Animals and Provisions,
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(Acts of 1899, Chap. 408.)
CHARLES M. BERRY.
Superintendent Collection of Ashes and Offal,
GEORGE W. S. HUSE.
274
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Additional Duties.
The important and constantly-increasing work of the Board of Health, due to the rapid growth of the city, and the increase of duties devolving upon it by legislative acts of the past few years, is a matter which few, outside of the Health Department, realize. Some of these added duties are the licensing of the occupation and the oversight of the construction of stables, the licensing of undertakers, action required for the prevention and control of contagious and infectious diseases, and the inspection of ani- mals and the slaughtering thereof, and of provisions, stores, and bakeries.
Inspection of Animals and Provisions.
Chapter 408 of the Acts of the Legislature of the year 1899 imposed upon this Board the duties theretofore devolving upon the Inspector of Animals and Provisions, except so far as they related to the duties, rules, and regulations of the Board of Cattle Commissioners, as defined in said chapter.
The effect of this law was, in brief, to require this Board to attend to the inspection of cattle and calves to be slaughtered for food, the inspection of the carcasses of such animals after slaughter, and the inspection of all perishable provisions, fruits, and vegetables kept or offered for sale.
Charles M. Berry, who had been appointed by the Mayor and Aldermen inspector of animals, under another provision of the chapter just referred to, was appointed June 16 an agent of this Board, to assist in carrying out its new duties.
Mr. Berry had served for several years as Inspector of Ani- mals and Provisions, and, under the two appointments given him by the Mayor and Aldermen and this Board, his duties remained the same as before.
His report as Inspector of Animals and Provisions, covering the period of the entire year, will be found elsewhere in this volume.
Nuisances.
A record of nuisances abated during the year, in compliance with notices issued by the Board, or under the Board's direction, is presented in the following table :-
275
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
Nuisances Abated in Each District in 1899. (SEE DESCRIPTION OF DISTRICTS IN LATTER PART OF THIS REPORT. )
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
Total.
Population ( estimated ).
7,404 5,891
5,024 5,928
11,498
6,404
7,144
3,208
4,303 3,196
60,000
Cellar damp .
3
4
6
4
3
1
2
3
2
28
Cesspool offensive
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
6
19
Cow barn offensive
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
10
Drainage defective
5
3
1
4
3
4
8
13
3
6
50
Drainage emptying into cellar .
2
4
1
6
5
2
16
6
1
43
Fish offal
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
Hennery offensive
2
1
2
3
1
5
1
2
17
Hens kept in cellar
1
Manure exposed and offensive
22
1
6
2
4
8
4
2
2
1
52
Manure pit defective .
11
3
4
1
4
1
1
6
31
Offal on land
12
5
5
6
1
3
4
1
6
1
44
Offensive odor in and about dwellings
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
3
17
Pigs kept without license
1
1
3
1
6
Premises filthy .
4
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
15
Premises untidy
5
10
10
6
8
9
4
7
2
97
Privy-vault defective .
6
1
1
2
4
3
1
1
51
Rabbits in cellar
1
1
1
1
4
Rubbish in cellar
4
3
2
3
2
4
4
1
2
1
26
Sewage-gas in house
5
4
2
3
1
3
2
1
2
1
24
Slops thrown on surface
4
1
2
4
1
1
2
3
4
4
30
Stable and stable premises filthy and offensive
17
3
7
3
3
6
6
5
5
55
Stable without drainage
5
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
3
1
25
Stagnant water on surface
3
2
1+
4
2
2
3
2
2
21
Waste-pipe defective .
11
6
8
8
4
5
6
1
1
2
18
Water-closet defective
6
'2
8
6
5
3
3
4
3
47
Water-closet insufficiently sup-
4
1
1
2
3
1
5
1
18
Water-closet offensive
3
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
3
15
Water in cellar
2
1
7
3
2
6
3
1
1
26
Water under stable
6
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
17
Total
223
72
91
93
67
92
98
65
73
51
925
Number of nuisances abated
925
Number of nuisances referred to Board of 1900
112
Number of nuisances complained of .
