Report of the city of Somerville 1934, Part 7

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Publication date: 1934
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137


BOARD OF HEALTH


five thousand but not more than one hundred thousand gallons, fifty dollars; more than one hundred thousand but not more than two hundred and fifty thousand gallons, one hundred dollars; more than two hundred and fifty thousand but not more than five hundred thousand gallons, one hundred and fifty dollars; more than five hundred thousand gallons, two hundred dollars.


SALE OF FROZEN DESSERTS AND ICE CREAM MIX -Regulation 109 adopted by the Board of Health October 17, 1934 provides that no person, either by himself, or by his ser- vant or agent, or as the servant or agent of any other person, firm or corporation, shall have in his custody or possession with intent to sell, or to offer or expose for sale, or to deliver in the City of Somerville, any frozen dessert or ice cream mix, without first obtaining from the Board of Health a permit au- thorizing him so to do. 362 such permits were granted and a fee of one dollar was received for each permit.


SALE OF POULTRY-Regulation 110 adopted by the Board of Health July 1, 1932, provides that no live chickens, geese, turkeys, ducks or other live fowl shall be brought into or kept, or held or offered for sale, in any place in the City of Somerville, and no person, firm or corporation shall sell or de- liver chickens, geese, turkeys, ducks or other live fowl in the City of Somerville without having obtained a permit therefor from the Board of Health. There was one such permit granted.


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 of Health for such occupancy. Each applica- tion is referred to the Agent of this Board and no license is granted unless all regulations of the Board are complied with. There was one application received for occupancy of a stable.


BOARD INFANTS


Twenty-four applications having been made to the State Department of Public Welfare for licenses to care of children in this city were referred to this board under provisions of Chapter 119 of the General Laws, and all but three were ap- proved.


138


ANNUAL REPORTS


LYING-IN HOSPITALS


Three applications were made to the State Department of Public Welfare for a license 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 ap- proved.


139


BOARD OF HEALTH


MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE IN 1934


January.


February .


March.


April.


May.


June.


July.


August.


September.


October.


November.


December.


Total.


I. INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES.


7 Measles


8 Scarlet Fever


10 Diphtheria


2


1


1


1


11B Influenza without respiratory complications. Erysipelas


15


18 Epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis


1


1


23


Tuberculosis of the Res- piratory System .


2


1


1


1


3


1


2


1


6


1


1


20


30 Tuberculosis of the Geni- tourinary System


36 Purulent Infection, sept- icemia


44A Chicken Pox


II. CANCERS AND OTHE TUMORS


45 Cancer of the Buccal Cavity and Pharynx .


2


·2


1


5


46 Cancer of Digestive Tract and Peritoneum


9


11


8


5


3


5


3


4


6


7


6


2


69


47 Cancer of Respiratory System


1


1


2


48 Cancer of Uterus


2


2


1


1


1


1


8


50


Cancer of Breast


2


1


1


2


2


1


1


10


53


Cancer of Unspecified Or- gans


1


1


1


2


1


6


54E Nonmalignent Tumors of other organs


55B Tumor of l'terus


55D Tumor of Brain


1


1


2


III. RHEUMATIC DISEASES, NU- TRITIONAL DISEASES, DIS- EASES OF THE ENDOCRINE GLANDS AND OTHER GEN- ERAL DISEASES


56 Acute Rheumatic Fever.


1


2


1


4


59 Diabetes Mellitus


1


1


1 1


6


66 Diseases of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands ..


1


1


67 Diseases of the Thymus Gland


1


1


2


IV. DISEASES OF THE BLOOD AND BLOOD MAKING ORGANS.


71A Pernicious Anæmia.


1


1


1


1


1


1


3


72B Hodgkins Disease


1


1


2


V. CHRONIC POISONINGS AND INTOXICATIONS.


4


3


1


1


1


2


7


1


2


1


1


1


1


1


3


1


1


1


1


2


1


1


2


72A True Leukemia


1


1


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ANNUAL REPORTS


MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE IN 1934-Continued


January.


February.


March.


April.


May.


June.


July.


August.


September.


October.


November


December.


