Report of the city of Somerville 1939, Part 16

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1939
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Gentlemen :


We submit the following report of work performed by us in infant hygiene, post natal and tuberculosis cases for the year ending December 31, 1939.


INFANT HYGIENE


Infants reported as born in Somerville during 1939 1,031


Infants born elsewhere resident of Somerville 467


Pairs of twins born in Somerville 9


Sets of triplets born in Somerville 1


Stillbirths in Somerville 51


Infants reported with Ophthalmia Neonatorum 0


Infants reported with Conjunctivitis


0


Infants reported with Infantlie Paralysis


0


There were 36 deaths of infants under one year of age in Somerville during the past year as shown in the following table :


Prematurity


14


Congenital Diseases


4


Intestinal Diseases


1


Accidental Injury


2


Pneumonia and other Diseases


15


Total


36


Total attendance at Baby Welfare Clinics during 1939


3,824


New registration during 1939


435


Average attendance during 1939


26


TUBERCULOSIS


Pulmonary Tuberculosis cases reported during 1939 ...


71


Other Forms of Tuberculosis reported in 1939 13


Patients in Sanatoria January 1, 1939


74


Patients admitted to Sanatoria during 1939


65


Deaths in Sanatoria 13, Discharged 47 60


Patients in Sanatoria January 1, 1940


79


254


ANNUAL REPORTS


TABLE SHOWING AGES AND SEX OF CASES REPORTED DURING 1939


Pulmonary Tuberculosis


-Sex-


Male


Female


Total


Under fifteen years of age


1


1


2


From fifteen to twenty years


1


5


6


From twenty to thirty years


9


13


22


From thirty to forty years


10


11


21


Over forty years


14


6


20


Totals


35


36


71


Other Forms of Tuberculosis


-Sex-


Male


Female


Total


Under fifteen years of age


1


5


6


From fifteen to twenty years


0


2


2


From twenty to thirty years


0


3


3


From thirty to forty years


1


1


2


Over forty years


0


0


0


Totals


2


11


13


Miscellaneous


Typhoid Fever cases reported ...


1


RECAPITULATION OF VISITS


Baby Hygiene


2,227


Tuberculosis


912


Miscellaneous


622


Total visits


3,761


Respectfully submitted,


GRACE E. PICKERING, R. N. MARY V. RYAN, R. N. SUE M. JENNINGS, R. N.


Health Nurses


255


BOARD OF HEALTHI


REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL INSPECTION


January 2, 1940. Somerville, Mass.


To the Board of Health


Somerville, Mass.


Gentlemen :


I herewith present the report of the Department of Medical Inspection for the year 1939, including statistics of the Con- tagious Hospital.


VISITS


SCARLET FEVER-Each case must be inspected before re- lease from quarantine to see that condition of the patient is suitable for release


136


DIPHTHERIA-Before patients are released from quarantine two successive negative cultures must be obtained


2


CONTAGIOUS HOSPITAL


381


Total number of visits


519


CONTAGIOUS DISEASE HOSPITAL


In Hospital Jan. 1, 1939


Admitted


Discharged, Well or Improved


Dead


In Hospital Jan. 1, 1940


Diphtheria 1


0


1


0


0


Scarlet Fever


6


124


120


0


10


Tuberculosis


3


0


1


0


2


Miscellaneous


1


15


13


1


2


Daily average


12.18


632 2/7 weeks treatment


LABORATORY EXAMINATIONS Diphtheria Cultures


Negative Positive


Total


January


19


1


20


February


16


0


16


March


11


0


11


April


24


0


24


May


10


0


10


June


2


0


2


July


3


0


3


August


6


0


6


September


3


1


4


October


10


0


10


November


10


0


10


December


16


0


16


Totals


130


2


132


256


ANNUAL REPORTS


Tuberculosis


Negative Positive


Total


January


16


2


18


February


8


0


8


March


9


0


9


April


12


4


16


May


19


0


19


June


6


0


6


July


2


2


4


August


6


0


6


September


3


1


4


October


7


2


9


November


3


0


3


December


5


1


6


Totals


96


12


108


Miscellaneous examinations ...


85


Total examinations


325


TUBERCULOSIS


During 1939 there were 7 deaths from tuberculosis, 6 from pulmonary tuberculosis and 1 from other forms.


