Report of the city of Somerville 1936, Part 23

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1936
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343


ren


Total


9243


391


BOARD OF HEALTH


Of this group no absesses occurred and only one accident of a needle breaking off in a 13 months old baby which was immediately removed to the Somerville Hospital.


The tumefactious occurring in this group were due to the presence of the alum in the toxoid which delayed the process of absorption which is reported to be favorable to a child.


In both groups of inoculations 20,739 injections were made.


OPEN AIR SCHOOL


In May after a conference with and the approval of the School Committee, an open air school was opened in the pre- ventorium building and children from the third to the sixth grades were admitted. Children were selected who on account of their absence from school due to illness, had missed their promotions. It was planned to accommodate twenty children and a teacher was selected by the School Committee to instruct them. The children stayed at the school all day and at noon time were provided with a hearty meal after which they were required to rest in bed for a period of two hours. Preceding their discharge in the afternoon they were given a lunch of milk, cocoa and crackers.


A marked increase in their weight and an improvement in their physical and mental condition followed during their six weeks' attendance, when the school was closed for the summer vacation. In September the school was re-opened and has continued to function until the close of the year.


Respectfully submitted,


FRANK L. MORSE,


Medical Inspector & Bacteriologist.


392


ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DENTAL HYGIENE


To the Board of Health Somerville, Mass.


Gentlemen :


I herewith present the Sixth Annual Report of the De- partment of Dental Hygiene for the year 1936 with statistics recorded from our six school clinics, hospital and welfare clinics. As this is a public report, it may interest the people of Somerville to know the progress that has been made in the interest of health regarding the school children of our public and parochial schools.


In this world where we all seek health and happiness for ourselves and our children, we realize the value of the price- less possession of good teeth. Teaching the value of a well balanced diet and proper dental care which contributes so much to our personal appearance and general health, has been the aim of Somerville School Dental Clinics. The system em- ployed in these clinics is explained in the following letter to Dr. Luise Diez, Director of the Division of Child Hygiene of the State Dental Department.


November 18, 1936.


Dr. Luise Diez, State House, Boston, Mass.


Dear Dr. Diez :


In reading the latest issue of "The Commonwealth" I was very impressed by an article by Dr. William Parker Cooke ex- pressing his opinion as to what should be done to help in child- ren's dentistry.


It is true as he has stated, that the result of the examina- tions of school children's teeth, show very bad mouth condi- tions and in spending much time and energy in making such examinations for record purposes only, does not help the cause. Something more than advise on this subject is necessary, and I believe we have found the solution here in Somerville after six years of practical work. I shall endeavour to outline brief- ly how this has been accomplished so that other communities might benefit by our experiences.


- SCHOOL CHILDREN ---


Number Examined


Old


623


253


123


5 1,004


564


447


115


119


50


223


39


39


179


60


130


58


2


123


2


10


14


10


0


00


2


February


405


202


86


2


695


350


386


131


71


111


170


33


33


176


109


134


103


6


108


4


3


7


3


0


7


0


March


614


231


136


3


984


529


410


199


124


172


237


24


24


91


98


214


90


8


77


13


8


12


8


0


8


4


April


522


187


77


4


797


438


336


221


93


64


112


12


12


58


73


174


64


9


56


8


7


17


7


0


6


4


May


547


233


84


9


889


439


433


200


127


200


240


6


6


27


90


236


81


9


73


17


3


25


3


0


2


0


June


256


86


53


3


398


159


231


109


99


109


115


17


17


85


77


146


74


3


64


10


0


0


0


0


0


0


July


SCHOOL CLINICS CLOSED


9


9


39


75


212


65


10


57


18


6


7


6


0


6


2


August


SCHOOL CLINICS CLOSED


19


19


34


72


205


52


20


59


13


5


4


4


1


5


1


September


9,883


SCHOOL CLINICS CLOSED


1


1


00


71


183


67


4


57


24


2


2


2


0


0


0


October


SCHOOL CLINICS CLOSED


33


33


172


72


130


71


1


71


11


2


3


2


0


2


0


November


289


280


57


15


630


302


430


37


51


Or


215


28


28


142


60


136


54


6


55


16


2


3


2


0


2


1


December


548


204


89


1


823


557


383


113


73


63


197


32


32


26


48


132


44


4


46


12


2


3


2


0


2


0


Total


9,883 3,804 1,676


705


42


6,220 3,338 3,066 1,125


713


774 1,509


253


253 1,037


905


2,032


823


82


846


148


50


97


49


1


48


14


SURGERY


Removal of root from antrum.