Total.


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


79A Simple Meningitis


1


1


1


1


10


13


1


16


7


5


8


5


6


3


10


7


94


82B Cerebral Embolism and Thrombosis


1


1


1


1


4


82D Hemiplegia and Other Paralysis


1


2


86


Convulsions (under 5 years of age)


1


1


87B Other Diseases of the Ner- vous System.


1


1


1


VII. DISEASES OF THE CIRCULA


TORY SYSTEM.


91A Acute Endocarditis


2


1


1


1


1


2


1


1


1


1


9


1


1


93A Acute Myocarditis


1


3


·2


1


1


2


5


4


2


7


4


4


36


93D Myocarditis, unspecified


2


2


1


2


1


1


1


1


1


2


14


94B Diseases of the Coronary Artery


1


1


3


1


6


19


10


18


13


10


10


7


9


12


9


16


13


146


6


17


13


16


11


7


8


6


5


8


11


115


103 Other Diseases of the Cir- culatory System.


1


1


VIII. DISEASES OF THE RESPIRA- TORY SYSTEM.


106A Acute Bronchitis.


1


1


1


3


1


..


7


9


10


8


1


1


3


1


1


1


2


51


4


7


3


4


1


2


2


1


'2


26


1


1


1


3


111A


111B Others under this title


1


112 Asthma


1


1


114 Other Diseases of the Res- piratory System


1


1


114A Chronic Interstitial Pneu- monia


1


1


114B Other Diseases of the Res- piratory System, includ- ing Gangrene of the Lung


1


1


2


1


1


2


3


7


93C Chronic Myocarditis.


1


3


4


7


3


2


2


2


3


5


1


33


94A Angina ectoris


95


Other Diseases of the Heart


106B Chronic Bronchitis


106D Bronchitis, unspecified


107 Broncho Pneumonia


108


Lobar Pneumonia


111 Congestion and Hemor- rhagic Infarct of Lung ... Pulmonary Embolism and Thrombosis


2


1


1


4


1


1


1


91B Endocarditis, unspecified (under 45 years)


1


92A Chronic Endocarditis


92B Endocarditis, unspecified (over 45 years)


1


1


89A Diseases of the Ear


97 Arterio Sclerosis


1


1 1


10


80 L' comotor Ataxia


82A Cerebral Hemorrhage


141


BOARD OF HEALTH


MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE IN 1934-Continued


January.


February.


March.


April.


May.


June.


July.


August.


September.


October.


November.


December.


Total.


IX. DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.


115.1 Diseases of the Pharynx and Tonsils


117A U'leer of the Stomach


1


1


2


119 Diorrhea and Enteritis (under 2 years)


121 Appendicitis


1


2


1


1


2


1


8


122A Hernia


1


'2


3


122B Intestinal Obstruction 123 Other Diseases of In- testines


2


2


124 Cirrhosis of the Liver


1


1


2


127 Other Diseases of the Gall Bladder and Biliary Pas- sages ..


1


1


2


1229 Peritonitis. cause not specified


1


1


X. DISEASES OF THE GENI- TOURINARY SYSTEM.


131 Chronic Nephritis


4


·2


1


1


2


2


1


15


133 Other Diseases of Kidneys and Uterus


137 Diseases of the Prostate


1


1


·2


139B Other Diseases of the Ovaries and Diseases of the Tubes


1


1


XI. DISEASES OF PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH AND THE PUERPERAL STATE


144 Puerperal hemorrhage


1


144.4 Placenta Praevia.


1


145A Puerperal Septicaemia and Pyemia


1


1


1


XII. DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND OF THE CELLULAR TISSUE.


151 Furuncle, Carbuncle


153 Other Diseases of the Skin and Cellular Tissue


1


1


XIII. DISEASES OF THE BONE AND ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION. 154 Osteomvelitis


1


1


..


1


1


1


2


1


3


1


1


125 Other Diseases of the Liver


1


1


1


1


149A C'esarean Operation.


1


1


1


142


ANNUAL REPORTS


MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE IN 1934-Continued


January


February


March


April


May


June


July


August


September


October


November


December


Total.


