Report of the city of Somerville 1915, Part 16

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1915
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 478


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ISSUE OF BOOKS. Each adult may have on his card at one tinie :---


ONE SEVEN-DAY BOOK, due within one week;


ONE UNBOUND PERIODICAL, due within one week;


ANY REASONABLE NUMBER OF OTHER BOOKS, adult books due within one month, juvenile books due within two weeks.


Each juvenile (minor) borrower may have on his card at one tinie :--


ONE JUVENILE FICTION, due within two weeks ;


ONE JUVENILE NON-FICTION, due within two weeks;


ONE UNBOUND PERIODICAL, due within one week;


ONE SEVEN-DAY BOOK (adult) due within one week;


ANY REASONABLE NUMBER OF OTHER BOOKS (adult) die within one month.


A yellow dating slip in the back of a book indicates that it is a seven-day book; a white dating slip indicates that the book is due within two weeks; a pink dating slip indicates that the book is due within one month.


The borrower agrees to return any book immediately after the fourteenth day on recall notice from the library that it is needed by another borrower.


FINES. A fine of two cents a day, including Sundays and holi- days, will be charged for each volume or number over-detained.


RESERVES. Other than seven-day books and unbound periodi- cals may be reserved by the payment of one cent for a post-card notice, and the filling in of the card.


RESPONSIBILITY cannot be assumed by the library for er- rors in executing telephone or verbal messages from borrowers, or for their failure to receive notices.


(See Librarian's Report-"Circulation" on page 7 for the plan of extension.)


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.


11


Inspector of Animals and Provisions. CHARLES M. BERRY, V. S.


Inspector of Milk and Vinegar. HERBERT E. BOWMAN, Ph. G.


4


Milk Collector. :


GEORGE E. PLIMPTON. .


-


-


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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229


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


231


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


232


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


233


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-


236


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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237


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


.


$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 ·


.


$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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