Cellulilis Case Opened and Drained.


2 antrums opened, Curretted and Drained. Mandible Curretted and Packed. Frenum of Upper Lip Dissected.


Number


Novocain or


Ethyl Chloride


Number


Given Gas


January


Patients


Patients


Emergency


Cases


Cases


Total Number


of Patients


Number of


Number of


Extractions


Number of


Number of


Treatments


Number of Cer-


Number Given


Number Given


Patients Number of


Number of


Extractions


Number of


Number of


Extractions


Patients at


Clinic


Hospital


Number


Ethyl Chloride


Number


Given Gas


Number of


Patients


Number of


at Clinic


Number Patients


Extractions


Number Patients


at Hospital


New


Special


Fillings


Cleanings


tificates Granted


Novocain


Gas


Patients


Number of


Number at


Novocain or


~SOLDIERS' RELIEF CASES-


HOSPITAL CLINIC CASES ~


WELFARE CASES- j


£


393


BOARD OF HEALTH


In 1930 Somerville School Clinics were established. They comprised of six school clinics, each taking care of five schools for operative dentistry, and a hospital clinic for multiple ex- tractions and oral surgery where general anesthesia is em- ployed. The clinics are under the control of a supervisor who takes care of all hospital cases recommended by the school clinics. Each clinic has a dentist and an assistant. A general secretary takes care of the clerical work. The clinics are con- ducted five mornings a week 9-12 A. M. and hospital clinic from 9-11 A. M.


Our work is limited to the children in the first three ele- mentry grades, with the exception of those whose parents are on the welfare or soldier's relief. Our system is to start each school year, after our annual examinations, with the third grade pupils and complete that grade first and continue into the second and third grades. In this manner, we have been able to show by actual figures, that every child who has taken advantage of the facilities offered to pupils in the third grade has gone into the next grade free of all focal infection and with all necessary permanent teeth properly filled.


Results prove conclusively this year, that after conduct- ing our annual examination of all elementary grades, where over 10,000 children were examined, the average was only two cavities per child, whereas in 1930 our records show an aver- age of five cavities per child. We have also issued over 2,000 dental certificates this year at the time of examinations. In 1930, 1931 and 1932 the certificates issued at the time of ex- aminations were comparatively low. It is interesting and gratifying to know that in examining upper grade children who had received dental treatment in the lower grades that their mouths and teeth are in a very healthy condition showing that we have made the children and their parents dental con- scious. It is also pleasing to hear from the school teachers that fewer children today are absent from the classrooms because of defective teeth, therefore reducing the number of children that were kept back in their respective grades, hence reducing the cost of education in our public schools.


This program is conducted on an average of $15,000 year- ly, which includes salaries, merchandise, upkeep of equipment and hospital facilities. Another important factor of our pro- gram has been the periodical examination of all school child- ren in the elementry grades. The first three grades are taken


394


ANNUAL REPORTS


care of by the school clinics, and the upper grades are recom- mended to their own personal dentists for treatment, there- fore receiving the goodwill of the private practioner for the ad- ditional amount of work referred to them.


Hoping that this experiment in our city may prove help- ful to other communities and that you may see fit to use the above report in part or whole for future publication on dental subjects.


Respectfully submitted, ANTHONY F. BIANCHI, Supervisor of Dental Hygiene.


395


BOARD OF HEALTHI


REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS AND PROVISIONS


January 2, 1937.


To the Board of Health Somerville, Mass.


Gentlemen :


I submit the following as my report for the year ending December 31, 1936.


The word establishment may be construed as including all places coming within the board's jurisdiction.


