Report of the city of Somerville 1938, Part 23

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1938
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A compiled table of areas showing a sub-division of city's acreage was published in the 1925 report.


I respectfully refer to some of the more important recom- mendations and suggestions made in reports of the City En- gineer for a number of years past, which are for the improve- ment of conditions in this city.


SEWER DIVISION


The design and construction of sewers, storm drains, catch basins, house drains, etc., maintenance of the drainage system and other items in this division are under the direction and control of the City Engineer.


During the year 1938 all sewer construction was carried on in conjunction with the Works Progress Administration. Under this plan the City supplied all equipment and materials, and the W.P.A. the labor. Plans and all engineering services were furnished by the City Engineer.


TABULAR STATEMENT OF SEWERS BUILT IN 1938 BY W. P. A. UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE CITY ENGINEER


LOCATION


ITEMS OF CONSTRUCTION


From


To


Material Excavated


holes


S.D.


C.S. S.S. S.D. C.S. S.S.


Bonalr Street


South side


opp. Melvin Street


uear Walnnt Street


Ledge & Clay Gravel & Ledge


2


8" 454


Bonair Street


Sonth slde


rear of Voc. School


near McGrath Highway


Clay


6


10"


796


Bradiey Street


East side


Pearl Street


Jackson Road


Clay


0


10"


35


Bradley Street


Across


opp. No. 5 Bradley Street


near No. 8 Bradley Street


Clay


5


8"-10"


417


Bradley Street


West side


near No. 8 Bradley Street


Northerly


Clay


1


8"


34


Broadway


South side


East side Sargent Avenue


West side Sargent Avenue


1


18"


303


Cross Street


East side


Webster Street


Pearl Street


Ledge Clay


0


8"


34


Cross Street


Across


Webster Street


Everett Avenue


Cutter Street


West side


opp. No. 29 Cutter Street


near Webster Street


Clay & Shale


3


263


Cutter Street


North side


Cross Street


McGrath Highway


Clay & Ledge


5


8"


37


Everett Avenue


Across


opp. No. 9 Everett Avenue


opp. No. 12 Everett Avenue


Clay Clay


1


8"


201


Everett Avenue


opp. No. 12 Everett Avenue


8'


551


Everett Avenue


South side


opp. No. 12 Everett Avenue


McGrath Highway


Clay & Ledge


4


Glen Street


East side


opp. Brook Street


Webster Street


3


8'


333


Glen Street


West side


Brook Street


near Webster Street


2


8"


249


Glen Street


East side


Webster Street


Clay


2


8"


371


North side


Bradley Street


near Walnut Street


Gravel & Ledge


1


8'


104


Jackson Road


North side


Bradley Street


Westerly


Sand


6


10"


1098


Line Street


8' off north street line


Washington Street


Cooney Street


Clay & Ledge


2


8"


495


Otis Street


North side


rear of Voc. School


near McGrath Highway


Ledge


1


00


314


Otis Street


South side


Dana Street


Wigglesworth Street


Ledge


1


8"


316


North side


East side Cross Street


West side Cross Street


Ledge


0


18"


37


North side


Cross Street


Marshall Street


Clay, Ledge & Sand


2


370


Radcliffe Road


Bradley Street


near Walnut Street


Ledge, Clay & Gravel


8"


320


Radcliffe Road


Bradley Street


near Walnut Street


Ledge, Clay & Gravel


8"


244


Radcliffe Road


Bradley Street


near Marshall Street


Clay & Gravel


8"


216


Radcliffe Road


North side


Bradley Street


near Marshall Street


Clay & Gravel


8'


252


Rush Street


East side


Webster Street.


near Pearl Street


Clay Clay


8"


267


Rush Street


East side


Brook Street


Webster Street


Clay & Shale


1


8'


359


Sargent Avenue


West side


Broadway


Clay & Ledge


8'


230


Sargent Avenue


Across


East side at No. 12


West side near Sherman Court


2


8"


447


Sargent Avenue


South side


Angle


E'ly to summit


Ledge & Gravel


1


91


Walter Terrace


West side


Jackson Road


Dead end


Gravel


1


8"


