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BOARD OF ASSESSORS
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
January 1, 1940.
To the Honorable, the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen :
The following report is respectfully submitted as the An- nual Report of the Board of Assessors for the year ending December 31, 1939 :-
RECAPITULATION - 1939
City Appropriations
To be raised by taxation
$5,499,010.36
To be taken from available funds In 1939
$522,229.65
In 1938, since 1938 tax rate was fixed
557,328.57
1,079,558.22 $16578,568.58
1934
Overlay Deficit
$115.39
1935 Overlay Deficit
10,679.57
1936 Overlay Deficit
9,894.40
1937 Overlay Deficit
6,881.64
27,571.00
1939
1938
State: Tax and Assessments
Estimates Underestimates
State Tax
307,269.00
153,630.00
Abatement of Smoke Nuisance ...
1,276.23
Auditing Municipal Accounts
150.08
Hospital and Home Care C.W.V ..
1,140.00
Veterans' Exemptions
115.73
90.99
Add'l. State Assessments
630,923.47
6,569.03
940,865.51
160,290.02 1,101,155.53
County Tax
146,714.75
243.58
Tuberculosis Hospital
57,149.74
203,864.49
243.58
204,108.07
Overlay (Current Year)
60,641.27
GROSS AMOUNT TO BE RAISED
$7,972,044.45
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ANNUAL REPORTS
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS
Income Tax
$312,066.08
Corporation Tax
58,355.79
Chapter 464 Acts of 1939
153,000.00
Motor Vehicle Excise
158,911.41
Licenses
95,371.00
Fines
5,041.75
Grants and Gifts
1,450.15
Special Assessments
1,859.57
General Government
13,281.81
Protection of Persons and Property
835.92
Health and Sanitation
21,731.24
Highways
1,141.00
Charities
374,723.71
Old Age Assistance
151,201.41
Soldiers' Benefits
10,844.60
Schools
53,721.23
Libraries
2,134.16
Recreation
633.69
Public Service Enterprises (Water)
438,741.93
Miscellaneous
883.99
Tax Title Interest Refund
1,693.57
Interest on Taxes and Assessments
78,164.39
Chapter 504-1939
149,357.09
Dog Licenses
3,551.16
Refund Boulevard Maintenance
1,549.50
Total Estimated Receipts
$2,090,246.15
Add'l. State Assessments (Overestimate 1938) 13,363.92 Total Available Funds 1,079,558.22
Total Estimated Receipts and Available Funds
3,183,168.29
Net amount to be raised by taxation on polls and property
4,788,876.16
Number of Polls 32,063 @ $2.00 each 64,126.00
Total Valuation :
Personal Property $6,298,400
Real Estate 107,826,000
Personal Property Tax
260,753.76
Real Estate Tax
4,463,996.40
Total Taxes on Polls and Property.
$4,788,876.16
Tax Rate $41.40 per $1,000.
Highway Betterments
1,591.85
Sidewalk Assessments
140.81
Committed Interest
121.09
Water Liens
383.11
Total Assessments Committed 2,236.86
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BOARD OF ASSESSORS
Total amount of all taxes and assessments on polls and property committed to the collec- tor in 1939
$4,791,113.02
The Board of Assessors wishes to thank the other depart- ments for their co-operation extended during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
MAURICE F. AHEARN JOHN A. COLBERT AMLETO M. DIGIUSTO FRANCIS J. TAGUE ALBERT A. WALSH
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ANNUAL REPORTS
REPORT OF THE LICENSING COMMISSION
February 15, 1940.
To the Honorable, the Mayor and the
Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville
Gentlemen :
The Licensing Commission respectfully submits the follow- ing report for the year ending December 31, 1939.
During the year the Commission issued one hundred and twelve alcoholic beverage licenses out of a total of approxi- mately one hundred and forty-six applications.
On September 29, 1939, Mr. David Y. Ross was appointed to the Commission for a term of three years, which expires June 1, 1942.
