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Applications pending from 1925 ... 0
Applications received during 1926
6
6
389
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Licenses granted 3 3
Licenses refused
6
Board of Infants
Twenty-eight applications having been made to the State Department 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.
Lying-In Hospitals
Three applications having been made to the State De- partment of Public Welfare for licenses to maintain lying-in hospitals in this city were referred to this board under the provisions of Section 71 of Chapter 111 of the General Laws and were approved.
There were 1084 deaths and sixty-one stillbirths in the city during the year, as specified in the following table.
Deaths at Somerville Hospital 137
Deaths at hospital for contagious diseases 7
Deaths at home for aged poor (Highland Avenue) 56
Deaths at city home 6
Deaths at other institutions 55
390
ANNUAL REPORTS
Mortality in Somerville in 1926
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
1
1
1
2
4
10
11B Influenza
1
1
2
22
Acute Anterior Poliomyel- itis
24
Meningococcus Meningitis Tetanus
1
1
5
2
2
6
1
6
2
1
5
1
31
1
1
1
3
1
1
38
Syphilis
41 Septicaemia
II. GENERAL DISEASES NOT INCLUDED IN CLASS I.
43 Cancer of Buccal Cavity ...
44 Cancer of Stomach & Liver
2
3
2
3
1
6
1
4
3
32
45 Cancer of Intestines ..
3
1
1
3
2
1
4
2
3
1
3
24
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
13
1
2
2
2
1
8
48 Cancer of Skin
49
Cancer of other Organs.
2
1
15
50
Benign Tumor
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
11
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
12
58B
Other Anemias.
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
...
1
1
69
Other General Diseases
III. DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF THE ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.
71A Simple Meningitis
72 Locomoter Ataxia.
73 Other Diseases of the Spi- nal Cord.
74A Cerebral Hemorrhage
12
3
8
11
3
5
9
6
7
7
2
14
87
1
1
1
4
75A Hemiplegia
75B Others under this title
78 Epilepsy
84 Other Diseases of the Ner- vous System
1
2
IV. DISEASES OF THE CIRCULA- TORY SYSTEM.
88 Acute Endocarditis a n d Myocarditis
89 Angina Pectoris
1
1
3
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
16
...
1
1
8
74B Cerebral Embolism
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
4
1
3
1
2
3
1
1
3
1
2
1
28
2
1
2
1
2
3
1
1
1
52
Chronic Rheumatism.
57 Diabetes Mellitus .
58A Pernicious Anæmia.
62
Diseases of the Thymus Gland
2
1
1
1
1
...
1
1
1
... . .
4
5
1
1
46 Cancer of Female Genital Organs
47 Cancer of breast
1
1
1
1
4
3
2
1
11
1
1
2
2
6
1
1
1
1
10 Diphtheria
6
6
12
21 Erysipelas
1
1
1
1
29
31 Tuberculosis of Lungs
33 Tuberculosis of Intestines
36B Tuberculosis of Bones
1
1
66 Alcoholism
1
1
1
391
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Mortality in Somerville in 1926-Continued
January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
Total.
90 Other Diseases of the Heart
27
22 12
23
22
15
7
15
3
14
19
14
23
149
13
18
14
14
9
5
10
7
12
16
19
91℃ Other Diseases of the Arter- ies
92 Embolism and Thrombosis
94 Diseases of the Lymphatic System
96 Other Diseases of the Cir- culatory System.
V. DISEASES OF THE RESPIRA- TORY SYSTEM.
99A Acute Bronchitis
99B Chronic Bronchitis.
3 1
12
9
9
13
4
2
2
2
1
7
4
13
78
5
3
16
11
2
1
3
2
1
1
4
101B Pneumonia (unspecified) .
102 Pleurisy
103 Congestion and Hemor- rhagic Infarct of Lung 105 Asthma
107C Other Diseases
VI. DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
109B Septic Pharyngitis
111A Ulcer of the Stomach
111B Ulcer of the Duodenum ...
112 Other Diseases of the Stom- mach
113 Diarrhea and Enteritis (under 2 years)
1
1
2
3
4
2
1
1
15
114 Diarrhea and Enteritis (over 2 years)
117 Appendicitis
118A Hernia
1
1
2
1
...
119
118B Intestinal Obstruction. Other Diseases of the In- testines
120 Acute Yellow Atrophy of the Liver
122A Cirrhosis of Liver (Alco- holic)
1
1
1
1
1
...
