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Grade
MARTIN W. CARR SCHOOL Atherton Street
Michael B. Dewire, Master. 600 Washington Street, Brookline 1929
6
Eva S. Bent, 10 Steeves Circle 1915
6
Dorothy L. Lundgren, 93 Lowden Avenue 1915
5 Margaret M. Brennan, 15 Waldo Street 1917
5 Francis X. Leahy, 101 Glenwood Road
1946
4 Helen Hession, 30 Merrill Road, Watertown
1924
4:3 Alice M. Cumming, 117 School Street
1917
3 Bessie I. Berry, 11 Oak Terrace, Malden
1915
2 Mary E. Flanley, 4 Avon Street, Wakefield
1915
2 Mildred L. Shanahan, 68 Avon Street
1933
1 Eleanor Rose, 149 Lowell Street
1942
1 Margaret Morgan, 123 Highland Avenue
1931
Kdgn. Mabel R Ingham, 62 Central Street
1912
Asst Helen T. Brooks, 4 Spring Hill Terrace 1946
(ENOCH R.) MORSE SCHOOL Summer and Craigie Streets
2
Eleanor M. Shanahan, 38 Benton Road
1934
6
¡Eunice M. Lanigan, 161 Lowell Street
1942
4
Mrs. Maybeth J. Folwell, 155 Summer Street
1941
3
Agnes C. O'Brien, 16 Prescott Street
1941
2
Isabel M. Leyden, 3 Langdon Street, Cambridge
1933
1 Ruth G. Harrington, 1 Carver Street
1930
Kdgn. Mildred D. Williston, 26 Warren Avenue
1934
Asst. Margaret Walsh, 37 Oak Street
1942
GEORGE O. PROCTOR SCHOOL Hudson Street
Joseph S. Hawthorne, Master, Lowell Road, Concord
1915
6
Winifred J. Macdonald, 476 Beacon Street, Boston 1917
5
Anne B. Mullin, 140 Medford Street, Arlington 1930
1917
43
Mary E. McCarthy, 101 Central Street
1926
2
Cecilia A. Sheehan, 49 Avon Street
1933
1 Mrs. Ethel M. Ziegel, & Foskett Street
1934
GEORGE W. DURRELL SCHOOL Beacon and Kent Streets
4
Mildred F. O'Meara, 103 Verchild Street, Quincy 1946
3
Mary A. Dewire, 48 Central Street 1939
1944
1 Mrs. Beatrice B. Ahern, 163 Elm Street
1945
MARK F. BURNS SCHOOL Cherry Street, near Highland Avenue
John W. Healey, Master, 214 Powder House Boulevard
1931
3
Ethel F. Morang, 16 Curtis Avenue
1920
4 M. Constance MacDonald, 74 Belmont Street 1941
1943
2 Mrs. Frances E. Savage, 303 Highland Avenue
1908
2 Josephine Lacy, 64 Vinal Avenue 1921
1 Marjorie E. Drew, 38 Linnaean Street, Cambridge 1927
1 Marjorie Kincaid, 86 Bromfield Road
1912
Name and Residence
Began Service
John J. Collins, Master, 25 Hall Street
1930
2 Mary M. Sharry, 27 Summit Avenue
4:3 V. Maria DelTorto, 275 Highland Avenue
Ruth E. Andrews, 123 Highland Avenue
John W. Healey, Master, 211 Powder House Boulevard 1931
230
ANNUAL REPORTS
Grade
Teachers in Service, December 31, 1946-Continued Name and Residence BENJAMIN G. BROWN SCHOOL Willow and Josephine Avenues
Began Service
John W. Healey, Master, 214 Powder House Boulevard 1931
6
Gertrude E. Macdonald, 50 Bromfield Road 1926
4
ĮMrs. Clare M. Stanton, 754 Broadway 1937
5 Mrs. Gertrude T. McNamara, 383 Broadway 1940
5:4 ° Mi's. Eileen Hartwell, 39 Highland Road
1944
4 Andrea Driscoll, 101 Glen Street
1944
3 Helen M. Lawrence, 433a Broadway
1923
3:2 Carol P. Mullaney, Cadet, 49 Vinal Avenue
1944
2 Anna L. McCarthy, 51 Liberty Avenue
1930
1 Anne E. Waters, 243 Summer Street
1940
1 Olivia H. Norcross, 11 Shawsheen Avenue, Wilmington
1914
Kdgn. Elizabeth V. Colbert, 1572 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge 1933
Asst. ºAnna M. Burke, 52 Mt Vernon Street, Arlington
1946
HERBERT CHOLERTON SCHOOL Highland Avenue and Grove Street
Edward L. Smith, Master, 10 Francis Street
1930
6
Marion Allen, 14 Billingham Street
1911
6 Margaret McLoed, 20 Grove Street 1923
1945
5 Mary Ahern, 62 Curtis Street
1928
5 Anne M. Doherty, 49 Electric Avenue
1933
5 Carolyn E. Crockett, 38 Day Street
1923
Kdgn. Mrs. Dorothy C. Huddv, 16a Forest Street, Cambridge
1921
Asst. Lucille K. Moseley, 21 Playstead Road, Medford -
1942
(WILLIAM H.) HODGKINS SCHOOL Holland Street
Edward L. Smith, Master, 10 Francis Street
1930
Stella G. Bucknam, Asst., 35 Curtis Avenue 4
1917
€
Helen B. Busher, 33 Bromfield Road
1943
6:5 Edith M. Murchie, 3 Lincoln Street
1937
5 James A. Devlin, 25 Everett Street
1946
4
Helen M. Merry, 12 Summit Street
1935
?
