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BOARD OF HEALTH. 1915.
JACKSON CALDWELL, Chairman. JOHN A. BLASER. RALPH F. HODGDON, M. D.
Clerk and Agent to Issue Burial Permits. LAURENCE S. HOWARD.
Agent. CALEB A. PAGE.
Medical Inspector. i
FRANK L. MORSE, M. D.
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Inspector of Animals and Provisions. CHARLES M. BERRY, V. S.
Inspector of Milk and Vinegar. HERBERT E. BOWMAN, Ph. G.
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Milk Collector. :
GEORGE E. PLIMPTON. .
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Plumbing Inspector. DUNCAN C. GREENE.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH, City Hall Annex, January 1, 1916. 5 To His Honor, the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen :-
Gentlemen,-We respectfully submit the following as the thirty-eighth 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, 1915.
Nuisances.
A record of nuisances abated during the year, in com- pliance with notices issued by the board, or under the board's direction, is presented in the following table :-
Complaints investigated and causes removed :-
Animals kept in cellars
7
Blacksmith shops whitewashed
19
Cellar, water in
17
Cellars, filthy
11
Cesspools removed .
1
Defective garbage houses
9
Dirty milk utensils
14
Factories unsanitary
4
Fish box unsanitary
8
Fish, foul odors from
4
Garbage thrown in yards
4 14
Hens running at large .
2
Manure heaps, foul odors from
15
Milk rooms, screens not on .
2
Plumbing unsanitary
35 2
Privy vaults, foul odors from
6
Rubbish on vacant land
18
Stables offensive
23
Stables whitewashed
64
Stables ventilated
6
Stores (bakeries) whitewashed
2 32
Tenements unsanitary
8
Unlicensed animals
18
Unclassified
39
Water closets, foul odors from
3
Water-closets without water
2
Water pipes burst
2
Water turned off, house not tenantable
7
Yards filthy
124
Total
522
Complaints referred from 1914
6
Complaints received during 1915
522
Complaints referred to 1916 .
528 6
Nuisances abated 1915
522
Second, third and fourth notices sent on nuisances
36
Total notices sent .
558
Hens being kept without permit
Roosters crowing
Stores and utensils dirty
228
ANNUAL REPORTS.
In addition to the above, 296 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 .- Fourteen cases of glanders have been reported during the year, which was the smallest number reported for the last twenty years. Prompt action was taken in every case, and ten of the horses were killed, four being released from quarantine by order of the cattle commissioners.
Permits.
The record of permits to keep cows, swine, goats and hens, and to collect grease is as follows :-
Cows .- Fourteen applications were received for permits to keep seventeen cows, which were granted.
Swine .- Eighteen applications were received for permits to keep forty-five swine, fourteen of which were granted to keep thirty-one swine. The fee is one dollar for each swine.
Goats .- Three applications were received for permits to keep three goats, which were granted. The fee is one dollar for each goat.
Hens .- One hundred and two applications for permits to keep 1,532 hens were received. Eighty-six permits to keep 1,440 hens were granted, and twenty-five permits were re- fused.
Grease .- Eleven applications were received for permits for twelve teams to collect grease, which were granted. The fee is two dollars for each team.
Melting and Rendering .- Two parties have been licensed to carry on the business of melting and rendering, under the provisions of the revised laws of 1902, chapter 75, section 111, for which a fee of one dollar is charged.
Massage and Manicure .- Fifteen persons have been licensed to practice massage and manicure. The fee is one dollar for each license.
Pedlers.
Three hundred and twenty-three certificates of regis- tration were issued to hawkers and pedlers during the year under the provisions of ordinance number fifty-two. Each pedler is required to present a statement from the sealer of weights and measures, showing that his measures and scales have been properly sealed, before a certificate is issued to him. Pedlers are also required to present their vehicles at the police station the first Monday of each month for in- spection by the agent of the board, that he may see if they are
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
kept in a clean condition, and are properly marked with the owner's name and number. A fee of one dollar is charged for each registration.
Stables.