All patients ill with the disease coming to the attention of the board have either been supervised at their homes by the public health nurses, or have been placed in sanatoria when such treatment was needed.


The pavilion at the Contagious Hospital was opened from June 26, 1939 to September 2, 1939, as a Preventorium for child- ren who were undernourished or lived in families where tuber- culosis existed.


During this time 106 children were residents at the Preven- torium for a total of 1212 days, the average stay being 17.5 days. Much good was accomplished among these children, marked improvement being observed in their physical condition and it should be maintained each summer.


DIPHTHERIA IMMUNIZATION


The diphtheria immunization program was continued dur- ing the year and applied to pre-school children up to the Junior High grade. The same arrangements were in force as in prev- ious years and clinics were established in the schools on October 14, and October 21, 1939, during which time 459 children were inoculated.


257


BOARD OF HEALTH


These immunizations were accomplished with the use of alum precipitate toxoid in a single dose and no abscess oc- curred following these inoculations.


OPEN AIR SCHOOL


This school was continued during the school year 1938 and 1939 with an attendance of 16 children, with successful results, educationally, and continued improvement in the physical con- dition of the children. After the summer vacation it was re- opened in September 1939 for the school year of 1939 and 1940.


Respectfully submitted,


FRANK L. MORSE, Medical Inspector and Bacteriologist.


1


258


ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS AND PROVISIONS


Somerville, Mass. January 2, 1940.


To the Board of Health


Somerville, Mass.


Gentlemen :


I submit the following as my report for the year ending December 31, 1939.


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


Number of visits to establishments


6584


Yards inspected


8680


Complaints investigated


631


Venereal disease delinquents visited


70


Notices sent


106


All complaints were satisfactorily adjusted.


CONDEMNATIONS


Beef


57934 lbs. Fish


2041/4 lbs


Pork


1981/2 „ Fruit


173


Veal


272


Flour


1388


Lamb


49


Vegetables


349


Poultry


22 "


Miscellaneous 611/2


Respectfully submitted,


HENRY T. MURRAY,


Chief Inspector.


259


BOARD OF HEALTH


REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS AND VETERINARIAN


January 2, 1940. Somerville, Mass.


To the Board of Health


Somerville, Mass.


Gentlemen :


The following is my report for the year ending December 31, 1939.


There were a total of 666 calls made in connection with dog bites during the year by me.


There were 875 dogs inoculated against rabies. There were no cases of rabies in dogs which were inoculated against disease. This action has done more than anything else to stamp out rabies in Somerville.


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


Respectfully submitted, E. WILLIAM JOHANSEN, Inspector of Animals and Veterinarian.


260


ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF DENTAL HYGIENE


Somerville, Mass. February 1, 1940


To the Board of Health


Somerville, Mass.


Gentlemen :


I herewith present the Report of the Department of Dental Hygiene for the year 1939 with statistics.


Respectfully submitted,


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


--- SCHOOL CHILDREN-


CLINIC CASES HOSPITAL


-WELFARE CASES-


-SOLDIERS' RELIEF CASES-


Number Examined


Old


689


205


91


4 956


698


370


190


1,373


186


190


13


4


12


95


161


83


12


83


12


4


6


4


0


4


0


February


485


155


62


2


695


486


262


170


1,018


166


156


20


17


85


71


190


64


7


59


13


7


7


7


0


7


0


March


· 705


217


82


0


977


654


370


· 221


1,326


223


210


9


4


15


84


182


73


11


74


17


4


7


4


0


4


0


April


597


171


0


4


820


444


283


157


1,116


166


170


5


2


en


78


174


71


7


66


13


5


8


5


0


5


0


May


541


162


64


0


752


366


404


154


1,059


112


182


23


20


78


81


198


73


8


69


12


5


14


5


0


5


0


June


275


102


49


7


467


183


289


115


644


129


101


4


1


6


94


234


87


7


76


21


6


9


6


0


6


0


July


SCHOOL CLINICS CLOSED


71


132


62


9


52


20


8


11


8


0


7


1


August


SCHOOL CLINICS CLOSED


86


162


78


8


58


29


11


15


11


0


8


3


September


10,155


SCHOOL CLINICS CLOSED


9


9 39


79


161


77


2


51


28


11


18


11


0


9


2


October


SCHOOL CLINICS CLOSED


12


12


61


87


201


82


5


70


17


2


2


2


0


2


0


November


668


495


109


6 1,248


615


741


219


1,567


184


301


32


24


100


80


166


76


4


60


22


3


6


3


0


3


0


December


488


137


46


en


664


533


197


138


939


133


82


18


15


43


51


92


51


0


42


9


9


15


9


0


8


1


Total


4,448 1,644


503


28 6,579 3,979 2,916 1,364


9,042 1,299 1,392


145


108


444


957


2,053


877


80


760


213


75


118


75


0


68


7


(Surgery) 2 cellulitis cases, opened, curetted, drained.


