Report of the city of Somerville 1923, Part 7

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1923
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 468


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Under the provisions of this act eighteen licenses have been issued. A fee of one dollar was received for each license.


BOTTLING. CARBONATED BEVERAGES. Chap- ter 303, Acts of 1921 provides that no person shall engage in the manufacture or bottling of carbonated non-alcoholic bev- erages, soda waters and mineral and spring water without a permit from the board of health. Seven such permits were granted. a fee of ten dollars being charged in each case.


Stables


No person has the legal right to erect, occupy or use any building in this city, as a stable, without obtaining a li- cense from the board for such occupancy. Each application is referred 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 1922


7


Applications received during 1923 .


5


12


Licenses granted


4


Licenses refused (Applications


with-


drawn)


7


Licenses pending ·


11 1


.


124


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Board of Infants


Eleven applications having been made to the State De partment of Public Welfare for licenses to care for children in this city were referred to this board under provisions of Chapter 119 of the General Laws, and were approved.


There were 1108 deaths and ninety-five stillbirths in the city during the year, as specified in the following table:


Deaths at Somerville Hospital . 108


Deaths at hospital for contagious diseases . 13


Deaths at home for aged poor (Highland Ave.) 52


Deaths at city home . · .


11


Deaths at other institutions


44


125


HEALTH DEPARTMENT


Mortality in Somerville in 1923


January.


February.


March.


April.


May.


June.


July.


August.


September.


October.


November.


December.


Total.


I. EPIDEMIC, ENDEMIC AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES.


1A Typhoid Fever


7 Measles


8 Scarlet Fever


9 Whooping Cough


5


4


1


3


1


1


15


3


2


1


1


2


3


1


2


1


16


11


Influenza


·2


3


1


2


1


1


....


1


1


1


1


3


5


1


7


3


2


6


3


2


2


2


6


4


43


1


1


3


5


1


1


1


2


1


1


1


1


3


II. GENERAL DISEASES NOT INCLUDED ABOVE


43 Cancer of Buccal Cavity


1


1


1


3


4


4


1


1


2


2


1


1


2


6


4


28


1


1


2


1


1


1


3


1


13


1


2


1


3


2


1


1


1


1


2


15


1


1


1


1


2


3


2


1


1


2


12


3


4


1


1


2


1


2


1


1


2


18


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


9


1


1


2


1


1


2


1


1


1


1


6


1


3


III. DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND ORGANS OF THE SPECIAL SENSE.


71A Simple Meningitis


71B Non-Epidemic Cerebro- Spinal Meningitis


74A Cerebral Hemorrhage.


10


7


13


9


12


5


2


10


8


10


11


9


106


1


1


2


3


1


1


2


IV. DISEASES OF THE CIRCULA- TORY SYSTEM.


88 Myocarditis


14


10


15


11


10


8


7


6


5


8


5


5


104


89 Angina Pectoris.


1


2


1


1


2


2


1


3


2


2


17


90 Other Diseases of the Heart


91A Aneurysm


91B Arterio Sclerosis


18


11


26


19


8


7


8


10


5


7


16


13


148


91C Other Diseases of the Ar- teries


2


2


1


1


1


1


4


94


Status Lymphaticus


1


1


1


1


4


23


Lethargic Encephalitis


31 Tuberculosis of Lungs


32 Tubercular Meningitis


33 Tuberculosis of Intestines ..


34


Tuberculosis of the Spine ..


36A Miliary Tuberculosis


41 Septicaemia


1


1


2


1


4


1


7.


1


4


21 Erysipelas


5


22 Acute Poliomyelitus


1


1


1


24


Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis


45 Cancer of Intestines.


46 Cancer of Female Genital Organs


47


Cancer of breast.


1


1


5


49 Cancer of other Organs


57 Diabetes Mellitus.


58A Pernicious Anæmia.


65A Leukemia


65B Hodgkins Disease


66 Acute Alcoholism


69 Other General Diseases.


1


1


2


2


1


1


1


3


74B Cerebral Thrombosis.


75A Hemiplegia


1


14


5


9


6


6


4


9


6


5


11


1


76


1


2


3


92 Embolism


80 Infantile Convulsions


..


...


41 Cancer of Stomach & Liver


......


2


1


1


10 Diphtheria


5


1


126


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Mortality in Somerville in 1923-continued


January.


February.


March.


April.


May.


June.


July.


August.


September.


October.


