Report of the city of Somerville 1943, Part 15

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Publication date: 1943
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Confectionery


0


0


0


0


Dry Commodities


98


65


9


24


Flour


0


0


0


0


Fruits and Vegetables


26


13


3


10


Ice


0


0


0


0


Lard


18


12


0


6


Meat and Provisions


40


38


0


2


Potatoes


5


5


0


0


Liquid Commodities


101


12


89


0


Total


393


184


113


96


Miscellaneous:


Court Cases


0


Complaints investigated


4


Respectfully submitted,


JOHN F. CASEY,


Sealer of Weights and Measures


.


~ Incorrect -


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BOARD OF HEALTH


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH


Office of the Board of Health, City Hall, Somerville, Mass.,


January 3, 1944.


To His Honor the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen :


Gentlemen :


We respectfully submit the following as the Sixty-sixth 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. 1943.


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 1943 860


First notices sent


140


Second notices sent


4


Total notices sent 144


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 three goats, which were granted. The fee is one dollar for each goat.


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ANNUAL REPORTS


HENS - 102 applications for permits to keep 1214 hens were received and granted. 15 applications to keep 177 hens were refused. One application to keep 12 hens was revoked. The fee is $1.00 for each license.


GREASE - Twelve applications were received for permits to collect grease which were granted. The fee is two dollars 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-one persons have been licensed to practice massage 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 bottling carbonated 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 ALCOHOL - Four persons have been licensed to sell methyl alcohol in this city. A fee of one dollar is charged for each license.


BOARD OF INFANTS - Nine 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 one were approved.


TRANSPORT GARBAGE -- Two permits were granted to transport garbage through the city, under the provisions of Chapter 111, of the General Laws, by the Board of Health.


239


BOARD OF HEALTH


MORTALITY


There were 952 deaths and 45 stillbirths in the city during. the year, as specified in the following table :


Deaths at Central Hospital


70


Deaths at Somerville Hospital


184


Deaths at Hospital for Contagious Diseases


1


Deaths at Home for Aged Poor (Highland Ave.)


34


Deaths at City Home


10


Deaths at Other Institutions


67


DEATHS BY AGES


Total


Male


Female·


Under One


40


24


16


One to Two


4


3


1


Two to Three


1


0


1


Three to Five


4


2


2


Five to Ten


3


1


2


Ten to Fifteen


4


4


0


Fifteen to Twenty


8


5


3


Twenty to Thirty


8


5


3


Thirty to Forty


38


16


22


Forty to Fifty


58


34


24


Fifty to Sixty


100


56


44


Sixty to Seventy


219


126


93


Seventy to Eighty


294


128


166


Eighty to Ninety


145


61


84


Ninety and Over


26


6


20


Totals


952


471


481


240


ANNUAL REPORTS


MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE IN 1943


January


February


March


April


May


June


July


August


September


October


November


December


Total


I. Infectious and Parasitic Diseases


10 Diphtheria


13 Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System


1


1


1


1


1


7


22a Miliary tuberculosis


L


24a Septicemia


30b General paralysis of the insane


1


1


2


44b Hodgkin's Disease


1


1


11. Cancer and other Tumors


45 Cancer of the buccal


cavity and pharynx


46 Cancer of the digestive


2


7


1


2


·2


4


1


4


6


4


4


9 |


46


1


3


1


1


1


3


10


,48 Cancer of the uterus


2


1


1


1


2


2


1


1


2


13


1


1


2


1


·2


2


2


51 Cancer of the male


genital organs


1


1


1


1


1


5


52 Cancer of the urinary organs


1


1


1


3


53 Cancer of the skin


2


54 Cancer of the brain


1


1


55 Cancer of other and unspecified organs


1


3


7


57 Tumors of unspecified nature


1


1


1111. . Rheumatism, Diseases


of Nutrition and of the Endocrine Glands, "Other General Diseases and Avitaminosis


59 Chronic rheumatism


1


1


61 Diabetes Mellitus


3


3


1


... ..


2


1


1


1


1


13


62 Diseases of the pituitary gland


1


1


IV. Diseases of the Blood and Blood-Forming Organs


'73a Pernicious Anemia '74a Leukemias


1


1


2


1


1


V. Chronic Poisoning and Intoxication


VI. Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs


80 Encephalitis 83a Cerebral hemorrhage or effusion


9


10


11


14


5


4


10


9


9


4


10


8 103


2


1


3


1


1


2


2


1


13


1


1


......


1


.......


1


.2


...


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


...


organs and peritoneum ...


