Report of the city of Somerville 1929, Part 10

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1929
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947


9.10


Average death rate per 1000 for ten years


10.43:


Table Showing the Five Principal Causes of Deaths in Somerville in 1929


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.


197


20.80


140


13.46


116


11.15


86


8.27


64


6.15


HEALTH DEPARTMENT


Table showing comparison between 1928 and 1929 in Prevalence, Deaths and Percentage of Deaths of Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Typhoid Fever and Tuberculosis


TUBERCULOSIS ALL FORMS.


YEAR.


Cases


Reported.


Number of


Deaths.


Percentage


Reported.


Number of


Deaths.


Percentage


Reported.


Number of


Percentage


Reported.


Number of


Deaths.


Percentage


of Deaths.


32.38


225


0


.0


143


6


4.1


7


2


28.57


105


34


1928


1


1929


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


TUBERCULOSIS ALL FORMS.


MONTHS.


1920


1921


1922


1923


1924


1925


1926


1927


1928


1929


1920


1921


1922


1923


1924


1925


1926


1927


1928


1929


1920


1921


1922


1923


1924


1925


1926


1927


1928


1929


1920


1921


1922


1923


1924


1925


1926


1927


1928


1929


January


·2


5


2


2


NN


-


N


7-


1


5


3


1


5


2


2


5


2


4


1


9


6


3.


1


February


6 9 1|


3


4


7


6


4


1


2


. .


1


3


3


1


April


5


42


1


1


...


5


6


7


5


5


6


4


3


4


May


2


2


1


3


June


1


1


N


July


3


2


1


3


3


2.


1


3


3


4


August


1


1


..


5


2


2


3


2


1 5


3


September


2


2


3


..


..


4


2


3


6


2


2


1


2


1


1


...


..


...


2


7


. . .


December


38 34 34


5


3


4


I


0


69


64


32 54 46 52 35


19


27


3


co


Total


..


3


1


1


March


1


12 11


2


2


3


7


1


6


1


4


9


8


3


1


3


4


2


2


3


1


4


5


1


3


2


6


1


2


1


2


1


1


1


:


I


...


1


1


October ..


4


1


1


November


4


2


6


1


2


4


...


.. .


. .


...


1


2


8


7


5


8


3


4


1


0


1


19 16.14


3.10


5.


6


U


0.


132


34


25. 75


313


1


.3


127


5


3.9


TYPHOID FEVER.


SCARLET FEVER.


DIPHTHERIA.


of Deaths.


Cases


Cases


Deaths.


of Deaths.


Cases


TYPHOID FEVER.


DIPHTHERIA.


SCARLET FEVER.


I


1


5


6


2


3


1


11


..


4


3


...


1


3


6


1


2


. .


7


...


...


1


2


4


1


1


1


1


of Deaths.


187


188


ANNUAL REPORTS


DISEASES DANGEROUS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH


This board has adjudged that the diseases known as actinomycosis, anterior poliomyelitis, anthrax, Asiatic cholera, cerebro-spinal meningitis, chicken pox, diphtheria, dog bite, dysentery, German measles, glanders, hookworm disease, in- fectious 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 and dangerous to the public health and safety within the meaning of the statutes. Physi- cians 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. George E. Grover, 146 Broadway.


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, 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.


189


HEALTH DEPARTMENT


MEDICAL INSPECITION 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 man- ner. 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, accom- panied 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 pro- visions 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 School.


District No. 2


Inspector Dr. Edmund H. Robbins, 334 Broadway. Schools Baxter, Knapp, Perry and Southern Junior High Schools.


District No. 3


Inspector Dr. Crawford K. Sweeley, 25 Curtis Street. Schools Bennett, Pope, Cummings and Proctor Schools.


District No. 4


Inspector Dr. Wilfred C. Macdonald, 189 Summer Street. Schools Morse, Carr, Durell and Burns Schools.