XIV. CONGENITAL MALFORM ATIONS.


157A Congenital Hydrocepha- lus


1


1


1


3


157B Spina Bifida and Mening- ocele


2


2


157C Congenital Malformations of the Heart ..


1


1


157D Other Congenital Mal- formations


1


1


XV. DISEASES OF EARLY INFANCY.


158


Congenital Debility


1


1


2


159 Premature Birth


4


2


1


3


1


2


1


3


1


1


2


21


160 Injury at Birth


1


1


1


1


4


161A Atelectasis


1


3


1


1


6


161B Icterus of the New Born


161D Others under this Title


1


1


XVI. SENILITY 162 Senility


2


1


3


XVII. VIOLENT AND ACCIDEN_ TAL DEATHS.


164


Suicide by poisonous gas


1


2


2


1


6


167


Suicide by firearms.


1


2


168


Suicide by cutting or pier- instruments


1


1


173


Homicide by firearms


1


1


178


Accidential absorption of Poisonous gas ..


1


1


181


Accidental burns


1


1


1


3


182


Accidental mechanical suffocation


1


1


2


186A Accidental fall


2


1


1


2


3


2


·2


1


2


18


194 Other accidents.


1


1


1


5


210


Auto accidents


1


1


1


2


4


2


2


1


3


1


2


20


XVIII. ILL DEFINED CAUSES OF DI ATH.


200 Ill Defined Causes of death


1


1


Totals


89


102


85


112


81


61


56


53


57


66


76


62


900


1


1


...


1


2


143


BOARD OF HEALTH


MORTALITY


There were 900 deaths and 45 still-births in the city during the year, as specified in the following table :


Deaths at Central Hospital


41


Deaths at Somerville Hospital


149


Deaths at hospital for contagious diseases


10


Deaths at home for aged poor (Highland Avenue)


27


Deaths at City Home


11


Deaths at other institutions


29


DEATHS BY AGES


Ages


Total


Male


Female


Under One


55


33


22


One to two


11


7


4


Two to three


8


4


4


Three to five


13


7


6


Five to ten


12


5


7


Ten to fifteen


4


3


1


Fifteen to twenty


7


2


5


Twenty to thirty


24


6


18


Thirty to forty


40


24


16


Forty to fifty


64


34


30


Fifty to sixty


108


57


51


Sixty to seventy


194


98


96


Seventy to eighty


236


117


119


Eighty to ninety


106


34


72


Ninety and over


18


7


11


Total


900


438


462


144


ANNUAL REPORTS


TOTAL DEATHS DURING LAST TEN YEARS


Year


No. of Deaths


Rate per 1,000


1925


1,110


11.20


1926


1,084


10.73


1927


931


9.04


1928


1,059


10.18


1929


947


9.10


1930


1,009


9.73


1931


938


9.05


1932


930


8.95


1933


989


9.51


1934


900


8.66


Average death rate per 1,000 for ten years


9.61


Table Showing the Five Principal Causes of Deaths in Somerville in 1934


HEART DISEASE.


ARTERIO SCLEROSIS


CANCER ALL, FORMS.


APOPLEXY.


PNEUMONIA ALL FORMS.


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.


249


23.96


115


11.06


100


9.62


94


9.04


81


7.79


Table Showing Comparisons Between 1933 and 1934 in Prevalence, Deaths and Percentage of Deaths of Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Typhoid Fever and Tuberculosis


TUBERCULOSIS ALL FORMS.


SCARLET FEVER.


YEAR.


Cases


Reported.


Number of


Deaths.


Percentage


Reported.


Number of


Deaths.


Percentage


of Deaths.


Reported.


Number of


Percentage


Reported.


Number of


Deaths.


Percentage


of Deaths.


1933


155


1


.61


1934.


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


TUBERCULOSIS ALL FORMS.


1925


1926


1927


1928


1929


1930


1931


1932


1933


1934


1925


1926


1927


1928


1929


1930


1931


1932


1933


1934


1925


1926


1927


1928


1929


1930


1931


1932


1933


1934


1925


1926


1927


1928


1929


1930


1931


1932


1933


1934


1


i


2


5


6


2


3


3


4


3 1


- 2


1


1


1


·


2


2


4


5


2 2 2 ...