Number of visits to establishments


8161


Yards inspected


3666


Complaints investigated


364


Venereal disease delinquents visited


145


License committee meetings attended


32


Notices sent


89


All complaints were satisfactorily adjusted.


CONDEMNATIONS


Beef


367 1bs. Fish


146 lbs.


Pork


53


Fruit


109


Veal


16


Flour


1768 „


Lamb


12 „


Vegetables


1062


Poultry


161/2


Miscellaneous 62


"


You will note that there has been a reduction in the amount of flour condemned during 1936. This is due in a large meas- ure to the installation of rodent proof compartments in some of our establishments.


While the protection furnished this all important food product has been improved the past year, I believe the coming year will see further improvements.


Respectfully submitted,


HENRY T. MURRAY,


Chief Inspector.


396


ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS AND VETERINARIAN


Somerville, Mass., January 2, 1937.


To the Board of Health Somerville, Mass.


Gentlemen :


The following is my report for the year ending December 31, 1936.


During the year 1936 there were 348 cases of people being bitten by animals. The dogs were mainly responsible for this large number of bites, however, two people were bitten by horses, one being arrested for intoxication at the time of the biting. I bring this point out to show that in a great many cases the animal is not at fault.


It gives me great pleasure to announce that this year the same as last, we did not have a single case of rabies in dogs which had been injected against this disease. There were three cases of rabies in animals (dogs) which were not inject- ed with rabies vaccine. This work to be effective must be done each year. The dog owners more than pay for it due to the fact that the city receives annually $5,000.00 from dog owners in license fees. This money is used to pay for the inoculations of people bitten by stray or rabid animals and the rest is given to the Library fund. The dog owners receive no benefit what- ever from this huge sum of money, so it can be easily seen that the total expense of my work and the injection of the vaccine is more than paid for by this sum of money.


The inspections of the City Home farm animals was done by me as in past years.


There were a total of 700 calls made by me during the year besides the injections of 1,000 dogs with rabies vaccine.


Respectfully submitted,


E. WILLIAM JOHANSEN, Inspector of Animals & Veterinarian.


397


BOARD OF HEALTH


REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF MILK AND VINEGAR


CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL LABORATORY CITY HALL, SOMERVILLE, MASS.


January 2, 1937.


To the Board of Health Somerville, Mass.


Gentlemen :


During the year seven hundred and four stores were li- censed to sell milk, one hundred and five dealers were licensed to distribute milk and one hundred sixteen stores were reg- istered to sell oleomargarine. Eight dealers located in Som- erville were licensed to operate a milk pasteurizing plant. Five dealers sell cream exclusively. Thirty-five dealers purchase bottled pasteurized milk for distribution. Two dealers sell raw certified milk and three dealers handle pasteurized certified milk. Two dealers handle pasteurized Vitamin D milk. Three dealers sell Irradiated Pasteurized milk. Seventeen dealers have discontinued business. An average of 35,000 quarts of milk and 1,300 quarts of cream were distributed daily in Som- erville according to records submitted by the dealers.