190


ANNUAL REPORTS


District No. 5 Inspector Dr. H. M. Stoodley, 283 Highland Avenue. Schools Brown, Bingham, Foster 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 8,798 children have been referred to the inspectors during their daily visits, and 879 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


39


Influenza


72


Measles


10


Mumps


46


Scarlet Fever


2


Whooping Cough


16


Tuberculosis


1


Total 186


2. Diseases of the Nose and Throat :-


Enlarged tonsils and adenoids


1,243


Inflammatory diseases


129


Other abnormal conditions


15


Total


1,387


191


HEALTH DEPARTMENT


3. Diseases of the Eyes :-


Foreign bodies


0


Inflammatory conditions


2


Other abnormal conditions


41


Total


43


4. Diseases of the Ear :-


Inflammatory conditions


2


Other abnormal conditions


2


Total


4


5. Diseases of the Skin:


Eczema


5


Herpes


20


Impetigo


374


Pediculosis


537


Scabies


28


Tinea


1


Miscellaneous conditions


39


Total


1,004


6. Miscellaneous Diseases :-


Diseases of the Circulatory System


39


Diseases of the Digestive Organs


41


Diseases of the Lymphatic System


9


Diseases of the Nervous System


8


Diseases of the Respiratory System


93


Wounds and Injuries


75


Diseases of the teeth


1


Other conditions


95


Total


361


Total number of diseases


2,985


Vaccinations performed


24


Examinations for vaccinations


295


Certificates to work


33


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, 21 persons have been duly licensed as under- takers.


192


ANNUAL REPORTS


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 ap- pointed 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 six nurses employed by this board. Three 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 the other work connected with this 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 sub- sequent 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 Schoolhouse except when the days were holidays. The attendance for the year at these clinics was 3735. The average weekly attendance at the Edgerly Schoolhouse was 28, at the Bennett Schoolhouse 10, and at the Bingham Schoolhouse 35.


This work is of inestimable value and the results are very far reaching.


DENTAL CLINICS


Dental clinics have been maintained at the Proctor and Knapp Schools from 9 to 12 A. M., on each school day. 7718 examinations have been made during the year. As a means of preventing much physical trouble in the future of the school children this work is of untold value. A detailed report of the activities of these clinics is made a part of the report of the School Committee.


C. A. C. RICHARDSON, Chairman, JAS. A. KILEY, JESSE S. NEWCOMB, Board of Health.


Attest :


LAURENCE S. HOWARD, Executive Clerk.


193


HEALTH DEPARTMENT


REPORT OF HEALTH NURSES


Somerville, Mass.,


January 2, 1929.


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, 1929 :


Infant Hygiene


Infants reported as born in Somerville during 1929 1,292


Infants born elsewhere resident in Somerville 646


Pairs of twins born in Somerville 11


Sets of triplets born in Somerville 0)


Still-births in Somerville 45


Infants reported with Ophthalmia Neonatorum


3


Infants reported with Conjunctivitis 1


Infants reported with Infantile Paralysis


2


There were 87 deaths of infants under one year of age in Somerville during the past year as shown in the following table :


Prematurity


28


Congenital Diseases


17


Intestinal Diseases


3


Accidental Injury


3


Pneumonia and other Diseases


36


Total 87


Total attendance at Baby Welfare Clinics during 1929


3,735-


New registrations during 1929 467


Average attendance during 1929 24


Tuberculosis


Pulmonary Tuberculosis cases reported in 1929 105


Other forms of tuberculosis reported in 1929 27


Patients admitted to Sanatoria 45


Patients previously reported in Sanatoria 89


Deaths in Somerville (pulmonary 28-Other forms 6)


34


Deaths in Sanatoria 16-Discharged 23


39


Patients now in Sanatoria


95


Patients temporarily out of Somerville


18


Patients who have moved away from Somerville


21


194


ANNUAL REPORTS


TABLE SHOWING AGES AND SEX OF CASES REPORTED DURING 1929 Pulmonary Tuberculosis


SEX


Ages


Total


Male


[Female


"Under fifteen years ..


2


3


5


From fifteen to twenty years


2


9


11


From twenty to thirty years.


13


24


37


From thirty to forty years.


17


9


26


Over forty years.


15


11


26


Totals


49


56


105


Other Forms of Tuberculosis


Ages


SEX


Total


Male


Female


Under fifteen years


7


4


11


From fifteen to twenty years


0


4


4


From twenty to thirty years.


1


1


2


From thirty to forty years.


2


2


4


Over forty years


3


3


6


Totals


13


14


27


Miscellaneous


Typhoid Fever cases reported


1


Recapitulation of Visits


Baby Hygiene


4,358


Tuberculosis


726


Miscellaneous


856


Total visits


5,940


Respectfully submitted,


HELEN B. BERRY, GRACE E. PICKERING, R.N., ANNE E. SMITH, R.N.,


Health Nurses


195


HEALTH DEPARTMENT


REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL INSPECTION


Somerville, Mass.,


January 2, 1930.


