Report of the city of Somerville 1919, Part 15

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1919
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 406


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Glanders. - Five cases of glanders have been reported dur- ing the year. Prompt action was taken in every case, and three of the horses were killed, two being released from quarantine by order of the cattle commissioners.


Record of Permits and Licenses Issued.


Cows. - Eight applications were received for permits to keep eleven cows, seven of which were granted to keep ten COWS.


Swine. - Thirty-nine applications were received for per- mits to keep eighty-two swine, thirty-two of which were grant-


216


ANNUAL REPORTS.


ed to keep sixty-three swine. The fee is one dollar for each swine. On June 3, 1919, the Board of Health voted that no further licenses to keep swine in this city be granted.


Goats. - Ten applications were received for permits to keep twelve goats, all of which were granted. The fee is one dollar for each goat.


Hens. - Two hundred and sixty-one applications for per- mits to keep 4,031 hens were received. Two hundred and forty- four permits to keep 3,809 hens were granted, and seventeen permits were refused.


Grease. - Thirteen applications were received for permits for fifteen teams to collect grease, which were granted. The fee is two dollars for each team.


Melting and Rendering. - Three parties have been li- censed to carry on the business of melting and rendering, un- der the provisions of the revised laws of 1902, chapter 75, Sec- tion 111, for which a fee of one dollar is charged.


Massage and Manicure. - Four persons have been licensed to practice massage and manicure. The fee is one dollar for each license.


Sales of Alcohol. - Chapter 360, Acts of the Legislature of Massachusetts for the year 1919 provided that no person, firm or corporation other than a registered druggist shall en- gage in the business of manufacturing, buying, selling or deal- ing in methyl alcohol, or wood alcohol, so called or denatured alcohol, or any preparation containing more than three per cent of any of the said alcohols, without being licensed so to do by the board of health.


Under the provisions of this act sixteen licenses have been issued. The fee is one dollar for each license.


Stables.


No person has the legal right to erect, occupy or use any building in this city, as a stable, without obtaining a license from this Board for such occupancy. Each application is re- ferred to the Agent of this Board and no license is granted unless all regulations of the Board are complied with. The following is a record of applications received and licenses granted.


Applications pending from 1918


Applications received during 1919


6


28


34


Licenses granted


12


Licenses refused


15


27


Licenses pending


7


217


HEALTH DEPARTMENT.


Board of Infants.


Seventeen parties, whose applications were first approved by this board, have been licensed by the state board of charity to care for thirty-four children in this city, under the provisions of chapter 83 of the revised laws of 1902.


Deaths.


There were 1,074 deaths and fifty-four stillbirths in the city during the year, as specified in the following table, which shows a decrease of deaths under the previous year of 459 due largely to a return to normal conditions without any epidemic.


Deaths at Somerville hospital during the year . 68


Deaths at hospital for contagious diseases and tuberculosis 26


Deaths at home for aged poor (Highland Ave- nue) 42


Deaths at city home 8 Deaths at other institutions 30 · .


218


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Mortality in Somerville in 1919.


1


January.


February.


March.


April.


May.


June.


July.


August.


September.


October.


November.


December.


Total.


I. GENERAL DISEASES.


(A. Epidemic Diseases.)


Cerebro-spinal meningitis.


2


1


3


2


2


9


Influenza


27


4


3


1


2


1


38


Pertusses


1


1


1


3


Scarlet fever


1


1


Typhoid fever.


1


1


(B. Other General Diseases. )


Abscess


1


1


1


1


1


1


2


1


1


6


Cancer of intestines


2


2


2


1


1


1


2


11


1


1


3


1


2


1


1


1


11


Cancer of stomach


2


2


1


2


3


1


1


4


3


1


2


22


Cancer uterus


1


1


3


2


2


8


1


1


3


1


4


38


Convulsions


1


2


1


1


3


1


1


3


1


2


1


16


Erysipelas


1


2


Pernicious anæmia


1


1


2


1


1


1


7


Pleurisy


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


6


Status Lymphaticus.


1


1


11


5


7


6


9


7


7


8


4


2


9


1


76


1


2


1


4


2


2


1


1


14


Tumor


1


II. DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM.


Apoplexy


5


9


10


8


6


6


5


7


11


4


5


10


86


Locomotor Ataxia


3


Meningitis.