Epulis removed-Ludwigs Angina case opened, drained, dam inserted.


Fracture of upper alveal at process sutured.


Number of Cer-


Number Given


Number Given


Number of


Number of


Extractions


Number of


Patients


Extractions Number of


Number of


Patients at


Hospital


Number


Number


Number of


Number of


Extractions


at Hospital


Novocain or


Ethyl Chloride


Number


Given Gas


January


Patients


Patients


Emergency


Cases


Cases


Total Number


of Patients


Number of


Number of


Extractions


Number of


Cleanings


Number of


Treatments


tificates Granted


Novocain


Gas


Patients


Clinic


Number at


Ethyl Chloride Novocain or


Given Gas


Patients


Number Patients


Number Patients


at Clinic


Number


New


Special


Fillings


261


BOARD OF HEALTH


REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF MILK AND VINEGAR


CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL LABORATORY CITY HALL, SOMERVILLE, MASS.


Somerville, Mass. January 2, 1940.


To the Board of Health


Somerville, Mass.


Gentlemen :


During the year six hundred and sixty-one stores were licensed to sell milk, one hundred and sixteen dealers were licensed to distribute milk and seventy-five stores were regis- tered to sell oleomargarine. Eight dealers located in Somerville were licensed to operate a milk pasteurizing plant. Forty-two dealers operate pasteurizing plants in cities outside Somer- ville. Four dealers sell cream exclusively. Fifty-six dealers purchase bottled pasteurized milk for distribution. Two whole- sale dealers are licensed to sell raw milk for pasteurization. Two dealers sell raw certified milk and three dealers pasteurize cer- tified milk. Three dealers sell Irradiated Pasteurized milk. Eleven dealers have discontinued business. An average of 35,000 quarts of milk and 1,300 quarts of cream were distrib- uted daily in Somervile 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 :


262


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


13


$6.50


$0.00


$6.50


$147.00


$153.50


*February


12


15.50


1.00


16.50


198.00


214.50


March


3


1.50


6.00


7.50


231.00


238.00


*April


8


13.50


0.00


13.50


144.00


157.50


May


538


269.00


5.00


274.00


238.00


512.00


*June


154


96.00


5.00


101.00


199.50


300.50


July


57


28.50


3.00


31.50


151.50


183.00


*August


20


19.50


1.00


20.50


218.50


239.00


+September


15


26.50


7.00


33.50


183.50


217.00


October


8


4.00


8.00


12.00


144.50


156.50


¿November


18


18.50


2.50


21.00


138.00


159.00


December


12


6.00


0.00


6.00


85.00


91.00


858


$505.00


$38.50


$543.50 $2,078.50 $2,621.50


* 1 Pasteurizing Application Included


+ 2 Pasteurizing Applications Included


TABLE 2


Samples Examined


Month


Chemical Sam-


ples Collected


Bacteria Sam-


ples Collected


Total


Collections


Sediment


Tests


Samples


Submitted


Microscopical


Examinations


January


230


108


338


108


145


118


854


February


222


98


320


98


182


113


896


March


304


137


441


137


220


146


1,164


April


315


53


368


53


138


66


763


May


418


124


542


124


167


130


1,131


June


333


81


414


81


195


101


987


July


291


92


383


92


145


94


856


August


448


105


553


95


223


107


1,198


September


406


103


509


103


179


112


1,082


October


379


120


499


95


138


119


986


November


325


78


403


40


136


93


808


December


325


130


455


50


81


59


726


3,996


1,229


5,225


1,076


1,946


1,258


11,451


Total


263


BOARD OF HEALTH


TABLE 3


Month


Dairy, Milk Sta-


tions and R.R.


