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73 trees were set out. 204 trees were removed. 143 trees were trimmed by request. 90 tree guards and supports were installed.
STREET COMMISSION
NEW STREETS CONSTRUCTED IN 1927
Street
From
To
Width
Cost
Douglas avenue
Edgar avenue
southeasterly .30
$ 2,035.07
Edgar avenue
Main street
across Meacham street. .50
12,902.70
Highland road
.Morrison avenue
Boston & Maine R. R.
70
2,218.30
Warwick place
Warwick street
Clyde street 30
3,302.27
Cross street (east)
Broadway
Mystic avenue
.40
10,398.41
PERMANENT PAVEMENT 1927
Street
From
To
Cost
Beacon street, N'Ely
Washington street
Buckingham street
$ 8,986.13
Highland avenue
.Medford street
Davis square
84.643.25
Mystic avenue
Middlesex avenue
Austin street
38,080.06
Prospect street
Webster avenue
Cambridge line
10,715.09
RECONSTRUCTION AND RESURFACING 1927
Street
From
To
Width Length
Cost
Adams street
Broadway
Medford street
.40
907
$3,429.79
Austin street
Broadway ..
Mystic avenue
.40
716
3,579.29
Broadway (portions)
Main street
Saxton C. Foss park
6,563.38
Curtis street
Powder House Blvd.
Professors row
.40
840
3,698.32
Marion street
.Concord avenue
.Wyatt street
.40
1141
2,679.34
Mt. Pleasant street
Broadway
Perkins street
.33
584
2,518.81
Professors row
College avenue
Packard avenue
.40
1250
1,471.48
Richardson street
Lowell street
Hinckley street
35
467
1,690.84
Wesley street
Pearl street
Otis street
40
515
2,543.11
The above streets were constructed with Asphalt penetration.
349
350
SIDEWALKS CONSTRUCTION 1927
Street
Location
Cost
Boston avenue
In front estate No. 24
$ 106.24
Boston avenue
In front estates Nos. 23 -53 inc.
718.55
Bond street
In front estate Winter Hill Realty Co.
322.75
Broadway
In front estate Nos. 300 - 302 an inc. Record Court
315.77
Bow street
In front estate No. 22
201.45
Burnham street
In front estate No. 38
183.61
Chetwynd road S'Wly side, Curtis street to Hillsdale road
1,703.11
Eastman road
.N'Wly side from Highland avenue, southeasterly 707.42
Fremont street
In front estates Nos. 30 - 52 inc. with edgestone
1,187.38
Homer square
Northerly side from Bonner avenue to end
535.32
Holyoke road
.Northerly side, Elm street to Elm street where not laid.
768.56
Meacham street
N'Ely side Moreland street to Ash avenue
443.91
Meacham street
.S'Wly side Moreland street to Edgar avenue
742.84
Middlesex avenue
In front First National Stores, where not laid
1,250.00
Munroe street
.S'Wly side, Prospect Hill avenue to Boston street
2,021.11
Malvern avenue
S'Wly side, Cameron avenue to Yorktown street
1,797.74
Vernon street
.N'Ely side, Central street to Lowell street
2,113.35
Vine street
In front St. Anthony's Church
498.96
Watson street
In front estate No. 16
122.63
Webster avenue
In front estates Nos. 80 - 84 inc.
547.87
ANNUAL REPORTS
351
STREET COMMISSION
Highway Construction-New Streets
One new street was constructed during the year under the Betterment Act, by contract :-
Setting edgestones 60c per linear foot.
Gutter construction $3.50 per square yard.
Construction of macadam roadway with Asphalt top $2.00 per square yard.
The city furnished the edgestone delivered on the line of work for $1.14 per linear foot, and also the asphalt for 16c per gallon.
Four new streets were constructed by City employees :-
Setting edgestone 56c per linear foot.
Gutter construction $4. 85 per square yard.
Construction of macadam roadway with Asphalt top $2.20 per square yard.