1
1
3
VII. NON VENEREAL DISEASES OF THE GENITO-URINARY ORGANS AND ANNEXA.
128 Acute Nephritis
1
1
2
4
3
4
3
10
2
3
4
3
2
1
1
40
131 Other Diseases of the Kid- neys
133 Calculi of the Urinary Passages
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
101A Lobar Pneumonia
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
7
*2
2
1
1
1
...
...
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
5
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
6
1
1
1
1
122B Cirrhosis of Liver (Non- Alcoholic)
124 Other Diseases of the Liver 126 Peritonitis
1
1
1
1
6
5
99D Bronchitis (unspecified).
100A Broncho Pneumonia
49
1
3
1
...
9
1
204
91B Arterio Sclerosis
129 Chronic Nephritis
392
ANNUAL REPORTS
Mortality in Somerville in 1926-Continued
January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November
December.
Total.
135 Diseases of the Prostate ..
141 Other Diseases of the Fe- male Genital Organs.
VIII. THE PUERPERAL STATE
143A Abortion
143B Ectopic Gestation
143C Others Under this Title
1
1
1
3
146 Puerperal Septicaemia
IX. DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND OF THE CELLULAR TISSUES.
151 Gangrene
152 Furuncle.
154 Other Diseases of the Skin
1
1
X. DISEASES OF THE BONES
AND ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION
XI. MALFORMATIONS.
159.A Congenital Hydrocepha-
1
1
1
.....
1
1
1
1
XII. EARLY INFANCY.
160
Congenital Debility
2
4
1
1
1
2
2
13
161A Premature Birth.
1
3
2
6
1
4
7
1
3
1
33
161B Injury at Birth
1
1
1
1
4
162 Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy
1
1
1
3
6
XIII. OLD AGE.
164 Senility
XIV. EXTERNAL CAUSES.
166 Suicide by Corrosive Sub- stances
2
1
3
168 Suicide by Hanging
1
170 Suicide by Shooting
1
1
2
171 Suicide by Cutting Instru- ments
1
1
2
179
Accidental Burns ..
1
1
1
2
5
180' Accidental Mechanical PA Suffocation
1
1
1
1
1
3
182 Accidental Drowning
1
1
2
185 Accidental Fall
1
1
1
1
1
5
188A Railroad Accidents
1
1
1
2
4
188C Auto Accidents
2
2
4
1
1
1
2
1
14
188F Injuries by other Vehicles 194 Excessive Heat
XV. ILL-DEFINED CAUSES.
Total Deaths.
117
861
115
139
83
63
67
70
66
85
83
110 1084
Population Estimated Death rate per thousand.
101,000 10.73
...
1
6
2
1
1
1
.....
1
...
167 Suicide by Poisonous Gas
1
1
1
1
1
1
lus.
159B Congenital Malformations of heart
1
2
159C Others under this title
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
188B Street Car Accidents
1
181 Accidental gas poisoning ..
...
.....
4
1
1
393
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
DEATHS BY AGES
AGES.
Total.
Male.
Female.
Under one
111
58
53
One to two
24
13
11
Two to three
7
4
3
Three to five
16
13
3
Five to ten
13
9
4
Ten to fifteen
12
5
7
Fifteen to twenty
11
4
7
Twenty to thirty
45
19
26
Thirty to forty .
48
17
31
Forty to fifty
76
38
38
Fifty to sixty
124
62
62
Sixty to seventy
221
100
121
Seventy to eighty
238
120
118
Eighty to ninety
120
47
73
Ninety and over
18
7
11
Total
1084
516
568
Total Deaths During the Last Ten Years
Year.
No. of Deaths.
Rate per 1,000
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
1924
979
9.79
1925
1,110
11.20
1926
1,084
10.73
Average death rate per 1000 for ten years
11.60
Table Showing the Five Principal Causes of Death in Somerville in 1926
HEART DISEASE.
ARTERIO SCLEROSIS
PNEUMONIA ALL FORMS.
CANCER 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.
243
24.06
149
14.75
128
12.67
97
9.60
87
8.61
1926
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
7 5
6
4 9:12
3
8
4
5
5
3
1
5
2 2
January ..