206


Walter Terrace


East side


Jackson Road


Dead end


Gravei


1


8"


205


Washington Street


East slde


Beacou Street


Line Street


Sand


1


10"


202


Wigglesworth Street


South side Otis


East side Wigglesworth Street


West side Wigglesworth Street


Ledge


0


8'


34


Wigglesworth Street


East side


Otis Street


Northerly


Ledge


2


Wigglesworth Street


West side


near No. 32 Wigglesworth Street


Northerly


Ledge


2


8"


123


Wigglesworth Street


East side


Otis Street


Southerly


Ledge


2


8'


159


Wigglesworth Street


West side


near No. 32 Wigglesworth Street Southerly


Ledge


1


8"


166


15,910'-leugth of sewers added to system in 1938. 15,910-3.01326 miles total construction in 1938.


Total length of Public Sewers in the city, January 1, 1939


588,263.7'-111.4136 Mlies


Total length of Private Sewers in the city, January 1, 1939


34,896.0' -- 6.6090 Mlles


Total length of Sewers iu the city, January 1, 1939 .


623,159.7-118.0226 Mlles (Including 48.5930 Miles


Total length of Storm Drains in the city, January 1, 1939


108,514.3'- 20.5520 Miles


S.S. Sewers)


Total length of City drainage system, January 1, 1939


731,674.0'-138.5746 Miles


Total iength of Metropolitan Sewer Mains in the city, January 1, 1939


18,348.0'- 3.4750 Miles


2 2 22212221120 2 1 1 2 2 0


8'


265


Sargent Avenue


West side


near Sherman Court


South line Sargent Avenue at angle


Clay & Ledge Clay


8"


55


Sargent Avenue


South side


Walnut Street


Summit


Ledge & Gravei


Rush Street


West side


Webster Street


near Pearl Street


Rush Street


West side


Brook Street


Wehster Street


Clay & Shale


18


18"


2288


Pearl Street


West side


Webster Street


Gravel & Ledge


3


Jackson Road


South side


Bradley Street


near Walnut Street


Gravel & Ledge


2


8'


373


Jackson Road


East side


opp. No. 29 Cutter Street


Webster Street


Clay & Shale


2


272


Everett Avenue


South side


Cross Street


Clay


2


8"


356


Clay


near Pearl Street


243


Glen Street


near Pearl Street


North slde


Dana Street


Wigglesworth Street


Otls Street


Pearl Street


South side


North side


South side


Man-


Size Length In Ft.


Street


8"


490


2


Street extended


115


365


near Sherman Conrt


Clay


0


755


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CITY ENGINEER


The total sewer construction completed in 1938 with the aid of the Works Progress Administration was as follows :


Separate System-15,910 ft. or 3.0 miles.


The following table shows the location of such construc- tion.


Total length of city's drainage system 138.57 miles Cost of construction to date (including catch basins) $1,683,578.44 Total length of Metropolitan sewerage system mains running through this city 3.475 miles


17 connections, in Somerville, with Metropolitan


sewerage mains. Also 4 connections through Med- ford and 1 connection through Cambridge. Loca- tions of City's mains connecting with state sewer in 1912 report, and details of construction in pre- vious reports


New catch basins constructed in city's highways 1938 42 Total catch basins maintained by city 2,210


Other catch basins-State Highway Metropolitan Park, B. E. Ry., etc. 298


Total catch basins in the city for storm drainage purposes


2,508


imp manholes on drainage system


139


The separate sewerage system should be extended each year to assist in the ultimate separation of sewerage and storm water which the Metropolitan District Commission is striving to accomplish.


It is advisable to extend the storm drain system as fast as finances permit, particularly in the North Somerville District into Two Penny Brook, West Somerville Distrist into Tan- nery Brook, and Winter Hill District into the Mystic River, thus relieving the combined sewerage system of much surface water.


SEWERS MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT


1938


Credit


Appropriation and Credits


$19,557.01


Statement of Expenditures


Labor


$14,654.43


Maintenance of trucks


2,106.60


Equipment, supplies and repairing


1,363.25


Total ..