3


January


7


3


3


1


'2


%


2 1 2


3


March


1


1


1


1


1


1


..


7


1


6


7


4


2


5


2


3


April


1


. ..


May


1


June


1


4


7.


. .


6


1


·2


1


·2


4


1 1


1 2


1


1


1


2


3


1


2


1


3


3


...


. .


..


1


5


4


3


3


3


1


2 1


6


September


1


: 1


2' 1


2


3


1


..


I


November


4


..


December


Total


3 1:401420


4


1


3.10 5 6 528 7 3 3 7


TYPHOID FEVER.


DIPHTHERIA.


SCARLET FEVER. .


MONTHS


270


1.4


62


3


18


6


2


33.3


113


17


15 04


21


17.2


0


.0


116


1


53


1


13.2


Cases


Deaths.


('ases


Cases


of Deaths.


DIPHTHERIA.


TYPHOID FEVER.


1122020020


52 35 38


34 34 29 24 15 17 21


:


:


4


-


N:


February


1


6


1


1


1


7


6


4


1


2


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


5


6


4


3


4


1


1


1 2


1


4


2


·2


3


1


.2


3


1


1


1


1


1


-


'2


2


1


3


6


2


1


1


4


1


1


12


2 ..


1


1


.2


1


3 1


1


.. .


..


...


October


HAI:


1


2


1


2


2


2


1


July August


3


:


1


1


1


4 1 2


1


..


HLIVHH HO CUVOX


145


of Deaths.


146


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, leprosy, malaria, measles, mumps, pellagra, plague, pneumonia (lobar only), rabies, scarlet fever, septic sore throat, small pox, tetanus, trichinosis, tuberculosis, (all forms), typhoid fever, whooping cough, yellow fever, are infectious and dangerous to the pubic 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 and 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 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, 23 Union Square Estate of E. M. McClure, 528 Medford Street 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


Henry L. White, 52 Union Square Fermoyle Pharmacy, 217B Highland Avenue


Physicians desiring reports on the following day, must de- posit specimens at the City Hall, in the receptacles provided, before nine p. m.


Results of all examinations of specimens received at the City Hall prior to nine p. m., will be reported to the physicians on the following morning.


147


BOARD OF HEALTH


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 man- ner. There has been harmony of action between the Board of Health and the school board, the school principals, and teach- ers have very generally co-operated with the inspectors in mak- ing the system as successful as possible.


The inspectors are required to make daily visits to the schools under their charge, and to them are referred all child- ren who show evidences of disease or abnormal conditions. Children who are found to be unfit to remain in school are sent home, accompanied 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 de- fects 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 co-operate with the parents in keeping the child- ren in as normal a condition as possible. In accordance with provisions of the statute, tests of sight and hearing are made by the principals and teachers.


DISTRICT NO. 1


Inspector Dr. Francis Shaw, 57 Cross Street


Schools Prescott, Hanscom, Edgerly and Boys' Vocational Schools


DISTRICT NO. 2


Inspector Dr. John D. Bennett, 72 College Avenue


Schools Baxter, Knapp, Perry and Southern Junior High Schools.


DISTRICT NO. 3


Inspector Dr. E. Goduti, 434 Broadway Schools Bennett, Pope, Cummings and Proctor Schools.


DISTRICT NO. 4


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


148


ANNUAL REPORTS


DISTRICT NO. 5


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


Schools Brown, Bingham, Forster and Northeastern Junior High.


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, Grimmons and High Schools.


DISTRICT NO. 8


Inspector Dr. M. W. White, 21 Walnut Street Schools Parochial.


During the year 9,134 children have been referred to the inspectors during their daily visits and 923 have been sent home because of illness.