1
4
2
3
2
5
2
2
2
February
3
2
1
3
1
7
7 669
1
3
4
7
6
March
10| 8 10 12 11;
2
2
3
7
1
April
8 6 11
4
5
6
7
5
5 6
1
2
2
1
3
June
3
9 10
4
5
1
3
2
6
1
July
6
8 6
3
1
3
3
2
1
August
7|
5
2
3
2
1
5
September
4ª
6.10
4
2
3
6
7
5
8
3
4
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
4
2
6
1
2
...
...
December
85 84 90 69 64 32 54 46 5% 35
9 19 27 19 16 14 3 10
6 2
1
3
1
4
1
1
1
1
Total
Table Showing Comparison Between 1925 and 1926 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
Reported.
Number of
Deaths.
Percentage
of Deaths.
Reported.
Number of
Deaths.
Percentage
of Deaths.
1925
500
1
.2
82
10
12.2
12
1
8.3
124
35
28.22
226
3
1.1
113
3
2.6
13
1
7.7
144
52
36.11
1926
Deaths from Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Typhoid Fever, and Tuberculosis in the Last Ten Years
TUBERCULOSIS ALL FORMS.
DIPHTHERIA.
TYPHOID FEVER.
SCARLET FEVER.
MONTHS.
1
1
1
I
-
1
3
5
...
..
3
14 9 7 4 ...
1
9
6
7
1
4
1
3
2
1
1
May
4
4 7
3
4
3
4
2
2
1
1
1
'2
1
1
1
2
...
...
...
1|
...
..
...
.. .
1
1
2
3
...
..
. ..
1
3
1
2 2
2
1| 2
1
2
..
..
..
11
4
2
8
1 1
..
4
Co
1
24 19
...
. . .
4
1
5
1
...
...
. .
1
1
1
..
. . .
1
1
1
..
1
1
...
2
1
1
..
1
...
2
. .
1
1
1
October ..
November
ANNUAL REPORTS
394
YEAR.
Cases
Cases
Cases
9
8
1
1
...
1
8 2
2
3
2
1
1
1
7 67
N-
1
..
..
1
1
...
1
of Deaths.
395
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Diseases Dangerous to the Public Health
This board has adjudged that the diseases known as ac- tinomycosis, anterior poliomyelitis, anthrax, Asiatic cholera, cerebro-spinal meningitis, chicken pox, diphtheria, dog-bite, (requiring anti-rabic treatment), dysentery, German measles, glanders, hookworm disease, infectious disease of the eye, influ- enza, leprosy, malaria, measles, mumps, pellagra, plague, pneu- monia, (lobar only), rabies, scarlet fever, septic sore throat, small pox, tetanus, trichinosis, tuberculosis (all forms), typhoid fever, typhus fever, whooping cough, yellow fever, are infect- tious 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 re- ceipt 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
Ernest M. Vose, 310 Broadway
Ernest B. McClure, 529 Medford Street
George E. Wardrobe, 716 Broadway
Willis S. Furbush & Co., 1153 Broadway
George R. Reed, Hobbs Building, Davis Square
John B. Maitland, 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 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 same at the City Hall, in the receptacle provided, before nine- thirty p. m.
Results of all examinations of specimens received at the City Hall prior to nine-thirty p. m., will be reported to the physicians on the following morning.
396
ANNUAL REPORTS
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 demon- strated, 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 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 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 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 Prescott, Hanscom, Edgerly and Boys' Voca- tional 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 and Burns Schools.
397
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
District No. 5
Inspector Dr. H. M. Stoodley, 283 Highland Avenue. Schools Brown, Bingham, Forster and Northeastern 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.
District No. 8
Inspector Dr. M. W. White, 21 Walnut Street.
Schools Parochial.
During the year 10,419 children have been referred to the inspectors during their daily visits, and 475 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
79
Measles
64
Mumps 26
Scarlet Fever
2
Whooping Cough
12
Influenza
1
Total
184
2. Diseases of the nose and throat :-
Enlarged tonsils and adenoids 656
Inflammatory diseases 219
Other abnormal conditions 31
Total
906
3. Diseases of the eyes :-
Inflammatory conditions 37
Other abnormal conditions 26
Total
63
:398
ANNUAL REPORTS
.4. Diseases of the ears :-
Inflammatory conditions
34
Other abnormal conditions
22
Total
5. Diseases of the skin: -
Eczema
53
Herpes
40
Impetigo
68
Pediculosis
325
Scabies
12
Tinea
5
Miscellaneous conditions
141
Total
.6. Miscellaneous diseases :-
Diseases of the digestive system
92
Diseases of the lymphatic system 55
Diseases of the nervous system
5
Diseases of the respiratory system
77
Wounds and injuries
49
Diseases of the teeth
48
Other conditions
81
Total
407
Total number of diseases
2,260
Vaccinations performed
243
Examinations for vaccinations
630
Certificates to work
130
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, 24 persons have been duly licensed as under- takers.