November.


December.


Total.


V. DISEASES OF THE RESPIRA- TORY SYSTEM.


99A Acute Bronchitis


99 B Chronic Bronchitis


99C Bronchitis


100A Broncho Pneumonia


26


12


12


12


6


1


2


5


2


3


7


10


98


100B Capillary Bronchitis


13


13


11


4


5


1


1


1


4


7


60


103


Pulmonary Oedema


1


1


105 Asthma:


106 Hypostatic Pneumonia.


3


2


1


1


7


VI. DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.


109 Tonsilitis


111A Ulcer of Stomach


113 Diarrhea and Enteritis (under 2 years)


2


1


2


1


1


1


3


11


114 Diarrhea and Enteritis (over 2 years)


2


1


1


4


1


1


....


1


2


3


1


4


9


2


1


1


1


1


1


1


8


123 Gall Stones.


1


1


1


B


124 Other Diseases of the Liver 126 Peritonitis


1


-


127 Cholecystitis


1


1


VII. NON VENEREAL DISEASES OF THE GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM AND ANNEXA.


129 Nephritis


2


5


3


6


4


2


3


2


3


5


41


135 Diseases of the Prostate


1


1


VIII. THE PUERPERAL STATE


144 Puerperal Hemorrhage


147 Puerperal Phlegmasia.


148 Puerperal Eclampsia.


IX. DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND OF THE CELLULAR TISSUES.


151 Gangrene


2


2


1


152 Carbuncle


154 Herpes Zoster


1


1


2


1


1


1


1


3


1


1


1 1 119


1


2


2


1


1


4


1


1


1


1


1011


Lobar Pneumonia


2


1


1


4


1


1


1


1


2


117 Appendicitis


3


118A Hernia


1


118B Intestinal Obstruction.


122B Cirrhosis of Liver


1


1


1


1


1


1


6


6


1


127


HEALTH DEPARTMENT


Mortality in Somerville in 1923-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.


159 A Hydrocephalus


159B Congenital Malformation of Heart


1


1


1


1


4


XII. EARLY INFANCY.


160 Congenital Debility


4


3


3


1


1


2


·2


16


161A Premature Birth


5


2


11


7


2


1


1


1


1


5


41


161B


Injury at Birth


162 Hemorrhagic Disease of New Born


1


1


1


3


XIII. OLD AGE.


164


Senility


1


1


3


XIV. EXTERNAJ. CAUSES.


165


Suicide by Arsenic ..


1


1


167 Suicide by Gas Poisoning


1


1


1


1


4


170 Suicide by Fire Arms.


1


172 Suicide by Jumping from Window


1


2


179 Accidental Burns ..


1


1


4


181 Accidental Gas Poisoning


1


1


1


3


182 Accidental Drowning


1


183 Accidental Gun Shot wounds


1


1


2


185


Accidental. Fall.


1


1


2


1


2


2


9


188A


Railroad Accident ..


1


3


188C


Auto Accident


1


1


1


2


2


2


4


13


188F Crushed by Falling Wall


1


1


194


Heat Exhaustion ..


1


1


197 Homicide by Firearms


1


1


XV. ILL-DEFINED CAUSES.


Total.


148


113


149


94


93


71


61


61


€4


71


82


101 1108


Population estimated 98,000 Death rate per thousand 11.30


1


159C Others Under This Title


1


1


2


1


1


1


4


1


1


2


180 Accidental Asphyxiation


1


1


2


1


2


.....


128


ANNUAL REPORTS.


DEATHS BY AGES


AGES.


Total.


Male.


Female.


Under one


One to two


·


29


12


17


Two to three


16


7


9


Three to five


18


9


9


Five to ten


25


9


16


Ten to fifteen


9


3


6


Fifteen to twenty


17


8


9


Twenty to thirty


43


22


21


Thirty to forty


53


19


34


Forty to fifty


70


29


41


Fifty to sixty


146


79


67


Sixty to seventy


200


81


119


Seventy to eighty


218


82


136


Eighty to ninety


106


46


60


Ninety and over


19


4


15


Total


1108


490


618


Table of Deaths During the Last Ten Years


Year.


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


1923


1,108


11.30


Average death rate per 1000 for ten years


.


.


11.95


Table Showing the Five Principal Causes of Death in Somerville in 1923


HEART DISEASE.


PNEUMONIA ALL FORMS.


ARTERIO SCLEROSIS


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.