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


398


ANNUAL REPORTS


TABLE 1 Receipts


Month


License


Applications


License


Fees


Cash for


Analyses


Cash Paid


City Treasurer


Analyses on


Account


Total Income


for Department


January


11


5.50


2.00


7.50


115.50


123.00


February


7


3.50


0.00


3.50


98.00


101.50


March


17


8.50


0.00


8.50


118.00


126.50


April


9


4.50


5.50


10.00


118.00


128.00


*May


590


304.50


0.00


304.50


122.50


427.00


June


203


101.50


.50


102.00


104.00


206.00


July


21


10.50


2.00


12.50


154.50


167.00


August


12


6.00


0.00


6.00


121.50


127.50


+September


18


28.00


3.00


31.00


118.00


149.00


October


15


7.50


4.00


11.50


109.00


120.50


*November


16


17.50


0.00


17.50


126.00


143.50


*December


11


15.00


3.00


18.00


109.00


127.00


930


512.50


20.00


532.50


1,414.00


1,946.50


* 1 Pasteurizing License Included


2 Pasteurizing Licenses Included


TABLE 2 Samples Examined


Month


Chemical Sam-


ples Collected


Bacteria Sam-


ples Collected


Total Col-


lections


Lornz


Tests


Samples


Submitted


Microscopical


Examinations


January


140


88


228


48


217


90


583


February


165


131


296


61


246


141


744


March


227


117


344


77


232


127


780


April


297


117


414


79


219


137


849


May


285


126


411


66


240


140


857


June


361


135


496


100


190


172


958


July


283


133


416


60


296


158


930


August


297


267


564


67


322


302


1,255


September


232


131


363


80


230


131


804


October


254


109


363


73


223


113


772


November


229


99


328


79


237


104


748


December


214


80


294


60


203


95


652


2,984


1,533


4,517


850


2,855


1,710


9,932


Total


399


BOARD OF HEALTH


TABLE 3 Inspections


Month


Dairy, Milk Sta-


tions and R.R.


Milk and Ice


Cream Plants


Restaurants


and Stores


Total


Inspections


January


9


177


11


197


February


11


119


10


140


March


18


168


5


191


April


7


139


8


154


May


11


152


2


165


June


9


113


234


356


July


7


110


88


205


August


12


136


10


158


September


8


162


2


172


October.


10


135


2


147


November


6


128


3


137


December


4


105


4


113


112


1,644


379


2,135


During 1936 license fees and fees for analyses amounted to $1,946.50. There were in 1936, 9,932 laboratory examina- tions. Sediment and microscopical examinations were carried out as routine and the Reductase Test applied as occasion de- manded.


As in previous years it has been the policy of the Depart- ment of Milk Inspection to seize original packages, that is pints or quarts of milk, of each grade, from each dealer, each month, and analyze for food value (fats and solids) and clean- liness (bacterial count and sediment) and examine microscop- ically for types of bacteria. However owing to a reduced bud- get and a lack of transportation facilities the work of collect- ing samples was somewhat curtailed.


During 1936 there have been two additional permits is- sued to creameries located at a distance from New England to ship cream into Somerville. These certificates were issued after the dealer filed with this department a questionnaire which assured the department that the plant is properly equipped and processes the cream according to Massachusetts standards. These questionnaires were accompanied by a voucher from the state or city department which supervises the sanitary condi- tions at the plant and approved the source of supply.


4,00


ANNUAL REPORTS


The following Milk Regulation became effective July 15, 1936 : No person, firm or corporation shall sell, offer for sale, hold in possession with intent to sell, exchange or deliver any milk or cream in the City of Somerville, unless such milk or cream is certified according to the provisions of the Law, or pasteurized as provided for in Section 1 of Chapter 94 of the General Laws and amended by Chapter 158 of the Acts of 1932, or unless the same be in an establishment equipped for pasteurizing milk and held for purpose of pasteurization or in unbroken packages of not less than 10 gallons each.


Respectfully submitted,


WM. H. WALLIS,


Milk Inspector.