1,037
Number of complaints (many covering more than one nuisance)
569
Number of notices mailed
568
Number of notices served by constables .
2
1
3
2
1
2
4
2
17
Drainage emptying on surface .
1
2
12
Goats kept without license
1
1
2
Horse in cellar .
1
Pigeons kept in cellar
1
2
Privy-vault offensive
29
6
5
Stable infected with glanders
9
4
1
3
1
2
2
2
4
3
58
Waste-pipe not trapped .
2
3
2
plied with water
1
2
36
10
1.5
1
1
.
In addition to the above, 175 dead animals have been re- moved from the public streets, and many nuisances have been abated on verbal notice from the agent, without action by the Board, of which no record has been made. Each spring the whole city is examined, and cellars, yards, and alleyways where rubbish and filth have collected are required to be cleaned.
Glanders .- Twenty-nine cases of glanders have occurred during the year. Prompt action was taken in every case, and twenty-eight of the horses were killed, the other being released from quarantine by order of the Cattle Commissioners.
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276
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Permits.
The record of permits to keep cows and swine, to collect grease, and to remove manure is as follows :-
Cows .- Twenty-two applications were received for permits to keep 152 cows. Twenty-one permits to keep 150 cows were granted, and one permit was refused.
Swine .- Fourteen applications were received for permits to keep twenty-three swine. Eleven permits were granted to keep eighteen swine, and three permits were refused. The fee is one dollar for each swine.
Goats .- Two applications were received for permits to keep two goats. Both were granted. The fee is one dollar for each goat.
Grease .- Twelve applications were received for permits to collect grease, all of which were granted. The fee is two dollars. Three of the parties licensed reside in Somerville, two in Charles- town, three in Cambridge, two in Boston, one in Malden, and one in Chelsea.
Manure .- Ten permits were issued during the year for the carting of manure through the streets of the city in the daytime, between May 1 and November 1. All permits issued for the re- moval of manure from the stables in the city in the daytime, or for carting through the streets of the city, remain in force until revoked. No fee is charged for these permits.
Peddlers.
One hundred and forty-seven certificates of registration were issued to hawkers and peddlers during the year under the provi- sions of ordinance No. 30,-a decrease of twenty from the year 1898. Each peddler is required to present a writing from the Sealer of Weights and Measures, showing that his measures have been properly sealed, before a certificate is issued to him. Ped- dlers are also 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 con- dition, and are properly marked with the owner's name and number.
Ashes.
During the past year the ashes have been removed by this department with teams owned and men hired by the city, under a competent superintendent, who also superintends the collection of house offal.
Thirteen men, with ten horses and eight carts, are employed in the work.
The number of loads collected each month during the year was as follows :-
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
January
2,438
February
2,482
March
1,925
April
2,946
May
2,511
June
2,386
July
1,516
August
1,432
September
1,792
October
1,900
November
2,335
December
2,430
Total
26,093
The collections are made weekly, as follows :-
Monday
in district one.
Tuesday
two.
Wednesday
three.
Thursday
66 four.
Friday
five.
Saturday
66
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 sidewalk before seven 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 southeasterly line of Walnut street, the northeasterly line of Highland avenue, the easterly line of Medford street, the northerly line of Washington street, the northwesterly line of Prospect street, the northerly line of Concord avenue, extended across Beacon street to the Cam- bridge 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 northeast- erly 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 Highland avenue, the southeasterly line of Walnut street, the northeasterly 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 Wash- ington street, the northwesterly line of Prospect street, the north- easterly 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
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
Prospect street, the northerly line of Concord avenue, prolonged to the Cambridge line, the Cambridge line (extending west- wardly), the southeasterly lines of Oxford, Mossland, and Cedar streets, the northeasterly line of Summer street, the southeasterly line of School street, and the northeastely line of Somerville ave- nue to Prospect street.
District 6 .- All of that portion of the city lying west of the southeasterly 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.
House Offal.