197


20.10


165


16.83


148


15.10


106


10.81


76


7.75


.


139


80


59


Rate per


No. of Deaths. 990


1,000


HEALTH DEPARTMENT


TUBERCULOSIS ALL FORMS.


SCARLET FEVER.


MONTHS.


1914


1915


1916


1917


1918


1919


1920


1921


1922


1923


1914


1915


1916


1917


1918


1919


1920


1921


1922


1923


1914


1915


1916


1917


1918


1919


1920


1921


1922


1923


1914


1915


1916


1917


1918


1919


1920


1921


1922


1923


January


1


2


3.


·2


2


5


2


·2


9


February


1


1


1


March


5 10


..


...


7


1


..


4


1


1


1


2


2


1


3


May


4


4


4 7


9


9


0


4


1


3


July


-


3


1


1


...


..


...


1


1


1


...


1


1


1


21


3


1


·2


2


..


1


..


5


3


3


1


2


2


1


1


21


...


..


..


1


..


..


1


2


2


1


4


2


2


+2


2


4


2


6


1


..


December


-


95 74


103 85 84


90


69 64


54


9 19 27 19 16


=


1


6


2


1


3


1


4


1


Total


Table Showing Comparisons Between 1922 and 1923 in Prevalence, Deaths and Percentage of Deaths of Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Typhoid Fever and Tuberculosis.


TUBERCULOSIS ALL FORMS.


TYPHOID FEVER.


DIPHTHERIA.


SCARLET FEVER.


Cases


Reported.


Number of


Deaths.


Percentage


of Deaths.


Reported.


Number of


Deaths.


Percentage


of Deaths.


Reported.


Number of


Deaths.


Percentage


Reported.


Number of


Deaths.


Percentage


of Deaths.


1922


319


4


1.4


218


16


7.3


10


1


10.0


131


54


41.22


201


3


1.5


177


19


10.7


18


4


22.2


113


32


28.31


129


1923


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


TYPHOID FEVER.


DIPHTHERIA.


5


8


:


14 10


5000


5


9 12


16 7


6. 7


7


5


3


:


1


..


11| 7


6


6


9


1|


3


1


1


4


...


1


3


3


1


April


4


·2


6|11|


4


5


6


7


...


1


1


1


2


1


...


..


00


3!


11


6


8


8


7


8


2


5


2


2


3


August


1


...


...


...


3


...


..


...


7


6


10


A


6 10 0


4


2


3


6


October.


6 11


4


2


8


5


8


2


1


I


...


25 18 21 24 19


3


3


A


NHA


CA1


cc :


1


1


10|14


1


..


2


4


1


3


:


..


8|10|12|11|


2


7.


9 8


June ..


1


..


1


...


...


1


1


1


1


..


..


6


1


:


..


N:


-


..


..


14


6


November


0000-100000000


968968


3


4


1


1


...


...


...


1


...


3


1 ...


11


1


September.


3


7


4


1


2


...


2


...


..


..


..


...


1


1


5


6


3


2


1|


1


:


1


...


4


...


982696


7


1


..


8


2


2


YEAR.


Cases


Cases


of Deaths.


Cases


130


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Diseases 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-rabie 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, 2SS 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 re- ported to the physicians on the following morning.


131


HEALTH DEPARTMENT


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 inspectors 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 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 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 Proctor Schools.


District No. 4


Inspector Dr. W. L. Bond, 322 Highland Avenue. Schools Morse, Carr, Durell, Burns and Girls' vo- cational Schools.


132


ANNUAL REPORTS.


District No. 5


Inspector Dr. H. M. Stoodley, 283 Highland Avenue.


Schools Brown, Bingham, Forster and Northern Junior 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 7,767 children have been referred to the inspectors during their daily visits, and 608 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 :-


55


Measles


23


Mumps .


79


Scarlet Fever


4


Whooping Cough


8


Diphtheria .


4


Total


173


Enlarged tonsils and adenoids .


765


Inflammatory diseases


244


Other abnormal conditions


34


Total


1,043


3. Diseases of the eyes :-


Inflammatory conditions


22


Foreign bodies .


0


Other abnormal conditions


37


Total


4. Diseases of the ears :-


Inflammatory conditions .


47


Other abnormal conditions


10


.


57


Total


.


.


.


.


.


.


59


Chicken Pox


.


2. Diseases of the nose and throat :-


133


HEALTH DEPARTMENT


5. Diseases of the skin:


Eczema


72


Herpes .