Three new streets were accepted this year.
$33,674.72 was expended for New Strets.
Sidewalks Construction
All the granolithic sidewalks were constructed by the de- partment employees at a cost of $3.85 per square yard, includ- ing excavation and all materials.
There are several sections in our squares where the brick sidewalks should be removed and granolithic constructed.
Miles of edgestone, granolithic, brick and gravel side- walks in the city :--
Edgestones 156.415 miles
Gravel sidewalks 17.308 miles
Brick sidewalks 68.774 miles
Granolithic sidewalks 62,004 miles
$16,297.18 was expended for Sidewalks Construction.
Highway Construction-Permanent Pavement
Money spent on improving the highways is well invested, it pays liberal profits. All main streets of any city should be paved with some kind of permanent pavement. On High- land avenue after the Boston Elevated Railway Company laid new rails, the city had the old Bituminous penetrated top removed from the concrete base and a new Warrenite mixed top laid the entire length of the street. On Prospect street
352
ANNUAL REPORTS
from Webster avenue to the Cambridge line the old top was removed and a new Warrenite top constructed. This work was done by Warren Brothers.
On Beacon street north side from Buckingham street to Washington street a concrete base was constructed and cut granite paving blocks laid and grouted with Portland cement. C. W. Dolloff and Son did the work. On Mystic avenue both sides from near Austin street to the State line near Middlesex avenue, edgestones were set, a concrete base constructed with cut granite paving blocks laid upon the same and grouted with Portland cement. This construction was done by James H. Fannon.
$142.424.53 was expended for Permanent Pavement.
Reconstruction and Resurfacing
Under this appropriation the city divides the money in the wards of the city and selects the streets that need most attention.
Eight streets were reconstructed or resurfaced this year at an average cost of $1.45 per square yard by city employees.
$28.965.06 was expended for Reconstruction and Resur- facing.
Miscellaneous
94 granolithic driveways constructed.
65 brick driveways constructed.
22 edgestones dropped for driveways.
4 driveways extended.
6 driveways discontinued.
4 horses were killed on account of disability.
3 horses died.
2 horses were purchased.
97 accident reports received.
1056 police reports received.
782 brick and granolithic sidewalks repaired.
1651 miscellaneous reports and requests.
462 streets cleaned by requests.
213 notifications to and from other departments and corporations.
4252 cubic yards of sand and gravel used.
7066 cubic yards of dirt removed.
2781 cubic yards of ashes used.
1133 cubic yards of old macadam used.
1331 barrels of Portland cement used.
4 cubic yards of laom used.
353
STREET COMMISSION
Driveways are constructed, discontinued, relocated or ex- tended at the expense of the petitioners.
The department maintains its own municipal repair shop. for the different lines of work.
I have attended meetings of the Public Works, Mayor Conwell as Chairman, Public Works Committee, and the Board of Aldermen for consultation regarding work and petitions.
Traffic Control
It takes a chauffeur and truck full time seven days a week to care for the traffic lanterns. "Stop" signs were- erected at several dangerous corners and they have helped to. lessen the accidents. Lines have been painted at crossings to school buildings and "No Parking" was painted on the sidewalks in front of theatres and churches.
A machine was invented by Mr. Murley, the department's painter, for painting the center traffic lines and for crossings. This machine is a great labor saver. "Look and Live" signs, the slogan of the Somerville Safety Council, were erected by the department.
70 danger and traffic signs erected. 34 new street signs erected.
265 signs repainted.
2 reflector signs erected.
One hundred sixty-seven automobiles and trucks were towed to the city stables. They had been wrecked or stolen and were blocking traffic on the streets.
When requested this department places sickness signs on the streets notifying the public to make no noise.
Permits
There were during 1927 :-
142 permits issued to the Cambridge and Charlestown Gas Com -- panies.
58 permits issued to cross sidewalks.
420 permits issued to occupy streets and sidewalks.
9 permits issued to feed horses.
107 drain layers permits.
