Report of the city of Somerville 1922, Part 14

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1922
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 472


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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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