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January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
Total.
V. DISEASES OF THE RESPIRA- TORY SYSTEM.
99A Chronic Bronchitis
100A Broncho Pneumonia
13
10
10
3
5
4
2
1
2
5
9
13
77
101A Lobar Pneumonia
5
13
12
4
5
3
1
3
4
9
59
102
Pleurisy
103 Pulmonary Congestion
1
1
1
1
1
2
7
107C Other Diseases.
VI. DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
108 Diseases of the Mouth and Annexa
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
3
1
2
1
13
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
5
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
6
4
1
4
8
4
$2
3
3
1
4
42
131 Pyelonephritis
1
132 Calculi of the Urinary Passages.
1
1
1
1
1
1
VIII. THE PUERPERAL STATE
144 Puerperal Hemorrhage
146 Puerperal Septicemia.
147 Phelebitis
148 Eclampsia
IX. DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND CELLULAR TISSUES.
152 Carbuncle
153 Abscess
154 Pemphigus
1
1
1
..
1
2
1
2
4
1
10
1
109B Tonsilitis
3 1
112 Acute Indigestion
113 Diarrhea and Enteritis (under 2 years)
114 Diarrhea and Enteritis (over 2 years)
117 Appendicitis
118B Intestinal Obstruction
119 Faecal Fistula
122B
Cirrhosis of Liver
123
Biliary Calculi
124 Other Diseases of the Liver
126 Peritonitis
127 Pancreatitis
VII. NON VENEREAL, DISEASES OF THE GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM AND ANNEXA.
128 Acute Nephritis
129 Chronic Nephritis
1
133 Diseases of the Bladder.
2
134B Urinary Toxemia
1
1
1
1
1
1 1 1 1121
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
208
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Mortality in Somerville in 1922 .- continued
January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November
December.
Total.
X. DISEASES OF THE BONES AND OF THE ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION
XI. MALFORMATIONS.
159B Congenital Malformation of Heart
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
11
159C Pseudencephalus
XII. EARLY INFANCY.
160
Congenital Debility
2
1
2
3
1
1
1
4
1
2
18
161A Premature Birth
4
4
1
5
2
1
1
3
2
1
1
25
161B Injury at Birth
2
1
1
1
5
162 Other Diseases Peculiar to Early Infancy
1
1
2
XIII. OLD AGE.
164
Senility
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
10
XIV. EXTERNAL CAUSES.
167
Suicide by Illuminating Gas
2
168
Suicide by Hanging
1
169
Suicide by Drowning
1
172 Suicide by Jumping from Window
1
1
177
Accidental Poisoning
1
178
Suffocation
1
1
179
Accidental Burns ..
1
1
1
4
181
Accidental Absorption of Illuminating Gas.
1
1
182
Accidental Drowning
1
1
2
185
Accidental Fall
1
2
3
5
1
12
188A Railroad Accident
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
10
196
Accidental Electric Shock
1
1
1
XV. ILL-DEFINED CAUSES.
205A Surgical Shock
1
1
1
1
4
Total
113
118
90
75
86
80
63
65
46
89
83
111
1019
Population estimated
Death rate per thousand.
97,000 10.41
1
1
1
1
1
1
188C
Automobile Accident
1
197 Homicide by Firearms
1
1
.....
...
.
1
209
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
DEATHS BY AGES.
AGES.
Total.
Male.
Female.
Under one
116
75
41
One to two
29
18
11
Two to three
14
9
5
Three to five
10
6
4
Five to ten
21
11
10
Ten to fifteen
17
9
8
Fifteen to twenty
16
6
10
Twenty to thirty
27
11
16
Thirty to forty
40
13
27
Forty to fifty
73
29
44
Fifty to sixty
115
52
63
Sixty to seventy
200
97
103
Seventy to eighty
216
91
125
Eighty to ninety
94
33
61
Ninety and over
31
9
22
Total
1019
469
550
Table of Deaths During the Last Ten Years.
Rate
Year.
1,000
1913
12.11
1914
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
1920
1,137
12.22
1921
986
10.38
1922
1,019
10.41
Average death rate per 1000 for ten years
.
12.03
Table Showing the Five Principal Causes of Death in Somerville in 1922
HEART DISEASE.
ARTERIO SCLEROSIS
PNEUMONIA ALL FORMS.