834 water department openings.
110 permits to open streets and sidewalks.
354
ANNUAL REPORTS
Recommendations
I most respectfully recommend the removal of the double car tracks on Bow street from Walnut street to Union square ; finish the paving on the northerly side of Beacon street; re- lay the tracks and pave the sides of Main street. On Med- ford street between Northern Artery and the Cambridge line and on Somerville avenue from Union square to the Northern Artery the old granite paving blocks on a gravel base should be removed, recut and placed on a concrete base. The asphalt penetration construction started on Broadway near Marshall and Temple streets be extended to the top of Winter Hill. At the junction of Highland avenue and Medford street near the Northern Artery the streets should be widened and at many dangerous corners the edgestones and circles set back thus giving a large opening at street intersections. It these recommendations were approved in regard to paving they would complete connecting links.
I also recommend the purchase of a small portable elec- tric stone crusher to be located at the city stables for crush- ing old granolithic and cull paving blocks.
The department should have a fireproof garage.
I wish to extend my sincere thanks to all for their sup- port and cooperation.
Respectfully submitted, ASA B. PRICHARD,
Street Commissioner.
355
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
BOARD OF HEALTH
Organization - 1927 C. A. C. RICHARDSON, M. D., Chairman JAMES A. KILEY JESSE S. NEWCOMB
Executive Clerk LAURENCE S. HOWARD
Assistant Clerk OLIVE M. STANLEY
Agent GEORGE I. CANFIELD
Medical Inspector and Bacteriologist FRANK L. MORSE, M. D.
Inspector of Animals and Provisions CHARLES M. BERRY, V. S.
Inspector of Milk and Vinegar HERBERT E. BOWMAN, Ph. G.
Milk Collector and Dairy Inspector WILLIAM H. WALLIS
Technician GEORGIA H. MORELAND, Ph. C.
Plumbing Inspector DUNCAN C. GREENE
School Nurses
GRACE M. ANDREWS, R. N. DOROTHY E. HOOPER, R. N.
Health Nurses
HELEN B. BERRY MARY L. SCOTT, R. N.
GRACE E. PICKERING, R. N.
Matron at Contagious Hospital LILLIAN E. GOULD, R. N.
356
ANNUAL REPORTS
Office of the Board of Health, City Hall, January 3, 1928.
To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen :-
Gentlemen :
We respectfully submit the following as the fiftieth annual report of the Board of Health in which is presented a statement, tabulated and otherwise, of the sanitary condi- tion of the city and the business of the board for the year ending December 31, 1927.
Nuisances
A record of the nuisances abated during the year, in compliance with notices issued by the board, or under the board's direction, is presented in the following table:
Complaints referred from 1926
14
Complaints received during 1927 469
483
Complaints received with no just cause
8
Complaints abated on verbal notice of Agent
71
Complaints abated on notices sent
394
Complaints referred to 1928
10
483
First notices sent
404
Second and third notices sent
30
Total notices sent 434
Annually the cellars and alleyways of the city are ex- amined and the owners of the property where unsanitary con- ditions exist are required to remedy the same.
Record of Licenses and Permits issued
GOATS. Five applications were received for permits to keep goats, four of which were granted to keep six goats. The fee is one dollar for each goat.
HENS. Twenty-three applications for permits to keep 259 hens were received. Fourteen to keep 177 hens were granted and nine permits were refused.
COWS. Three applications for permits to keep three cows were received, which were granted.
357
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
GREASE. Eighteen applications were received for per- mits to collect grease, which were granted. The fee is two dollars for each team.
MELTING AND RENDERING. Three parties have been licensed to carry on the business of melting and render- ing, for which a fee of one dollar is charged.
MASSAGE AND MANICURE. One hundred and five have been licensed to practice massage and manicure. The fee is one dollar for each license.