$18,124.28


BALANCE UNEXPENDED


$1,432.73


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ANNUAL REPORTS


A permanent force of six men, and city trucks, are kept continually at work, flushing, cleaning and repairing the city's drainage system, including catch basins, the expense neces- sarily increasing yearly as sewers, storm drains and catch basins are added to the system, and the distance increased to the dumping places, only two of which are available at present.


There were received during the year 1938 a total of 743 complaints for drains clogged, cellars flooded, and catch basins blocked. These were attended to immediately.


During the month of July this City experienced the worst continuous rain storm in its history. As a direct result, the number of requests made on this department to relieve flooded cellars and catch basins overtaxed the facilities of this depart- ment. All requests for help to alleviate the flood conditions were met promptly, due to the co-operation extended by other City departments. During a period of five days the number of requests equalled one-fifth of the total of all such requests made during the entire year 1938. At this time a great deal of credit is due to the Citizens of Somerville for the co-opera- tive manifested by them during this emergency.


The scarcity of dumping places has confronted the city for some time and various schemes have been considered for ef- ficient and economical methods of disposal, but no plan has been adopted.


The drainage system, built as required by the growth of the city, is composed of units of different type and age. Repairs, additions and alterations due to deterioration or changing con- ditions are necessary very frequently.


Forty permits have been issued for private drain connec- tions from buildings to sewers or storm drains, thirty-three of these being for repairs, alterations or extensions. All work is done subject to inspection by this department.


Many of the repairs and alterations were made necessary by the growth of tree roots into private drain pipe. In sev- eral cases, these private drains were relaid with iron pipe and compound joints.


Only persons that are licensed as drain layers by the city, and who have given satisfactory bonds are permitted to lay and repair private drains.


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CITY ENGINEER


Data concerning each drain connection with the public sewer is on file in this office, and time and expense could be saved by the owner, by applying directly to this department for investigation and advice, where trouble exists.


Many car track catch basins and underground conduit manholes built by public service corporations have been con- nected with the city's drainage system.


A special ordinance should be enacted to enforce a better system of grease traps in the premises of some of the larger manufacturing plants and rendering companies to prevent large amounts of grease and waste products from escaping into city sewer mains and partially blocking sections of sewers as has occurred at various times.


There are to date about 18.554 private drain connections with the city's drainage system.


PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS DIVISION


There are at the present time eighteen parcels of land laid out as parks and playgrounds and maintained and improved by this department. Many of these areas are badly in need of improvement, and more play areas should be developed in the more densely populated sections of our City.


With the aid of the Works Progress Administration dur- ing this past year. a modern park and playground was con- structed at Woods Park, located at Cherry and Elm Streets. The park area has been beautifully landscaped with shade trees, shrubs, new granolithic walks, concrete benches and fountains. In the play area three modern tennis courts with a concrete surface, completely fenced in, were constructed, in addition to a wading pool, sand boxes, and swings in the children's area.


A W. P. A. project was also begun at Lincoln Park. Plans prepared by the City Engineer call for a new baseball field complete, with stands, tennis courts, horseshoe courts, and a concrete retaining wall along Washington Street. A children's play area, completely fenced in and containing modern play equipment,, is to be constructed. When completed, Lincoln Park will be one of the largest and best playgrounds in the City.


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ANNUAL REPORTS


At the request of Mayor John M. Lynch, I prepared plans for a Municipal Stadium to be constructed at Dilboy Field as a Works Progress Administration project. Approval was granted by the Federal Government, and a labor and material giant of $250,000 toward the construction was given us. Plans call for a reinforced concrete structure to seat 11,000 people, enclosing a football field and a running track, and containing modern locking facilities, etc. This project will employ 500 men for a year and will give the City of Somerville an athletic plant which it so sorely needs.


Up to the present time the necessary funds to do this work have not been made available. It is hoped that during the coming year construction on this project can be started.


The city has become so densely populated (averaging near- ly 26,000 people a square mile) that some of the larger park areas should be more extensively utilized for public recreation and physical training purposes. In several parks, field houses should be constructed, additional apparatus and shelters pro- vided and some of the smaller playground areas should be en- closed by wire fencing for protection.