Attached hereto is a table showing the number of different licenses granted and the total income of this department. After deducting the sum of $2,613.71, which was the expense of run- ning this department for the year, the total income would be $74,728.46.
REPORT OF THE LICENSING COMMISSION FOR THE YEAR 1939
Licenses granted and fees received :
3 Garage licenses granted @ $2.00 $6.00
268 Lord's Day licenses granted @ $5.00 1,340.00
5 Transfers of Lord's Day licenses @ $.50
2.50
190 Common Victualler licenses granted @ $5.00 950.00
1 Transfer of Common Victualler license @ $1.00
1.00
1 Innholder license granted @ $5.00
5.00
112 Alcoholic Beverages licenses granted
74,641.67
59 Special Alcoholic licenses granted
59.00
75 Entertainment licenses granted
327.00
2 Dance licenses granted
10.00
Total Expenses
$77,342.17
2,613.71
Net total revenue of the department for 1939
$74,728.46
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN F. MCNAMARA, Chairman EUGENE M. FLANAGAN DAVID Y. Ross
Attest :
Commissioners
ALMA R. MORANDI, Secretary
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BOARD OF HEALTH
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
ORGANIZATION 1939 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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ANNUAL REPORTS
School Nurses
GRACE M. ANDREWS, R.N. MARTINA JENNINGS, R.N.
leave of absence from Nov. 1st MARGARET L. KINIRY, R.N. MARY CASEY, R.N. ANNE E. SMITH, R.N. temporarily appointed from Nov. 1st
Health Nurses
HELEN B. BERRY retired Oct. 1st
GRACE E. PICKERING, R.N. MARY V. RYAN, R.N. SUE M. JENNINGS, R.N. provisional appointment from Nov. 1st
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.
ELMER L. PERRON, D.M.D. ARTHUR L. CAVANAGH, D.M.D.
FRED A. SWETT, D.D.S. RICHARD H. WALSH, D.M.D.
Dental Assistants
MARGARET T. CAVANAGH MARIE HULTMAN MARY C. KNOWLES
ELIZABETH KELLEY MARY L. MORAN HELEN F. KELLEHER
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BOARD OF HEALTH
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
CITY HALL, SOMERVILLE, MASS.
January 2, 1940.
To His Honor the Mayor, and the Board of Aldermen
Gentlemen :
We respectfully submit the following as the Sixty-second Annual 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, 1939.
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 1939 631
First notices sent
106
Second notices sent
12
Total notices sent 118
Annually the yards 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 - Three applications were received for permits to keep seven goats, which were granted. The fee is one dollar for each goat.
HENS - Eleven applications for permits to keep 118 hens were received. Nine applications to keep 94 hens were granted and two to keep twenty-four hens were refused.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
GREASE - Fourteen applications were received for per- mits to collect grease which were granted. The fee is two dol- lars 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 - Twenty-four persons have been licensed to practice massage in this city. A fee of one dollar was received for each license.
SALE OF ALCOHOL - Three 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 manufacturing, depending on the number of gallons manufactured.
SALE OF FROZEN DESSERTS AND ICE CREAM MIX - Three hundred and twenty-seven 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 were six permits granted for the sale of live poultry in this city.
BOARD INFANTS - Ten 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 ap- proved.
LYING-IN HOSPITALS - One application was made to the State Department of Public Welfare for a license to main- tain a lying-in hospital in this city, which was referred to this
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BOARD OF HEALTH
board under the provisions of Section 71, of Chapter 111 of the General Laws, and was approved.