APOPLEXY.
CANCER
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.
203
20.92
136
15.05
136
15.05
92
9.48
88
9.7
1
No. of Deaths. 993 990
per
210
REPORTS.
Table Showing Comparisons Between 1920 and 1921 in Prevalence, Deaths and Percentage of Deaths of Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Typhoid Fever and Tuberculosis.
TYPHOID FEVER.
DIPHTHERIA.
SCARLET FEVER.
Cases
Reported.
Number of
Percentage
of Deaths.
Reported.
Number of
Deaths.
Percentage
of Deaths.
Reported.
Number of
Deaths.
Percentage
Reported.
Number of
Percentage
of Deaths.
1921 1922
201
3
1.5
177
19
10.7
18
4
22.2
113
32
28.31
173
2
1.1
239
27
11.2
10
1
10.0
162
64
39.5
1922
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1
9
8|
8
1
1
:
10 14 10
16
7
6 7
7
5
3
January ..
6 9 10
10 14
9|
7
4
1
February
1
1
1
..
1
1
1
4
1
March
3
1
...
4
2
2
4
1
April
2
1
...
1
4
1
1
1
2|
2
1
2
May
1
1
1 1
2
1
1
June .
1
..
...
1
3
1
1
...
4
3
4
11
19
8
61
3|
1
...
...
2.
1
1
1
..
1
...
1
3
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
2
2
1
10
6
1
8
7
8
2
5
2
September
1
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
4
2
6
1
:
...
:
:
1
2
2
1
4
2
December
Deaths from Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Typhoid Fever, and Tuberculosis in the Last Ten Years.
TUBERCULOSIS ALL FORMS.
DIPHTHERIA.
TYPHOID FEVER.
SCARLET FEVER.
4 11
4
2
3
1
3
2
3
13 25 18 21 24 19
9 19 27 19
6
6 11
1
6
2
1
1
4
87 95 74
108 85 84 90 69
64
32
Total
1
1
4
2HA
4
3
2
1
3
8
5
3
11 7
7
6| 6|9
1
8
8
9
7
8
5
9 8
4
4
4 7
9
3
9 10
4
5
1
7
6
9
2
1
July
1
1
1
1
August
1
...
1
...
9
7
6
10
4
6 10
4
3
October.
4 14
6
6 11
4 2
8
7
5
...
..
..
...
...
2
1
November
1
1
2
1
5
2
2 2
1
...
7
3
1
5
1
...
...
..
2
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
3
..
..
1
1
5 10 8 10 12 11
6 11 4
5
6
8
3
...
..
...
8121
3
5
:
.
1
1
...
2
1
..
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2|
2.
ANNUAL
TUBERCULOSIS ALL FORMS.
YEAR.
Cases
Cases
of Deaths.
Deaths.
Cases
Deaths.
...
MONTHS.
1
..
8
211
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
Disease Dangerous to the Public Health
This board has adjudged that the diseases known as actinomycosis, anterior poliomyelitis, anthrax, Asiatic chol- era, cerebro-spinal meningitis, chicken pox, diphtheria, dog- bite (requiring anti-rabic treatment), dysentery, German measles, glanders, hookworm disease, infectious disease of the eye, influenza, 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 pub- lic 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 sup- plied 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 resides, 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 :
Edward Edwards, 25 Union Square. R. A. Peckham, 154 Perkins Street.
Richardson Pharmacy, 310 Broadway. Ernest B. McClure, 529 Medford Street. George E. Wardrobe, 693 Broadway
Willis S. Furbush & Co., 1153 Broadway.
Hall Drug Co., Hobbs building, Davis Square. John Morrison, 288 Highland Avenue.
Hereafter the Agent of this Board will collect, daily, at five o'clock, p. m., all specimens left at culture stations for examination, prior to that hour.
Physicians desiring reports on the following day, of specimens 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 City Hall Annex prior to nine-thirty p. m., will be reported to the physicians on the following morning.
212
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Medical Inspection at 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 constant- ly demonstrated, and the work has been done in a very satis- factory manner. There has been harmony of action between the board of health and the school board, and the school prin- cipals and teachers have very generally co-operated with the inspectors in making the system as successful as possible.