.47 Cancer of the respira- tory system


~49 Cancer of other female genital organs


2


50 Cancer of the breast


1


1


1


2


..


1


1


*83b Cerebral embolism and thrombosis 85 Epilepsy 87c Paralysis Agitans


241


BOARD OF HEALTH


MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE IN 1943-Continued


January


February


March


April


May


June


July


August


September


October


November


December


Total


VII. Diseases of the Circula- tory System


91a Acute Endocarditis


91c Endocarditis, unspec- ified


2


1


1


7.


1


...


1


1


1


1


1


1


6.


93d Chronic Myocarditis


5


4


6


9


7


7


6


8


7


5


5


10


79.


93e Other Myocarditis


2


2


2


3


3


4


2


4


22


94a Diseases of the Coronary Arteries


15


7


10


8


9


4


9


7


8


11


16


11


115


94b Angina Pectoris


1


8


6


8


9


6


4


8


8


10


9


8


88.


97 Arteriosclerosis ...


10


11


11


14


6


10


11


5


6


9


9


110


99 Other Diseases of the Arteries


2


5


100 Diseases of the Veins ...


1


1


103 Other diseases of the circulatory system


1


VIII. Diseases of the Respiratory System


106a Acute bronchitis


106b Chronic bronchitis


107 Broncho pneumonia


108 Lobar pneumonia


1


3


4


1


1


...


1


1


15


109 Pneumonia, unspecified ..


1


1


1


2


111 Hemorrhagic infarction, thrombosis, edema, and chronic congestion of . the lungs


4


6


4


6


3


1


2


1


3


11


47.


112 Asthma


114 Other Diseases of the Respiratory System


1


IX. Diseases of the Diges- tive System


115d Diseases of other and unspecified parts of the buccal cavity and adnexa 117a Ulcer of the stomach ....


1


1


1


117b Ulcer of the duodenum ..


2


1


1


119 Diarrhea and enteritis (under 2 years of age) .. 121 Appendicitis


1


1


2-


1


1


2


122a Hernia


2


124 Cirrhosis of the Liver


2


127a Cholecystitis


1


127b Other diseases of the gall bladder


128 Diseases of the Pancreas


......


...


..


...


...


...


4


8


8


4


3


1


2


1


2


1


4


15


53


1


1


..


1


2


3


2


1


1


10-


......


1


1


1


......


..


1


1


1


2


92a Chronic endocarditis


93a Acute myocarditis


..


122b Intestinal Obstruction ...


1


1


...


1


3


1


95 Other Diseases of the Heart


4


3


242


ANNUAL REPORTS


MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE IN 1943-Continued


January


February


March


April


May


June


July


August


September


October


November


December


Total


X. Diseases of the Genito- Urinary System


130 Acute Nephritis


131 Chronic Nephritis


132 Nephritis unspecified


1


2


1


2


2


1


2


13


133b Other Diseases of the Kidneys and Ureters


137 Diseases of the prostate


1


1


1


3


XI. Diseases of Pregnancy. Childbirth and the Puerperium


141a Abortion with mention of hemorrhage and shock


146 Hemorrhage of child- birth and the puerper- ium


147 Infection during child- birth and the puerper- ium


XII. Diseases of the Skin and Cellular Tissue 152 Acute abscess


1


1


XIII. Diseases of the Bones and Organs of Move- ment


155 Other diseases of the bones


1


1


XIV. Congenital Malforma- tions


157b Spina Bifida and Men- ingocele


157d Other congenital mal- formations of the Cen- tral Nervous System ... 157e Congenital malforma- tions of the heart


157g Congenital malforma- tions of the digestive system


157m Other unspecified con- genital malformations


1


1


1


1


1


1


2


1


1


1


.....


1


1


2


1


4


2


4


1


1


15


1


2


4


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


243


BOARD OF HEALTH


MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE IN 1943-Continued


January


February


March


April


May


June


July


August


September


October


November


December


Total


XV. Diseases Peculiar to the First Year of Life


159 Premature Birth


3


1


1


1


1


7


160 Injury at birth


1


1tla Asphyxia, Atelectasis


1


1


1


1


1


1


6


161c Other specified diseases peculiar to the first year of life


1


1


2


XVI. Senility 162 Senility


XVII. Violent or Accidental Deaths


163 Suicide by poisoning


1


1


1


1


1


1


6


164a Suicide by hanging


169 Railway Accidents


1


1


2


170 Motor Vehicle Accidents


2


2


1


1


1


3


10


171a Street car accidents


1


1


178 Accidental absorption of poisonous gas


1


1


2


180 Conflagration


1


1


182 mechanical


1


1


186a Accidental Fall


1


1


1


3


1


1


3


3


3


1


4


2


24


186b Accidental injury by crushing


2


2


195e Other and unspecified accidents


1


I


·2


XVIII. III-Defined and Un- known Causes


Totals


85


84


85


99


69


57


67


67


69


72


92


106


952


...