MORTALITY
There were nine hundred and thirty-eight deaths and fifty- one still-births in the city during the year, as specified in the following table :
Deaths at Central Hospital
75
Deaths at Somerville Hospital
182
Deaths at Hospital for Contagious Diseases
1
Deaths at Home for Aged Poor (Highland Avenue)
28
Deaths at City Home
11
Deaths at other institutions
51
DEATHS BY AGES
Total
Male
Female
Under one
36
21
15
One to two
5
5
0
Two to three
1
0
1
Three to five
4
2
2
Five to ten
7
4
3
Ten to fifteen
4
3
1
Fifteen to twenty
10
8
2
Twenty to thirty
22
6
16
Thirty to forty
38
18
20
Forty to fifty
62
35
27
Fifty to sixty
114
63
51
Sixty to seventy
218
98
120
Seventy to eighty
253
101
152
Eighty to ninety
138
57
81
Ninety and over
26
8
18
Totals
938
429
509
242
ANNUAL REPORTS
MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE IN 1939
January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
Total.
I. Infectious and Parasitic
9 Pertussis
1
1
16 Acute poliomyelitis
1
18 Epidemic cerebro-spinal meningitis
1
1
23 Tuberculosis of the re- spiratory system
1
2
1
1
1
1
7
24 Tuberculosis of the meninges and central nervous system
34 Syphilis
1
1
36 Purulent infection, sep- ticemia
1
3
11. Cancers and other Tumors
45 Cancer of the buccal
cavity and Pharynx ...
1
2
1
2
1
7
46 Cancer of the Digestive tract and Peritoneum
10
6
9
7
5
5
3
9
4
4
4
9
75
47 Cancer of the respira- tory system
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
11
48 Cancer of the uterus
1
1
2
1
1
6
49 Cancer of the Female Genital Organs
50 Cancer of the Breast
1
1
1
2
1
1
7
51 Cancer of the male genito-urinary organs
1
1
2
53 Cancer of other or un- specified organs
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
12
54e Non-malignant tumors of other organs
1
1
111. Rheumatic Diseases, Nutritional Diseases, Diseases of the En- docrine Glands and Other General Dis- eases
56 Acute rheumatic fever
1
1 1
57 Chronic rheumatism - osteoarthritis
1
1
59 Diabetes mellitus
2
1
3
1
1
8
67 Diseases of the Thymus Gland
1
1
1
3
IV. Diseases of the Blood and Blood - Making Organs
71A Pernicious Anemia
1
1
1
1
71b Other Anemias
72a True Leukemias
2
2
... ...
...
1
1
2
.. ...
...
..
... ..
1
1
1
1
1
243
BOARD OF HEALTH
MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE IN 1939-Continued
January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
Total.
V. Chronic Poisonings and Intoxications
75 Alcoholism
1
..
..
...
...
..
1
VI. Diseases of the Nervous System and of the Organs of Special Sense
81 Other Diseases of the Spinal Cord
82A Cerebral Hemorrhage
6
11
9
10
8
3
7
5
10
12
11
11
103
82B Cerebral embolism and thrombosis
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
9
82d Hemiplegia and other paralysis (cause un- specihed )
1
1
1
3
87b Other diseases of the nervous system
1
1
89b Diseases of the mas- toid process
1
1
VII. Diseases of the Cir- culatory System
91a Acute endocarditis
92A Chronic Endocarditis
3
4
3
2
1
2
3
...
...
...
3
10
11
9
17
9
5
9
8
6
3
7
97
1
1
2
5
4
3
2
5
1
1
25
94A Angina Pectoris
1
1
1
1
4
6
7
11
12
6
4
1
12
3
9
7
11
89
95 Other diseases of the Heart
7
4
7
6
3
4
1
1
6
6
9
54
97 Arterio Sclerosis
4
7
9
12
8
6
8
13
16
4
4
4
95
99 Other diseases of the ar- teries
1
1
100 Diseases of the Veins (Varices, Hemorrhoids, phlebitis, etc.)
1
..
VIII. Diseases of the Re- spiratory System
105 Diseases of the larynx
106A Acute bronchitis
1
...