The inpectors make daily visits to the schools under their charge, and to them are referred all children who show evidences of disease or abnormal conditions. Children who are found to be unfit to remain in school are sent home, ac- companied by a slip properly filled out advising that the fam- ily physician be consulted. The inspectors also make an an- nual 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 authorities. Every effort is made to protect the health of the children 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.
District No. 1
Inspector Dr. Francis Shaw, 57 Cross Street.
Schools Eastern Junior High, Prescott, Hanscom, Edgerly and Boys' Vocational schools.
District No. 2
Inspector Dr. Edward J. Dailey, 46 Bow Street.
Schools Baxter, Knapp, Perry and Southern Junior High Schools.
District No. 3
Inspector Dr. Walter Jellis, 1028 Broadway. Schools Bennett, Pope, Cummings and Schools.
Proctor
District No. 4
Inspector Dr. W. L. Bond, 322 Highland Avenue.
Schools Morse, Carr, Durell, Burns and Girls' Voca- tional Schools.
1
213
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
District No. 5
Inspector Dr. H. M. Stoodley, 283 Highland Avenue.
Schools Brown, Bingham, Forster and Northern Ju- nior High Schools.
District No. 6
Inspector Dr. H. Cholerton, 94 College Avenue.
Schools Western Junior High, Lincoln, Highland, Cutler and Lowe Schools.
District No. 7
Inspector Dr. E. F. Sewall,. 281 Broadway.
Schools Glines and High Schools.
Inspector Dr. M. W. White, 21 Walnut Street.
Schools Parochial.
During the year, 9,856 children have been referred to
the inspectors during their daily visits, and 532 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 : -
Chicken Pox
60
Measles
141
Mumps
52
Scarlet Fever
2
Whooping Cough
6
Influenza
3
Total
264
2. Diseases of the nose and throat :-
Enlarged tonsils and adenoids
574
Inflammatory diseases
383
Total
957
3. Diseases of the eyes :-
Inflammatory conditions
65
Foreign bodies
2
.
Other abnormal conditions
17
Total
84
4. Diseases of the ears :-
Inflammatory conditions .
66
Other abnormal conditions
7
Total
73
·
214
ANNUAL REPORTS.
5. Diseases of the skin:
Eczema
47
Herpes ·
.
28
Impetigo .
158
Pediculosis .
435
Scabies .
74
Tinea
1
Miscellaneous conditions
158
Total
6. Miscellaneous diseases : -
Diseases of the circulatory system .
8
Diseases of the digestive system
94
Diseases of the lymphatic system .
42
Diseases of the nervous system
10
Diseases of the respiratory system
98
Wounds and injuries
91
Diseases of the teeth
12
Other conditions
46
Total
401
Total number of diseases reported
2680
Vaccinations performed .
75
Examinations for vaccinations
699
Certificate to work .
131
Bacteriological Work.
The report of the work of this department is made by Frank L. Morse, M. D., on a subsequent page and becomes a part of this report.
Undertakers.
-Under the provisions of Section 49 of Chapter 114 of the General Laws, twenty-three persons have been duly li- censed as undertakers.
Examination of Plumbers.
The public statutes provide for a board of examiners of plumbers, consisting of the chairman of the board of health, the inspector of buildings, and an expert at plumbing, to be appointed 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 five nurses employed by this board. Two of these are employed as school nurses and the work of the others consists of follow-up work regarding tuberculosis cases and post-natal baby hygiene work.
901
215
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
The reports of the school nurses are made a part of the report of the School Committee and those of the other nurses are made a part of this report being submitted in detail in subsequent pages.
Infant Hygiene Clinics.
During the past year under the supervision of this board, clinics have been held every Thursday afternoon at the Ben- nett Schoolhouse and every Friday afternoon at the Bingham Schoolhouse except when those days were holidays. 528 ba- bies have been registered at these clinics. The average weekly attendance at the Bennett Schoolhouse was 40 and at the Bingham Schoolhouse 60.
This work is of inestimable value and the results are very far reaching.
C. A. C. RICHARDSON, Chairman, WESLEY M. GOFF, WARREN C. BLAIR.
Attest :
LAURENCE S. HOWARD, Clerk
216
ANNUAL REPORTS.
REPORT OF HEALTH NURSES.
To the Board of Health,
Somerville, Mass., January 1, 1923.