To the Board of Health, Somerville, Mass.


Gentlemen :


I herewith present the report of the Department of Medical Inspection for the year 1929 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


166


Contagious Hospital


402


Total number of visits


805


Contagious Disease Hospital


In Hospital


Discharged Well or


Dead


In Hospital Jan. 1, 1930


Diphtheria


1


69


62


5


3


Scarlet Fever


1


97


85


1


12


Miscellaneous


1


9


8


2


0


The daily average of patients was 8.9.


LABORATORY EXAMINATIONS


Diphtheria


Negative


Positive


Total


January


97


25


122


February


51


27


78


March


92


34


126


April


64


19


83


May


58


29


87


June


60


36


96


July


48


21


69


August


38


6


44


September


34


8


42


October


69


8


77


November


80


7


87


December


75


1


76


Totals


766


221


987


Disease


Jan. 1, 1929 Admitted Improved


196


ANNUAL REPORTS


Tuberculosis


Negative


Positive


Total


January


15


3


18


February


18


1


19


March


17


9


26


April


13


1


14


May


15


1


16


June


13


3


16


July


10


2


12


August


15


2


17


September


11


5


16


October


12


4


16


November


11


2


13


December


16


0


16


Totals


166


33


199


Typhoid


Negative


Positive


Total


January


0


0


0


February


2


0


2


March


0


0


0


April


2


0


2


May


0


0


0


June


0


0


0


July


5


0


5


August


3


0


3


September


1


0


1


October


1


0


1


November


0


0


0


December


0


0


0


Totals


14


0


14


Examinations made for Malaria, Oph-


thalmia, Paratyphoid, Gonorr- hea and Pneumonia


50


Total examinations ......


1,250


TUBERCULOSIS


During 1929 there were 34 deaths from Tuberculosis in- cluding all forms, 28 of which were of the pulmonary type.


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 opened from June 26, to August 31, as a Preventorium for children who were under- nourished or lived in families where tuberculosis cases existed.


197


HEALTH DEPARTMENT


During this time 86 children were residents at the Pre- ventorium for a total of 1348 days, the average stay being 15 days. Much good was accomplished among these children, marked improvement being observed in their physical condi- tion, 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 Thursday 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 attendance of 35 at the Bingham School, 10 at the Bennett School and 28 at the Edgerly School has been attained. 467 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 fol- lowed out. This work is unquestionably of great value in con- serving the health of new-born infants.


Respectfully submitted,


FRANK L. MORSE, Medical Inspector and Bacteriologist.


198


ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS AND PROVISIONS


Somerville, Mass.,


January 2, 1930.


To the Board of Health,


Somerville, Mass.


Gentlemen :


I submit the following as my report for the year ending December 31, 1929 :


INSPECTIONS


The following table shows the number of inspections made during the past year. In order to safeguard the consumer, all establishments handling food stuffs are under constant supervision. Lunch cars and restaurants have been inspected weekly.


Under the provision 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 careful inspection and must be kept sanitary and the barbers are required to keep them- selves neat and clean and to properly sterilize their instru- ments.


Number of Inspections


Bakeries


261


Pedlers and Wagons and


Barber Shops


238


Stock


1,042


Bowling Alleys and Pool


Public Halls


41


Rooms


20


Rendering Plants


57


Factories


67


Sausage Factories


23


Fish Markets


453


Slaughter Houses 214


Goat Houses


5


Stores and Markets


3,078


Hen Houses and Yard


18


Stables


14


Ice Cream Plants


81


Theatres


61


Lunch Rooms and Cars.


963


Vacant Lots and Dumps


27


Miik and Cream Plants


56


Yards and Cellars


141


199


HEALTH DEPARTMENT


ARTICLES CONDEMNED


Fish


Haddock


186 1bs.


Halibut


16 lbs.


Mackerel


188 lbs.


Salmon


39 1bs.


Sword Fish


37 lbs.


Fruit


Apples


: bas.


Apples


31/2 bus.


Bananas


62 doz.


Dates


1 box


Prunes


1 box


Raisins


1 box


Strawberries


7 1bs.


Meats


Bacon


29 1bs.


Beef (corned)


1/2 bbl.


Beef (corned)


115 lbs.


Beef (dried)


4 lbs.


Beef (fresh)


110 1bs.


Fowl


246 1bs ..


Hamburg Steak


78 1bs ..