Under the provisions of sections 69 and 70 of chapter 102 of the revised laws of 1902, twenty-two petitions for licenses to occupy stables were received, thirteen were granted, six were refused, and action on three is still pending.
Board of Infants.
Twenty-three parties, whose applications were first ap- proved by this board, have been licensed by the state board of charity to care for forty-six children in this city, under the provisions of chapter 83 of the revised laws of 1902.
Deaths.
There were 1,003 deaths and sixty-eight stillbirths in the city during the year, as specified in the following table, which shows an increase of deaths over the previous year of thirteen.
Deaths at Somerville hospital during the year .
69
Deaths at hospital for contagious diseases and
tuberculosis
37
Deaths at home for aged poor (Highland avenue),
39
Deaths at city home
16
Deaths at other institutions
21
DEATHS BY AGES.
AGES.
Total.
Male.
Female.
Under one
One to two
33
19
14
Three to four
6
4
2
Four to five
6
3
3
Five to ten
10
3
7
Fifteen to twenty
13
6
7
Twenty to thirty
42
22
20
Thirty to forty
69
34
35
Forty to fifty
92
46
46
Fifty to sixty
120
64
56
Sixty to seventy
169
73
96
Seventy to eighty
169
68
101
Eighty to ninety
81
28
53
Ninety and over
14
6
8
Total
1,003
470
533
142
75
67
Two to three
14
11
3
Ten to fifteen
23
8
15
230
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Mortality in Somerville in 1915.
January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November .
December.
Total.
I. GENERAL DISEASES. (A. Epidemic Diseases.)
Scarlet fever
1
31
1 1
4
Diphtheria
4
5
18
Typhoid fever .
1
I
2
1
2
2
2
11
Measles
3
2
5
Cerebro-spinal meningitis
1
1
2
6
Actinomycosis
(B. Other General Diseases.)
Septicemia
1
1
2
1
.
5
Rheumatism
2
1
1
4
Pernicious anæmia
1
1
2
1
1
6
Cancer breast .
. .
1
1
1
2
3
.
2
1
1
14
4
2
3
2
6
3
1
1
24
Cancer rectum
1
1
1
4
2
1
3
23
1
1
3
1
2
1
5
1
3
18
6
8
10
3
5
3
4
1
6
6
69
Tuberculosis other forms
5
Abscess
2
Erysipelas
1
2
Status lymphaticus
1
1
1
Otitis media
1
1
2
Rachitis .
II. DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM.
Meningitis
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
10
Apoplexy
7
10
14
10
7
6
5
3
2
10
5
5
84
Paralysis
1
3
1
1
1
8
Hemiplegia
3
Epilepsy
1
2
3
Eclampsia
1
1
3
III. DISEASES OF THE CIRCULA- TORY SYSTEM.
Heart disease
8
2
7
8
9
6
12
4
8
8
4
10
86
Endocarditis
3
2
3
2
1
.2
1
14
Myocarditis
6
2
5
4
3
2
2
2
4
6
3
41
Phlebitis
1
1
Angina pectoris
2
1
2
2
8
Aneurism of aorta
1
1
Regurgitation
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
4
4
20
Pericarditis
1
1
IV. DISEASES OF THE RESPIRA- TORY SYSTEM.
Pneumonia
21
14
18
28
6
7
3
6
9
9
8
18
147
Bronchitis .
2
3
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
16
Pulmonary œdema
2
1
1
1
1
6
Pulmonary embolism
1
1
2
Asthma
Laryngitis
1
2
Influenza.
1
. ..
1
Empyema
1
..
. .
. .
..
. .
9
Cancer other forms
1
4
2
2
. .
1
2
3
Diabetes
Tuberculosis pulmonary
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
.
1
1
3
Cancer uterus
1
1
1
1
1
2
6
Cancer intestines
2
Cancer stomach
. .
1
Delirium tremens
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Pertussis
4
1
1
1
1
..
1
1
1
8
1
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
Mortality in Somerville in 1915 .- Concluded.
January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
Total.
V. DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
Acute indigestion
2 12
1
1
Colitis
2
3
Gastritis
1
1
1
1
1
5
Diarrhea
1
2
1
4
4
3
2
1
17
Jaundice
1
1
1
1
1
1
G
Appendicitis
1
1
Cirrhosis liver
VI. DISEASES OF GENITO-URI- NARY SYSTEM.
Bright's disease
2
1
1
1
5
Uraemia .
3
5
2
7
5
2
1
2
5
3
6
3
44
Pyelitis
2
VII. CHILDBIRTH.
Placenta previa
1
Childbirth .
VIII. DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND CELLULAR TISSUES.
Gangrene
1
1
1
3
Chronic eczema
IX. MALFORMATIONS. Hydrocephalus
X. EARLY INFANCY.
Malnutrition
1
1
2
1
5
2
1
1
1
5
Premature birth and congenital debility
6
5
4
5
7
5
4
6
2
5
2
10
61
Atalectosis
1
Overlaying
1
1
XI. OLD AGE.
Old age
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
8
6
8
5
4
6
4
9
6
5
8
68
XII. VIOLENCE.
Drowning
1
1
Railroad
1
2
1
1
Õ
Suicide
4
1
1
1
7
Accidental burns from hot water
1
Accidental gas poisoning.
1
1
Fracture of skull .
1
1
2
1
5
Surgical shock
4
Accidental poisoning
1
1
Accidental fall
2
1
1
1
5
Run over by team
1
1
2
1
5
Accidental burns
1
1
1
1
4
Accidental electric shock
...
1
Total
107
92
84
106
76
71
59
77
77
69
81
104
1003
Population
86,854
Death rate per thousand.
11.55
.
1
Peritonitis .
1
1
1
3
Gastric ulcer
1
Enteritis
1
1
·Intestinal obstruction
1
1
Intestinal toxaemia
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
4
Nephritis
1
1
Paresis
1
1
1
1
1
Asphyxia neonatorum
1
2
2
Senile dementia
Arterio-sclerosis .
...
....
1
1
..
. .
1
1
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
Diseases Dangerous to the Public Health.
This board has adjudged that the diseases known as actinomycosis, anterior polimyelitis, anthrax, Asiatic cholera, cerebro-spinal meningitis, chicken-pox, diphtheria, dog-bite (requiring anti-rabic treatment), dysentery, German measles, glanders, hookworm disease, infectious disease of the eye, leprosy, malaria, measles, mumps, pellagra, plague, rabies, scarlet fever, septic sore throat, smallpox, tetanus, trichinosis, tuberculosis (all forms), typhoid fever, typhus fever, whooping cough, yellow fever, are infectious, or con- tagious and dangerous to the public health and safety within the meaning of the statutes. Physicians are required to re- port immediately to the board every case of either of these diseases coming under their care, and postal cards conven- iently printed and addressed are supplied to them for the purpose. On receipt of a card from a physician, the super- intendent of schools, the principal of the school in the dis- trict in which the patient resides, the librarian of the public library and state board of health are notified.
Scarlet Fever .- Three hundred thirteen cases of scarlet fever have been reported during the year, four of which re- sulted fatally. In 1914 there were 376 cases, eleven of which resulted fatally.
Diphtheria .- Two hundred thirty-seven cases of diphtheria have been reported during the year, eighteen of which were fatal. In 1914 there were 307 cases, twenty-five of which proved fatal. Anti-toxin has been provided by the state board of health, and placed by this board in central locations for use by physicians. Culture tubes, for diphtheria, and sputum bot- tle's for suspected tuberculosis are obtainable at the same stations.
Warning cards are used in dealing with scarlet fever and diphtheria. An inspection 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.
Tuberculosis .- One hundred forty-one cases of tubercu- losis have been reported during the year. There were sixty- nine deaths from this disease.
Typhoid Fever .- Thirty-one cases of typhoid fever have been reported during the year, eleven of which have proved fatal. In 1914 there were thirty cases reported, six of which were fatal.
Number of persons with diphtheria or scarlet fever taken in ambulance to hospital by agent . 262 Number of cases of scarlet fever and diphtheria for which
houses were placarded 276
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
Fumigation.