Milk and Ice


Cream Plants


Restaurants


and Stores


Total


Inspections


January


10


109


6


125


February


10


104


4


118


March


12


84


5


101


April


7


74


146


227


May


3


52


237


292


June


6


60


184


250


July


4


62


111


177


August


8


98


25


131


September


13


111


23


147


October


11


102


19


132


November


11


119


15


145


December


3


107


19


129


98


1,082


794


1,974


In addition to eight pasteurizing plants located in Somer- ville there are forty-two plants outside the city under supervi- sion of this department.


During 1939 license fees and fees for analyses amounted to $2,621.50. There were in 1939, 11,451 laboratory examinations. Sediment and microscopical examinations were carried out as routine.


During the past year the use of the Phosphatase Test for pasteurizing efficiency determination was inaugurated.


Respectfully submitted,


WILLIAM H. WALLIS, Inspector of Milk and Vinegar


This report, a summary of the work performed in the sev- eral sub-divisions of the Board of Health, is respectfully sub- mitted by


JAMES A. REYNOLDS, Chairman CHARLES F. MCCROSSAN, M.D. EDWARD MCPARTLIN


Board of Health


264


ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF CITY CLERK


Office of the City Clerk January 1, 1940


To the Honorable the Mayor and the Board Aldermen,


Gentlemen :


The following is respectfully submitted as the sixty-eighth Annual Report of the City Clerk of the City of Somerville, and is for the year ending December 31, 1939.


The receipts and payments were as follows : For dog licenses issued in 1939 :


1496 males at $2.00 $2,992.00


250 females at $5.00 1,250.00


429 spayed at $2.00


858.00


1 kennel at $25.00


25.00


$5,125.00


For hunting and fishing licenses issued in 1939 :


372 fishing at $2.00


744.00


334 hunting at $2.00 668.00


115 sporting at $3.25


373.75


59 minor fishing at $1.25


73.75


6 duplicate licenses at $.50 3.00


1,862.50


Recording mortgages, assignments, etc. 1700


papers


2,769.81


Certificates of marriage intentions, 1210 (in- cluding postage)


2,457.36


Furnishing copies of records


270.50


Licenses :


Auctioneers, 20 at $2.00


40.00


Billiard, pool tables and bowling alleys, 146 licenses for 97 tables and 49 alleys at $3.00 438.00


Carried forward .... 5,975.67


$6,987.50


265


CITY CLERK


Brought forward


$5,975.67 $6,987.50


Bus route, 2 at $10.00


20.00


Cut meat and sausage, 4 at $50.00


200.00


Drain layers, 2 at $1.00


2.00


Drivers, 42 at $1.00


42.00


Engines and motors, 7 at $1.00


7.00


Garages, 6 licenses,


1 at $5.00


$5.00


2 at $10.00


20.00


3 at $20.00


60.00


85.00


Garage Renewals


600.00


Hackney carriages, 28 at $1.00


28.00


Intelligence offices, 4 at $2.00


8.00


Junk and second hand licenses,


Collect junk, 14 at $10.00


140.00


Junk shops, 14 at $25.00


350.00


Lodging houses, 34 at $2.00


68.00


Open air parking, 1 at $10.00


10.00


Second hand auto dealers,


6 licenses at $50.00


$300.00


28 licenses at $25.00


700.00


1,000.00


Slaughtering, 14 at $1.00


14.00


Street Musicians, 11 at $.50


5.50


Storage of explosives,


4 licenses at $10.00 $40.00


11 licenses at $20.00


220.00


2 licenses at $40.00


80.00


1 license at $100.00


..... 100.00


1 license at $500.00 .... 500.00


940.00


Storage of explosive renewals


4,003.00


Wagon licenses, 13 at $1.00


13.00


Wagon stand licenses, 29 at $1.00


29.00


Permits for projections over the sidewalk for,


39 awnings


13 electric signs


23 neon signs


4 shelves


1 cottage sign


4 metal signs


Carried forward .. $13,540.17


$6,987.50


266


ANNUAL REPORTS


Brought forward


.... $13,540.17 $6,987.50


1 marquee 3 belt signs


2 wooden signs


39 licenses at $1.00 $39.00


51 licenses at $5.00


255.00


294.00


Badges


10.50


Registration of physicians, optometrists and chiropodists


2.75


Copies of ordinances


9.25


Fees for notices of hearings


11.00


Advertising fees


64.00


Recordings


65.80


Duplicate of dog license tags


3.80


Transfer of dog license


.25


14,001.52


$20,989.02


PAYMENTS


To City Treasurer for dog licenses in 1939 :