1


1


1


5


Myelitis


1


1


Neuritis


1


1


Paralysis


1


1


1


3


Spasmophilia


1


1


III. DISEASES OF THE CIRCULA- TORY SYSTEM.


Aneurism of aorta


2


1


1


4


Angina pectoris


1


1


3


2


1


2


1


11


Endocarditis


4


1


2


3


1


2


2


1


1


17


Heart disease


19


13


9


4


11


9


5


3


8


10


12


9


112


Myocarditis


3


5


3


2


3


1


3


1


1


5


9


36


Pericarditis


2


Regurgitation


2


1


1


2


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


13


IV. DISEASES OF THE RESPIRA- TORY SYSTEM.


Bronchitis


2


2


2


2


1


1


1


11


Empyema


2


Laryngitis


1


1


39


22


14


21


6


3


2


5


3


12


3


11


141


Pulmonary œdema


1


1


1


1


4


Acidosis


3


Cancer of breast


1


1


3


1


12


Cancer other forms


2


1


5


2


8


1


Diabetes


1


Septicemia


1


1


Tetanus.


Tuberculosis pulmonary


Tubérculosis other forms


1


1


1


1


2


1


1


. .


1


1


Pneumonia


3


1


1


Diphtheria


Cancer of rectum


1


......


219


HEALTH DEPARTMENT.


Mortality in Somerville in 1919. - Concluded.


January.


February.


March.


April.


May.


June.


July.


August.


September.


October.


November.


December.


Total:


V. DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.


Acute indigestion


3


2


1


3


Appendicitis


1


1


1


Cirrhosis liver


1


1


1


1


1


1


2


Diarrhea


1


1


1


1


1


5


Enteritis


2


1


1


2


2


3


1


2


2


16


Gastritis


2


1


1


1


4


Intestinal obstruction


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


7


VI. DISEASES OF THE GENITO- URINARY SYSTEM.


Cystitis


1


1


2


6


1


9


5


3


9


5


2


2


4


2 3


51 6


VII. CHILDBIRTH.


Placenta previa


1


VIII. DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND CELLULAR TISSUES.


Gangrene


1


2


1


4


IX. MALFORMATIONS.


X. EARLY INFANCY.


1


1


Premature birth and congenital debility


13


9


2


2


5


2


2


2


3


4


3


6


53


XI. OLD AGE.


Arterio sclerosis


13


14


13


10


7


7


3


8


4


9


10


10


108


Senile dementia.


1


1


2


1


1


3


1


10


XII. VIOLENCE.


Accidental burns from fire


1


1


2


1


5


Accidental fall


2


5


Accidental gas poisining


1


Accidental poisining


1


Drowning


·2


1


3


Fracture of skull


2


Homicide


1


1


Railroad


1


1


2


1


1


6


Rupture of the intestines


1


1


Struck by automobile


1


2


2


5


Suicide


1


1


1


1


1


5


Surgical shock


1


Total


166


125


108


84 90


73


63


61


55


71


85


93


|1074


Population (estimated). Death rate per thousand


95,000


11.30


1


1


2


1


1


5


Nephritis


Uræmia.


3


1


1


1


Atalectasis Malnutrition


2


1


1


1


1


6


1


1


1


1


1


Cholecystitis


5


Colitis


1


1


4


Intestinal toxæmia


Peritonitis


5


1


1


2


1


220


ANNUAL REPORTS.


DEATHS BY AGES.


AGES.


Total.


Male.


Female.


Under one


118


59


59


One to two


24


15


9


Two to three


11


5


6


Three to four


9


6


3


Four to five


8


5


3


Five to ten


18


11


7


Ten to fifteen


10


5


5


Fifteen to twenty


25


9


16


Twenty to thirty


69


32


37


Thirty to forty


69


31


38


Forty to fifty


84


43


41


Fifty to sixty


123


64


59


Sixty to seventy


188


84


104


Seventy to eighty


206


96


110


Eighty to ninety


99


31


68


Ninety and over


13


6


7


Total


1074


502


572


Table of Deaths During the Last Ten Years.


Rate


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


1916


1,081


12.01


1917


1,067


11.85


1918


1,533


16.84


1919


1,074


11.30


Average death rate per 1,000 for ten years


.


Table Showing the Five Principal Causes of Death in Somerville in 1919.


HEART DISEASE.


PNEUMONIA.


CANCER ALL FORMS.


TUBERCULOSIS ALL FORMS.


APOPLEXY.