Gertrude O. Kohler, 24a Jackson Road
1921
3
Isabelle G. Porter, 36 College Avenue
1928
2
Mary M. Diskin, 33 Lexington Avenue
1938
2 Abbie M. Brown, 154 Morrison Avenue
1923
1 Mary C. Sweeney, 18 Alpine Street
1938
Kdgn. Hclen B. Hesson, 64 Horne Road, Belmont
1930
Asst. Marion R, Pugh, 46 Glen Street
1943
S. NEWTON CUTLER SCHOOL Powder House Boulevard, near Raymond Avenue
Edward L. Smith, Master, 10 Francis Street 6
Bernice J. Andrews, 24 Hamilton Road 1914,
Mrs. Minnie E. Lougee, Moorland Road, Scituate 6
1922
6 Gladys R. Clark, Lowell Road, Concord
1926
5
Alice A. Libbey, 32 Paulina Street
1919
Eugenia Carver, 119 College Avenue
1922
Frances Cronin, 24 Bow Street, Medford 5
1946
4 Mary R. Egan, 22 Aberdeen Road
1933
4
Mildred H. Lunt, 119 College Avenue
1926
1 Eliza I. Patterson, 59 Ossipee Road
1919
3 Mrs. Mary D. Manning, 125 West Adams Street
1945
.
1930
6 °Eileen M. Lynch, 184 Summer Street
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Name and Residence
Began
Grade
3 Alice E. Campbell, 6 Revere Street, Arlington
1928
3 E. Mildred Milner, 119 College Avenue
1920
2 Alice J. McNally, 52 Vinal Avenue 1942
2 Pauline Emery, 36 College Avenue
1925
2 Nora F. Keniry, 110 West Quincy Street
1941
1 [Helen Sullivan, 25 Conwell Avenue
1 *Muriel P. King, 77 Wheatland Street 1931
1 Mildred M. Lougee, Gingerbread Hill, Marblehead 1923
1 Mildred Buinitsky, 54 Farragut Avenue 1940
1 Eleanor E. Waldron, 135 Powder House Boulevard 1919
Kdgn. Mrs. Dorothea G. Lamb, 55 Ossipee Road
1921
Asst. Katherine R. Austin, 34 Ware Street 1945
MARTHA PERRY LOWE SCHOOL Morrison Avenue near Grove Street
4
Marion 1. Cannon, 16 James Street 1928
4
Mrs. Katherine D. Millen, 108 Powder House Boulevard 1920
3 Clare A. Stanton, Cadet, 734 Broadway 1945
1943
3:2 Ruth Brooks, 17 Cedar Street
2 Elizabeth M. Sliney, 19 Garden Street, Cambridge 1925
1 Selena G. Wilson, 11 Irving Street 1922
1 Helen J. Dervan, 75 Crest Avenue, Winthrop 1928
EVENING SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
John F. McMahon, High and Elementary 1Gertrude C. Dooley, Practical Arts for Women
CADETS
*Robert Healey
6 Conwell Street
Claire Gorman
32 Walker Street 49 Vinal Avenue
Carol Mullaney
Mary Margaret Sharry
27 Summit Avenue
Julia M. Leddy
162 Highland Avenue 754 Broadway
Clare A. Stanton
Marion C. Drew
22 Sewall Street
Mary Macero
192 Washington Street
Helen F. DeStefano
31 Grant Street
SUPERVISORS AND SPECIAL TEACHERS ELEMENTARY SUPERVISOR
William J. Crotty, 52 Highland Road
1926
MUSIIC
Paul Kelley, 585 Broadway 1946
12-7 James M. Clark, 60 Irving Street 1929
6-1 Arthur F. Sullivan, 110 West Adams Street 1934
ART
9-1 Mrs. Elsie M. Guthrie, 50 Bromfield Road
1919
PENMANSHIP
6-1 Ruth L. Whitehouse, 123 Highland Avenue
1915
John W. Healey, Master, 214 Powder House Boulevard 1931
Service
232
ANNUAL REPORTS
Teachers in Service, December 31, 1946-Continued Name and Residence
Grade
SEWING
6-5 Mary Rhilinger, 48 Prince Street, Jamaica Plain 1926
6-5 Pia M. Fortini, 274 Willow Avenue 1930
