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To Officer Alfred E. Robitaille, the police officer assigned to the Central Library, a word of commendation is in order. His handling of delinquent borrows has been both tactful and sym- pathetic. He is firm with chronic and deliberate delinquents and most sympathetic with cases involving unfortunate circum- stances. By his patience and courtesy he has made many friends for the library and has reduced the loss of books to a minimum. It is encouraging to report we have few if any dis- cipline problems because of his cooperation.
With the general disturbed employment condition through- out the country we were extremely fortunate with the loss of only one staff member, Harvey Curtis. However, in the un-
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graded service we had a large turnover due to the higher finan- cial inducements elsewhere. George Dooling, a faithful part time employee throughout his school career, enlisted in the Navy and the following severed their connections for other employ- ment: Anne H. Butler, Robert D. Collins, Kathleen Conley, Leo J. Conroy, John R. Crispo, Thomas E. McGrath, Irene V. Murray, and Elizabeth M. Tate.
Under the Scheme of Service the following promotions and appointments were made.
Promotions : Mary B. Connors and Irene F. Ward from Senior Assistants to First Assistants.
Anne V. Hopkins from Senior Assistant to Children's Li- brarian.
Winifred J. Maguire from Non-Professional to Junior As- sistant.
Ruth Baroni and Elizabeth M. Tate from Ungraded to Non- Professional.
Appointments : To the Ungraded Service-Ruth Baroni, Anne H. Butler, Robert D. Collins, Helen M. Heanue, Mary A. Heneghan, Irene V. Murray, Vincent Schwartz, Frances Welch, and Irene Westhoff.
To the members of the staff, I am grateful for their cooper- ation, understanding, and willingness to carry on in the face of distressing and disturbing conditions beyond our control.
To the Board of Trustees, I am indebted for their interest, cooperation, and counsel on all administrative problems which have arisen during the past year.
Respectfully submitted, JOHN D. KELLEY,
Librarian.
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APPENDIX A
American Library Association Form for Uniform Statistics
City: Somerville County: Middlesex State: Massachusetts
Name of Library: The Public Library of the City of Somerville
Date of Founding: 1872
Name of Librarian: John D. Kelley
Report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1942
Governmental unit of support and service: City
Population served (1940 U. S. Census) 102,304
Terms of use: Free for lending; free for reference Total number of agencies 268
Consisting of: Central Library
1
Branches: In library buildings 2
In municipal buildings 2
In rented room 1
Stations: In schools 256
Other 6
CIRCULATION AND USE
Number of volumes of adult non-fiction lent for home use
61,276
Number of volumes of adult fiction lent for home use
180,077
Number of books for children lent for home use 231,609
Total number of volumes lent for home use
472,962
Period of loan for the majority of adult books: 14 days Number of inter-library loans:
Volumes lent, 68; volumes borrowed: 76
Number of reference questions answered: 13,783
REGISTRATION
Adult
Juvenile
Total
Total number of registered borrow- ers
11,253
7,602
18,855
Borrowers registered during year
5,250
3,666
8,916
Registration period, 2 years
BOOK STOCK
Adult
Juvenile
Total
Number of volumes December 31, 1941
91,402
26,503
117,905
Number of volumes added during
4,935
5,217
10,152
Total
96,337
31,720
128,057
Number of volumes withdrawn
during year
10,243
3,752-
13,995
Number of volumes December 31, 1942
86,059
28,003
114,062
Number of newspapers currently received excluding duplicates ....
8
Number of periodicals currently received excluding duplicates
.... 167
year
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FINANCE
Assessed valuation of city, $113,069,300.00.
Rate of library tax levy for fiscal year reported, 76/100 of a mill.
RECEIPTS
Local Taxation:
Library Department
$71,821.43
Included in above
Fines
$2,837.61
Dog Licenses
4,182.84
Public Buildings Department
14,503.95
$86,325.38
Invested Funds:
Income Current Year
489.91
Balance from Previous Year
1,740.96
2,230.87
Total
$88,556.25
EXPENDITURES
Salaries:
Library Department
$52,911.07
Public Buildings Department ....