Examinations 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-
56
644
399
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
can C. Green, 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 hygiene work, together with other work connected with the board.
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 Tuesday afternoon at the Edgerly Schoolhouse, every Thursday afternoon at the Bennett School- house, and every Friday afternoon at the Bingham School- house except when those days were holidays. The attendance for the year at these three clinics was 4577. The average weekly attendance at the Edgerly Schoolhouse was 28, at the Bennett Schoolhouse 24 and at the Bingham Schoolhouse 39.
This work is of inestimable value and the results are very far reaching.
C. A. C. RICHARDSON, JAMES A. KILEY, JESSE S. NEWCOMB, Board of Health.
Attest :
LAURENCE S. HOWARD, Executive Clerk.
400
ANNUAL REPORTS
REPORT OF HEALTH NURSES
Somerville, Mass. January 3, 1927.
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, 1926.
Infant Hygiene
Infants reported as born in Somerville during 1926 1,483
Infants born elsewhere resident in Somerville 519
Pairs of twins born in Somerville 15
Sets of triplets born in Somerville
0
Still-births in Somerville 61
Infants who moved away from Somerville
128
Infants reported with Ophthalmia Neonatorum
7
Infants reported with Conjunctivitis
5
Infants reported with Infantile Paralysis
7
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
35
Congenital diseases
30
Intestinal diseases
13
Accidental Injury
4
Pneumonia and other diseases
29
Total
111
Infants dying in Somerville residence elsewhere
3
Total attendance at Baby Welfare Clinics during 1926
4,607
New registrations during 1926 ... 506
Average' attendance during 1926
30
Tuberculosis
Pulmonary tuberculosis cases reported in 1926 105
Other forms of tuberculosis reported in 1926
19
Patients admitted to Sanatoria
44
Patients previously reported in Sanatoria
46
Deaths in Somerville (Pulmonary 31-Other Forms 4)
35
Deaths in Sanatoria 19-Discharged 32 51
Patients now in Sanatoria
30
Patients temporarily out of Somerville 15
Patients who have moved away from Somerville
32
401
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
TABLE SHOWING AGES AND SEX OF CASES IN THIS CITY Pulmonary Tuberculosis
SEX
Ages
Total
Male
Female
Under fifteen years
2
4
6
From fifteen to twenty years
6
5
11:
From twenty to thirty years.
13
22
35.
From thirty to forty years
21
8
29:
Over forty years.
11
13
24
Total
53
52
105
Other Forms of Tuberculosis.
Ages
SEX
Total
Male
Female
Under fifteen years
5
2
7
From fifteen to twenty years
0
2
2
From twenty to thirty years.
3
4
7
From thirty to forty years
0
2
2
Over forty years.
1
0
1
Total
9
10
19
Miscellaneous
Typhoid Fever cases reported (died 1)
12
Recapitulation of Visits
Baby Hygiene
6,816:
Tuberculosis
784
Miscellaneous
1
831
Total visits
8,431
Respectfully submitted, HELEN B. BERRY, MARY L. SCOTT, R. N., GRACE E. PICKERING, R. N.,
Health Nurses.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL INSPECTION
Somerville, Mass., January 3, 1927.
To the Board of Health, Somerville, Mass.
Gentlemen :
I herewith present the report of the Department of Medi- cal Inspection for the year 1926 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
377
Diphtheria-Before patients are released from quarantine two
successive negative cultures must be obtained
55
Contagious Hospital
401
Total number of visits
833
Contagious Disease Hospital
In Hospital Jan.
Disease
In Hospital Ad- Jan. 1, 1926 mitted
Discharged Well or Improved 25
Dead
1, 1927
Diphtheria
1
34
6
4
Scarlet Fever
8
144
130
1
21
Miscellaneous
1
18
19
0
0
The daily average of patients was 12.85.
