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WELFARE DEPARTMENT
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
SUPPORT OF THE PUBLIC WELFARE DEPARTMENT
Board of Public Welfare WALTER V. ROBINSON, Chairman QUINLAN J. SULLIVAN, Vice-Chairman ARTHUR C. COFFEY
Committees On Finance, Investigation and Relief, and City Home MR. ROBINSON, MR. SULLIVAN, MR. COFFEY
Clerks and Social Workers
HELEN E. LINEGAR DOROTHY C. WATKINS FRANCES V. LEWIS M. ETTA NEYLAN MARGARET C. CONLEY CHARLES J. WILLWERTH MARGARET CLARK JOSEPH E. Dow WILLIAM T. CASEY
ELMER E. HASELTON DOROTHY F. WHITE RAYMOND AHERNE JOHN J. GRIFFIN LORETTA ROBINSON HELEN HAVICAN EUGENE F. DALEY EILEEN T. HENNESSY MARGARET E. RILEY
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ANNUAL REPORTS
General Agent WILLIAM E. COPITHORNE (Died March 4, 1937)
Acting General Agent CHARLES J. WILLWERTH Mar. 4, 1937 to Dec. 31, 1937
City Physician CIRO GIOBBE, M.D.
Assistant City Physicians
EDWARD M. MCCARTY, M.D. EDMOND J. MACDONALD, M.D.
Warden and Matron, City Home MR. AND MRS. HERMAN M. REYNOLDS
Office City Hall, Highland Avenue
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WELFARE DEPARTMENT
Somerville, Mass., December 31, 1937.
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,
WALTER V. ROBINSON, Chairman ARTHUR C. COFFEY QUINLAN J. SULLIVAN
Board of Public Welfare
134
ANNUAL REPORTS
REPORT OF THE GENERAL AGENT
City Hall, January 2, 1938.
To the Board of Public Welfare,
Somerville, Mass.
Gentlemen :
The general agent submits the following as his report for year ending December 31, 1937 :
Table No. 1 FULL SUPPORT (During the year)
In City Home (men, 93; women, 39) 132
In City Home, December 31, 1937 69
In hospitals for the sick in other cities, towns and state .... 318
Table No. 2 PARTIAL SUPPORT (Outside Relief)
Families
2,527
Persons aided (including hospital cases)
13,106
Burials
29
Table No. 3
CHILDREN
In private families 26
In care of state division of child guardianship 45
Table No. 4 AID UNDER CHAPTER 413 (Aid to Dependent Children)
Number of aid to dependent children cases, January 1, 1937 80
Number of families aided at close of year 127
Number of families aided during the year
140
Number of children
460
Amount allowed each family, from $5.00 to $26.00
Cost to City
$97,511.63
Reimbursements and refunds
49,644.49
Net cost to city
$47,867.14
Table No. 5 REIMBURSEMENTS Aid to Dependent Children
United States Government Grant
$21,862.92
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
21,797.37
Cities and towns
5,847.20
$49,507.49
WELFARE DEPARTMENT
REIMBURSEMENTS
Miscellaneous
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
$223,151.51
City of Beverly
219.00
" Boston
43,783.23
Brockton
4.35
„,
Gloucester
1,063.61
"
Lawrence
337.25
" Leominster
6.00
„ Lowell
800.03
,,
"
Lynn
252.82
„
Malden
2,438.86
9,837.61
Methuen
364.44
New Bedford
260.27
Newton
58.00
=
Quincy
151.15
Revere
1,962.89
"
Salem
57.10 .60
"
„ Waltham
1,258.84
„
Worcester
1,760.26
Town of Acton
326.00
Amesbury
21.97
Arlington
3,561.37
"
" Bedford
33.00
Billerica
481.07
"
Brookline
90.57
Dedham
192.80
Duxbury
64.50
Franklin
135.25
Harvard
980.14
" Holbrook
136.80
Hudson
20.75
Lexington
816.98
"
Lincoln
173.55
„
Melrose
270.39
" Middleboro
436.39
Natick
165.00
„
Needham
83.00
Randolph
55.50
Rockport
58.60
Topsfield
93.33
Wakefield
752.90
Wilmington
369.00
Individuals
57.50
$328,610.46
"
Cambridge
30,943.62
Haverhill
494.91
Medford
Avon
27.75
Taunton
135
136
ANNUAL REPORTS
REIMBURSEMENTS Old Age Assistance
United States Government Grant
$178,251.17
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
77,053.26
Cities and Towns
6,128.43
$261,432.86
During the year 1937 six hundred and fifty to seven hundred and fifty men worked an average of three days each week for aid granted. No appropriation credit was made to this department by the other city departments for whom the work was per- formed.