8,899.54
$61,810.61
Books-Library Department:
Appropriation
12,527.97
Invested Funds
133.06
12,661.03
Periodicals-Library Department:
Appropriations
614.25
Invested Funds
5.50
.619.75
Binding-Library Department ....
1,264.91
Rent-Public Buildings Depart-
ment
650.00
Heat, Light, Public Buildings De-
partment
3,618.14
Insurance:
Library Department
402.28
Public Buildings Department
418.71
820.99
Other Operating Expenses :
Library Department
3,285.42
Public Buildings Department ...
917.56
4,202.98
Total
$85,648.41
Transfers:
From Library Department to Public Buildings Department ..
100.00
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Balance December 31, 1942
Library Department: Appropriation Invested Funds
715.53 2,092.31
2,807.84
Public Buildings Department ....
0. 2,807.84
Grand Total
$88,556.25
.
. ..
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
Office of the Board of Health, City Hall, Somerville, Mass.,
January 2, 1943.
To His Honor the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen :
Gentlemen :
We respectfully submit the following as the Sixty-fifth 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 De- cember 31, 1942.
NUISANCES
A record of the nuisances abated during the year, in com- pliance with notices issued by the Board, or under the Board's jurisdiction, is presented below :
Complaints received during 1942 916
First notices sent
119
Second notices sent
6
Total notices sent 125
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 - Two applications were received for permits to keep five goats, which were granted. The fee is one dollar for each goat.
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HENS - Six applications for permits to keep 68 hens were received and granted. Three applications to keep 34 hens were refused.
GREASE - Twelve applications were received for permits to collect grease which were granted. The fee is two dollars for each team.
MELTING AND RENDERING - Three licenses have been granted to carry on the business of melting and rendering for which a fee of one dollar is charged.
MASSAGE - Twenty-one persons have been licensed to practice massage in this city. A fee of one dollar was received for each license.
SALE OF ALCOHOL - Seven 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.
SALE OF FROZEN DESSERTS AND ICE CREAM MIX -286 permits were granted for the sale of frozen desserts and ice cream mix, and a fee of one dollar was received for each permit.
BOARD INFANTS - Fourteen 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 but three were approved.
LYING-IN HOSPITALS - Three applications were made to the State Department of Public Welfare for licenses to main- tain lying-in hospitals in this city, which were referred to this board under the provisions of Section 71, of Chapter 111 of the General Laws, and were approved.
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TRANSPORT GARBAGE - Three permits were granted to transport garbage through the city, under the provisions of Chapter 111, of the General Laws, and all but one were granted.
MORTALITY
There were eight hundred and thirty-three deaths and forty- six stillbirths in the city during the year, as specified in the following table :
Deaths at Central Hospital
76
Deaths at Somerville Hospital
179
Deaths at Hospital for Contagious Diseases
0
Deaths at Home for Aged Poor (Highland Avenue)
26
Deaths at City Home
8
Death« at Other Institutions
48
DEATHS BY AGES
Under One
Total 32
Male 20
12
One to Two
4
1
3
Two to Three
2
1
1
Three to Five
0
0
0
Five to Ten
1
0
1
Ten to Fifteen
5
2
3
Fifteen to Twenty
5
2
3
Twenty to 'Thirty
18
6
12
Thirty to Forty
29
11
18
Forty to Fifty
47
21
26
Fifty to Sixty
114
69
45
Sixty to Seventy
190
105
85
Seventy to Eighty
236
109
127
Eighty to Ninety
121
48
73
Ninety and Over
29
9
20
Totals
833
404
429
Female
......
.
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BOARD OF HEALTH
MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE IN 1942
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total
I. Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
13 Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System ...