The following list will show the classes of diseases and de- fects 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


49


Diphtheria


1


Infantile Paralysis


0)


Influenza


3


Measles


28


Mumps


17


Scarlet Fever


1


Tuberculosis


0


Whooping Cough


31


Total


130


2. Diseases of the Nose and Throat :-


Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids


1072


Inflammatory Diseases


152


Other abnormal conditions


143


Total


1367


149


BOARD OF HEALTH


3. Diseases of the Eyes :-


Foreign Bodies


9


Inflammatory conditions


12


Other abnormal conditions


8


Total 29


4. Diseases of the Ear :-


Inflammatory conditions


10


Other abnormal conditions


0


Total


10


5. Diseases of the Skin :-


Eczema


27


Herpes


50


Impetigo


405


Dermatitis


14


Pediculosis


449


Scabies


74


Tinea


4


Miscellaneous conditions


34


Total


1057


6. Miscellaneous Conditions :


Diseases of the Circulatory System


62


Diseases of the Digestive Organs


4


Diseases of the Lymphatic System


1


Diseases of the Nervous System


2


Diseases of the Respiratory System


151


Wounds and Injuries


132


Other Conditions


68


Total 420


Total number of diseases


3013


Vaccinations performed


90


Examinations for vaccinations


242


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


150


ANNUAL REPORTS


HEALTH NURSES


There are at present seven nurses employed by this board, four 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 Wednesday afternoon at the Hodgkins Schoolhouse and every Friday afternoon at the Bingham Schoolhouse except when the days were holidays.


On October 2, 1934, Edgerly School clinic was transferred to the Hanscom Schoolhouse on the corner of Webster and Rush Streets, on account of a more satisfactory location.


The average weekly attendance at the Edgerly Schoolhouse was 43 at the Bingham Schoolhouse 37, and at the Hodgkins Schoolhouse 40. The attendance for the year at these clinics was 5,635.


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


Respectfully submitted,


CRAWFORD K. SWEELEY, M.D., Chairman JAMES A. KILEY CHARLES L. MCCROSSAN, M.D.


Board of Health.


Attest :


LAURENCE S. HOWARD, Executive Clerk.


151


BOARD OF HEALTH


REPORT OF HEALTH NURSES


Somerville, Mass.


January 2, 1935.


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, 1934.


INFANT HYGIENE


Infants reported as born in Somerville during 1934 1287


Infants born elsewhere resident of Somerville 489


Pairs of twins born in Somerville 19


Sets of triplets born in Somerville 0


Stillbirths in Somerville 45


Infants reported with Ophthalmia Neonatorum


2


Infants reported with Conjunctivitis


3


Infants reported with Infantile Paralysis


0


There were 55 deaths of infants under one year of age in Somerville during the past year as shown in the following table :


Prematurity


21


Congenital Diseases


8


Intestinal Diseases


3


Accidental Injury


3


Pneumonia and other Diseases


20


Total 55


Total attendance at Baby Welfare Clinics during 1934


5635


New registration during 1934


657


Average attendance during 1934


40


TUBERCULOSIS


Pulmonary Tuberculosis cases reported during 1934 97


Other Forms of Tuberculosis reported in 1934 19


Patients in Sanatoria January 1, 1934


75


Patients admitted to Sanatoria during 1934


76


Deaths in Sanatoria 11, Discharged, 52


63


Patients now in Sanatoria


88


Patients temporarily out of Somerville


17


Patients who have moved out of Somerville


27


152


ANNUAL REPORTS


TABLE SHOWING AGES AND SEX OF CASES REPORTED DURING 1934


Pulmonary Tuberculosis


-Sex-


Male


Female


Total


Under fifteen years


1


5


6


From fifteen to twenty years


2


5


7


From twenty to thirty years


9


26


35


From thirty to forty years


15


8


23


Over forty years


19


7


26


Totals


46


51


97


Other Forms of Tuberculosis


Sex-


Male


Female


Total


Under fifteen years


5


5


10


From fifteen to twenty years


2


0


2


From twenty to thirty years.


1


2


3


From thirty to forty years


1


0


1


Over forty years


1


2


3


Totals


10


9


19


Miscellaneous


Typhoid Fever cases reported ...


1


Recapitulation of Visits


Baby Hygiene


4208


Tuberculosis


925


Miscellaneous


780


Total visits


5913


Respectfully submitted,


HELEN B. BERRY GRACE E. PICKERING, R. N. MARY V. RYAN, R. N.