On September 3, the Board voted to discontinue disin- fection with formaldehyde; the following instructions were adopted and a copy is left by the Agent at the premises, af- ter the death, removal or recovery of persons ill with in- fectious diseases :-
Somerville Board of Health, October 1, 1915.
This Board, having voted to discontinue disinfection with formaldehyde, recommends the following instructions to householders, after the death, removal or recovery of persons ill with infectious diseases.
1. Remove all washable clothes from the bed, such as sheets, pillow slips and blankets and wash them thoroughly with soap and boiling water.
2. Wash all washable clothes of the patient with soap and boiling water.
3. Give patient a thorough tub bath with soap and water, including a shampoo of the head.
4. Take all other clothes and bedding, including mattresses and pillows and place them out of doors in the fresh . air and sunlight for eight hours.
5. Give the room and furniture, especially the bed, chairs and tables that the patient has touched, a thorough house cleaning with soap and water.
6. Open all windows and thoroughly air the room for eight hours.
7. Burn all paper, magazines, books, toys, etc., which the patient has used during convalescence, and which can- not be washed with soap and water or immersed in alcohol.
LAURENCE S. HOWARD, Clerk.
Prior to the above date 584 premises were disinfected by the Agents, twenty were made at the request of attending physicians whose patients had been ill with typhoid fever, cancer, or other diseases. One hundred four schoolrooms were disinfected, sixty-four for scarlet fever, forty for diph- theria, and eight-one premises for tuberculosis, in compliance with the regulations passed by this board.
Many library books have also been disinfected, and quan- tities of infected bedding and other material have been burned.
TABLES.
The prevalence of scarlet fever, diphtheria, and typhoid fever in the city during the several months of the year 1915 is
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
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 1915.
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
25
0
28
4
14.3
0
1
100.0
February
32
1
3.1
35
1
2.8
March .
28
1
3.6
25
2
8.0
3
..
....
April
51
1
1.9
27
0
May
50
1
2.0
28
2
7.1
3
1
33.3
June
29
0
....
10
0
1
100.0
July
23
0
....
5
3
60.0
7
1
14,3
September
7
0
....
9
0
...
·
..
October
18
0
....
27
5
18.5
1
2
100.0
December .
20
0
....
18
0
....
Total
313
4
1.3
237
18
7.6
31
11
38 7
Deaths from Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria and Typhoid Fever in the Last Ten Years.
SCARLET FEVER.
DIPHTHERIA.
TYPHOID FEVER.
MONTHS.
1906.
{ 1907.
| 1908.
| 1910
| 1912.
/ 1913.
| 1914.
| 1915.
/ 1906.
| 1907.
/ 1908.
1909.
1910.
1911.
1912.
1913.
| 1914.
1 1915.
1906.
1907.
1908.
1910.
| 1911.
| 1912.
1 1913.
: : | 1914.
April
1
1
1
.
1
1
2
2
1
1
4
2
1
1
July
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
4
5
3
1
1
1
November
1
1
1
:
1
3
1
3
1
4
:
:
:
1
-
-
Total
1 12
4
9
5
3
2
4 11
4
15
9:11 27 20 15 14 13 25 18
11|11
9
8 6 64 6 6 11
1 2 1 1 2 2 2 N22 1:21 : | 1915.
January .
3
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
February
2
March
1
: | 1911.
1 1 HHNOCH. .
292N.
1
1
2
2
1
1
·
1
4
2
June
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
August
September
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
4
3
:
1
1
December
2
2
. .
.
·
. .
2
1
.
.
October
1
221 / 1909.
.
1
1
1
1
2
. .
1
2.
1
9
2
22.2
November
25
0
....
12
0
..
..
.
3
2
66.6
August
5
0
.. .
13
1
7.7
1
-
-
--
1
3
May
1
2
1
1 :
-
.
/ 1909.
: :
....
1
Cases
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
Table of Deaths During the Last Ten Years.
Year.
No. of Deaths.