2
107A Broncho pneumonia
4
8
19
1
1
5
4
1
3
6
3
6
61
108 Lobar pneumonia
2
6
7
4
2
1
1
1
2
..
26
110 Pleurisy
111 Congestion, edema, em- bolism, hemorrhagic in- farct and thrombosis of lung
112 Asthma
114 Other Diseases of the Respiratory System
1
1
2
...
..
... ...
....
...
1
2
....
...
..
..
1
1
1
3
106B Chronic bronchitis
2
.....
...
..
...
.....
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
7
1
1
1
1
1
3
18
93A Acute Myocarditis
1
1
1
3
93c Chronic Myocarditis
93d Myocarditis, unspecified
......
... 94b Diseases of the Coron- ary Arteries
98 Gangrene
1
1
2
1
1
..
.....
... ...
.....
..
.....
1
1
244
ANNUAL REPORTS
MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE IN 1939-Continued
January
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
Total.
IX. Diseases of the Diges- tive System
116 Diseases of the
esophagus
1
1
4
117b Ulcer of the duodenum ..
1
1
119 Diarrhea and enteritis (under 2 years of age) ..
1
1
120 Diarrhea and enteritis (over 2 years of age)
1
1
1
1
4
121 Appendicitis
1
2
1
1
2
1
8
122B Intestinal obstruction
1
1
1
2
...
...
1
1
1
1
1
3
8
125 Other Diseases of the Liver
1
2
1
1
1
6
126 Biliary Calculi
1
1
128 Diseases of the Pan- creas
1
1
129 Peritonitis, cause not specified
1
1
...
X. Diseases of the Genito- Urinary System
130 Acute Nephritis
1
3
......
1 1
2
2
3
2
·2
2
26
133 Other Diseases of the Kidneys and Ureters
137 Diseases of the Prostate
1
1
2
.....
...
XI. Diseases of Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperal State
140 Abortion with septic conditions
1
1
144 Puerperal hemorrhage
1
..
1
1
146 Peurperal Albumin-
uria and Eclampsia
1
1
1
12
XII. Diseases of the Skin and Cellular Tissue
151 Furuncle, Carbuncle
1
......
1
XIII. Diseases of the Bones and Organs of Loco- motion
154 Osteomyelitis
1
1
...
...
2
...
1
1
1
...
1
7
131 Chronic Nephritis
2
...
5
2
3
1
1
...
...
4
...
...
1
144a Placenta Praevia
149a Cesarean operation
...
1
122A Hernia
1
5
124 Cirrhosis of the Liver
2
... ...
1
117A Ulcer of the stomach ....
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MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE IN 1939-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
157C Congenital malforma- tions of heart
1
XV. Diseases of Early
Infancy
158 Congenital Debility
2
1
2
2
1
2
...
2
2
14
161A Atelectasis
XVI. Senility Senility
1
..
XVII. Violent and Acciden- tal Deaths
163 Suicide by solid or liquid poisons or absorption of corrosive substances ..
1
1
164 Suicide by poisonous gas
1
1
1
3 wo
165 Suicide by hanging or strangulation ...
1
1
178 Accidental absorption of poisonous gas
1
1
2
181 Accidental burns
1
1
.....
..
2
182 Accidental mechanical suffocation
1
1
1
3
185 Accidental traumatism by cutting or piercing instruments
1
...
...
.....
....
2
3
3
1
2
1
1
3
1
2
3
22
210 Automobile accidents ....
1
...
..
XVIII. III Defined Causes of Death
Totals
....
61
93
117
105
81
65
51
71
74
72
71
77
938
...
...
...
1
1
159 Premature Birth
2
...
...
186A Accidental fall
207 Other railroad accidents
1
...
1
2
1
3
3
4
4
20
...
.....
1
..
1
2
1
1
246
ANNUAL REPORTS
TOTAL DEATHS DURING LAST TEN YEARS
Year
No. of Deaths
Rate per 1,000
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
1938
968
9.61
1939
938
9.31
Average death rate per 1,000 for ten years
9.15
TABLE SHOWING THE FIVE PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF DEATHS IN SOMERVILLE IN 1939
HEART DISEASE.