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


10,000 of Pop.


Number of


Deaths.


Number per


10,000 of Pop.


195


21.4


141


15.0


100


10.9


90


9.9


86


9.4


.


12.58


Year.


No. of Deaths.


per 1,000


HEALTH DEPARTMENT.


DIPHTHERIA.


SCARLET FEVER.


MONTHS.


1910


1911


1912


1913


1914


1915


1916


1917


1918


1919


1910


1911


1912


1913


1914


1915


1916


1917


1918


1919


1910


1911


1912


1913


1914


1915


1916


1917


1918


1919


1910


1911


1912


1913


1914


1915


1916


1917


1918


1919


1


1


:


:


:


:


:


1


1


3


4


4


2


1


3


4


2


1


1


February


1


1


1


1


1


1


3


3


2


4


3


2


1


1


..


. . .


7| 9 4


8


5


3


2


1


1


1


1


4


1


March


]


..


1


1


...


...


1


1


4


1


1


1


May


1


1


2


1


1


1


1


2


1


June


2 10


9


7


6


9


8


3


9 10


July


1


1


1


1


3


1


1


4. 7


6


4


3


4


11


6


8 6


August


2


2


1


·2


1


1


1


1


10 6


2 10


6


8


7


8 2


September


1


...


1


1


1


3


1


1


1


... ...


...


..


..


October


1


...


1


1


3


1


4


2:


2!


2


*2


November


2


December


5


تت


4 11


2


3


1


20


15:14


13 25 18 21 24 19


9


6


6


4


6


6 11


1


6


2


1


92,99 91 87 95 74


108|85 84 90


Total


Deaths from Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Typhoid Fever, and Tuberculosis in the Last Ten Years.


TUBERCULOSIS ALL FORMS.


5 4


9 12


1


1


10


5 12


8 8


..


·


6 13 11 10 14 10


January


8| 5 10


6 9 10


:


:


1


2


1


1


. ..


...


7 6 13


8


8


5 10


.. .


12 10


4


7


8


5


...


2


1


5 5


7


3


4


4


4 7


9 11


..


.


...


...


..


.. .


...


...


...


1


1


2


...


...


6 65 97


6


10


4


4


3


5


3


3


1


1


1


1


2


.. .


...


...


. . .


1


..


...


...


. ..


. .


...


:


-


-


11|11|10


4|14


6


6.11


4 2


1


...


:


1


1


17


.. .


...


. . .


1


...


...


1


1


...


. .


1


2


. . .


...


..


...


..


1


...


4


2


2


4


...


1


1


..


3


1


...


. .


9| 8


6 11


April


1


...


...


9


8 10


1


1


1


...


...


2


3


..


...


16 7 6 7


-


1


10 14 9 7


11 7


7 6


...


1


1


6 10


...


...


...


:


TYPHOID FEVER.


221


Table Showing Comparison Between 1918 and 1919 in Prevalence, Deaths Reported and Percentage of Deaths of Scar- let Fever, Diphtheria, Typhoid Fever and Tuberculosis.


SCARLET FEVER.


DIPHTHERIA.


TYPHOID FEVER.


Cases


Reported.


Number of


Deaths.


Percentage


Reported.


Number of


Deaths.


Percentage


of Deaths.


1918 1919 1918 1919 1918 1919


|1918 1919 1918 1919


1918


1919


1918 1919 1918 1919


1918


1919


1918 1919 1918 1919


1918


1919


January


12


15


17


30


3


16.47


3


15


2


12


60.0 100.9


February


17


26


14


35


2


3


14.29


8.5


16


12


7


37.5


58.3


March


14


28


25


32


2


1


8.00


3.1


1


1


19


14


9


7


47.2


50.0


April


14


24


24


17


1


6.67


3


3


21


17


7


6


33.3


35.3


May


14


27


20


13


1


7.7


1


1


21


26


8


10


38.1


34.6


June ..


3


7


16


12


1


6.25


2


2


1


50


13


23


6


11


46.1


47.8


3


9


15


7


1


6.67


2


1


16


14


9


7


52.2|


50.00


July


1


5


12


9


1


8.33


1


2


11


10


1


10


30.9, 100.00


September


3


10


19


8


1


5.26


1


9


15


8


6


90.8


40.00


October.