1496 males at $2.00


$2,992.00


250 females at $5.00


1,250.00


429 spayed at $2.00


858.00


1 kennel at $25.00


25.00


5,125.00


Less City Clerk's fees, 2176 at $.20


435.20


To the Commissioners on Fisheries and Game


for hunting licenses, etc. in 1939 :


372 fishing at $2.00


744.00


334 hunting at $2.00


668.00


115 sporting at $3.25


373.75


59 minor fishing at $1.25


73.75


6 duplicates at $.50


3.00


1,862.50


Less City Clerk's fees, 880 at $.25 ..... 220.00


1,642.50


Carried forward


$6,332.30


$4,689.80


267


CITY CLERK


Brought forward


$6,332.30


To the City Treasurer monthly :


City Clerk's fees for issuing and recording dog licenses in 1939, 2176 at $.20 435.20


City Clerk's fees for issuing and recording hunting licenses, etc. in 1939, 880 at $.25 220.00


All the receipts above specified except for hunting licenses and dog licenses ......


14,001.52


14,656.72


LICENSES AND PERMITS


Besides the licenses mentioned in the foregoing list of re- ceipts, licenses and permits have been granted by the Board of Aldermen, without charge, as follows:


To hold religious services in streets, etc. 1


To parade in streets with music 5


Newspaper licenses 24


BIRTHS 1938


The following is a statement in full of the births for 1938 :


Number of births (exclusive of still births) in Somerville in 1938 registered


1,304


Males


686


Females


618


1,304


Born of American parents


761


Born of Foreign parents


245


Born of American father and foreign mother


121


Born of Foreign father and American mother


164


Born of American mother and father unknown Nationality 10


Born of Foreign mother and father unknown Nationality


3


1,304


Number of still-births in Somerville in 1938 registered


40


Number of births in other places in 1938 registered


640


Number of cases twins


16


MARRIAGES 1939


Number of intentions issued in 1939


1,210


More than previous year 17


$20,989.02


268


ANNUAL REPORTS


Marriages registered


More than previous year


Both parties American


879


Both parties foreign


88


American groom and foreign bride


115


Foreign groom and American bride


131


1,213


First marriage


2,147


Second marriage


269


Third marriage


9


Fourth marriage


1


2,426


DEATHS


Number of deaths in Somerville in 1939


939


Less than previous year


29


Males


437


Females


502


939


Under ten years


52


10 and under 20 years of age


15


20 and under 30 years of age


23


30 and under 40 years of age


38


40 and under 50 years of age


66


50 and under 60 years of age


114


60 and under 70 years of age


215


70 and under 80 years of age


254


80 and under 90 years of age


136


90 and over


26


Age of oldest person deceased


101


Born in Somerville


117


Born in other places in United States


426


Of Foreign Birth


395


Of Unknown Nationality


1


Number of deaths in January


60


February


94


March


119


April


104


May


81


June


66



July


51


August


71


"


September


74


1,213 152


939


939


"


269


CITY CLERK


Number of deaths in October


72


" " " November


71


" December


76


939


The number of stillbirths during the year was fifty-one. In addition to the above, 295 deaths occurred elsewhere, were recorded in Somerville. Almost the entire number of persons deceased having been residents of this city.


270


ANNUAL REPORTS


CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR 1939


MAYOR JOHN M. LYNCH, 52 Porter Street


BOARD OF ALDERMEN


President, EDWARD F. MOYNIHAN *Vice-President, GEORGE W. PRATT ¡Vice-President, THOMAS J. DOYLE