CANCER ALL FORMS.
ARTERIO SCLEROSIS.
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.
293
29.1
122
12.1
95
9.4
103
10.2
87
8.6
Table Showing Comparisons Between 1939 and 1939 in Prevalence, Deaths and Percentage of Deaths of Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Typhoid Fever and Tuberculosis.
TUBERCULOSIS ALL FORMS.
YEAR.
Cases
Reported.
Number of
Deaths.
Percentage
Reported.
Number of
Deaths.
Percentage
Reported.
Number of
Deaths.
Percentage
Reported.
Number of
Deaths.
Percentage
of Deaths.
1939
Deaths from Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Typhoid Fever, and Tuberculosis in the Last Ten Years
TUBERCULOSIS ALL FORMS.
SCARLET FEVER.
MONTHS.
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1989
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1
1
1
4
3
1
2
1
2
1
...
1
1
-
2
January
..
..
.. .
4
1
1
February
6
..
..
.. .
1
1
1
.. .
I
2
1
May
1
1
1
1
4
..
...
2
3
3
1
0
0
1
.. .
August
1
1
I
...
...
.. .
I
3
1
...
3
1
..
...
..
...
4
0
4
1
1
2
0
0
0
28
7
3
3
7
1
O
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
29 24 15 17 21
16
10
11
6
8
BOARD OF HEALTH
247
Total
DIPHTHERIA.
TYPHOID FEVER.
SCARLET FEVER.
Cases
Cases
Cases
89
6
6.7
3
1
33.3
194
0
0
3
1
33.3
1938
172
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
84
8
9.5
TYPHOID FEVER.
1
2
2
3
1
1
2
0 1
7.
4
1
2
1
2
0
1
...
2
1
2
3
1
1
1
2
1
March
2
5
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
....
2
3
1
...
..
4
1
1 1
2
0
1
1
...
July
...
..
3
1
2 1
6
2
1
1
١٠٠٠
2
1
L
1
2
0
3
2
...
2
2
2
1 3
1
0.
1
...
November
..
..
..
-
December
..
...
June ..
2
1
...
...
...
..
..
2
...
September
October.
. .
..
..
...
...
4
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ANNUAL REPORTS
DISEASES DANGEROUS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH
This board has adjudged that the diseases known as actinomycosis, anterior poliomyelitis, anthrax, Asiatic cholera, epidemic cerebro-spinal meningitis, chicken pox, diphtheria, dog bite, dysentery, German measles, glanders, hookworm disease, infectious disease of the eye, leprosy, malaria, measles, mumps, pellagra, plague, pneumonia (lobar only), rabies, scar- let fever, septic sore throat, small pox, tetanus, trichinosis, tuberculosis (all forms), typhoid fever, whooping cough, yel- low fever, are infectious and dangerous to the public health an 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 con- veniently printed and addressed are supplied to them for the purpose. On receipt of a card from a physician, the principal of the school in the district in which the patient resides and the State Board of Health are notified.
SPECIMENS AND SUPPLIES
Outfits for specimens to be examined for tuberculosis, diph- theria and typhoid fever and diphtheria antitoxin, vaccine lymph and nitrate of silver solution, and other supplies, may be obtained at the laboratory and at the following places.
Fermoyle Pharmacy, 217b Highland Avenue Furbush & Shute, Inc., 1153 Broadway Grover's Pharmacy, 146 Broadway McClure's Pharmacy, 528 Medford Street George R. Reed & Son, Inc., Hobbs Building, Davis Square Leonard F. Tibbetts, 152-154 Highland Avenue
Ernest M. Vose, 310 Broadway
George E. Wardrobe, 716 Broadway
Physicians desiring reports on the following day, must de- posit specimens at the City Hall, in the receptacles provided before 9 P. M.