SALE OF ALCOHOL. The statutes provide that no per- son, firm or corporation other than a registered druggist shall engage in the business of manufacturing, buying, selling or dealing in methyl alcohol, or wood alcohol so called or de- natured alcohol, or any preparation containing more than three per cent of any of the said alcohols, without being li- censed so to do by the board of health.
Under the provisions of this act sixty-seven licenses have been issued. A fee of one dollar was received for each license.
BOTTLING, CARBONATED BEVERAGES. Chapter 303, Acts of 1921 provides that no person shall engage in the manufacturing or bottling of carbonated non-alcoholic bever- ages, soda waters and mineral and spring water without a permit from the board of health. Four such permits were granted and one application is pending. 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 license from the board for such occupancy. Each application is re- ferred to the Agent of this board and no license is granted unless all regulations of the board are complied with. The following is a record of applications received and licenses granted :
Applications pending from 1926
Applications received during 1927 ..... 0
5
5
358
ANNUAL REPORTS
Licenses granted Licenses refused Licenses pending
1
1
3
5
Board of Infants
Thirty-four 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
One application having been made to the State Depart- ment of Public Welfare for a license to maintain a lying-in hospital in this city was referred to this board under the pro- visions of Section 71, of Chapter 111 of the General Laws and was approved.
There were 931 deaths and 61 stillbirths in the city dur- ing the year, as specified in the following table.
Deaths at Somerville Hospital 100
Deaths at hospital for contagious diseases 8
Deaths at home for aged poor (Highland Avenue) 35
Deaths at city home 7
Deaths at other institutions 53
359
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Mortality in Somerville in 1927
January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
Total.
I. EPIDEMIC, ENDEMIC AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
1A Typhoid Fever
8 Scarlet Fever
9 Whooping Cough
10 Diphtheria
11B Influenza
21 Erysipelas
22 Acute Anterior Poliomyel- itis
23 Lethargic Eucephalitis
24 Meninogococcus Meningitis
31 Tuberculosis of the Lungs
32 Tubercular Meningitis
41 Septicaemia
II. GENERAL DISEASES NOT INCLUDED IN CLASS I.
43 Cancer of the Buccal Cavity 44 Cancer of Stomach & Liver
4
3
3
4
4
5
3
2
3
1
1
33
1
1
3
2
3
2
1
1
2
20
46 Cancer of Female Genital Organs
47 Cancer of breast.
49
Cancer of other Organs
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
14
51
Acute Rheumatic .. Fever
1
52 Chronic Rheumatism.
1
1
56 Rickets
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
8
58A Pernicious Anæmia
2
1
1
1
1
1
9
60B Diseases of the Thyroid Gland
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1.
III. DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF THE ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE.
70 Encephalitis
71A Simple Meningitis
1
72 Tabes Dorsalis
1
1
1
2
7
11
8
12
10
3
7
6
8
6
6
7
91
1
1
1
1
79 Convulsions
1
1
1
1
2
2
IV. DISEASES OF THE CIRCULA- TORY SYSTEM.
88 Acute Endocarditis and Myocarditis
89 Angina Pectoris
3
2
4
3
3
2
4
1
24
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
6
3
2
1
2
4
4
34
1
1
1
1
4
2
..
1
1
1
1
6
.
1
2
·2
1
1
3
1
1
1
13
1
1
1
1
2
1
7
1
6
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
4
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
5
5
2
1
45 Cancer of Intestines ..
65B Hodgkins Disease
69 Other General Diseases
1
1
1
73 Other Diseases of the Spi- nal Cord.
74A Cerebral Hemmorrhage
74B Cerebral Thrombosis
75A Hemiplegia
81 Chorea
84 Other Diseases of the Ner- vous System
3
1
3
1
1
1
1
13
2 2
1
62 Diseases of the Thymus Gland
1
57 Diabetes Mellitus
4
360
ANNUAL REPORTS
Mortality in Somerville in 1927-Continued .
January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
Total.