Rate per. 1,000
1906
1,004
13.94
1907
997
13.47
1908
903
11.96
1909
988
13.08
1910
1,043
13.45
1911
1,035
12.93
1912
983
12.13
1913
993
12.11
1914
990
11.65
1915
1,003
11.55
Average death rate per 1,000 for ten years
12.63
Table Showing the Five Principal Causes of Death in Somerville in 1915.
PNEUMONIA.
HEART DISEASE.
APOPLEXY.
CANCER.
TUBERCULOSIS.
Number of Deaths.
Number per
10,000 of Pop.
Number of
Deaths.
Number per
10,000 of Pop.
Number of
Deaths.
Number per
10,000 of Pop.
Number of
Deaths.
Number per
Number of
Number per
10,000 of Pop.
147
16.9
141
16.2
84
9.6
79
9.1
74
8.5
10,000 of Pop.
Deaths .
.
Medical Inspection of Schools.
The medical inspection of the schools of Somerville, which was instituted in December, 1907, has been continued during the year. The value of the system has been con- stantly demonstrated, and the work has been done in a very satisfactory manner. There has been harmony of action be- tween the board of health and the school board, and the school principals and teachers have very generally co-operated with the inspectors in making the system as successful as possible.
The inspectors make daily visits to the schools under their charge, and to them are referred all children who show evi- dences of disease or abnormal conditions. Children who are found to be unfit to remain in school are sent home, accom- panied by a slip properly filled out, advising that the family physician be consulted. The inspectors also make an annual inspection of all the children in the schools, and any defects discovered are called to the attention of the parents. Monthly inspections of the school buildings and premises are made, and suggestions or criticisms are referred to the proper authori- ties. Every effort is made to protect the health of the chil-
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ANNUAL REPORTS.
dren and to co-operate with the parents in keeping the children in as normal a condition as possible.
It is extremely desirable that one or more additional school nurses should be employed to supplement and make more effective the work of the inspectors, and it is to be hoped that funds will be available to carry out this project. One nurse has been employed since September, 1913.
In accordance with the provisions of the statute, tests of sight and hearing are made by the principals or teachers.
During the year, 9,000 children have been referred to the inspectors during their daily visits, and 573 have been sent home because of illness.
The following list will show the classes of diseases and defects which have been found in the schools, except defects of sight and hearing :---
List of Diseases and Number of Cases Reported.
1. Infectious diseases :-
Measles
216
Whooping cough
4
Chicken pox
49
Mumps
25
Scarlet fever
26
Total
. 320
2. Diseases of the nose and throat :-
Enlarged tonsils and adenoids
657
Inflammatory diseases
160
Other abnormal conditions
80
Total
897
3. Diseases of the eyes :-
Inflammatory conditions of the eyes and lids 43
Foreign bodies and injuries
2
Other abnormal conditions 104
Total
149
4. Diseases of the ears :-
Inflammatory conditions
28
Other abnormal conditions
25
Total
53
5. Diseases of the skin :-
Pediculosis
951
Impetigo
94
Scabies
9
Eczema
49
Tinea
16
Herpes
61
Miscellaneous conditions
140
Total
1,320 -
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
6. Miscellaneous discases :-
Constitutional diseases
48
Diseases of the digestive system
140
Diseases of the respiratory systeni .
80
Diseases of the circulatory system
11
Diseases of the lymphatic system
27
Diseases of the nervous system
57
Diseases of the urinary
system
5
Wounds and injuries . .
51
Diseases of tecth
268
Other conditions
169
Total
856
Total number of diseases reported 3,595
Vaccinations performed
262
Examinations for vaccinations
1,006
The districts and inspectors are as follows :-
District No. 1 .- Prescott, Hanscom, Davis, Edgerly and Boys' Vocational schools. Inspector, Dr. Francis Shaw, 57 Cross street.
District No. 2 .- Baxter, Knapp, Perry and Bell schools. Inspector, Dr. Edward J. Dailey, 46 Bow street.
District No. 3 .- Bennett, Pope, Cummings, and Proctor schools. Inspector, Dr. L. H. Raymond, 146 Highland avenue.