..


......


..... ...


2


1


1


1


....


1


1


Accidental suffocation


244


ANNUAL REPORTS


TOTAL DEATHS DURING THE LAST TEN YEARS


Year


No. of Deaths


Rate per 1,000


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


1943


952


9.31


Average death rate per 1,000 for ten years


8.91


TABLE SHOWING THE FIVE PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF DEATHS IN SOMERVILLE IN 1942


HEART DISEASE.


ARTERIO SCLEROSIS


APOPLEXY.


CANCER ALL FORMS.


PNEUMONIA ALL FORMS.


Number of Deaths.


Percentage per


10,000 of .'op.


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.


318


31.0


110 -


10.7


103


10.0


102


9.9


71


6.9


1943


1942.


YEAR.


49L


493


Cases Reported.


Number of Deaths.


00


SCARLET FEVER.


00


Percentage of Deaths.


19


6.


Cases Reported.


1


0


Number of Deaths.


DIPHTHERIA.


5.26


0


Percentage of Deaths.


0


1


Cases Reported.


00


Number of Deaths.


00


Percentage of Deaths.


46


97


Cases Reported.


8


4


Number of Deaths.


17.39


4.12


Percentage of Deaths.


TUBERCULOSIS ALL FORMS.


Diphtheria, Typhoid Fever and Tuberculosis.


Table Showing Comparisons Between 1942 and 1943 in Pre valence, Deaths and Percentage of Deaths of Scarlet Fever,


TYPHOID FEVER.


BOARD OF HEALTH


245


246


ANNUAL REPORTS


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 Union Square Pharmacy, 23 Union Square


Physicians desiring reports on the following day, must deposit specimens at the City Hall, in the receptacle 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.


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-


247


BOARD OF HEALTH


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 the 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 jurisdiction and to them are referred all children 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, Dickinson and Edgerly 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. Richard Maguire, 432 Medford Street Morse, Carr, Durell, Burns and St. Theresa Schools


248


ANNUAL REPORTS


DISTRICT NO. 5


Dr. John W. Hueber, 25 Day Street


Cutler, Hodgkins, Lowe. Highland and Western Junior High Schools


DISTRICT NO. 6


Dr. David O'Brien, 26 Summit Avenue


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 12,025 children have been referred to the inspectors during their daily visits and 327 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


23


Measles


217


Mumps


23


Scarlet Fever


43


Whooping Cough


4


Total


310


2. Diseases of the Nose and Throat :-


Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids


1118


Inflammatory Diseases


96


Other Abnormal Conditions


88


Total


1302


1


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BOARD OF HEALTH


3. Diseases of the Eye :-


Foreign Bodies Inflammatory Conditions


5


2


Other Abnormal Conditions


18


Total 25


4. Diseases of the Ear :-


Inflammatory Conditions


16


Other Abnormal Conditions


0


Total 16


5. Diseases of the Skin:


Eczema


6


Herpes


6


Impetigo


119


Dermatitis


3


Pediculosis


389


Scabies


17


Miscellaneous Conditions


35


Total 575


6. Diseases of the Feet :-


Flat Feet


139


Hammer Toes


11


Athletes Foot


6


Infected Foot


2


Bunions


2


Club Foot


1


Other Conditions


102


Total 263


7. Miscellaneous Conditions :-


Diseases of the Circulatory System


145


Diseases of the Digestive System


76


Diseases of the Lymphatic System 54


Diseases of the Nervous System


3


Diseases of the Respiratory System


70


Wounds and Injuries


21


Other Conditions


34


Total 403


Total number of Diseases


2894


Examinations for Vaccinations


.... ...


54


FUNERAL DIRECTORS


Under the provisions of Chapter 407 of the Acts of 1936, twenty-eight persons were duly licensed as funeral directors.


250


ANNUAL REPORTS


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 connected with this Board. The reports of the School Nurses are made a part of the report of the School Commit- tee 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 Hodg- kins School, and every Friday afternoon at the Bingham School, except when the days were holidays. The average week- jy attendance at the New Vocational School was 26, at the Hodgkins School 15, and at the Bingham School 15. The at- tendance for the year at these clinics was 1868. This work is of inestimable value and the results are very far reaching.