401


INDEX


INDEX


Appeal, Board of, Report of 235


Assessors, Board of, Report of


229


Estimated Receipts 230


City Auditor, Report of


13


Balance Sheet


16


Cash Statement


21


Detail of Estimated Receipts


24


Appropriations


28


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


39


County of Middlesex


40


Revenue and Expenses


41


Temporary Loans


42


Funded Debt


44


Taxes


46


Special Assessments


46


Maturities on Funded Debt


48,50


Interest Requirements on Funded Debt


49,51


Borrowing Capacity


52


Tax Titles


53


Overlay Accounts


54


Excess and Deficiency Account


55


Receipts and Expenditures, Classifications of


57


Schedule of Public Property


100


Somerville Retirement System


103


City Clerk, Report of


146


Receipts


146


Payments


148


Licenses and Permits


149


Ordinances


149


Births


153


Marriages


153


Deaths


154


City Engineer, Report of


172


Engineering Department


172


General Financial Statement


172


Table of Street Construction


175


Underground Conduits


176


Sewer Division


177


Maintenance Accounts


181


Parks and Playgrounds Division


181


402


INDEX


City Government and Officers for 1936 155


City Solicitor, Report of 225


City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes, Report of 105


Cash Statement


Taxes


Street Sprinkling Assessments


110


Betterment Assessments


111


Departmental Accounts


112


Temporary Loans


114


Bonds


117, 118, 119


Municipal Relief Loans


120


Commissioner of Public Buildings (see Public Buildings Com- missioner) 354


Commissioner of Streets (see Street Commissioner) 365


Commissioner of Water (see Water Commissioner) 134


Commissioner of Electric Lines and Lights, Report of 221


Inspection of Wiring in Buildings


221


Fire Alarm System


221


Police Signal System


223


Supervision of Poles and Wires on the Streets


223


Street Lighting


223


Traffic Lights


224


Recommendations


224


Dental Hygiene, Report of 392


Election Commissioners, Board of, Report of


184


List of Assessed Polls and Registered Voters 188


Election Statistics


189


Fire Department, Chief of, Report of


208


Alarms of Fire


208


Manual Force


209


Apparatus


209


Hose


209


Classification of Alarms


210


Service of Companies


211


In Memoriam


212


Recommendations


213


Health, Board of, Report of


369


Organization, Officers, etc.


369


Nuisances


371


Permits and Licenses 371


Stables


373


106


108


403


INDEX


Board and Infants


373


Lying.In Hospitals


373


Mortality Statistics


375


Diseases Dangerous to Public Health


381


Specimens and Supplies


381


Medical Inspection of Schools


382


Bacteriological Work


384


Undertakers


385


Infant Hygiene Clinics 385


Health Nurses, Report of


386


Medical Inspection, Report of


388


Dental Hygiene, Report of Department


392


Inspection of Animals and Provisions


395


Report of Inspector of Animals and Veterinarian


396


Inspection of Milk and Vinegar


397


Inspector of Milk and Vinegar, Report of the


397


Law Department, Report of 225


Licensing Commission, Report of


233


Medical Inspection, Report of


388


Visits


388


Laboratory Examinations


388


Tuberculosis


389


Diphtheria Immunization


390


Mid-Term Message, Honorable Leslie E. Knox 3


Ordinances


149


Planning Board


232


Police, Chief of, Report of 203


Arrests


203


Changes in the Department


203


Roster of Department


205


Public Buildings, Commissioner, Report of 354


Inspection of Buildings


355


Elevators


356


Schools


356


Libraries


358


City Home


358


Coal Pocket, Central Heating Plant


358


T. B. Camp


358


Powder House Park 358


Recommendations


359


404


INDEX


Public Grounds (City Engineer)


172


Public Library


121


Report of Trustees


121


Board of Trustees and Officers-Committees


122


Organization of Library and Staff Personnel


123


Report of Librarian


126


Statistics


130


Public Welfare, Department of


162


Members of the Board, Committees, Officers, etc.


162


Report of General Agent


165


Full Support


165


Partial Support


165


Children


165


Aid Under 1913 Law (Mothers' Aid)


165


Cost to City


165


Reimbursements


166


Aid under Chapter 118A


166


Somerville Hospitals


166


Population and Gross Expenditures


166


Overseers of the Poor Since 1885


168


Recapitulation


1.69


City Home, Report of Warden


170


City Physician, Report of


1(1


Recreation Commission 216


Retirement System


103


Sanitary Department, Report of


363


Collection of Ashes and Paper


363


School Department


239


Superintendent of Schools, Report of


243


Appendix, Contents of


272


Graduates-High School


312


Junior High School


320


Vocational Schools


334


School Committees


240, 335


Somerville Teachers' Club


269


Teachers in Service


337


Sealer of Weights and Measures, Report of 360


Sewers (see City Engineer) .........


Soldiers' Relief Commission, Report of


237


Street Commissioner, Report of


367


Snow and Ice


365


Sidewalks Maintenance


366


405


INDEX


Street Cleaning


366


Suppression of Moths


366


Shade Trees


366


Sidewalks Construction


367


Miscellaneous


367


Traffic Control


367


Recommendations


368


Water Commissioner, Report of


Revenue and Expenditures


136


Cost of Water Works


138


Hydrants, Gates, etc.


139


Fire Services


142


Water Meters


140


Water Assessments and Consumption


141


Summary and Statistics


143


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