Health Nurses.


153


BOARD OF HEALTH


REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL INSPECTION


Somerville, Mass.


January 2, 1935.


To the Board of Health,


Somerville, Mass.


Gentlemen :


I herewith present the report of the Department of Med- ical Inspection for the year 1934 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


139


DIPHTHERIA-Before patients are released from quaran- tine two successive negative cultures must be obtained CONTAGIOUS HOSPITAL


394


Total number of visits


580


CONTAGIOUS DISEASE HOSPITAL


Disease


In Hospital Jan. 1, 1934


Admitted


Discharged Well or Improved


Dead


In Hospital Jan. 1, 1935


Diphtheria


3


42


33


6


6


Scarlet Fever


2


67


64


0


5


Tuberculosis


1


3


2


1


1


Miscellaneous


0


21


17


3


1


Daily average


7.94


LABORATORY EXAMINATIONS Diphtheria


Negative


Positive


Total


January


63


26


89


February


38


22


60


March


46


11


57


April


48


26


74


May


48


16


64


June


43


23


66


July


31


10


41


August


27


8


35


September


18


8


26


October


28


12


40


November


28


9


37


December


32


13


45


Totals


450


184


634


47


154


ANNUAL REPORTS


Tuberculosis


Negative


Positive


Total


January


12


3


15


February


8


0


8


March


12


0


12


April


12


3


15


May


9


1


10


June


4


5


9


July


6


0


6


August


11


1


12


September


10


1


11


October


6


1


7


November


4


0


4


December


10


3


13


Totals


104


18


122


Typhoid Fever


Negative


Positive


Total


January


1


0


1


February


1


0


1


March


2


0


2


April


2


0


2


May


1


0


1


June


0


0


0


July


2


0


2


August


2


0


2


September


4


0


4


October


0


0


0


November


2


0


2


December


1


0


1


Totals


18


0


18


Examinations made for Ophthalmia and Gonnorrhea Total examinations


104


878


TUBERCULOSIS


During 1934 there were 21 deaths from Tuberculosis in- cluding all forms, 20 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.


Three emergency cases of tuberculosis have been admitted temporarily to the Contagious Hospital while waiting for their admission to the Middlesex County Sanatorium at Waltham.


155


BOARD OF HEALTH


The tuberculosis ward at the Contagious Hospital was opened from June 25, 1934 to September 1, 1934 as a Preventor- ium for children who were undernourished or lived in families where tuberculosis existed.


During this time 90 children were residents at the Pre- ventorium for a total of 1066 days, the average stay being 12 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 Wednes- day afternoon at the Hodgkins 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 37 at the Bingham School, 40 at the Hodgkins School and 43 at the Edgerly School has been attained. 657 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.


On October 2, 1934 the Edgerly School clinic was trans- ferred to the Hanscom School on account of a more satisfac- tory location.


Respectfully submitted,


FRANK L. MORSE


Medical Inspector and Bacteriologist.


156


ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF DENTAL HYGIENE


January 2, 1935.


To the Board of Health,


Somerville, Mass.


Gentlemen :


I herewith present the Report of the Department of Den- tal Hgyiene for the year 1934 with statistics.


Respectfully submitted,


ANTHONY F. BIANCHI, D.M.D., Supervisor of Dental Hygiene


SCHOOL CHILDREN


WELFARE CASES


-- SOLDIER'S RELIEF CASES-


Number Examined


January


603


225


105


16


949


476


441


211


66


194


29


120


35


72


35


37


6


1


2


1


2


....


February


448


150


74


13


685


351


326


130


71


124


22


87


38


74


37


1 52


6


7


22


7


8


2


March


547


258


148


15


968


476


533


174


75


175


20


89


46


187


41


5


45


14


7


18


5


2


5


1


April


614


212


127


18


971


471


503


170


75


11


34


56


192


48


8


85


9


3


13


2


1


4


1


May


452


160


66


=


689


416


403


146


58


132


18


45


46


115


41


5


49


11


5


21


4


1


4


1


June


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