The house offal has been collected by the city during the year under the same system that has been employed in the re- moval of ashes, and which was adopted in both departments in the year 1895.
The force employed consists of eighteen men, with ten horses and nine wagons.
The following table, showing the number of loads collected each month during the year, may be of interest :-
January
475
February
455
March
486
April
. 450
May
478
June
459
July
441
August
491
September
496
October
475
November
463
December
468
Total
. 5,637 .
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Stables.
The following is a copy of an Act of the Legislature of 1895, Chapter 213, relating to the licensing and regulating of stables in cities, as amended by Chapter 332 of the Acts of 1896, and Section 3 of Chapter 300 of the Acts of 1897.
Section 1 -No person shall hereafter erect, occupy, or use for a stable any building in any city whose population exceeds twenty-five thousand, unless such use is licensed by the Board of Health of said city, and in such case only to the extent so licensed.
Sect. 2 .- The foregoing provisions shall not be construed to prevent · any such occupation and use which may be authorized by law at the time of the passage of this act, to the extent and by the person or persons so authorized; provided, however, that the Board of Health of any such
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
city may make such regulations or orders respecting the drainage, venti- lation, number of animals, and the storage and handling of manure in any existing stables in their respective cities as, in their judgment, the public health requires.
Sect. 3 .-- Whoever violates the provisions of this act, or of any regu- lation or order made pursuant thereto, shall be punished by a fine of five dollars for each day such offense continues; and any court having equity jurisdiction may restrain any such erection, occupation, or use contrary to the provisions of this act.
The number of petitions received for licenses to erect stables under the above law was thirty-seven.
Number granted
20
Number refused
· 17
Board of Infants.
Nine parties have been licensed to care for eighteen children, under the provisions of Chapter 318, Acts of 1892.
Deaths.
There were 801 deaths and fifty-seven stillbirths in the city during the year, as specified in the following table, which shows a decrease of deaths from the previous year of seventy-nine.
Deatlıs at Somerville Hospital during the year . 26
Deaths at Home for Aged Poor . 39 ·
Deaths by Ages.
AGES.
Total.
Male.
Female.
Under one
173
100
73
Two to three.
15
8
7
Three to four
9
7
2
Five to ten
13
5
8
Ten to fifteen
7
1
6
Fifteen to twenty .
13
8
5
Twenty to thirty
67
38
29
Thirty to forty
66
25
41
Forty to fifty
55
29
26
Fifty to sixty
71
28
43
Sixty to seventy
114
47
67
Seventy to eighty .
99
48
51
Eighty and over
54
21
33
80
396
405
One to two .
39
25
14
Four to five .
6
6
·
.
280
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Mortality in Somerville in 1899.
January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
Total.
ZYMOTIC DISEASES. MIASMATIC.
Scarlet fever
3
Diphtheria .
1
2
1
1
5
11
Typhoid fever
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
3
15
Erysipelas
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
Cholera infantum
2
8
13
2
Whooping cough
2
1
2
1
4
La grippe
2
3
3
1
3
12
Meningitis
2
1
3
4
1
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
29
Measles
1
2
1
4
Carbuncles
1
1
Syphilis
1
1
CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES
DIATHETIC.
Anæmia .
2
2
1
2
16
Cancer
2
5
4
4
3
3
3
4
4221
121
22 2
34
Tumor
1
1
1
10
Gangrene
TUBERCULAR.
Tuberculosis
3
2
3
5
4
6
2
6
2
3
2
38
Tubercular meningitis
11
4
7
4
3
1
5
6
3
4
4
4
56
LOCAL DISEASES.
NERVOUS SYSTEM.
1
Apoplexy
2
1
2
5
2
4
5
3
6
4
1
6
41
Paralysis
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
8
Convulsions
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
2
12
Spinal disease
2
Hemiplegia .
1
1
1
1
4
Epilepsy
1
Myelitis
1
1
ORGANS OF CIRCULATION.
Heart disease
4
3
4
8
6
4
7
7
12
5
5
7
72
Aneurism
1
5
Angina pectoris
2
1
1
1
1
4
Hypertrophia
1
2
1
4
RESPIRATORY ORGANS.