Gentlemen :-
We submit the following report of work performed by us in infant hygiene, post natal and tuberculosis cases for the vear ending December 31, 1922.
Infant Hygiene.
Infants reported as born in Somerville during 1922 . 1661
Infants born elsewhere resident in Somerville . 258
Pairs of twins born in Somerville .
12
Sets of triplets born in Somerville
1
Still-births in Somerville
56
Infants who moved away from Somerville .
213
Infants reported with Ophthalmia Neonatorum
7
Infants reported with Conjunctivitis .
9
Infants reported with Infantile Paralysis .
5
There were one hundred and eleven deaths of infants under one year of age in Somerville during the past year as shown in the following table :
Prematurity
29
Congenital diseases .
26
Intestinal diseases (Breast fed 2 - Artificially fed 13)
15
Accidental injury
1
Pneumonia and other diseases
33
Infants dying in Somerville residence elsewhere Total
111
Infants under supervision at Baby Welfare Clinics
Jan. 1, 1922
718
Registration during 1922
528
Total under supervision during 1922 .
1246
Tuberculosis.
Pulmonary tuberculosis cases reported in 1922 98
Other forms of tuberculosis reported in 1922
15
Patients admitted to Sanatoria
38
Patients previously reported in Sanatoria
52
Deaths in Sanatoria 15. Discharged 16.
31
Patients now in Sanatoria
45
Patients temporarily out of Somerville .
28
Patients who have moved away from Somerville . .
21
7
217
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
TABLES SHOWING AGES AND SEX OF CASES IN THIS CITY. Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
SEX
Ages
Total
+
Male
Female
Under fifteen years.
4
1
5
From fifteen to twenty years.
2
5
7
From twenty to thirty years
22
19
41
From thirty to forty years.
10
9
19
Over forty years
18
8
26
Total
56
42
98
Other Forms of Tuberculosis.
Ages
SEX
Total
Male
Female
Under fifteen years
2
1
3
From fifteen to twenty
2
1
3
From twenty to thirty years
1
4
5
From thirty to forty years
1
0
1
Over forty years.
2
1
3
Total
8
7
15
Miscellaneous.
Typhoid Fever cases reported (died 4) .
18
Recapitulation of Visits.
Baby Hygiene
8486
Tuberculosis
.
.
.
328
Total visits
9557
.
743
Miscellaneous
.
.
Respectfully submitted, HELEN B. BERRY, MARY L. SCOTT, R. N., GRACE E. PICKERING, R. N. Health Nurses.
218
ANNUAL REPORTS.
REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL INSPECTION.
Somerville, Mass., January 1, 1923.
To the Board of Health, Somerville, Mass.
Gentlemen :
I herewith present the report of the Department of Medi- cal Inspection for the year 1922 including statistics of the Contagious Hospital.
Visits.
Scarlet Fever-Each case must be inspected before release from quarantine to see that the condition of the patient is suitable for release · Diphtheria-Before patients are released from quarantine two successive negative cultures must be obtained .
164
108
Contagious Hospital
366
Total number of visits
638
Contagious Disease Hospital.
In Hospital Ad-
Discharged Well or improved
Dead
In Hospital Jan. 1, 1923
Diphtheria
13
124
112
17
8
Scarlet Fever
.
7
67
64
2
8
Miscellaneous .
0
9
9
0
0
The daily average of patients was 9.5.
LABORATORY EXAMINATIONS. Diphtheria.
Negative Positive
Total
January
116
7
123
February
129
9
138
March
April
.
69
5
74
May
.
34
1
35
June
.
17
2
19
July
28
2
30
August .
38
4
42
October .
45
10
55
November
102
22
124
December
118
19
137
1
Totals
879
121
1000
22
87
118
18
136
September
65
Diseases
Jan. 1. 1922 mitted
219
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
Tuberculosis.
Negative Positive
Total
January
10
2
12
February
.
10
3
13
March
10
3
13
April
13
3
16
May
14
1
15
June
16
4
20
July
6
3
9
August
1
1
2
September
2
1
3
October
9
2
11
November
6
3
9
December
10
2
12
Totals
107
28
135
Typhoid.
Negative Positive
Total
January
.
.