Ham


20 1bs.


Lamb


74 lbs.


Liver


25 lbs.


Meat Scraps


16 lbs.


Pigs Feet


1 keg:


Pork (fresh)


161 lbs ..


Pork (salt)


100 lbs.


Pork (loaf)


15 1bs.


Sausages


421/2 lbs.


Sausages (smoked)


50 1bs.


Shoulders (corned)


46 lbs.


Spare Ribs


87 1bs.


Tripe


22 1bs.


Vegetables


Beans


20 1bs.


Beans


1 bus.


Beans


1 box


Cabbages


1 bag


Carrots


1 bus.


Celery


1 crt.


Lettuce


6 doz.


Onions


1 bag


Potatoes (white)


3 bags:


Potatoes (sweet)


2 bbl ..


200


ANNUAL REPORTS


Spinach


2 bus.


Squash


13 Ibs.


Tomatoes


4 bas.


Turnips


21/2 bus.


Miscellaneous


Bread


18 lvs.


Butter


22 lbs.


Cake


8 lbs.


Cheese


15 1bs.


Crackers


15 İbs.


Cream of Tarter


15 lbs.


Eggs


32 doz.


Flour


16 bags


Jam


15 jars


Crisco


25 1bs.


Lard


60 1bs.


Meal


4 bags


Mince Meat


60 Ibs.


Salt


25 lbs.


Sauerkraut


1/2 bbl.


Soda (baking)


20 Ibs.


Spices


26 Ibs.


Vanilla Extract


. gal.


Walnuts


1 box


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.


Number of Animals Slaughtered in 1929


Swine


695,672


Sheep


247,721


Calves


43,044


Cattle


29,163


1,015,600


Animals Examined


Inspected


Quarantined


Killed


Released


Cows


2


0


0


0


Goats


5


0


0


0


Dogs


60


60


0


63


Geese


2


0


0


0


Total


69


60


0


63


Respectfully submitted,


CHARLES M. BERRY, Inspector of Animals and Provisions.


201


HEALTH DEPARTMENT


REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF MILK AND VINEGAR


Chemical and Bacteriological Laboratory, City Hall, Somerville, Mass.,


January 1, 1930.


To the Board of Health, Somerville, Mass.


Gentlemen :


I herewith present my annual report for the year ending December 31, 1929.


On the above date there were licensed to sell milk, 695 stores, 52 dealers, and 145 stores were registered to sell oleomar. garine. Of the 52 dealers handling milk and cream 19 were located in Somerville and 33 were located in neighboring cities. 9 dealers in Somerville were pasteurizing according to the General Laws. 4 dealers sell cream exclusively and the balance purchase bottled pasteurized milk for delivery. 2 out of town dealers sold milk from tuberculin tested cows, 5 dealers were handling certified raw milk, 1 dealer handled pasteurized milk produced at a certified dairy, and 5 dealers discontinued busi- ness. There were approximately 34,250 quarts of milk and 2,796 quarts of cream distributed in Somerville daily.


The following tables 1, 2, 3, and 4 are a summary of the work of the department for the year :


Table 1 Receipts


Months.


License


Applications


License


Fees.


Analytical


Fees.


Cash Paid


City Treas.


Analyses


on Account.


Total


Income for


Department


January


13


6.50


0


6.50


81.00


87.50


February


16


8.00


0


8.00


70.25


78.25


March


14


7.00


0


7.00


87.00


94.00


April


17


8.50


0


8.50


130.00


138.50


May


449


224.50


1.00


225.50


156.50


382.00


June


297


148.50


.50


149.00


154.00


303.00


July


16


8.00


.50


8.50


163.50


172.00


August


14


7.00


0


7.00


150.50


157.50


September


16


8.00


0


8.00


168.50


176.50


October


*26


98.50


0


98.50


189.00


287.50


November


10


5.00


0


5.00


167.50


172.50


December.


13


6.50


3.00


9.50


125.00


134.50


Total


901


536.00


5.00


541.00


1642.75


2183.75


* 9 pasteurizing licenses included.


202


ANNUAL REPORTS


Table 2 Samples Examined


Months.


Chemical


Samples


Collected.


Bact.


Samples


Collected.


Lorenz


Tests.


Total


Collections.


Samples


Submitted


Examina-


tions.