2
1
3
15 Tuberculosis of the In- testines and Peritoneum
1
1
33a Influenza with Respira- tory Complications
43 Mycoses
1
1
1
1
·2
Il. Cancers and other Tumors
45 Cancer of the buccal cavity al. pharynx
46 Cancer o1 ae digestive
3
3
5
4
8
8
3
4
3
1 8
6
55
47 Cancer " the respira- tory. system
1
1
3
3
1
3
12
48 Cancer of the uterus
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
8 .
51 Cancer of the male genital organs
1
2
3
1
7
52 Cancer of the urinary organs
53 Cancer of the skin
1
54 Cancer of the brain
1
1
55 Cancer of other and unspecified organs
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
56d Brain Tumor
1
1
III. Rheumatism, Diseases
of Nutrition and of the Endocrine Glands, Other General Diseases and Avitaminosis
1
1
1
3
64 Diseases of the Thynius Gland
1
1
2
IV. Diseases of the Blood and Blood-Forming Organs
73a Pernicious Anemia
1
1
3
74a Leukemias
1
...
...
1
3
V. Chronic Poisoning and Intoxication
VI. Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs
81 Meningitis
1
1
7
10
10
5
9
9
7
8
6
8
6
13
98
83b Cerebral embolism and thrombosis
1
4
1
6
85 Epilepsy
1
1
87c Paralysis Agitans
...
1
1
...
..
1
49 Cancer of other female genital organs
1
50 Cancer of the breast
...
1
1
2
1
6
...
1
organs al. ¿ peritoneum
1
1
44b Hodgkin's Disease
.
83a Cerebral Hemorrhage
61 Diabetes Mellitus
1 1
ANNUAL REPORTS
MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE IN 1942-Continued
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total
VII. Diseases of the Circula- tory System
91a Aucte Endocarditis
91b Subacute Endocarditis
1
92c Chronic Endocarditis
1
92d Diseases of Other and Unspecified Valves
2
3
1
1
1
92e Endocarditis unspecified
93a Acute myocarditis
1
3
4
1
1
10
93d Chronic myocarditis
13
7
7
6
7
8
8
9
3
3
7
9
87
93e Other Myocarditis
3
1
5
5
'2
2
1
2
3
2
2
28
94a Diseases of the
7
10
9
9
17
13
4
5
8
8
9
4
103 2
95 Other Diseases of the Heart
3
1
3
9
5
3
7
5
6
6
5
55
97 Arterio Sclerosis
4
5
4
4
4
5
7
5
11
8
7
11
75
98 Gangrene
1
1
1
3
99 Other Diseases of the Arteries
1
1
2
4
Vill. Diseases of the Respiratory System
107 Broncho pneumonia
5
6
8
6
1
2
1
2
3
2
6
44
108 Lobar pneumonia
2
1
1
1
...
....
1
3
111 Hemorrhagic infarction, thrombosis, edema, and chronic congestion of the lungs
4
4
2
2
1
3
3
4
11
6
40
114 Other Diseases of the Respiratory System
3
3
JX. Diseases of the Diges- tive System
115b Septic sore throat
1
1
1
2
118 Other diseases of the stomach
119a Diarrhea and Enteritis
(under 2 yrs. of age)
1
1
120a Diarrhea and Enteritis (over 2 yrs. of age)
1
1
121 Appendicitis
1
1
1
3
122a Hernia
1
.....
...
1
1
1
2
5
123 Other Diseases of the Intestines
1
1
124 Cirrhosis of the Liver
1
1
1
3
127a Cholecystitis
1
1
128 Diseases of the Pancreas
1
1
129 Peritonitis
...
1
1
2
...
...
...
...
.....
......
... ...
1
1
1
..
1
1
94b Angina Pectoris
1
1
109 Pneumonia, unspecified ..
1
1
1
6
..
112 Asthma
1
1
120b Ulceration of the in- testines
1
1
122b Intestinal Obstruction ...
3
1
5
126 Biliary Calculi
1
1
...
......