Table No. 6 AID UNDER CHAPTER 118A (Old Age Assistance)
Number of old age assistance cases January 1, 1937
1,025
Number of old age assistance cases aided at close of year
1,220
Cost to City
$397,203.74
Reimbursements and refunds
265,337.37
Net cost to city
$131,866.37
Table No. 7 SOMERVILLE HOSPITALS (City Patients)
Patients having settlement in Somerville
892
Patients having settlement in other cities and towns
271
Patients having no settlement (chargeable to state)
533
Total number of patients sent to hospitals
1,696
Amount paid to hospitals
$52,941.75
Table No. 8 POPULATION AND GROSS EXPENDITURES, 1900 to 1937
1900
-* 61,643
Misc. $23,697.62 Home $5,528.83 Total
$29,226.45
1901
- 62,500
29,171.15
6,622.43
35,793.58
1902
- 63,500
28,667.04
"
7,396.64
36,063.68
1903
-
65,500
30,470.20
7,548.39
38,018.50
1904
69,500
20,476.64
6,563.11
27,039.65
1905
-* 69,272
17,627.88
7,474.36
25,002.24
1906
72,000
18,237.53
6,806.79
25,044.32
1907
74,000
"
17,852.20
7,001.23
24,853.43
1908
75,500
17,955.34
6,875.56
24,830.99
1909
75,500
16,843.17
-
7,562.83
24,406.00
1910
-* 77,236
16,110.42
7,695.89
23,806.31
1911
- 78,000
,,
16,327.56
7,842.03
24,169.59
1912
81,000
19,201.33
8,998.97
28,200.30
1913
- 82,000
=
21,827.73
10,945.95
32,773.68
1914
- 85,000
=
35,619.68
11,200.25
,
46,819.93
1915
-* 86,854
=
45,490.98
11,218.65
56,709.63
RECAPITULATION FOR THE YEAR 1937
1937
Salaries
All Other
Maintenance
Cash In Advance
Office Supplies
State Infirmary
Board
Burials
Local Hospitals
Cash Paid Out
Groceries
Medicine
Furniture
Cash Allowance
Cities & Towns
Clothing & Shoes
Glasses
Other Institutions
Totals
January
$2,756.27
$15.25
$174.98
$200.00
$23.85
$17.70
$66.42
$44.00
$4,286.25
$25,721.00
$512.19
$203.68
$1,121.98
$1,476.30
$315.85
$184.59
$55,639.91
February
2,551.08
142.25
108.24
48.40
60.00
56.00
3,907.50
27,461.00
840.92
220.00
413.97
2,106.00
4,230.30
431.25
1,168.33
64,140.61
March
2,630.94
1,181.41
116.62
416.71
86.42
320.00
4,762.50
31,941.00
23,888.63
1,739.72
208.11
709.29
3,698.74
4,866.26
439.75
1,363.41
78,369.51
April
2,586.65
14.59
116.62
87.25
878.77
2,927.18
20.00
4,905.00
27,558.50
25,037.28
1,281.05
25.00
205.72
48,683.20
3,137.75
1,188.82
263.75
1,132.15
120,049.28
May
3,014.23
36.04
116.62
248.70
204.42
175.00
4,241.25
24,109.50
19,080.05
2,329.13
181.54
4,217.11
2,275.72
2,490.99
277.85
898.00
63,896.15
June
3,687.86
22.20
116.62
178.90
205.73
165.00
4,087.50
27,108.00
17,652.45
1,218.10
172.86
524.19
3,059.50
216.00
867.16
59,282.07
July
3,128.26
81.21
349.98
127.50
655.00
66.42
289.00
3,660.00
27,295.50
17,789.70
1,704.27
185.97
1,430.57
187.85
1,147.42
58,098.65
August
2,555.25
24.45
224.98
134.65
92.70
85.00
296.25
30,022.50
14,162.28
311.20
185.97
1,504.00
276.00
384.45
50,259.68
September
2,628.32
96.30
266.62
246.30
98.57
9,258.75
28,378.00
24,991.00
2,154.04
16.50
173.14
2,836.98
7,413.03
427.75
1,454.60
80,439.90
October
2,946.23
47.37
233.30
49.82
610.00
5,499.17
175.00
5,070.75
25,614.00
28,289.15
1,952.67
9.50
192.69
2,519.00
2,074.50
424.45
1,311.17
77,018.77
November
2,635.15
1,065.30
233.30
72.66
193.70
32.00
3,904.50
28,599.00
21,401.47
2,247.00
187.14
4,475.89
2,022.60
298.35
605.11
67,973.17
December
3,017.93
3,191.91
208.53
145.60
907.00
2,671.46
297.00
4,561.50
41,329.00
49,536.99
4,043.75
192.69
19,471.84
7,604.15
9,432.51
440.00
2,083.20
149,135.06
Totals $34,138.17
$5,918.28
$2,266.41
$200.00
$1,780.34
$3,068.47
$12,172.19
$1,658.00
$52,941.75
$345,137.00 $276,550.12
$20,334.04
$51.00
$2,309.51
$77,978.56
$40,700.65
$30,499.83
$3,998.85
$12,599.59
$924,302.76
....