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BOARD OF HEALTH


REPORT OF THE HEALTH NURSES


Somerville, Mass., January 3, 1944.


To the Board of 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, 1943.


INFANT HYGIENE


Infants reported as born in Somerville during 1943 1100


Infants born elsewhere resident of Somerville 1050


Pairs of twins born in Somerville 10


Stillbirths in Somerville 45


Infants reported with Ophthalmia Neonatorum


1


Infants reported with Conjunctivitis


1


Infants reported with Infantile Paralysis


0


There were 40 deaths of infants under one year of age in Somerville during the past year as shown in the following table :


Prematurity


8


Congenital Diseases


10


Intestinal Diseases


2


Accidental Injury


4


Pneumonia and Other Diseases


16


Total 40


Total attendance at Baby Welfare Clinics during 1943


1868


New registration during 1943


456


Average attendance during 1943


18


TUBERCULOSIS


Pulmonary Tuberculosis cases reported during 1943 43


Other Forms of Tuberculosis reported in 1943 3


Number of patients admitted to the Middlesex County Sana- torium at Waltham 50


Xrays and examinations of patients and contacts are held every second and fourth Friday evenings of the month, at the Southern Middlesex Health Association, 379 Broadway, Somer- ville.


252


ANNUAL REPORTS


TABLE SHOWING AGES AND SEX OF CASES REPORTED DURING 1943


Sex-


Male


Female


Total


Under fifteen years of age


0


0


0


From fifteen to twenty years.


0


2


2


From twenty to thirty years. ...


4


7


11


From thirty to forty years


7


8


15


Over forty years


15


0


15


Totals


26


17


43


OTHER FORMS OF TUBERCULOSIS


----- S'ex-


Male


Female


Total


Under fifteen years of age


1


1


2


From fifteen to twenty years ...


0


0


0


From twenty to thirty years


0


0


0


From thirty to forty years ...


0


1


1


Over forty years


0


0


0


Totals


1


2


3


MISCELLANEOUS


Typhoid Fever cases reported


0


RECAPITULATION OF VISITS


Baby Hygiene


2228


Tuberculosis


1095


Miscellaneous


1146


Total visits


4469


Respectfully submitted,


GRACE E. PICKERING, R. N. MARY V. RYAN, R. N. MARGARET G. DONOVAN, R. N.


Health Nurses


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BOARD OF HEALTH


REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL INSPECTION


Somerville, Mass., January 3, 1944.


To the Board of Health, Somerville, Mass.


Gentlemen :


I herewith present the report of the Department of Medical Inspection for the year 1943 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 491


DIPHTHERIA - Before patients are released from quaran- tine two successive negative cultures must be obtained ..


19


CONTAGIOUS HOSPITAL


365


Total number of visits


875


CONTAGIOUS DISEASE HOSPITAL


In Hospital


Disease


Jan 1, 1943


Admitted


Discharged Weil or Improved


Dead


In Hospital Jan. 1, 1944


Diphtheria 0


6


0


1


5


Scarlet Fever 12


191


193


0


10


Miscellaneous 0


14


10


0


4


Daily average 11.43


595 3/7 weeks treatment


LABORATORY EXAMINATIONS


Negative Positive


Total


January


4


0


4


February


9


0


9


March


9


0


9


April


8


0


8


May


21


1


22


June


9


1


10


July


4


0


4


August


4


3


7


September


3


4


7


October


17


1


18


November


13


6


19


December


48


20


68


Total


149


36


185


254


ANNUAL REPORTS


TUBERCULOSIS


Negative Positive


Total


January


4


1


5


February


3


2


5


March


0


0


0


April


3


1


4


May


6


0


6


June


3


0


3


July


1


0


1


August


4


0


4


September


5


0


5


October


2


0


2


November


2


0


2


December ..


6


0


6


Totals


39


4


43


Miscellaneous examinations


79


Total examinations


...


307


TUBERCULOSIS


During 1943 there were eight deaths from tuberculosis, seven 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


The department has continued the immunization of pre- school and school children up to the Junior High grade. The three doses of diphtheria toxoid was used.


Pamphlets in schools and advertisements in the local paper advising them of the clinics and where they could obtain the immunization were presented to the parents.


There were 430 children completed the three inoculations.


The immunizations were accomplished without any ill ef- fects as regards to abcesses or reaction.


255


BOARD OF HEALTH


The private physicians have also immunized many of the babies, an exact record of which is not submitted to us.


Respectfully submitted, W. C. MACDONALD, M. D., Medical Inspector.