Results of all examinations of specimens received at the City Hall prior to 9 P. M., will be reported to the physicians on the following morning.
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BOARD OF HEALTH
MEDICAL INSPECTION OF SCHOOLS
The medical inspection of the School of Somerville which was instituted December 1907 has been continued during the year. The value of the system has been constantly demonstrated and the work has been done in a very satisfactory manner. There has been harmony of action between the Board of Health and the school board, the school principals, and teachers have very generally co-operated with the inspectors in making 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 the family physician be consulted.
The inspectors also make an annual inspection of all the children in the schools and any defects discovered are called to the attention of the parents. Monthly inspections of the school buildings and premises are made and suggestions or criticisms are referred to the proper authorities. Every effort is made to protect the health of the children and to co-operate with the parents in keeping the children in as normal a condi- tion 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, 167 Broadway
Schools Prescott, Hanscom and 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, 150 Summer Street Schools Morse, Carr, Durell and Burns Schools.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
DISTRICT NO. 5
Inspector Dr. H. M. Stoodley, 277a Highland Avenue
Schools Brown, Bingham, Forster and Northeastern Junior High Schools.
DISTRICT NO. 6
Inspector Dr. H. Cholerton, 94 College Avenue
Schools Western Junior High, Lincoln, Highland, Hodgkins, Cutler and Lowe Schools.
DISTRICT NO. 7
Inspector Dr. E. F. Sewall, 380 Broadway
Schools Glines, Grimmons and High Schools
DISTRICT NO. 8
Inspector Dr. M. W. White, 21 Walnut Street
Schools Parochial Schools
During the year 11,613 children have been referred to the inspectors during their daily visits and 430 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
18
Measles
72
Mumps 64
Scarlet Fever
4
Whooping Cough
22
Total 180
2. Diseases of the Nose and Throat :-
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids
606
Inflammatory Diseases
90
Other Abnormal conditions
9
Total 705
3. Diseases of the Eyes :-
14
Inflammatory conditions
9
Other abnormal conditions
30
Foreign bodies
Total 53
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BOARD OF HEALTH
4. Diseases of the Ear :-
Inflammatory conditions
5
Other abnormal conditions
0
Total
5
5. Diseases of the Skin :-
Eczema
15
Herpes
48
Impetigo
273
Dermatitis
8
Pediculosis
296
Scabies
74
Tinea
0
Miscellaneous conditions
73
Total
787
6. Miscellaneous Condition :-
Diseases of the Circulatory System
51
Diseases of the Digestive System
18
Diseases of the Lymphatic System
100
Diseases of the Nervous System
0
Diseases of the Respiratory System
170
Wounds and Injuries
68
Other Conditions
59
Total
466
Total number of diseases
2,196
Vaccinations performed
25
Examinations for Vaccinations
190
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.
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
Under the provisions of Chapter 407 of the Acts of 1936, twenty-four persons were duly licensed as funeral directors.
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 con- nected 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 subsequent pages.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
INFANT HYGIENE CLINICS
During the past year under the supervision of this Board, clinics have been held every Tuesday afternoon at the New Vocational Schoolhouse, every Wednesday afternoon at the Hodgkins Schoolhouse and every Friday afternoon at the Bing- ham Schoolhouse, except when the days were holidays. The average weekly attendance at the New Vocational Schoolhouse was 34, at the Hodgkins Schoolhouse 22, and at the Bingham Schoolhouse 21. The attendance for the year at these clinics was 3824. This work is of inestimable value and the results are very far reaching.
We wish at this time to pay tribute to Helen M. Berry, Health Nurse in this Department who resigned on September 30, 1939, after more than twenty years of faithful and efficient service.
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BOARD OF HEALTH
REPORT OF THE HEALTH NURSES
Somerville, Mass. January 2, 1940.
To the Board of Health
Somerville, Mass.
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