....
....
Auto
Fuel $4,193.85
$14,325.75 20,395.37
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WELFARE DEPARTMENT
1916
- 90,000
Misc.
51,759.62
Home
11,593.41
Total
63,353.03
1917
- 90,000
53,653.33
13,417.77
67,071.10
1918
- 90,500
63,420.48
15,411.20
„
78,831.68
1919
91,000
67,682.53
15,789.34
83,471.34
1920
*93,033
77,456.57
17,308.29
94,764.86
1921
95,000
87,922.69
"
13,577.07
109,087.99
1923
- 98,000
88,909.21
=
14,770.97
"
114,905.06
1925
- -* 99,032
108,009.99
„,
17,138.03
125,148.02
1926
-101,000
121,513.30
16,896.89
138,410.19
1927
-103,000
135,671.34
"
16,070.45
151,741.79
1928
-104,000
160,269.41
"
13,393.85
"
173,663.25
1929
-104,000
177,499.26
14,382.34
191,881.60
1930
-* 103,604
230,862.48
14,420.61
245,283.09
1931
-103,604
"
402,742.58
13,374.66
"
416,117.24
1932
104,000
650,893.45
14,983.46
=
665,876.91
1933
104,000
594,108.10
13,643.51
607,751.61
1934
104,000
747,993.71
"
13,499.64
761,493.35
1935
*100,773
551,351.15
13,722.16
565,073.31
1936
100,773
897,986.79
"
15,238.88
913,225.67
1937
100,773
924,302.76
16,957.13
1,435,975.26
* Census.
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR IN SOMERVILLE Since the Reorganization in 1885
Hon. Mark F. Burns, chairman, ex-officio. ...
1885
1888 inclusive
Col. Herbert E. Hill
1885
1889
"
Charles S. Lincoln, Esq., chairman 1885
1887
Charles G. Brett (president 1888-1892)
1885
Apr. 1893
Hon. Edward Glines
1885
1887
Edward B. West (president May 1894,
February 1912)
1888
1912
"
Daniel C. Stillson
1888
Apr. 1892
Hon. Charles C. Pope, chairman, ex-officio 1889
1891
Nathan H. Reed (president 1893 to April, 1894)
1890
Apr. 1894
Hon. William H. Hodgkins, chairman, ex- officio
1892
1895
James G. Hinckley
May, 1892
1894
Albert W. Edmands
May, 1893
Oct. 1918
"
Herbert E. Merrill
May, 1894
1909
Ezra D. Souther
1895
Feb. 1898
Hon. Albion A. Perry, chairman ex-officio 1896 James H. Butler
March, 1898
1899
Henry F. Curtis, M. D. (president 1912-1919) 1910 Philip Koen
1912
Nov. 1916
Michael Coll
Nov. 1916
Dec. 1924
Fred E. Durgin (chairman 1919-1935)
.. Oct. 1918
Jan. 1935
"
George G. Brayley
Jan. 1922
June 1928
,
James D. Sharkey
Dec. 1924
1933
"
Wilbur F. Lewis
June 1928
Jan. 1931
15,069.81
102,992.50
1922
- 97,000
-100,000
100,013.27
"
14,891.79
103,680.17
1924
A.D.C. 97,511.63
OAA 397,203.74
1898
"
Hon. George O. Proctor, chairman ex-officio 1899
1921
"
95,510.92
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ANNUAL REPORTS
John C. McNally Jan. 1931
1933
Frank Cole
1933
Jan. 1934
*Arthur C. Coffey
1933
date
*Quinlan Sullivan
1934
date "
*Walter V. Robinson (chairman 1935 to date)
1935
date
* Present member.