MAINTENANCE ACCOUNTS


1938


Credit


Playgrounds


Parks


$15,000.00 Appropriations


$13,125.00


Statement of Expenditures


$13,087.01


Labor


$11,378.53


155.88


Maintenance of truck


150.83


170.21


Equipment and supplies


52.33


15.00


Repairing tools and property


161.32


3.92


Flags, flag poles, painting, etc.


61.51


3.47


Maintenance of fountains and bubblers


11.75


16.11


Damage caused by


ball-playing (broken


windows, etc.)


$13,451.60


Totals


$11,816.27


$1,548.40


BALANCE UNEXPENDED


$1,308.73


HIGHWAYS


For the first time in the history of the City, Somerville has received financial aid from the State and County for the construction of its main highways. Under this arrangement, known as the Chapter 90 Project, Mystic Avenue from the Bos- ton line to Austin Street, and Broadway from the Boston line to New Cross Street, were constructed, the roadway widened


355


CITY ENGINEER


five feet, and a high-type pavement laid. The cost of this work to the City was only 25% of the total cost. The State paid one- half and the County the remaining one-quarter. In 1939, we plan to continue this work and reconstruct Washington Street and College Avenue.


P. W. A.


The City of Somerville has received a grant from the Fed- eral Government in the amount of $31,126.00 to defray 45% of the cost of reconstructing eleven streets in the City. This work is to be done under the supervision and approval of the Federal Government and of the City Engineer, and already Mossland Street has been reconstructed and opened to traffic. Under this program a modern traffic circle will be constructed at Powder House Square, plans for which have already been approved by the Department of Public Works of the Common- wealth of Massachusetts.


INSPECTION OF MATERIALS


I am pleased to report at this time that during the past year testing of certain materials, used in construction and pur- chased by the City, has been carried on by an independent Testing Laboratory. The results of this work have justified the insignificant expense entailed. This work should be ex- tended to include testing of all materials purchased by the City.


May I extend at this time my personal appreciation for the wonderful spirit of co-operation extended to this depart- ment by all City departments and Municipal officials ?


356


ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH


ORGANIZATION 1938 JAMES A. REYNOLDS, Chairman CHARLES L. McCROSSAN, M. D. EDWARD L.McPARTLIN


Executive Clerk


Assistant Clerk OLIVE M. STANLEY


Bookkeeper KATHARINE C. HEALY


Agent GEORGE I. CANFIELD


Medical Inspector and Bacteriologist FRANK L. MORSE, M. D.


Inspectors of Animals and Provisions HENRY T. MURRAY-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.


Technician GEORGIA H. MORELAND, Ph. G., Ph. C.


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BOARD OF HEALTH


School Nurses


GRACE M. ANDREWS, R. N.


MARY CASEY, R. N.


MARTINA JENNINGS, R. N. MARGARET L. KINIRY, 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. EDGAR F. SEWALL, M. D.


HERBERT CHOLERTON, M. D. FRANCIS SHAW, M. D.


EMIL GODUTI, M. D. HARRY M. STOODLEY, M. D.


WILFRID C. MACDONALD, M. D. MICHAEL W. WHITE, M. D.


Supervising School Dentist ANTHONY F. BIANCHI, D. M. D.


School Dentists


WILLIAM E. DENVIR, D. M. D.


GEORGE E. JONES, D. M. D. leave of absence Nov. 1, to JOHN W. KAUP, D. M. D. Nov. 30, inclusive


ELMER L. PERRON, D. M. D.


appointed Nov. 1, to Nov. 30, in- clusive


FRED A. SWETT, D. D. S.


ARTHUR L. CAVANAGH, D. M. D.RICHARD H. WALSH, D. M. D.


Dental Assistants


MARGARET T. CAVANAGH MARIE HULTMAN MARY C. KNOWLES


ELIZABETH KELLEY MARY L. MORAN HELEN F. KELLEHER


358


ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH


OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH CITY HALL, SOMERVILLE, MASS.


January 3, 1939.


To His Honor the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen


Gentlemen :


We respectfully submit the following as the Sixty-first An- nual Report of the Board of Health in which is presented a statement tabulated and otherwise, of the sanitary condition of the city, and the business of the board for the year ending December 31, 1938.