Pneumonia .
21
13
11
12
10
9
4
3
3
G
8
11
111
Bronchitis
2
1
2
3
2
2
1
3
5
1
22
Hemorrhage
1
1
1
Pleurisy .
Asthma
1
1
4
Laryngitis .
1
1
Pulmonary œdema
1
1
1
1
1
7
Emphysema
1
1
2
Abscess of lung
1
1
.
1
3
Diarrhea
6
Cholera morbus
25 2
Dysentery
1
Septicaemia
1
2
1
. .
1
12
Brain diseases
1
2
1
2
1
1
4
Cyanosis
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
2
. .
1
2
1
2
2
3
Phthisis .
1
281
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
Mortality in Somerville in 1899 .- Concluded.
January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
Total.
LOCAL DISEASES. DIGESTIVE ORGANS.
Gastritis .
4
1
7
Peritonitis
+2
1
1
1
1
Hepatitis
2
Liver disease
1
1
1
3
Gastric ulcer
1
1
2
Enteritis
1
3
1
5
1
1
2
Hernia
1
1
1
1
2
Cirrhosis
1
1
2
4
GENITO-URINARY ORGANS.
Bright's disease
2
1
1
5
2
1
1
2
1
16
Diabetes
1
1
4
Cystitis
1
1
1
1
1
5
Nephritis
1
3
3
3
1
3
2
1
2
2
3
24
Childbirth
1
Eclampsia
1
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM.
Abcess
1
1
1
3
Pemphigus
1
Eczema
1
1
Ulcer .
1
1
.
...
DEVELOPMENTAL DIS- EASES.
OF CHILDREN.
Inanition
2
1
3
4
2
..
2
3
2
2
2
23
Premature
birth and congenital
2
1
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
23
OF OLD PEOPLE.
Old age
2
3
4
3
2
2
4
1
4
2
1
2
30
VIOLENT DEATHS.
Shock from electric wire
1
Railroad .
5
Suicide
2
Accidental poisoning
1
Scalding .
1
1
Accidental drowning
1
1
1
1
4
Burning .
1
4
Alcoholism
1
1
Fracture of skull .
1
1
2
Fracture of spine
1
1
Total
81
62
65
87
61
50
65
82
69
53
54
72
801
Stillborn
6
3
7
2
6
7
5
1
4
4
7
5
57
Population ( estimated ) Death rate per thousand
60,000
13.3
.
3
Appendicitis
1
. .
-
1
. .
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
. .
....
2
-
22
8
2
10
Hæmatemesis
2
1
1
debility
282
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Diseases Dangerous to the Public Health.
This Board has adjudged that the diseases known as small- pox, scarlet fever, diphtheria, membranous croup, typhus fever, typhoid fever, and cholera are infectious, or contagious, and dan- gerous to the public health and safety within the meaning of the statutes. Physicians are required to report immediately to the Board every case of either of these diseases and all cases of measles coming under their care, and postal cards conveniently printed and addressed are supplied to them for the purpose. On receipt of a card from a physician, the Superintendent of Schools, the principal of the school in the district in which the patient re- sides, and the Librarian of the Public Library are notified.
Scarlet Fever .- One hundred and fifty-seven cases of scarlet fever have been reported during the year, three of which resulted fatally. In 1898 there were eighty cases, none of which resulted fatally.
Diphtheria .- One hundred and forty-seven cases of diph- theria have been reported during the year, eleven of which were fatal. In 1898 there were seventy-four cases, ten of which proved fatal. Culture tubes and anti-toxin are provided by the State Board of Health, and placed by this Board in central locations for the use of physicians. Warning cards are used in dealing with scarlet fever and with diphtheria, and the premises are fumi- gated by the use of the Formaldehyde gas regenerator, immedi- ately after the termination of a case. An inspection is made by the agent of the Board of the premises where diphtheria is re- ported, and all sanitary defects discovered are required to be remedied as soon as possible.
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