5


20


14


15


1


7.14


2


1


1


12


8


2


114.3


16.66


November


11


16


31


7


2


2


6.45


2.9


1


1


11


12


1


2


36.3


16.66


Total


103


204


1


5


260


205


19


9


7.3


4.4


15


17


2


1


13.3


5.9


167


169


84


90


50.3


53.2


ANNUAL REPORTS.


222


Cases


Reported.


Number of


Deaths.


Percentage


Reported.


Number of


Deaths.


Percentage


of Deaths.


of Deaths.


TUBERCULOSIS ALL FORMS.


MONTHS.


Cases


of Deaths.


5.8


53


20


1


2


1.88


10.


2


2


1


50.00


8


12


6


10


175.0|


83.33


6


17


1


December


August


..


Cases


223


HEALTH DEPARTMENT.


Diseases Dangerous to the Public Health.


This board has adjudged that the diseases known as acti- nomycosis, anterior poliomyelitis, anthrax, Asiatic cholera, cerebro-spinal meningitis, chicken-pox, diphtheria, dog-bite (re- quiring anti-rabic treatment), dysentery, German measles, glanders, hookworm disease, infectious disease of the eye, in- fluenza, leprosy, malaria, measles, mumps, pellagra, plague, pneumonia (lobar only), rabies, scarlet fever, septic sore throat, small pox, tetanus, trichinosis, tuberculosis (all forms), typhoid fever, typhus fever, whooping cough, yellow fever, are infectious, or contagious and dangerous 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 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 principal of the school in the district in which the patient re- sides, the librarian of the public library and state board of health are notified.


Specimens and Supplies.


Outfits for specimens to be examined for tuberculosis, diphtheria, and typhoid fever, and diphtheria anti-toxin, vac- 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. Willis S. Furbush & Co., 1153 Broadway.


Hall Drug Co., Hobbs building, Davis square. Ernest B. McClure, 529 Medford street. John Morrison, 288 Highland avenue. Richardson Pharmacy, 310 Broadway.


George E. Wardrobe, 693 Broadway.


Hereafter the Agent of this Board will collect, daily, at five o'clock, p. m., all specimens left at culture stations for ex- amination, prior to that hour.


Physicians desiring reports on the following day, of speci- mens taken after this collection has been made must deposit the same at the City Hall Annex, in the receptacle provided, before nine-thirty p. m.


Results of all examinations of specimens received at the


·


224


ANNUAL REPORTS.


City Hall Annex prior to nine-thirty p. m., will be reported to the physicians on the following morning.


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 constantly dem- onstrated, and the work has been done in a very satisfactory manner. There has been harmony of action between 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- dren and to co-operate with the parents in keeping the children in as normal a condition as possible.


In accordance with the provisions of the statute, tests of sight and hearing are made by the principals or teachers.


The districts and inspectors are as follows :-


District No. 1. - Eastern Junior High, Prescott, Hanscom, Edgerly and Boys' Vocational schools. Inspector, Dr. Francis Shaw, 57 Cross street.


District No. 2. - Baxter, Knapp, Perry and Southern Jun- ior High 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' Vo- cational schools. Inspector, Dr. W. L. Bond, 322 Highland avenue.


District No. 5. - Brown, Bingham, Forster and Northern Junior High schools. Inspector, Dr. H. M. Stoodley, 283 High- land avenue.


HEALTH DEPARTMENT.


225


District No. 6. - Western Junior High, Lincoln, Highland, Cutler and Lowe schools. Inspector, Dr. H. Cholerton, 94 Col- lege 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.


During the year, 11,512 children have been referred to the inspectors during their daily visits, and 718 have been sent home because of illness.


The following list will show the classes of diseases and de- fects 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


2


Whooping cough


3


Chicken pox


88


Mumps


32


Scarlet fever


8


Diphtheria


2


Influenza


29


Infantile paralysis Total .


165


2. Diseases of the nose and throat :-


Enlarged tonsils and adenoids


657


Inflammatory diseases


175


Other abnormal conditions .


16


Total


848


3. Diseases of the eyes :-


Inflammatory conditions of the eyes and lids


46


Foreign bodies and injuries


1


Other abnormal conditions


42


Total


89


4. Diseases of the ears :-


Inflammatory conditions


34


Other abnormal conditions


10


Total


44


5. Diseases of the skin :-


Pediculosis


666


Impetigo


113


Scabies


61


Eczema


59


Tinea


17


Herpes


13


Miscellaneous conditions


169


Total


1,098


.


.