. .
1
117a Ulcer of the stomach
1
1
Coronary Arteries
1
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MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE IN 1942-Continued
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total
x. Diseases of the Genitourinary System
130 Acute Nephritis
131 Chronic Nephritis ....
132 Nephritis unspecified ....
133 Other Diseases of the Kidneys and Ureters
137 Diseases of the prostate
1
1
2
XI. Diseases of Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium
140 Abortion with Mention of Infection
141 Abortion without Men- tion of Infection
147b General or Local Puerperal Infection
1
1
XII. Diseases of the Skin and Cellular Tissue
XIII. Diseases of the Bones and Organs of Move- ment
XIV. Congenital Malforma- tions 157b Spina Bifida and Men- ingocele
1
1
XV. Diseases Peculiar to the First Year of Life
158 Congenital debility 159 Premature Birth
1
1
1
..... 1
1
1 1
5
1 3
12
161a Asphyxia, Atelectasis 1
4
1
3
1
4
1
4
1
2
23
4
1
5
1 3
1
1
1
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
XVI. Senility
226
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MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE IN 1942-Continued
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total
XVII. Violent or Accidental Deaths
163 Suicide by poisoning
1
1
1
1
164a Suicide by hanging
1
1
1
3
164c Suicide by Firearms
1
1
169 Railway Accidents
1
1
1
1
4
170 Motor Vehicle Accidents
1
1
2
5
178 Accidental absorption of poisonous gas
1
4
181 Accidental burns
1
1
182 Accidental mechanical suffocation
2
1
3
186a Accidental Fall
1
1
2
2
3
1
2
3
1
1
17
.
XVIII. III-Defined and Un- known Causes 199 Sudden Death
1
1
200a Ill-Defined Causes
2
2
Totals
...
69
68
67
58
79
70
59
62
69
71
76
85
833
...
1
2
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TOTAL DEATHS DURING THE LAST TEN YEARS
Year
No. of Deaths
Rate per 1,000
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
1940
885
8.78
1941
872
8.53
1942
833
8.14
Average death rate per 1,000 for ten years
8.92
TABLE SHOWING THE FIVE PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF DEATHS IN SOMERVILLE IN 1942
HEART DISEASE.
CANCER ALL FORMS.
APOPLEXY.
ARTERIO SCLEROSIS.
PNEUMONIA ALL FORMS.
Number of Deaths.
Percentage per
10,000 of Pop.
Number of
Deaths.
Percentage per
10,000 of Pop.
Number of
Deaths.
Percentage per 10,000 of Pop.
Number of
Deaths.
Percentage per
10,000 of Pop.
Number of
Deaths.
Percentage per
10,000 of Pop.
297
29.0
100
9.8
98
9.6
75
7.3
53
5.2
877
Table Showing Comparisons Between 1941 and 1942 in Prevalence, Deaths and Percentage of Deaths of Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Typhoid Fever and Tuberculosis.
SCARLET FEVER.
DIPHTHERIA.
TYPHOID FEVER.
TUBERCULOSIS ALL FORMS.
YEAR.
Cases
Reported.
Number of
Deaths.
Percentage
of Deaths.
Reported.
Number of
Deaths.
Percentage
of Deaths.
Cases
Reported.
Number of
Deaths.
Percentage
Reported.
Number of
Deaths.
Percentage
of Deaths.
1941
257
0
0
3
0
0
0.
83
13
15 66
1942
493
0
0
9
00
0
1
0
0
97
4
4.12
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Cases
of Deaths.
Cases
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DISEASES DANGEROUS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH
This board has adjudged that the diseases known as actinomycosis, anterior poliomyelitis, anthrax, Asiatic cholera, epidemic cerebrospinal 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, 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 with- in the meaning of the statutes. Physicians are required to re- port 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 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, vaccine lymph and nitrate of silver solution, may be obtained at the following places, and all sup- plies may be obtained at the office of the Board of Health, City Hall, and the Contagious Hospital, 1323 Broadway.