90 Other Diseases of the Heart
91B Arterio Sclerosis
.92 Embolism and Thrombosis
1
1
1
2
1
1
9
V. DISEASES OF THE RESPIRA- TORY SYSTEM.
.97B Diseases of the Nasal Fossea
99A Acute Bronchitis
1
4
4
1
1
1
10
7
6
13
4
2
2
4
2
4
3
57
7
3
8
2
4
2
1
3
3
4
5
42
103 Congestion and Hemor- rhagic Infarct of Lung. .....
105 Asthma.
VI. DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
109B Diseases of the
Pharyngitis and Tonsils
111A Ulcer of the Stomach
112 Other Diseases of the
Stomach
1
1
1
3
113 Diarrhea and Enteritis (under 2 years)
1
1
1
1
2
2
8
114 Diarrhea and Enteritis (over 2 years)
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
117 Appendicitis.
118A Hernia
1
1
1
2
1
1
5
1
1
2
1
1
·2
4
1
2
VII. NON VENEREAL DISEASES OF THE GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM AND ANNEXA.
128 Acute Nephritis
129 Chronic Nephritis
135 Diseases of the Prostate
137 Cysts of the Ovary
VIII. THE PUERPERAL STATE
143A Premature Birth
144 Puerperal Hemorrhage
146 Puerperal Septicaemia
147 Puerperal Embolism
148 Puerperal Albuminuria
IX. DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND OF THE CELLULAR TISSUES.
151 Gangrene
1
1
8
15
15
15
11 10
6
6 16
6 16
13
17
147
23 12
12 14
11
12
12
13
6
15
148
1
1
99B Chronic Bronchitis
100A Broncho Pneumonia
101A Lobar Pneumonia
1
1
2
1
3
1
9
1
1
...
1
1
2
1
1
2
118B Intestinal Obstruction 119 Other Diseases of the In- testines
122B Cirrhosis of Liver
124 Other Diseases of the Liver 126 Peritonitis
1
2
5
6
3
2
4
2
1
2
2
30
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
......
1
1
.....
1
...
...
1
1
1
3
...
6
...
..
1
1
1
2
1
.... .
1
1
1
.....
...
1
1
..
1
1
1
6 7
11 2
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Mortality in Somerville in 1927-Continued
January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November
December.
Total.
X. DISEASES OF THE BONES AND ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION
XI. MALFORMATIONS.
159A Hydrocephalus
1
1
159C Others under this title
XII. EARLY INFANCY.
160 Congenital Debility
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
13
161A Premature Birth
3
4
3
2
3
2
3
5
1
2
30
161B Injury at Birth
1
1
2
162 Other Diseases peculiar to Early Infancy
1
1
1
1
1
5
XIII. OLD AGE.
164 Senility
XIV. EXTERNAL CAUSES.
167 Suicide by Poisonous Gas
1
1
168 Suicide by Hanging
1
1
181 Accidental gas poisoning ..
1
1
1
...
1
185 Accidental Fall
1
2
1
1
1
6
187 Accidental Crushing in Machine
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
188B Street Car Accident
1
1
188C Auto Accidents
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
10
194 Excessive Heat
1
1
196 Accidental Electrocu-
tion
1
1
XV. ILL-DEFINED CAUSES.
Total Deaths
1001
76
94
94
79
65
62
64
88
70
62
77
931
1
...
..
1
1
3
179 Accidental Burns ..
1
1
1
3
3
182 Accidental Drowning
1
1
4
5
4 2
Population Estimated Death rate per thousand 9.04
103,000
188A Railroad Accident
362
ANNUAL REPORTS
DEATHS BY AGES
AGES.
Total.
Male.
Female.
Under one
95
50
45
One to two
7
5
2
Two to three
7
2
5
Three to five
13
7
6
Five to ten
12
5
7
Ten to fifteen
9
3
6
Fifteen to twenty
8
3
5
Twenty to thirty
41
17
24
Thirty to forty .