256


ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS AND PROVISIONS


Somerville, Mass., January 3, 1944.


To the Board of Health, Somerville, Mass.


Gentlemen :


I submit the following as my report for the year ending December 31, 1943.


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


Number of establishments visited


4494


Complaints investigated


860


Venereal disease delinquents visited


47


Notices sent


140


All complaints were satisfactorily adjusted.


CONDEMNATIONS


Liver


5 1bs.


Lamb


40 1bs.


Beef


405


Fruit


75


Pork


164 "


Flour


62


Veal


25


Frankforts 12 "


Respectfully submitted,


HENRY T. MURRAY,


Chief Inspector


257


BOARD OF HEALTH


REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS AND VETERINARIAN;


Somerville, Mass., January 3, 1944.


To the Board of Health,


Somerville, Mass.


Gentlemen :


The following is my report for the year ending December- 31, 1943.


There were a total of 514 calls made in connection with dog bites during the year by me.


There were 701 dogs inoculated against rabies. There were no cases of rabies in dogs which were inoculated against dis- ease. 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,


BERTRAM S. KILLIAN, V. S.


Inspector of Animals and Veterinarian


258


ANNUAL REPORTS


REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DENTAL HYGIENE


Somerville, Mass., January 3, 1944.


To the Board of Health, Somerville, Mass.


Gentlemen :


I herewith present the report of the Department of Dental Hygiene for the year 1943, with the following statistics :


Respectfully submitted,


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


-SCHOOL CHILDREN


CLINIC CASES HOSPITAL --- -WELFARE CASES


~SOLDIERS' RELIEF CASES-


January


581


200


88


2


881


539


334


161


1191


140


280


4


4


10


13


23


13


0


11


2


0


0


O


0


0


0


February


421


118


45


1


585


379


199


121


769


96


101


1


1


1


14


16


14


0


11


3


0


0


0


0


0


0


March


576


179


140


1


836


507


329


153


1138


128


253


2


3


2


22


'57


20


2


8


14


0


0


0


0


0


0


April


497


144


65


0


716


380


285


170


1006


132


240


3


3


5


12


24


11


1


4


8


0


0


0


0


0


0


May


560


190


108


0


858


498


392


162


1181


126


372


2


2


2


18


41


18


0


10


8


0


0


0


0


0


O


June


320


91


65


0


495


307


130


203


698


180


64


3


3


11


22


53


20


2


15


7


0


0


0


0


0


0


July


SCHOOL CLINIC CLOSED


August


SCHOOL CLINIC CLOSED


September


October


9,803


SCHOOL CLINIC CLOSED


492


405


61


0


958


404


459


142


1133


57


373


2


2


9


6


14


6


0


5


1


1


1


0


0


0


0


December


519


171


73


0


763


467


309


169


1,074


111


220


0


0


0


4


12


4


0


2


2


0


0


0


0


0


0


Total


3966


1498


645


4 6092


3481


2437 1,281 8,190


970 1,903


17


18


40


111


240


106


5


66


45


1


1


0


0


0


Given Gas


Number Examined


Old


New


Cases


Cases


Total Number


of Patients


Number of


Number of


Extractions


Cleanings Number of


Number of


Treatments


Number of Cer-


tificates Granted


Number Given


Number Given


Patients Number of


Extractions Number of


Number of


Extractions Number of


Patients of Number of


Number at


Hospital


Number


Ethyl Chloride Novocain or


Given Gas


Number of


Number of


at Clinic


at Hospital


Number


Novocain or


Number


Patients


Patients


Emergency


Number


Patients


Extractions


Number Patients


Number Patients


Ethyl Chloride


Novocain


Gas


Patients


Clinic


November


SCHOOL CLINIC CLOSED


Special


Fillings


259


BOARD OF HEALTH


REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF MILK AND VINEGAR


CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL LABORATORY CITY HALL, SOMERVILLE, MASS.


January 3, 1944.


To the Board of Health, Somerville, Mass. ,


Gentlemen :


During the year, four hundred and sixty-four stores were licensed to sell milk, seventy-two dealers were licensed to dis- tribute milk and seventy-four stores registred to sell oleomar- garine. Seven pasteurizing plants located in Somerville were licensed to operate while forty-three pasteurizing plants in cities and towns outside Somerville, were under the supervision of this department. An average of 36,000 quarts of milk and 1,300 quarts of cream were distributed daily in Somerville. Two hundred seventy-two stores were licensed to sell and twenty dealers are licensed to manufacture frozen desserts.




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