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 below :


Complaints received during 1938 532


First notices sent 133


Second notices sent 6


Total notices sent 139


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 - Two applications were received for permits to keep five goats, which were granted. The fee is one dollar for each goat.


HENS - Ten applications for permits to keep 143 hens were received and all were granted.


GREASE - Thirteen applications were received for permits to collect grease which were granted. The fee is two dollars for each team.


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BOARD OF HEALTH


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 - Sixteen persons have been licensed to prac- tice 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. received for each license.


BOTTLING CARBONATED BEVERAGES - Four per- sons were granted permits to engage in the business of bot- tling carbonated non-alcoholic beverages, soda waters and min- eral 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- one 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 - 337 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.


LYING-IN HOSPITALS - Two 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 968 deaths and 41 still-births in the city dur- ing the year, as specified in the following table :


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ANNUAL REPORTS


Deaths at Central Hospital


50


Deaths at Somerville Hospital


209


Deaths at Hospital for Contagious Diseases


3


Deaths at Home for Aged Poor (Highand Avenue)


44


Deaths at City Home


7


Deaths at other institutions


44


DEATHS BY AGES


Under one


Total 53


Male 32


Female 21


One to two


3


1


2


Two to three


3


3


0


Three to five


7


1


6


Five to ten


10


6


4


Ten to fifteen


3


2


1


Fifteen to twenty


7


4


3


Twenty to thirty


17


9


8


Thirty to forty


44


24


20


Forty to fifty


85


42


43


Fifty to sixty


125


75


50


Sixty to seventy


216


105


111


Seventy to eighty


262


135


127


Eighty to ninety


117


47


70


Ninety and over


16


5


11


Totals


968


491


477


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BOARD OF HEALTH


MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE IN 1938


January.


February.


March.


April.


May.


June.


July.


August.


September.


October.


November.


December.


Total.


I. Infectious and Parasitic


1 Typhoid Fever


9 Pertussis


10 Diphtheria


1


1


20 Anthrax


1


1


23 Tuberculosis of the re- spiratory system


1


1


1


2


5


29 Tuberculosis of the Lymphatic System Syphilis ...


1


1


36 Purulent infection, sep- ticemia


2


1


1


3


1


8


11. Cancers and other Tumors


45 Cancer of the buccal


cavity and Pharynx ....


1


1


2


1


1


3


9


46 Cancer of the Digestive


tract and Peritoneum


5


7


9


4


6


6


6


8


7


8


6


3


69


47 Cancer of the respira- tory system


4


1


5


48 Cancer of the uterus


1


2


2


2


1


1


1


2


2


1


15


49 Cancer of the Female Genital Organs


3


2


1


6


50 Cancer of the Breast


1


3


1


1


1


7


51 Cancer of the male genitourinary organs .....


1


1


1


1


4


53 Cancer of other or un- specified organs


1


2


1


1


3


1


9


54D Non-malignant Tumors of Brain


1


1


2


III. Rheumatic Diseases, Nutritional Diseases. Diseases of the En- docrine Glands and Other General Dis- eases


57 Chronic rheumatism - osteoarthritis


1


1


1


3


1


7


67 Diseases of the Thymus Gland


1


1


IV. Diseases of the Blood and Blood - Making Organs


71A Pernicious Anemia


1


1


1


3


71b Other Anemias


1


72a True Leukemias


1


1


72b Hodgkin's Disease


1


1


...


59 Diabetes mellitus


2


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


34


1


..


......


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ANNUAL REPORTS


MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE IN 1938-Continued


January.


February.


March.


April.


May.


June.


July.


August.


September.


October.


November.


December.


Total.


V. Chronic Poisonings and Intoxications


75 Alcoholism


....


. .


......


..


..


...


......


. .


..


VI. Diseases of the Nervous System and of the Organs of Special Sense


79a Simple Meningitis ...