January


247


137


105


489


75


564


February


182


181


75


438


66


504


March


173


97


57


327


85


412


April


167


139


61


367


248


615


May


212


136


96


444


326


770


June


183


70


74


327


274


601


July


222


75


70


367


327


694


August


247


151


87


485


268


753


September


179


64


64


307


309


616


October


116


82


90


288


344


632


November


241


75


70


386


306


692


December


224


112


81


417


258


675


Total


2393


1319


930


4642


2886


7528


Microscopical examinations-3366


Table 3 Legal Notices


Months.


Chemical


Вас-


teriological


Lorenz


Temperature


Milk Plant


and


Dairy


Total


January


2


20


14


36


February


1


29


21


51


March


5


24


1


0


20


50


Apri


3


22


1


0


30


56


May


0


20


2


5


29


51


June


1


8


0


0


20


34


July


7


15


0


12


22


56


August


3


8


0


2


23


36


September


3


10


0


0


20


33


October


3


1


4


0


16


24


November


1


11


0


0


35


47


December


2


4


2


0


17


25


Total


31


172


10


19


267


499


Corrections


-


Exclusions-Infected milk-3.


Total


203


HEALTH DEPARTMENT


Table 4 Inspections


Months.


City


Milk Plants


and Railroad


Terminals


Country


Stations


and Dairies


Restaurants


and Stores


Total


January


72


4


42


118


February


84


1


36


121


March


68


2


76


146


April


75


5


39


119


May


74


4


210


288


June


43


24


590


657


July


66


15


25


10


August


64


1


85


150


September


68


10


25


103


October


41


12


30


83


November


76


6


23


105


December


70


7


27


104


Total


801


91


1208


2100


During 1929 license fees and fees for analyses amounted to $2,183.75. There were in 1929 10,894 laboratory examina- tions. Sediment tests were carried out as routine and the Reductase test applied as occasion demanded.


There were during 1929, 2 dealers prosecuted in the Lower Court and paid fines amounting to $30.00.


Each month during the year pint samples have been taken from every milk dealer and analyzed for food value (fats and solids) and cleanliness (bacterial count and sediment) .


The higher the fats and solids the greater the food value. The lower the bacterial count, greater care in production, bet- ter handling, or more efficient pasteurization is shown. By calling the office of the Milk Inspector these figures will be cheerfully quoted.


There are in this city 9 milk pasteurizing plants licensed according to Chapter 259, Acts of 1927.


204


ANNUAL REPORTS


I believe that pasteurizing machine operators should be licensed and that all controls for pasteurizing machines should be automatic.


Respectfully submitted,


HERBERT E. BOWMAN, Inspector of Milk and Vinegar.


205


BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE


SUPPORT OF PUBLIC WELFARE DEPARTMENT


Board of Public Welfare FRED E. DURGIN, CHAIRMAN JAMES D. SHARKEY, Vice-Chairman WILBUR F. LEWIS


Committees On Finance, Investigation and Relief, and City Home MR. DURGIN, MR. SHARKEY AND MR. LEWIS


Clerks HELEN E. LINEGAR DOROTHY C. WATKINS


General Agent WILLIAM E. COPITHORNE


City Physician


FRANK E. BATEMAN, M. D.


Assistant City Physician


WILFRID C. MACDONALD, M. D.


Warden and Matron, City Home MR. AND MRS. HERMAN M. REYNOLDS


Office City Hall, Highland Avenue


206


ANNUAL REPORTS


December 31, 1929.


To His Honor, the Mayor, and the


Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville :


Gentlemen :-


The Board of Public Welfare submit herewith reports of the General Agent, the Warden of the City Home and the City Physician, with tables showing the work.


Respectfully submitted,


FRED E. DURGIN, JAMES D. SHARKEY, WILBUR F. LEWIS,


Board of Public Welfare.


207


ROARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE


REPORT OF GENERAL AGENT


City Hall, January 2, 1930.


To the Board of Public Welfare, Somerville, Mass :-


Gentlemen :- The general agent submits the following as his report for the year ending December 31, 1929 :-


Table No. 1 FULL SUPPORT (During the year)


In City Home (men 42, women 21) 63


In City Home, December 31, 1929


47


In hospitals for the sick in other cities, towns and state. ...


61


Table No. 2 PARTIAL SUPPORT (Outside Relief)


Families


281


Persons aided (including hospital cases)


1561


Burials


8


Permits to State Infirmary


3


Table No. 3


CHILDREN


In private families 16


In care of state division of child guardianship 28




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