ALDERMEN-AT-LARGE


JOHN F. FOSTER 62 Willow Avenue EDWARD F. MOYNIHAN 905 Broadway


*GEORGE W. PRATT 35 Clark Street IRVING L. STACKPOLE 36 Lowden Avenue


ĮLEWIS A. PRATT


39 Montrose Street


ALDERMEN


· WARD ONE


WALTER J. MORAN 25 Arthur Street


WARD TWO


THOMAS J. DOYLE 87 Concord Avenue


WARD THREE


WILLIAM J. MELLEY 145 Summer Street


WARD FOUR


LEO B. HAVICAN


32 Willoughby Street


WARD FIVE


JAMES M. REDMOND


8 Bellevue Terrace


WARD SIX


ALLAN ROY KINGSTON 205 Morrison Avenue


WARD SEVEN


RALPH L. GARRETT


519 Mystic Valley Parkway


* Died May 10, 1939


Elected May 25, 1939


+ Elected July 10, 1939


271


CITY CLERK


City Clerk, NORMAN E. CORWIN Assistant City Clerk, WILLIAM C. ARBUCKLE City Messenger, DANIEL A. DOWNEY Assistant City Messenger, RICHARD A. KEYES


Regular meetings, second and fourth Thursday evenings of each month, at eight o'clock, except when such Thursday is a holiday, in which case, the meeting is held on the preceding Tuesday evening.


STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN


ELECTRIC LINES AND LIGHTS-Chairman Foster, Stackpole, Red- mond.


FINANCE-Chairman Moynihan, Havican, Kingston, Doyle, Foster, Gar- rett, Stackpole.


LEGISLATIVE MATTERS AND PUBLIC SAFETY-Chairman King- ton, Stackpole, Melley, Pratt, Redmond.


LICENSES AND PERMITS-Chairman Garrett, Havican, Doyle, Moran, Pratt.


PUBLIC PROPERTY AND PUBLIC WORKS-Chairman Doyle, Mel- ley, Redmond, Moran and Garrett.


SOLDIERS' RELIEF-Chairman Havican, Kingston, Moynihan.


SCHOOL COMMITTEE Chairman-William J. Koen


Vice-Chairman-Walter E. Whittaker Hon. John M. Lynch Mayor, ex-officio Edward F. Moynihan President of the Board of Aldermen, ex-officio


WARD ONE


WALTER E. WHITTAKER 135 Walnut Street


WARD TWO


LAWRENCE J. DONOVAN 68 Elm Street


WARD THREE


JAMES SCANLAN 25 Munroe Street


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WARD FOUR


EDITH L. HURD 125 Central Street


WARD FIVE


WILLIAM J. KOEN 34 Lexington Avenue


WARD SIX


EDWIN A. SHAW 63 College Avenue


WARD SEVEN


CHARLES A. CAMPBELL 22 Barton Street


Superintendent and Secretary EVERETT W. IRELAND


Assistant Superintendent WALTER P. SWEET


Regular meetings last Monday of each month, except July and August.


ASSESSERS


MAURICE F. AHEARN, Chairman, term expires 1942


JOHN A. COLBERT, term expires 1940


AMLETO DI GIUSTO, term expires 1942


FRANCIS J. TAGUE, term expires 1941 ALBERT A. WALSH, term expires 1941


BOARD OF APPEALS


ALBERT F. BYRNES, Chairman, term expires 1941 PLUMER E. POPE, Secretary, term expires 1940 GEORGE W. LOWDEN, term expires 1940 GEORGE C. MULLIN, term expires 1942 SOTER B. ZAHAROOLIS, term expires 1942


Associate Members


GEORGE FULGINITI, term expires 1941 JOSEPH SOUZA, term expires 1942


BOARD OF HEALTH


PROFESSOR JAMES REYNOLDS, Chairman, term expires 1940 CHARLES F. McCROSSAN, M. D., term expires 1940 EDWARD McPARTLIN, term expires 1941


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Agent, GEORGE I. CANFIELD Medical Inspector, FRANK L. MORSE, M. D. Veterinarian, E. WILLIAM JOHANSEN, D. V. M. Inspectors of Animals and Provisions HENRY T. MURRAY JAMES A. DWYER


Inspector of Milk and Vinegar WILLIAM H. WALLIS


Assistant Milk Inspector JAMES C. MOORE


Supervisor of Dental Hygiene DR. ANTHONY F. BIANCHI


BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE


EDWARD L. HAGAN, Chairman, term expires 1941 FRANCIS J. FITZPATRICK, M. D., term expires 1942 QUINLAN J. SULLIVAN, term expires 1940 Agent, CHARLES J. WILLWERTH Warden, City Home, HERMAN M. REYNOLDS Matron, City Home, MARY REYNOLDS


LICENSING COMMISSION


EUGENE M. FLANAGAN, Chairman, term expires 1940 JOHN F. McNAMARA, term expires 1941 *WILLIAM J. RYAN, term expires 1942 ¿DAVID Y. ROSS, term expires 1942


* Resigned September 18, 1939.


t Appointed September 29, 1939.