District No. 4 .-- Morse, Carr, Durell, Burns and Girls' Vocational schools. Inspector, Dr. W. L. Bond, 322 Highland avenue.
District No. 5 .- Brown, Bingham, and Forster schools. Inspector, Dr. H. M. Stoodley, 283 Highland avenue.
District No. 6 .- Lincoln, Hodgkins, Highland, Cutler, and Lowe schools. Inspector, Dr. H. Cholerton, 94 College avenue.
District No. 7 .-- Glines and High schools. Inspector, Dr. Edgar F. Sewall, 281 Broadway.
Parochial Schools .- Inspector, Dr. M. W. White, 21 Wal- nut street.
Bacteriological Department.
The work of this department was performed by Frank L. Morse, M. D., medical inspector of the board, whose report is appended to this report.
Specimens will be received at the laboratory at the city hall annex daily, including Sunday, at any time, and they will be examined and reported upon the morning following their reception.
Specimens and Anti-toxin.
Outfits for specimens to be examined for tuberculosis, diphtheria, and typhoid fever, and diphtheria anti-toxin, vac-
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ANNUAL REPORTS. :
cine lymph and nitrate of silver solution may be obtained at the laboratory and at the following places :-
R. A. Peckham, 154 Perkins street.
Edward Edwards, 25 Union square.
John Morrison, Highland avenue, corner Cedar street. Percy A. Hall, Hobbs building, Davis square.
Henry W. Perry, 529 Medford street, Magoun square. Richardson Pharmacy, 310 Broadway.
George E. Wardrobe, 693 Broadway.
Willis S. Furbush & Co., 1153 Broadway:
After the specimen is collected, it must be taken to the culture station or sent directly to the laboratory at the city hall annex.
Undertakers.
Under the provisions of Section 44 of Chapter 78 of the Revised Laws of 1902, twenty-two persons have been duly li- censed as undertakers.
Examination of Plumbers.
The public statutes provide for a board of examiners of plumbers, consisting of a chairman of the board of health, the inspector of buildings, and an expert at plumbing, to be ap- pointed by the board of health. This board appointed Duncan C. Greene, the inspector of plumbing, to fill the place of ex- pert. The number of licenses granted will be found in the report of the inspector of buildings.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR 1915, Health Department.
CREDIT.
Appropriation
$13,500 00
Received from Highways Maintenance .
200 00
Received from refunds
53 00
$13,753 00
Amounts transferred :-
Inspection of milk and vinegar
$50 00
Police department
350 00
Refuse disposal
800 00
1,200 00
Net credit
$12,553 00
DEBIT.
Salaries
$4,720 29
Books, printing, etc. .
264 79
Telephones
170 43
Care of tuberculosis in other institutions
2,064 39
Care of other diseases
3,164 82
Maintenance of vehicles
971 02
Other expenses
472 14
New auto ambulance and equipment
714 90
Total debit
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$12,542 78
Balance unexpended
$10 22
239
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
Contagious Hospital.
CREDIT.
Appropriation
$21,400 00
Received from Poor Department
57 85
Received from refunds
28 46
Transferred from City Home Account
46 00
$21,532 32
Amounts transferred :-
Water works extension
$900 00
Refuse disposal .
200 00
1,100 00
Net credit
$20,432 32
DEBIT.
Salaries and wages
$9,738 73
Groceries and provisions
8,376 34
General supplies .
1,820 10
Other expenses £
494 03
Total debit
$20,429 20
Balance unexpended
$3 12
Inspection of Animals and Provisions.
CREDIT.
Appropriation ·
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$1,250 00
Salary .
$1,200 00
Expenses
25 51
Total debit
$1,225 51
Balance unexpended .
$24 49
2
Inspection of Milk and Vinegar.
CREDIT.
Appropriation
$2,700 00 .
Transferred from Health Department
50 00
Total credit
$2,750 00
DEBIT.
Salaries
$1,968 57
Maintenance of laboratory .
121 03
Maintenance of automobile
422 69
Telephone .
22 79
Printing, stationery and postage
124 58
Other expenses
90 27
Total debit
$2,749 93
Balance unexpended
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