1
0
1
February
0
0
0
March
0
0
0
April
1
0
1
May
0
0
0
June
3
0
3
July
10
2
12
August
7
1
8
September
7
2
9
October .
7
2
9
November
3
0
3
December
3
0
3
Totals
42
7
49
Examinations made for Malaria, Oph- thalmia, Paratyphoid, Gonorrhea and Pneumonia
9
Total examinations
1193
Tuberculosis.
During 1922 there were 32 deaths from Tuberculosis in- cluding all forms, 31 of which were of the pulmonary type. This record shows a continued decrease from the previous year when 64 deaths were reported, and the tuberculosis death rate per 10,000 of the population has been still further reduced from 5.8 in 1921 to 3.3 in 1922.
All patients ill with the disease coming to the attention of the board have either been supervised at their homes by the Public Health Nurses, or have been placed in sanatoria when such treatment was needed.
220
ANNUAL REPORTS.
The tuberculosis ward at the Contagious Hospital which was closed on September 1, 1921, still remains closed, as there has been no apparent necessity of its being reopened.
Infant Hygiene Clinics
On January 1, 1922 the board with the approval of His Honor the Mayor, assumed the care of the Infant Hygiene Clinics previously maintained by Somerville Chapter of the American Red Cross. These clinics have been held on Thurs- day afternoon at the Bennett School and Friday afternoon at the Bingham School throughout the year. An average atten- dance of 40 at the Bingham School and 60 at the Bennett School has been attained. 528 new babies have been regis- tered at the clinics where advice has been given to the mothers by the attending physician, and in many instances the in- fants have been visited at home by the Public Health Nurses in order that the advise may be properly followed out. This work is unquestionably of great value in conserving the health of new born infants.
With the approval of the Mayor an additional Public Health Nurse. was elected on January 1st and the city re- districted alloting one nurse to each of the three districts.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK L. MORSE,
Medical Inspector and Bacteriologist.
221
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS AND PROVISIONS.
Somerville, Mass., January 1, 1923.
To the Board of Health, Somerville, Mass.
Gentlemen :
I submit the following as my report for the year ending December 31, 1922.
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 super- vision. Lunch carts and restaurants have been inspected weekly.
Under the provisions of the General Laws of 1920 all bakeries are required to register with the Board of Health. The law provides that all doors and windows shall be properly screened and that all food exposed for sale shall be kept covered. Careful inspections of all bakeries have been made to see that this law has been complied with.
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 steri- lize their instruments.
Number of Inspections.
Bakeries
370
Milk and Cream plants
136
Barber shops
348
Pedlers and Wagons and stock
2141
Billiard Halls and Bowl- ling alleys
40
Public Halls
40
Blacksmiths' shops
21
Rendering plants
125
Slaughter houses
259
Candy and Ice Cream plants
187
Stores and markets
3857
Factories .
166
Stables 208
Fish markets
559
Theatres
77
Hen houses and yards .
239
Vacant lots and dumps
69
Lunch rooms and cars .
572
Yards and cellars
276
-
222
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Articles Condemned.
The following is a list of the articles condemned :
Fish.
Clams
2 gal.
Clams
312 bus.
Cod
.
22 Ibs.
Haddock
841 Ms.
Halibut
164 Mb's.
Mackerel
363 lbs.
Salmon
118 lbs.
Smelts
8 1bs.
Sword Fish
242 Ibs.
Fruit.
Apples
2 bbl.
Apples
16 bus.
Bananas
24 doz.
Blackberries
27 qts.
Canteloupes
14 cts.
Grape Fruit
19 cts.
Grapes
27 bas.
Lemons
12 box
Oranges
9 box
Peaches
6 'bus.
Peaches
17 bas.
Plums
11 bas.
Raspberries
9 qts.
Strawberries
119 qts.
Meats.
Bacon
.
223 lbs.
Bolonga
88 1bs.
Beef (corned)
568 1bs.
Beef (corned)
28 Cans.
Beef (fresh)
736 1bs.
Fowl .
645 lbs.
Frankfurts
24 lbs.
Lamb
1150 lbs.
Ham
222 lbs.
Liver
68 1bs.
Pork (fresh)
292 1bs.
Sausages
109 lbs.
Steak (Hamburg)
26
1bs.
Tripe
57 lbs.
Turkey
19 lbs.
Veal .