PLANNING BOARD


JOHN J. HURLEY, Chairman, term expires 1942 JOSEPH LONERGAN, term expires 1943 HARRY MacNUTT, term expires 1940 JOHN P. SILK, term expires 1944 DR. VINCENT W. SENA, term expires 1941


PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUSTEES


*CHARLES L. DOHERTY, President, term expires 1941 J. HELEN CLOUGH, term expires 1940


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ANNUAL REPORTS


LOUIS B. CONNELLY, term expires 1942 REV. ANTHONY J. FLAHERTY, term expires 1942 ¡REV. DAVID FRASER, term expires 1940 JOHN J. GRIFFIN, term expires 1941 KATHRYN HUEBER, term expires 1942 JOHN F. McGANN, term expires 1941 WILLIAM H. McKENNA, term expires 1940 ¿DAVID Y. ROSS, term expires 1940 §FREDERICK J. WHITE, term expires 1941 Librarian and Secretary, JOHN D. KELLEY


* *- +000


Resigned July 10, 1939. Appointed October 10, 1939. Resigned September 18, 1939. Appointed July 13, 1939.


SOMERVILLE RECREATION COMMISSION


REV. NAZARENO PROPERZI, Chairman, term expires 1941 JOSEPHINE HAM, Vice-Chairman, term expires 1940 MARY R. COUGHLIN, term expires 1941 WILLIAM F. HARKINS, term expires 1940 MRS. ARTHUR W. HURLBURT, term expires 1941 JAMES J. MCCARTHY, term expires 1940 JOHN T. MACKEY, term expires 1941 ANNETTE MURPHY, term expires 1940 HOWARD M. STILES, term expires 1941 ANTHONY TRANIELLO, term expires 1940


BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS


WILLIAM F. BURNS, Chairman, term expires 1941 WARREN C. DAGGETT, Secretary, term expires 1942 DENNIS L. DONOVAN, term expires 1940 WARREN S. JOHNSTON, term expires 1941


RETIREMENT BOARD


MAURICE F. AHEARN, Chairman, term expires 1941 M. DAVID BINGHAM, term expires 1940 FREDERICK W. HALE, City Auditor


SOMERVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY


DAVID LOONEY, Chairman WILLIAM J. EAGAN, Vice-Chairman, term expires 1943 MARY CARR, Secretary, term expires 1940 EUGENE B. HAMILTON, term expires 1942 RICHARD C. TIGHE, term expires 1939


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CITY CLERK NORMAN E. CORWIN


ASSISTANT CITY CLERK WILLIAM C. ARBUCKLE


CITY TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES JOHN J. DONAHUE


CITY MESSENGER DANIEL A. DOWNEY


ASSISTANT CITY MESSENGER RICHARD A. KEYES


MAYOR'S SECRETARY JAMES F. STYNES


CITY AUDITOR FREDERICK W. HALE


CITY SOLICITOR ROBERT J. MULDOON


ASSISTANT CITY SOLICITOR CHARLES L. DOHERTY


CITY ENGINEER THOMAS HEGARTY


COMMISSIONER OF STREETS JAMES J. CORBETT


COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS


ALBERT PARKER


WATER COMMISSIONER


JOHN T. FORD


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ANNUAL REPORTS


SUPERINTENDENT OF SANITARY DEPARTMENT JOHN F. MESKELL


CLERK OF COMMITTEES JOHN P. CLAIR


ASSISTANT TO CLERK OF COMMITTEES FRANCIS L. McGONAGLE


CHIEF OF POLICE THOMAS DAMERY


CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT JOHN C. MCNALLY


COMMISSIONER OF ELECTRIC LINES AND LIGHTS ROBERT F. MAGUIRE


CITY PHYSICIAN CIRO GIOBBE, M. D.


ASSISTANT CITY PHYSICIAN JOHN M. TAVARES, M. D.


AGENT OF MILITARY AND STATE AID AND SOLDIERS' RELIEF AND BURIAL AGENT THOMAS F. MCGRATH


SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES BENJAMIN S. ABBOTT


CONSTABLES


Charles M. Austin


Philip J. Beyer, Jr.




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