Table No. 10 RECAPITULATION (Miscellaneous)
Expenditures and transfers
$924,302.76
Reimbursements and refunds
330,920.06
Net cost to city
$593,382.70
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES J. WILLWERTH,
Acting Agent
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WELFARE DEPARTMENT
REPORT OF WARDEN OF CITY HOME
City Home, January 1, 1938.
To the Board of Public Welfare, Somerville, Mass.
Gentlemen :
I submit the following as the report of the Warden of the City Home for the year ending December 31, 1937 :
Table No. 1
Number of weeks' board of inmates 3,509
Number of males admitted during 1937 50
Number of females admitted during 1937 19
Number of males discharged during 1937 39
Number of females discharged during 1937
14
Number of males supported during 1937
93
Number of females supported during 1937
39
Number of males died during 1937
7
Number of females died during 1937
7
Number of inmates in home December 31, 1937
69
Table No. 2 CITY HOME HOSPITAL
Number of weeks' board
832-1
Number of patients admitted
49
Number of patients in hospital, December 31, 1937
13
Table No. 3
Expenditures
$16,957.13
Reimbursements and refunds
4,634.54
Net cost to city
$12,322.59
Respectfully submitted,
HERMAN M. REYNOLDS,
Warden.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
REPORT OF THE CITY PHYSICIAN
To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen.
Gentlemen :
The work of your city physician and his staff during the year 1937 is presented in the following abstract :
Office consultations and treatments 16,879
Total outside visits
6,633
Visits at City Home
108
Examinations :
For police department
136
For fire department
126
Miscellaneous visits :
Hospital investigations
Police investigations
City employees investigations
473
Respectfully submitted,
CIRO GIOBBE, M.D.,
City Physician
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BOARD OF HEALTH
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
ORGANIZATION 1937 CRAWFORD K. SWEELEY, M. D., Chairman. CHARLES L. MC CROSSAN, M. D. JAMES A. KILEY
Executive Clerk LAURENCE S. HOWARD
Assistant Clerk OLIVE M. STANLEY
Bookkeeper KATHARINE C. HEALY
Agent GEORGE I. CANFIELD
Medical Inspector and Bacteriologist. FRANK L. MORSE, M. D.
Inspector of Animals and Provisions HENRY T. MURRAY
Assistant Inspector of Animals and Provisions JAMES A. DWYER
Inspector of Animals and Veterinarian EINER W. JOHANSEN, V. S.
Inspector of Milk and Vinegar WILLIAM H. WALLIS
Assistant Inspector of Milk and Vinegar JAMES C. MOORE, Ph.G.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Technician GEORGIA H. MORELAND, Ph.G., Ph.C.
School Nurses
GRACE M. ANDREWS, R.N. MARY CASEY, R.N.
MARGARET L. KINIRY, R.N. MARTINA JENNINGS, R.N.
Health Nurses
HELEN B. BERRY GRACE E. PICKERING, R.N. MARY V. RYAN, R.N.
Superintendent at the Contagious Hospital JULIA E. FITZPATRICK, R.N.
Medical Inspectors of Schools
JOHN D. BENNETT, M.D. FRANCIS SHAW, M.D.
HERBERT E. CHOLERTON, M.D.HARRY M. STOODLEY, M.D.
WILFRID C. MAC DONALD, M.D.MICHAEL W. WHITE, M.D.
EDGAR F. SEWALL, M.D. EMIL GODUTI, M.D.
Supervising School Dentist ANTHONY F. BIANCHI, D.M.D.
School Dentists
FRED A. SWETT, D.D.S. GEORGE E. JONES, D.M.D.
ELMER L. PERRON, D.M.D. JOHN J. MORAN, D.M.D. died June 17, 1937.
WILLIAM E. DENVIR, D.M.D. appointed Sept. 23, 1937 ARTHUR L. CAVANAGH, D.M.D. RICHARD H. WALSH, D.M.D.
Dental Assistants
MARIE HULTMAN MARY C. KNOWLES MARY L. MORAN
HELEN F. KELLEHER returned to work Oct. 6, 1937 ELIZABETH KELLEY
MARGARET T. CAVANAGH
RUTH H. STEVENSON leave of absence from Nov. 1, 1937
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BOARD OF HEALTH
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
CITY HALL .