George R. Reed & Son, Inc., Hobbs Bldg., Davis Square Ernest M. Vose, 310 Broadway
Henry L. White, 52 Union Square
Physicians desiring reports on the following day, must de- posit specimens at the City Hall, in the receptacle provided be- fore 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.
MEDICAL INSPECTION OF SCHOOLS
The medical inspection of the schools of Somerville which was instituted December 1907 has been continued during the year. The value of the system has been constantly demon-
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strated and the work has been done in a very satisfactory man- ner. There has been harmony of action between the Board of Health and the school board, the school principals, and teach- ers have very generally co-operated with the inspectors in mak- ing 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 with a slip properly filled out advising that 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 condition as possible. In accord- ance with provisions of the statute, tests of sight and hearing are made by principals and teachers.
DISTRICT NO. 1
Dr. Francis Shaw, 167 Broadway Prescott, Hanscom and Dickinson Schools
DISTRICT NO. 2
Dr. John D. Bennett, 72 College Avenue Baxter, Knapp, Perry and Southern Junior High Schools
DISTRICT NO. 3
Dr. E. Goduti, 434 Broadway Bennett, Pope, Cummings and Proctor Schools
DISTRICT NO. 4
Dr. Wilfrid C. Macdonald, 150 Summer Street Morse, Carr, Durell, Burns and St. Theresa Schools
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DISTRICT NO. 5
Dr. Benjamin Russian, 33 Curtis Street
Cutler, Hodgkins, Lowe, Highland and Western Junior High Schools
DISTRICT NO. 6
Dr. David O'Brien. 59 Boston Street
Bingham, Brown, Forster and Northeastern Junior High Schools
DISTRICT NO. 7
Dr. Edgar F. Sewall, 380 Broadway Glines, Grimmons and High Schools
DISTRICT NO. 8
Dr. M. W. White, 21 Walnut Street St. Joseph and St. Ann's Parochial Schools
During the year 8985 children have been referred to the in- spectors during their daily visits and 307 have been sent home because of illness.
The following list will show the classes of diseases and defects 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
100
Measles
27
Mumps
36
Scarlet Fever
18
Whooping Cough
6
Influenza
0
Tuberculosis
0
Total 187
2. Diseases of the Nose and Throat :-
Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids
445
Inflammatory Diseases
56
Other Abnormal Conditions
13
Total
514
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3. Diseases of the Eye :-
Foreign Bodies
2
Inflammatory Conditions
2
Other Abnormal Conditions
6
Total 10
4. Diseases of the Ear :-
Inflammatory Conditions
3
Other Abnormal Conditions
0
Total
3
5. Diseases of the Skin :-
Eczema
2
Herpes
20
Impetigo
174
Dermatitis
2
Pediculosis
363
Scabies
21
Tinea
1
Miscellaneous Conditions
87
Total 670
6. Miscellaneous Conditions :-
Diseases of the Circulatory System
149
Diseases of the Digestive System
4
Diseases of the Lymphatic System
6
Diseases of the Nervous System
1
Diseases of the Respiratory System
45
Wounds and Injuries
61
Other Conditions
88
Total
354
Total number of Diseases
1738
Examinations for Vaccinations
1
BACTERIOLOGICAL WORK
The report of this department is made by Wilfrid C. Mac- donald, 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-eight 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
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the others consists of follow-up work regarding tuberculosis cases and post natal hygiene work, together with the other work connected 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.
INFANT HYGIENE CLINICS
During the past year under the supervision of this board clinics have been held every Tuesday afternoon at the New Vocational School, every Wednesday afternoon at the Hodgkins School and every Friday afternoon at the Bingham School, except when the days were holidays. The average weekly at- tendance at the New Vocational School was 33, at the Hodg- kins School 25, and at the Bingham School 20. The attendance for the year at these clinics was 3727. This work is of inestim- able value and the results are very far reaching.