LABORATORY EXAMINATIONS Diphtheria
Negative Positive
Total
January
74
5
79
February
47
1
48
March
46
1
47
April
48
1
49
May
52
2
54
June
40
2
42
July
14
0
14
August
11
0
11
September
34
2
36
October
46
9
55
November
82
6
88
December
68
13
81
Totals
562
42
604
1
403
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Tuberculosis
Negative
Positive
Total
January
8
3
11
February
8
2
10
March
17
3
20
April
22
3
25
May
15
2
17
June
12
0
12
July
11
2
13
August
8
4
12
September
17
3
20
October
12
4
16
November
15
0
15
December
7
1
8
Totals
152
27
179
Typhoid
Negative
Positive Total
January
2
3
5
February
1
0
1
March
0
0
0
April
2
2
4
May
2
0
2
June
1
1
2
July
2
0
2
August
2
1
3
September
2
1
3
October
2
0
2
November
2
1
3
December
4
0
4
Totals
22
9
31
Examinations made for Malaria, Oph-
thalmia, Paratyphoid, Gonorrhea and Pneumonia
21
Total examinations
835
Tuberculosis
During 1926 there were 35 deaths from Tuberculosis in- cluding all forms, 31 of which were of the pulmonary type. This record shows a decrease from the previous year when 52 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.
The tuberculosis ward at the Contagious Hospital which was closed on September 1, 1921 on account of the small num- ber of patients in the hospital, was reopened during the month of August as a Preventorium for children who were under-
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ANNUAL REPORTS
nourished or lived in families where tuberculosis cases existed.
During this time 52 children were residents at the Pre- ventorium for a total of 572 days, the average stay being 11 days. Much good was accomplished among these children, marked improvement being observed in their physical con- dition, and it should be maintained each summer.
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. On September 29, 1925 a clinic was established at the Edgerly School and has been held on Tuesday afternoon weekly. An average attend- ance of 39 at the Bingham School, 24 at the Bennett School and 28 at the Edgerly School has been attained. 506 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.
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT
REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS AND PROVISIONS
Somerville, Mass., January 3, 1927.
To the Board of Health, Somerville, Mass.
Gentlemen :
I submit the following as my report for the year ending December 31, 1926.
Inspections
The following table shows the number of inspections made during the past year. In order to safeguard the con- sumer, all establishments handling foodstuffs are under con- stant supervision. Lunch cars and restaurants have been in- spected 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
491
Pedlers and wagons and
Barber shops
426
stock
2,110
Bath houses
6
Public halls
53
Rendering plants
132
Billiard Halls and Bowl- ing alleys
32
Slaughter houses
291
Factories
161
Stores and markets
4,644
Fish Markets
603
Stables
100
Hen houses and yards ..
111
Theatres
80
Ice cream plants
139
Vacant lots and dumps
76
Lunch rooms and cars
1,372
Yards and cellars
235
Milk and cream plants ..
113
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Articles Condemned
The following is a list of articles condemned :
Fish
Clams
2 qts.
Haddock
288 lbs.
Halibut
33 lbs.
Mackered
95 whole
Mackerel
22 lbs.
Oysters
6 qts.
Salmon
10 1bs.
Fruit
Bananas
30 doz.
Blackberries
12 qts.
Blueberries
10 box.
Canteloupes
1712 cts.
Grapes
3 box.
Grape Fruit
1 box.
Oranges
1/2 box.
Strawberries
12 box.
Strawberries
14 qts.
Meats
Beef (corned)
201 lbs.
Beef (fresh)
150 lbs.
Fowl
387 lbs.
Hamburg
steak
11 lbs.
Lamb
131 lbs.
Liver
8 1bs.
Pigs Feet
12 lbs.
Pork (fresh)
83 lbs.
Salt pork trimmings
50 lbs.
Sausages
44 lbs.
Shoulder (corned)
30 lbs.
Turkey
76 lbs.
Veal
17 lbs.
Vegetables
Beans
4 cts.
Beans
1 box.
Beans
1 bas.
Beans
11/2 bus.
Beets
1 bus.
Cauliflower
1 box.
Corn
3 box.
Greens
2 bus.
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Greens
3 box.
Lettuce
5 box.
Lettuce
5 doz.
Onions
1 bus.
Potatoes (white)
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