·


1


.


226


ANNUAL REPORTS.


6. Miscellaneous diseases :-


Diseases of the digestive system


23


Diseases of the respiratory system


145


Diseases of the circulatory system


19


Diseases of the lymphatic system


110


Diseases of the nervous system


15


Wounds and injuries .


25


Diseases of the teeth .


369


Other conditions


124


Total


830


Total number of diseases reported


3,074


Vaccinations performed


263


Examinations for vaccinations


.


1,013


Certificate to work


·


184


Bacteriological Department.


The work of this department was performed by Herbert E. Bowman, Ph. G., Inspector of Milk and Vinegar until August 15, 1919.


Upon the above date Dr. Frank L. Morse having been dis- charged as Lieutenant Colonel from the U. S. Army returned to duty. On December 11, 1919 he was incapacitated by ill- ness and his work was again assumed by Mr. Bowman to the end of the year.


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 expert. The number of licenses granted will be found in the report of the inspector of buildings.


Health Nurses.


There are at present four nurses employed by this Board.


Two of these are employed as school nurses and as a result of the recommendations of this Board two additional nurses were provided for and assumed their duties on January 14, 1919.


227


HEALTH DEPARTMENT.


The work of these nurses consists of follow-up work re- garding tuberculosis cases and post-natal baby hygiene work.


The reports of the school nurses are made a part of the re- port of the School Committee and those of the other nurses are made a part of this report being submitted in detail in subsequent pages.


R. M. LAVENDER, Chairman, WARREN C. BLAIR, JOHN E. GILLIS, M. D.,


Board of Health.


Attest:


LAURENCE S. HOWARD,


Clerk.


228


ANNUAL REPORTS.


REPORT OF HEALTH NURSES.


To the Board of Health,


Somerville, Mass.


Gentlemen : -


We submit the following report of work performed by us in post natal, infant hygiene and tuberculosis cases from the date of our appointment January 14, 1919, to December 31, 1919.


Infant Hygiene.


Number of visits made to infants in good condition 3433


Number of visits made to infants in fair condition 622


Number of visits made to infants in poor condition . 226


Number of visits made where infants have died 46


Number of visits made where infants have moved out of Somerville


129


Number of visits made where wrong address was


given


164


Number of visits made where infants were not at home


401


Number of visits made to infants with Ophthalmia . 37


Number of visits made to boarding places for infants 25


Total number of visits to infants


5083


Number of infants born in Somerville during 1919 . 1810


Number of pairs of twins born in Somerville, 1919 .


27


Number of infants who have died in Somer. ville, 1919 65


Number of still born infants during 1919 56


Total number of dead infants for 1919 121


Number of infants who have moved out of Somerville, 1919 119


Number of Mothers who had insufficient breast milk . 400


Tuberculosis.


Number of cases of tuberculosis in Somerville, 1919 289


Number of visits made to patients in good condition 560


Number of visits made to patients in fair condition . 292


Number of visits made to patients in poor condition


Number of visits made where patients have died 301


267


Number of visits made where patients have gone to Sanatoriums .


151


Number of visits made where patients were not at


home ·


231


·


229


HEALTH DEPARTMENT.


Number of visits made where wrong address was given


. Number of visits made where patients had moved out of Somerville


Total number of visits made to patients with tuberculosis .


2293


Number of cases of pulmonary tuberculosis report- ed during 1919


Number of cases of other forms of tuberculosis dur- ing 1919 . Total number of cases of tuberculosis reported during 1919 .


178


30


208


Number of cases of Tuberculosis moved out of Som- erville during 1919 .


26


Number of cases of Tuberculosis who died in Somerville during 1919 90


Number of cases of Tuberculosis who died out of Somerville during 1919 24


Total number of deaths from tuberculosis during 1919


114


Number of cases of tuberculosis admitted to Sana- toriums, 1919


33


Number of cases of tuberculosis previously admitted to Sanatoriums, 63


Total number of Somerville cases of tuberculosis now in Sanatoriums 96


Total number of cases of tuberculosis living in Somer- ville, 1919


289


Number of homes where there are school children where there is or has been a case of tuberculosis . 199 Number of children who attend school from homes where there is or has been a case of tuberculosis, the children having been reported to the schools . 360


Number of houses from which the second case of tuberculosis has been reported 22


Miscellaneous.