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REPORT OF THE HEALTH NURSES
Somerville, Mass., January 2, 1943.
To the Board Health,
Somerville, Mass.
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, 1942:
INFANT HYGIENE
Infants reported as born in Somerville during 1942 1067
Infants born elsewhere resident of Somerville 960
Pairs of twins born in Somerville 10
Stillbirths in Somerville 46
Infants reported with Ophthalmia Neonatorum 0
Infants reported with Conjunctivitis
8
Infants reported with Infantile Paralysis
0
There were 32 deaths of infants under one year of age in Somerville during the past year as shown in the following table :
Prematurity
12
Congenital Diseases
3
Intestinal Diseases
1
Accidental Injury
3
Pneumonia and Other Diseases
13
Total 32
Total attendance at Baby Welfare Clinics during 1942 3727
New registration during 1942 476
Average attendance during 1942
26
TUBERCULOSIS
Pulmonary Tuberculosis cases reported during 1942 90
Other Forms of Tuberculosis reported in 1942 7
Number of patients admitted to the Middlesex County Sanatorium at Waltham 53
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TABLE SHOWING AGES AND SEX OF CASES REPORTED DURING 1942
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
-Sex-
Male
Female
Total
Under fifteen years of age
2
1
3
From fifteen to twenty years
2
5
7
From twenty to thirty years
12
8
20
From thirty to forty years
19
7
26
Over forty years
23
11
34
Totals
58
32
90
Other Forms of Tuberculosis
-Sex
Male
Female
Total
Under fifteen years of age
2
1
3
From fifteen to twenty years
1
0
1
From twenty to thirty years
0
0
0
From thirty to forty years
0
1
1
Over forty years
1
1
2
Totals
4
3
7
Miscellaneous
Typhoid Fever cases reported
1
Recapitulation of Visits
Baby Hygiene
2647
Tuberculosis
713
Miscellaneous
1044
Total visits
4404
Respectfully submitted,
GRACE E. PICKERING, R. N. MARY V. RYAN, R. N. MARGARET G. DONOVAN, R. N.
Health Nurses
236
ANNUAL REPORTS
REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL INSPECTION
Somerville, Mass., January 2, 1943.
To the Board Health, Somerville, Mass.
Gentlemen :
I herewith present the report of the Department of Medical Inspection for the year 1942, including statistics of the Con- tagious Hospital.
VISITS
SCARLET FEVER - Each case must be inspected before release from quarantine to see that condition of the patient is suitable for release 375
DIPHTHERIA - Before patients are released from quaran- tine two successive negative cultures must be obtained ..
9
CONTAGIOUS HOSPITAL
365
Total number of visits
749
CONTAGIOUS DISEASE HOSPITAL
In Hospital
Jan. 1, 1942 Admitted
Discharged Well or Improved
Dead
In Hospital Jan. 1, 1943
Disease
Scarlet Fever 8
206
202
0
12
Miscellaneous 0
2
2
0
0
Daily average 11.97
650 3/7 weeks treatment
LABORATORY EXAMINATIONS Diphtheria Cultures
Negative
Positive
Total
January
15
9
24
February
19
7
26
March
21
15
36
April
16
0
16
May
14
6
20
June
16
1
17
July
3
1
4
August
9
0
9
September
6
0
6
October
10
0
10
November
6
0
6
December
8
1
9
Totals
143
40
183
237
BOARD OF HEALTH
Tuberculosis
Negative
Positive
Total
January
2
0
2
February
1
0
1
March
7
0
7
April
13
0
13
May
6
1
7
June
5
3
8
July
6
0
6
August
4
0
4
September
8
1
9
October
14
1
15
November
6
0
6
December
2
1
3
Totals
74
81
Miscellaneous examinations ..
102
Total examinations
366
TUBERCULOSIS
During 1942 there were four deaths from tuberculosis, three from pulmonary tuberculosis and one 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.
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNIZATION
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