.


.


36


Impetigo


199


Pediculosis .


262


Scabies


56


Tinea


3


Miscellaneous conditions


228


Total


6. Miscellaneous diseases : -


Diseases of the circulatory system .


12


Diseases of the digestive system


102


Diseases of the lymphatic system


60


Diseases of the nervous system


16


Diseases of the respiratory system


83


Wounds and injuries .


75


Diseases of the teeth


26


Other conditions


14


Total


388


Total number of diseases reported


2,576


Vaccinations performed


143


Examinations for vaccinations


1,161


Certificates to work .


221


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-six persons have been duly licensed 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 Dun- can 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.


856


134


ANNUAL REPORTS.


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. 618 babies have been under supervision 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, WESLEY M. GOFF, JAMES A. KILEY,


Board of Health.


Attest:


LAURENCE S. HOWARD, Clerk.


135


HEALTH DEPARTMENT


REPORT OF HEALTH NURSES


Somerville, Mass., January 1, 1924.


To the Board of Health, Somerville, Mass.,


Gentlemen :-


We submit the following report of work performed by us in infant hygiene, post natal and tuberculosis cases for the year ending December 31, 1923.


Infant Hygiene


Infants reported as born in Somerville during 1923 . 1647


Infants born elsewhere resident in Somerville . 239


Pairs of twins born in Somerville


15


Sets of triplets born in Somerville


1


Still-births in Somerville


89


Infants who moved away from Somerville .


263


Infants reported with Ophthalmia Neonatorum


5


Infants reported with Conjunctivitis


10


Infants reported with Infantile Paralysis


3


There were one hundred and thirty-nine deaths of infants under one year of age in Somerville during the past year as shown in the following table:


Prematurity


29


Congenital diseases


24


Intestinal diseases (Breast fed 1-Artificially fed 6) .


7


Accidental injury


2


Pneumonia and other diseases


56


Infants dying in Somerville residence elsewhere .


21


Total 139


Infants under supervision at Baby Welfare Clinics


Jan. 1, 1923


435


Registration during 1923


183


Total under supervision during 1923


618


Tuberculosis


Pulmonary tuberculosis cases reported in 1923 . 109 .


Other forms of tuberculosis reported in 1923 .


22


Patients admitted to Sanatoria


66


Patients previously reported in Sanatoria .


40


Deaths in Somerville (Pulmonary 43-Other Forms 11)


54


Deaths in Sanatoria 24-Discharged 30 .


54


Patients now in Sanatoria . .


52


Patients temporarily out of Somerville .


.


15


Patients who have moved away from Somerville . .


39


.


136


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLES SHOWING AGES AND SEX OF CASES IN THIS CITY. Pulmonary Tuberculosis.


SEX


Ages


Total


Male


Female


Under fifteen years.


2


0


2


From fifteen to twenty years.


0


4


4


From twenty to thirty years.


13


16


29


From thirty to forty years


6


9


15


Over forty years


15


6


21


Total


36


35


71


1


Other Forms of Tuberculosis.


Ages


SEX


Total


Male


Female


Under fifteen years


5


3


8


From fifteen to twenty years


3


1


4


From twenty to thirty years


1


1


2


From thirty to forty years.


1


1


2


Over forty years.


0


0


0


Total


10


6


16


1


Miscellaneous.


Typhoid Fever cases reported (died 1) .


10


Baby Hygiene


8638


Tuberculosis


.


.


.


715


Miscellaneous


.


532


Total visits


9885


Respectfully submitted, HELEN B. BERRY, MARY L. SCOTT, R. N., GRACE E. PICKERING, R. N. Health Nurses.


.


Recapitulation of Visits.


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HEALTH DEPARTMENT


.


REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL INSPECTION


Somerville, Mass., January 1, 1924.


To the Board of Health, Somerville, Mass.


Gentlemen :-


I herewith present the report of the Department of Medi- cal Inspection for the year 1923 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


237


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


170


Contagious Hospital


365


Total number of visits


772


Contagious Disease Hospital


Disease


In Hospital Ad- Jan. 1, 1923 mitted


Discharged Well or improved


Dead


Hospital Jan. 1, 1924


Diphtheria


8


111


107


8


4


Scarlet Fever


8


109


98


2


17


Miscellaneous


0


7


4


3


0


The daily average of patients was 10.8.