January 3, 1938.
To His Honor the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen
Gentlemen :
We respectfully submit the following as the Sixtieth Annual Report of the Board of Health in which is presented a state- ment tabulated and otherwise, of the sanitary condition of the city, and the business of the board for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1937.
NUISANCES
A record of the nuisances abated during the year, in com- pliance with notices issued by the Board, or under the Board's direction, is presented in the following table :
Complaints referred from 1936
14
Complaints received during 1937 165
179
Complaints received with no just cause
16
Complaints abated on verbal notice of Agent
42
Complaints abated on notices sent
119
Complaints referred to 1938
2
179
First notices sent
106
Second notices sent
3
Total notices sent
109
Annually the cellars and alleyways of the city are examined and the owners of the property where unsanitary conditions exist are required to remedy the same.
RECORDS OF LICENSES AND PERMITS ISSUED
GOATS - One application was received for a permit to keep three goats, which was granted. The fee is one dollar for each goat.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
HENS - Twelve applications for permits to keep 133 hens were received and all were granted.
GREASE - Fourteen applications were received for per- mits to collect grease which were granted. The fee is two dol- Jars for each team.
MELTING AND RENDERING - Two licenses have been granted to carry on the business of melting and rendering for which a fee of one dollar is charged.
MASSAGE - Eleven persons have been licensed to practice massage. The fee is one dollar for each license.
SALE OF ALCOHOL - Five persons have been licensed to sell methyl alcohol in this city. A fee of one dollar was re- ceived for each license.
BOTTLING CARBONATED BEVERAGES - Four per- sons were granted permits to engage in the business of bottling carbonated non-alcoholic beverages, soda waters and mineral and spring water. A fee of twenty dollars is charged in each case, ten dollars of which is paid to the State.
FROZEN DESSERTS AND ICE CREAM MIX. Twenty licenses to manufacture frozen desserts and ice cream mix were granted. The fee for retail manufacturing is five dollars and for wholesale manufacturers, depending on the number of gallons manufactured.
SALE OF FROZEN DESSERTS AND ICE CREAM MIX. 331 permits were granted for the sale of frozen desserts and ice cream mix, and a fee of one dollar was received for each permit.
SALE OF POULTRY - There was one permit granted for the sale of live poultry in this city.
BOARD INFANTS - Sixteen 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 and under provisions of Chapter 119 of the General Laws, all were approved.
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BOARD OF HEALTH
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 approved.
MORTALITY
There were 899 deaths and 52 still-births in the city during the year, as specified in the following table :
Deaths at Central Hospital
68
Deaths at Somerville Hospital
178
Deaths at Hospital for Contagious Diseases
3
Deaths at Home for Aged Poor (Highland Avenue)
30
Deaths at City Home
14
Deaths at other institutions
26
DEATHS BY AGES
Ages
Total
Male
Female
Under one
47
24
23
One to two
5
3
2
Two to three
4
1
3
Three to five
6
3
3
Five to ten
5
3
2
Ten to fifteen
5
3
2
Fifteen to twenty
10
6
4
Twenty to thirty
19
8
11
Thirty to forty
30
15
15
Forty to fifty
70
47
23
Fifty to sixty
120
65
55
Sixty to seventy
200
110
90
Seventy to eighty
220
126
94
Eighty to ninety
129
48
81
Ninety and over
29
6
23
Totals
899
468
431
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ANNUAL REPORTS
MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE IN 1937
January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
Total.
I. Infectious and Parasitic
9 Pertussis
11B Influenza, without re- spiratory complications specified
1
1
1
1
23 Tuberculosis of the re- spiratory system
1
1
2
1
......
1
3
9
25 Tuberculosis of the In- testines
32a Acute Disseminated Tuberculosis
36 Purulent infection, sep- ticemia
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
10
11. Cancers and other Tumors
45 Cancer of the buccal cavity and Pharynx ......
1
1
1
1
4
6
9
9
4
5
3
4
1
4
3
3
6
57
47 Cancer of the respira- tory system
2
2
48 Cancer of the uterus ....
1
1
1
1
5
2
1
...