48
19
29
Forty to fifty
62
24
38
Fifty to sixty
128
72
56
Sixty to seventy
186
89
97
Seventy to eighty
192
94
98
Eighty to ninety
102
37
65
Ninety and over
21
10
11
Total
931
437
494
Total Deaths During Last Ten Years
Year.
No. of Deaths.
Rate per 1,000
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
1927
931
9.04
Average death rate per 1000 for ten years
11.32
Table Showing the Five Principal Causes of Deaths in Somerville in 1927
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.
184
17.86
148
14.36
99
9.61
88
8.54
91
8.83
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT
TYPHOID FEVER.
DIPHTHERIA.
SCARLET FEVER.
MONTHS.
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
9
1
1
6: 7
7
3
1
5
2
2
4
January
7 6
6
9
1
3
4
7
6
4
8 10:12 11
2
2
3
7
1
6
6:11
5
6
7
5
5
6
4
4 7
9
8
3
4
5
1
3
2
6
1
2
June ..
6
3
2
1
3
3
2
1
8
July
1
..
1
...
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
4 2
8
7
5
8
3
4
1
4
2
4
2
6
1
2
4
1
2
2
December
Table Showing Comparison Between 1926 and 1927 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
Percentage
of Deaths.
Cases
Reported.
Number of
Deaths.
Percentage
Reported.
Number of
Deaths.
Percentage
Reported.
Number of
Deaths.
Percentage
of Deaths.
28.22
124
35
8.3
1
12.2
12
10
500
1
.2
1926
618
4
.6
105
5
4.7
10
2
20.0
132
38
28.94
1927
..
2
3
2
5
2
2
2
9
7
4
...
1
9
6
7
3
3
February
March
1
1
1
5
2
1
1
April
3
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
8
2
5
2
2
3
2
1
5
4
1
6
10
4
2
3
6
3
2
1
1
..
1
1
2
1
3
1
4
1 1
1
2
84 90
54
46 5% 35
38
9 19 27 19 16 14' 3 10
5
19
4
1
4
1
Total
Deaths from Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Typhoid Fever, and Tuberculosis in the Last Ten Years
TUBERCULOSIS ALL FORMS.
5
2
-
2
-
3
1
2
1
31
1
1
. .
..
3
1
4
1
4
1
3
2
1
3
1
1
·2
May
1
9.10
1
1
1
...
.. . ...
..
August
3|
September
2
1
:
...
October
1
1
November
2
2
8
1
1
1
.. .
1
:
...
1
1
1
of Deaths.
Cases
YEAR.
of Deaths.
Cases
Deaths.
82
1
1
00: 0000
364
ANNUAL REPORTS
Diseases Dangerous to the Public Health
This board has adjudged that the diseases known as ac- tinomycosis, anterior poliomvelitis, anthrax, Asiatic cholera, cerebro-spinal meninigitis, chicken pox, diphtheria, dog-bite, (requiring anti-rabic treatment) dysentery, German measles, glanders, hookworm disease, infectious disease of the eye, in- fluenza, leprosy, malaria, measles, mumps, pallagra, 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 and dangerous to the public health and safety with- in the meaning of the statutes. Physicians are required to report immediately to the board every case of either of these diseases coming under their care and postal cards conveniently printed and addressed are supplied to them for the purpose. On receipt of a card from a physician, the principal of the school in the district in which the patient 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, vaccine 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, 86 Broadway
Ernest M. Vose, 310 Broadway
George E. Wardrobe, 716 Broadway Willis S. Furbush & Co., 1153 Broadway
George R. Reed, Hobbs Building, Davis Square
Somerville Drug Co., 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, must deposit same at the City Hall, in the receptacle provided, be- fore 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.
365
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
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 author- ities. Every effort is made to protect the health of the chi !- dren and to co-operate with the parents in keeping the children in as normal a condition as possible.
In accordance with the provisions of the statute, tests of sight and hearing are made by the principals or teachers.
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 to Sept, 1, 1927.
Dr. Crawford K. Sweeley, 25 Curtis St., from Sept. 1, 1927.
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