1


81 Other Diseases of the Spinal Cord


1


1


82A Cerebral Hemorrhage


6


8


11


9


5


5


5


7


8


3


8


9


84


82B Cerebral embolism and thrombosis


1


1


2


1


1


2


8


82d Hemiplegia and other Paralysis


2


87 Other Dieases of the Nervous System


1


1


2


VII. Diseases of the Cir- culatory System


92A Chronic Endocarditis


4


1


2


2


5


14


10


13


11


17


6


7


2


7


14


9


14


118


93d Myocarditis, unspecified (over 45 years)


2


2


1


2


3


10


94A Angina Pectoris


3


1


1


1


1


1


6


6


6


2


2


2


3


1


3


9


4


6


50


95 Other diseases of the Heart


12


3


9


7


8


7


4


7


6


7


3


4


77


97 Arterio Sclerosis


12


11


7


14


11


10


12


15


6


8


6


9


121


100 Diseases of the Veins (Varices, Hemorrhoids, phlebitis, etc.)


1


1


VIII. Diseases of the Re- spiratory System


106A Acute bronchitis


106B Chronic bronchitis


4


107A Broncho pneumonia


4


3


8


7


4


1


3


3


4


4


5


7


53


108 Lobar pneumonia


3


1


3


6


2


1


1


1


1


3


24


110 Pleurisy


111 Congestion, edema, em- bolism, hemorrhagic in- farct and thrombosis of lung


2


1


3


1


1


1


9


111a Pulmonary Embolism and Thrombosis


1


1


112 Asthma


1


1


114 Other Diseases of the Respiratory System


1


1


...


...


1


1


1


1


.....


1


1


...


1


...


1


1


5


. .


8


93A Acute Myocarditis


93c Chronic Myocarditis


8


94b Diseases of the Coron- ary Arteries


1


....


1


1


...


..


1


1


2


... ..


... ...


1


1


2


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BOARD OF HEALTH


MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE IN 1938-Continued


January


February.


March.


April.


May.


June.


July.


August.


September.


October.


November.


December.


Total.


IX. Diseases of the Diges- tive System


115a Diseases of the Phar- ynx and Tonsils


117A Ulcer of the stomach ...


119 Diarrhea and enteritis (under 2 years of age) .. Appendicitis


121


122A Hernia


122B Intestinal obstruction ....


1


1


2


1


2


7


123 Other diseases of the


intestines


1


2


1


2


1


7


1


2


1


1


1


6


1


1


2


126 Biliary Calculi


129 Peritonitis, cause not specified


1


1


X. Diseases of the Genito- Urinary System


130 Acute Nephritis


1


6


3


2


2


2


5


2


26


131 Chronic Nephritis


133 Other Diseases of the Kidneys and Ureters ...


1


1


2


134 Calculi of the Urinary Passages


137 Diseases of the Prostate


139c Diseases of the Uterus ..


1


1


XI. Diseases of Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperal State


144a Placenta Praevia


1


1


1


3


146 Peurperal Albumin- uria and Eclampsia


1


XII. Diseases of the Skin and Cellular Tissue


151 Furuncle, Carbuncle


2


2


X111. Diseases of the Bones and Organs of Loco- motion


1


1


2


1


1


1


3


1


1


1


3


1


1


1


1


8


1


1


1


1


124 Cirrhosis of the Liver ...


. .


2


1


3 3


6


1


1


2


2


4


125 Other Diseases of the Liver


..


.....


364


ANNUAL REPORTS


MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE IN 1938-Continued


January


February


March


April


May


June


July


August


September


October


November


December


Total.


XIV. Congenital Malforma- tions


157a Congenital Hydro-


cephalus


1


1


157B Spina Bifida and men- ingocele


1


1


2


157C Congenital malforma- tions of heart


1


2


1


2


6


XV.


Diseases of Early


Infancy


158 Congenital Debility


1


1


2


3


2


4


1


3


4


19


160 Injury at Birth


1


1


1


3


161A Atelectasis


161b Icterus of the New- Born


XVI. Senility


XVII. Violent and Acciden- tal Deaths


164 Suicide by poisonous


2


1


1


1


5


165 Suicide by hanging or


strangulation


1


1


2


4


166 Suicide by Drowning


1


167 Suicide by firearms


169 Suicide by Jumping


1


1


2


173 Homicide by Firearms


1


1


poisonous gas


3


1


1


1


6


179 Other Acute Accidental Poisonings




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