LABORATORY EXAMINATIONS Diphtheria


Negative


Positive


Total


January


89


11


100


February


78


17


95


March


113


28


141


April


98


33


131


May


101


18


119


June


92


19


111


July


40


3


43


August


26


1


27


September


52


3


55


October


103


10


113


November


74


12


86


December


130


20


150


Totals


996


175


1171


138


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Tuberculosis


Negative


Positive


Total


January


11


4


15


February


6


3


9


March


12


2


14


April


20


2


22


My


10


2


12


June


7


2


9


July


9


1


10


August .


3


0


3


September


13


3


16


October


3


1


4


November


10


3


13


December


17


6


23


Totals


121


29


150


Typhoid


Negative


Positive


Total


January


.


3


0


3


February


2


0


2


March


2


0


2


April


2


0


2


May


3


0


3


June


3


0


3


July


1


0


1


August .


7


0


7


September


3


2


5


October


0


0


0


November


5


1


6


December


5


0


5


Totals


36


3


39


Examinations made for Malaria, Oph-


thalmia, Paratyphoid, Gonorrhea


and Pneumonia


18


Total examinations .


1378


Tuberculosis


During 1923 there were 54 deaths from Tuberculosis in- cluding all forms, 43 of which were of the pulmonary type. This record shows an increase over the previous year when 32 deaths were reported.


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.


139


HEALTH DEPARTMENT


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 60 at the Bingham School and 40 at the Bennett School has been attained. 618 new babies have been under supervision at the clinics where advice has been given to the mothers by the attending physician, and in many instances the infants have been visited at home by the Public Health Nurses in order that the advice may be properly followed out. This work is unquestionably of great value in conserving the health of new born infants.


Respectfully submitted, FRANK L. MORSE,


Medical Inspector and Bacteriologist.


140


ANNUAL REPORTS.


REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS AND PROVISIONS


Somerville, Mass., January 1, 1924


To the board of Health, Somerville, Mass.


Gentlemen :-


I submit the following as my report for the year ending December 31, 1923.


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. 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 sterilize their instruments.


Number of Inspections


Bakeries


475


Milk and Cream plants


133


Barber shops


510


Pedlers and Wagons and stock


2708


Billiard Halls and Bowl- ing alleys


122


Public Halls


65


Blacksmiths' shops


14


Rendering plants


101


Slaughter houses


316


Candy and Ice Cream plants


170


Stores and markets


4795


Factories


210


Stables


258


Fish markets


701


Theatres


88


Hen houses and yards .


244


Vacant lots and dumps


9


Hide houses .


4


Yards and cellars .


680


.


.


Lunch rooms and cars


877


141


HEALTH DEPARTMENT


Articles Condemned The following is a list of the articles condemned :


Fish


Haddock


400 lbs.


Halibut


204 lbs.


Mackerel


447 lbs.


Salmon


127 lbs.


Smelts


33 1bs.


Sword Fish


94 lbs.


Fruit


Apples


4 bus.


Bananas


32 doz.


Blackberries


18 qts.


Canteloupes


13 cts.


Grape Fruit


111/2 box


Grapes


15 bas.


Grapes


4 box


Oranges


271/2 box


Pears


2 bas.


Raspberries


23 qts.


Strawberries


554 qts.


Meats


Beef (corned) .


371 lbs.


Beef (fresh)


.


138 1bs.


Fowl .


726 1bs.


Frankfurts


5 1bs.


Hamburg steak


160 lbs.


Lamb


407 lbs.


Liver


9 lbs.


Pork (fresh)


58 1bs.


Sausages


28 1bs.


Shoulder


(corned )


63/4 lbs.


Turkey


106 lbs.


Veal .


106 lbs.


Vegetables


Beans (string)


1212 bus.


Beans (string)


2 bas.


Beets


2 bus.


Carrots


1 bus.


Cucumbers


11/2 bus.


Cucumbers


3 bas.


Cucumbers


50


Greens


27 bus.


Lettuce


5 box


Lettuce


8 doz.


Onions


41/2 bus.


Potatoes (white)


2 bbl.


Potatoes


(white).


10 bus.


Potatoes


(sweet)


?


4 bbl.


Squash


1 bbl.


Turnips


7 bus.


.


142


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Miscellaneous


Candy


170 lbs.


Eggs


14 doz.


Lard


20 1bs.


Lemon filling


138 pkg.


Macaroni


147 pkg.


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.




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