Number of cases of typhoid fever reported during 1919 Number of visits made to patients with typhoid fever Number of visits made to patients with venereal diseases 87


17


30


Number of visits made to patients with trachoma 2


324


173


119


230


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Total number of visits made to infants . 5083 Total number of visits made to patients with tuber- . 2299


culosis


Total number of visits made to miscellaneous cases 119


Total of visits made during year of 1919 7501


Respectfully submitted, H. B. BERRY, M. L. SCOTT, Health Nurses.


231


HEALTH DEPARTMENT.


REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL INSPECTION.


Somerville, Mass., January 1, 1920.


To the Board of Health, Somerville, Mass.


Gentlemen : -


I herewith present the report of the Department of Medical Inspection for the year 1919 including statistics of the Con- tagious Disease Hospital.


From January 1 to August 4, 1919, Ralph F. Hodgdon, M. D., served as Acting Medical Inspector and from August 5 to August 15, 1919, Loring H. Raymond, M. D.,filled this posi- tion. Frank L. Morse, M. D., returned from the service of the United States having been commissioned as a Lieutenant Colonel and resumed his duties August 15th. On Dec. 10th Dr. Morse became incapacitated through illness and Dr. Hodg- don assumed the duties of the position for the balance of the year.


Visits.


Scarlet Fever - Each case must be inspected before release from quarantine to see that the condition of the pa- tient is suitble for release ·


158


Diphtheria - Before patients are released from quarantine two successive negative cultures must be obtained


175


Contagious Hospital


399


For investigation and diagnosis


43


Total number of visits


775


Contagious Disease Hospital.


Dis-


In Hospital


Diseases


In Hospital Ad- charged, Well Jan. 1, 1919. mitted or improved Dead Jan. 1, 1920.


Diphtheria


5


102


101


4


2


Erysipelas


I


10


8


3


0


Scarlet Fever


3


53


52


0


4


Tuberculosis .


11


42


23


15


15


Whooping Cough .


0


1


1


0


0


20.


208


185


22


21


The daily average of patients was 9.93 in the contagious de- partment, 12.52 in the tuberculosis department, a total of 22.45.


Respectfully submitted, RALPH F. HODGDON, M. D., Acting Medical Inspector.


232


ANNUAL REPORTS.


REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS AND PROVISIONS.


Somerville, Mass., January 1, 1920.


To the Board of Health, Somerville, Mass.,


Gentlemen : -


I submit the following as my report for the year ending December 31, 1919;


Inspections.


The following table shows the number of inspections made during the past year. In order to safeguard the consumer, all establishments handling foodstuffs are under constant su- pervision. Bakeries, lunch carts and restaurants have been in- spected weekly.


Conditions in the Ice Cream and Candy factories have been greatly improved during the last year. All the factories in the city have been inspected monthly.


The Barber Shops are under very careful inspection and must be kept in a sanitary condition and the barbers are re- quired to keep themselves neat and clean and to properly sterilize their instruments.


Number of Inspections.


Bakeries


250


Milk and Cream Plants 149


Barber Shops


325 Pedlers' Wagons and Stocks 1808


Billiard Halls and Bowling


Public Halls


30


Alleys


Rendering Plants


118


Candy and Ice Cream Plants


184


Slaughter Houses


241


Factories


266


Stores and Markets


4588


Fish Markets


617


Stables


.


362


Grease Wagons


82


Swine Pens


88


Hen Houses and Yards


581


Theatres


84


Hide Houses .


35


Vacant Lots


78


Lunch Rooms and Cars


.


548


Yards and Cellars


469


Articles Condemned.


Owing to market conditions dealers have been obliged to purchase very conservatively and, therefore, no large surplus has been carried by any dealer. There have been less articles condemned than during previous years as the following table will show :


233


HEALTH DEPARTMENT.


Fish.


Butter Fish .


16 Lbs.


Clams


.


.


1/2 Bush.


Flounders


65 Lbs.


Haddock


.


100 Lbs. ·


Lobsters (each)


·


12


Mackerel


144 Lbs. .


Salmon


188 Lbs.


Sword Fish


· 16 Lbs.


Fruit.


Apples


1 Bbl.


Apples


2 Bush.


Bananas


5 Doz.


Blackberries


29 Qts.


Blueberries


22 Qts.


Canteloupes


3 Crates


Grape Fruit


3 Boxes


Grapes .


14 Doz.


Lemons


11/2 Boxes


Oranges




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