76 lbs.
Grape Fruit
912 box
Lemons
30 doz.
.
223
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
Vegetables.
Asparagus
59 bun.
Beans (string)
10 bus.
Beans (string)
5 bas.
Beans (string)
5 box.
Beets
4 bus.
Cabbages
2 bbl.
Carrots
2 bus.
Greens
18 bus.
Lettuce
9 bus.
Lettuce
2 box.
Lettuce
2 doz.
Onions
2 bus.
Onions
81 cts.
Parsnips
2 bus.
Potatoes
(white )
22 bus.
Potatoes
(sweet)
1 bus.
Squash
6 bbl.
Tomatoes
5 cts.
Tomatoes
21 bas.
Turnips
6 bus.
Miscellaneous.
/
Bread
30 loaves
Cerial
.
120 pack.
Crackers & cakes
18 cans.
Flour
10 bags
Slaughter Houses.
During the year weekly inspections have been made at all slaughtering establishments and these plants were never in a more sanitary condition than at present.
The number of animals slaughtered during 1922 in this city was somewhat less than during previous years.
Number of Animals Slaughtered in 1922.
Swine
815,319
Sheep
·
107,788
Cattle
.
32,989
1,281,912
Examination of Animals for Contagious Diseases. Glanders.
325,816
Calves
·
Nine horses in one stable were affected by glanders in this city, all of which were destroyed. One other horse in another stable was placed under quarantine, but afterwards released.
224
ANNUAL REPORTS. Animals Examined.
Quaran- tined
Killed
Released
Horses
.
Inspected 1970
10
9
1
Cows
.
7
0
0
0
Goats
.
21
0
0
0
Dogs
.
26
26
6
20
2024
36
15
21
1
Respectfully submitted, CHARLES M. BERRY, V. S., Inspector of Animals and Provisions.
1
1
225
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF MILK AND VINEGAR.
Chemical and Bacteriological Laboratory, City Hall Annex, Somerville, Mass., January 1, 1923.
To the Board of Health, Somerville, Mass.
Gentlemen : -
I herewith present my annual report for the year ending December 31, 1922.
On the above date there were in this city licensed to sell milk, 689 stores and 74 dealers; and 100 stores were licensed to sell oleomargarine.
Of the 74 dealers, 22 are located in this city, 41 in neigh- boring cities, and 4 dealers have discontinued business, and 2 dealers were refused a license. Thirty-five dealers are pas- teurizing milk according to statute, and 7 dealers sell only cream, the balance selling raw milk.
There are approximately 35,000 quarts of market milk and 2500 quarts of cream distributed in Somerville daily. Many "special milks" are sold by the various dealers, who claim superior quality for their goods. At the present time this department has no further control over these "special milks" than to see that they comply with the legal standards prescribed for any milk.
Table 1.
Months.
Licenses
Applicatious
License
Fees.
Analytical
Fees.
Cash Paid
City Treas.
Analyses
on Account.
Total
Dept.
January
20
10.00
10.00
26.50
36.50
February
13
6.50
1.50
8.00
31.00
39.00
March
38
19.00
6.50
25.50
30.00
55.50
April
16
8.00
8.00
42.50
50.50
May
527
263.50
263.50
18.00
281.50
June
112
56.00
3.50
59.50
25.00
84.50 44.00
August
31
15.50
1.00
16.50
42.50
59.00
September
16
8.00
8.00
6.50
14.50
October.
12
6.00
6.00
29.50
35.50
November
21
10.50
±9.50
4.50
14.00
December
20
10.00
1.50
11.50
2.00
13.50
Total
866
433.00
15.50
447.50
280.50
728.00
Income for
July
40
20.00
1.50
21.50
22.50
#Refund on 2 applications refused $1.00.
226
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Income for Department as per above list ·
$ 728 00
Rebate from Merrimac Chemical Company ·
1 00
Witness fees (East Cambridge( .
1 60
Rebate on Automobile license
5 00
Realized from sale of Buick touring car
320 00
Fines in Somerville Court .
80 00
Total income for department .
$1135 60 In addition fines going to other courts as a result of depart- ment activities $50 00 The two following tables are a summary of the laboratory work during 1922. Table 2.
Samples of Milk, Cream, Ice Cream and Vinegar Examined.
Months.
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