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
10
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
11
2
1
3
1
1
55E Tumor of other organs
1
1
III. Rheumatic Diseases, Nutritional Diseases, Diseases of the En- docrine Glands and Other General Dis- eases
57 Chronic rheumatism - osteoarthritis
59 Diabetes mellitus
1
1
3
1
3
1
10
67 Diseases of the Thymus Gland
1
1
1
3
IV. Diseases of the Blood and Blood - Making Organs
70b Hemophilia
71A Pernicious Anemia
4
1
1
1
7
1
1
......
......
.....
...
....
..
1
1
1
1
49 Cancer of other Female Genital Organs
1
1
5
50 Cancer of the breasts ...
51 Cancer of the male genitourinary organs ..... 53 Cancer of other or un- specified organs
1
54D Non-malignant Tumors of Brain
..
46 Cancer of the Digestive tract and Peritoneum ....
1
..
1
1
1
..
15 Erysipelas
147
BOARD OF HEALTH
MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE IN 1937-Continued
January .
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
Total.
V. Chronic Poisonings and Intoxications
VI. Diseases of the Nervous System and of the Organs of Special Sense
79b Non-epidemic cere- brospinal meningitis
82A Cerebral Hemorrhage ....
7
1 7
10
6
11
7
3
6
9
6
6
4
82
82B Cerebral embolism and thrombosis
1
1
1
2
1
6
1
1
2
86 Convulsions (under 5 years of age)
1
2
1
2
VII. Diseases of the Cir- culatory System
91A Acute Endocarditis
92A Chronic Endocarditis ....
1
1
2
......
3
1
2
1
2
13
2
2
...
..
.....
...
1
3
3
1 10
3
10
69
93D Myocarditis, unspecified
1
2
2
2
7
94A Angina Pectoris
4
1
6
1
3
1
1
1
1
19
94b Diseases of the Coron- ary Arteries
6
4
1
2
6
5
24
95 Other diseases the
8
5
11
13
10
4
6
8
10
10
8
6
99
97 Arterio Sclerosis
12
8
12
12
7
9
8
12
9
11
3
9
112
98 Gangrene
100 Diseases of the Veins
1
1
VIII. Diseases of the Re- spiratory System
106A Acute bronchitis
106B Chronic bronchitis
6
10
10
8
3
2
3
5
7
1
3
4
3
59
5
6
1
2
2
1
1
1
4
23
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
3
13
1
1
8
114 Other Diseases of the Respiratory System
1
1
..
1
1
1
.. .
1
2
1
1
2
3
92b Endocarditis, unspec- ified (over 45 years of age)
4
93A Acute Myocarditis
17
)3C Chronic Myocarditis
9
7
10
5
2
3
6
4
...
1
1
2
107A Broncho pneumonia
108 Lobar pneumonia
109 Pneumonia, unspecified .. 110 Pleurisy
111 Congestion, edema, em- bolism, hemorrhagic in- farct and thrombosis of lung
111a Pulmonary Embolism and Thrombosis
2
2
2
....
......
1
82d Hemiplegia and other Paralysis
1
....
87a Neuralgia and Neuritis .. 1
..
..
1
5
4
Heart
148
ANNUAL REPORTS
MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE IN 1937-Continued
January
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
Total.
IX. Diseases of the Diges- tive System
117A Ulcer of the stomach ....
1
117B Ulcer of the duodenum ..
1
2
119 Diarrhea and enteritis (under 2 years of age) ..
1
1
2
120 Diarrhea and enteritis (over 2 years of age) .. 121 Appendicitis
3
1
2
3
1
2
3
15
122A Hernia
122B Intestinal obstruction ....
2
1
1
1
1
6
123 Other diseases of the intestines
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
7
125b Other Diseases of the Liver
2
1
1
4
127 Other Diseases of the Gall-Bladder and Biliary Passages
1
1
129 Peritonitis, cause not specified
X. Diseases of the Genito- Urinary System
130 Acute Nephritis
131 Chronic Nephritis
1
2
3
2
·2 2
4
2
3
2
2
4
1
28
135 Diseases of the Bladder
1
1
2
137 Diseases of the Prostate
1
3
XI. Diseases of Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperal State
140 Abortion with septic
Conditions
1
1
1
1
144b Other Puerperal Hem- orrhages
1
1
XII. Diseases of the Skin and Cellular Tissue
XIII. Diseases of the Bones and Organs of Loco- motion
2
1
3
2
2
124 Cirrhosis of the Liver
1
1
126 Biliary Calculi
1
1
2
2
142b Ectopic Gestation
1
1
149
BOARD OF HEALTH
MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE IN 1937-Continued
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total.
XIV. Congenital Malforma- tions
157B Spina Bifida and men- ingocele
1
1
2
157C Congenital malforma- tions of heart
1
1
2
1
3
XV.
Diseases of Early
Infancy
1
1
2
2
1
1 1
4
1
1
14
160 Injury at Birth
1
1
3
161A Atelectases
1
1
XVI. Senility 162 Senility
XVII. Violent and Acciden - tal Deaths
164 Suicide by poisonous
1
1
1
2
2
7
165 Suicide by hanging or
1
2
1
4
167 Suicide by firearms
1
1
178 Accidental absorption of poisonous gas
1
1
2
181 Accidental burns
1
1
2
suffocation
1
2
3
186A Accidental fall
2
2
1
2
1
3
4
2
2
5
1
2
27
186b Accidental crushing
1
1
191 Excessive heat
1
1
195 Violent deaths of which nature is unknown
1
1
1
2
2
2
....
...
2
1
3
14
XVIII. III Defined Causes of Death
Totals
96
84
92
79
71
54
60
67
65
88
66
77
899
... ..
...
1
1
207 Other railroad accidents
...
.....
3
210 Automobile accidents ....
1
1
182 Accidental mechanical
183 Accidental drowning
1
1
gas
strangulation
..
158 Congenital debility
159 Premature Birth
150
ANNUAL REPORTS
TOTAL DEATHS DURING LAST TEN YEARS
Year
No. of Deaths 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
1935
862
8.21
1936
965
9.58
1937
899
8.92
Average death rate per 1,000 for ten years
9.19
TABLE SHOWING THE FIVE PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF DEATHS IN SOMERVILLE IN 1937
HEART DISEASE.
ARTERIO SCLEROSIS
CANCER ALL FORMS.
PNEUMONIA 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.
255
25.3
112
11.1
97
9.6
83
8.2
82
8.1
Rate per 1,000
1928
Table Showing Comparisons between 1936 and 1937 in Prevalence, Deaths and Percentage of Deaths of Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Typhoid Fever and Tuberculosis.
SCARLET FEVER.
YEAR.
Cases
Reported.
Number of
Deaths.
Percentage
Reported.
Number of
Deaths.
Percentage
Reported.
Number of
Deaths.
Percentage
Reported.
Number of
Deaths.
Percentage
of Deaths.
1937
Deaths from Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Typhoid Fever, and Tuberculosis in the Last Ten Years
TUBERCULOSIS ALL FORMS.
MONTHS.
1928
1929
1930
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1
-
-
-
January
5 1
2
7.
4
1
'2
1
2
March
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
May
1
1
1
1
...
..
4
2
..
...
2
...
...
1
...
3
3
3
1
2
1
6
2
7
October.
2
1
-
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
wo
1
December
0
1
2
4
2
0
6
5 28
7
3.
ـ
1
0
0
2
0
2
O
0
2
0
0
0
0
Total
TYPHOID FEVER.
SCARLET FEVER.
DIPHTHERIA.
21
4
1
·2
February
. . .
6
1
April
.. .
112
2
June.
3
1
2
3
1
4
0
July
1
2
4
1
1
1
2
1
8
4
3
3
1
0
September
1
.
. . .
3
6
2
1
1
1
2
0
..
November
...
151
10 11
34 34
21
16
=1001
DIPHTHERIA.
TYPHOID FEVER.
TUBERCULOSIS ALL FORMS.
Cases
Cases
113
10
8.8
0
0
0
205
2
05
00
00
6
O
.0
97
11
11.3
4
150
0
of Deaths.
4
1936
BOARD OF HEALTH
1
12
1
1
3
2
2
2
3
1
1022
101
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
1
1
2
7
4
2
5
2
2
3
1
1
1
3
4
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
..
..
:
August
...
..
.. .
100H
8-11
.. .
1
1
1
1
...
2
11
...
1931
Cases
of Deaths.
of Deaths.
7
1
...
152
ANNUAL REPORTS
DISEASES DANGEROUS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH
This board has adjudged that the diseases known as actinomycosis, anterior poliomyelitis, anthax, Asiastic 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 public health and safety within the meaning of the statutes. Physicians are required to report immediately to the board every case of either of these diseases coming under their care and postal cards conveniently printed and addressed are supplied to them for the purpose. On re- ceipt of a card from a physician, the principal of the school in the district in which the patient resides and the State Board of Health are notified.
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