6-5 Alice C. Sullivan, 74 Ossipee Road 1930
MANUAL ARTS
Melvin T. Carver, Supervisor, 247 Winthrop Street, Winthrop 1936
ATHLETICS
Charles A. Dickerman, Director, 163 Summer Street 1925
PHYSICAL INSTRUCTION
9-1 John St. Angelo, 4 Dickson Street 1928
ATYPICAL
Edward M. McCarty, Personnel, 48 Upland Road 1939
Winifred M. Ford, Educational Tester, 83 Pearson Road 1927
§Mrs. Nicoletta Giacobbe, 12 Minnesota Avenue 1942
Irma Di Giusto, 19 Flint Street 1934
Ursula H. Cairns, Main Street, South Hanson Dorothy M. Leighton, 148 Lovell Road, Watertown
1934
§Mrs. Margaret E. Sullivan, 22 Pennsylvania Avenue
1936
Margaret E. Connors, 5 Sherborn Court
1936
*James Keefe, 31a Trull Street Gasperina Messina, 49 Pennsylvania Ayenue
1942
*Marion E. Blanchard, 33 Gordon Street 1942
Mary F. Clifford, 125 Berkeley Street, Lawrence
1942
SIGHT SAVING
Alice M. Hayes, 181 Central Street 1913
LIP READING
Grace .A. Foley, 49 Dover Street
1937
THRIFT
E. Bella Weisman, 78 Gibbs Street, Brookline 1921
Eva Palmer, Assistant, 24 Austin Street 1930
FIELD MUSIC
Bart E. Grady, Jr., 35 Sagamore Avenue, West Medford 1945
AMERICANIZATION
Mary A. Whitney, Supervisor, 10 Dow Street 1916
Began Service
1936
1938
233;
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Teachers in Service, December 31, 1946-Continued
Name and Residence
Began Service
Grade
PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED
Mrs. Blanche G. Crowell, 82 Bromfield Road 1928
Mary E. Miller, 16 MacArthur Street 1936
Mrs. Clifford Hulbert, 67 Ossipee Road
1946
AUDIOMETER
Marion C. Moran, 42 Montrose Street 1929
SUPERINTENDENT AND SECRETARY Everett W. Ireland, 97 College Avenue
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT
Leo C. Donahue, 108 Summer Street
CLERKS
Mary A. Clark, 156 Summer Street
Marion E. Marshall, 30 Gilman Street
Regina Truelsen, 38 Rogers Avenue
Margaret R. O'Connor, 2 Adrian Street
Frances C. Geaton, 29 Tennyson Street
Virginia V. Hender, 202 School Street
SUPERVISOR OF ATTENDANCE James G. Hourihan, 225 Powder House Boulevard
VISITING TEACHER
Estelle M. Walsh, 12 Wendell Street, Cambridge
234
ANNUAL REPORTS
SCHOOL CUSTODIANS, DECEFBER, 1946
School
High
Frank Quirk
166 Broadway
High
George A. Sullivan
275 Medford St.
120 Summer St.
11 Pleasant Ave. 7 Green St.
High
High, Gymnasium
High, Central
Heating Plant
High, Central Heating Plant
High, Central
Heating Plant
Michael P. Harrington
Jeremiah O'Connor
Thomas R. Mullin
13 Fremont Ave.
64a Gordon St. 17 Grand View Ave.
201 Morrison Ave.
23 Everett Ave.
Perry
George Kelley
10 Nevada Ave.
122 Heath St.
7 Lee Street
23 Summit Ave.
9 Hillside Park
66 Hudson St.
52 Garrison Ave.
New Vocational
New Vocational
New Vocational
New Vocational
Glines
Glines
Grimmons
Northeastern Jr. High
Hugh F. McQuaid
John F. O'Connell
32 Foskett St.
Northeastern Jr. High
Northeastern Jr. High
George T. Pickett
209 Powder House Blvd.
71 Park St.
230 Broadway
84 Rogers Ave.
Morse
Joseph Binari
48 Lowell St. 89 School St.
Proctor
Thomas J. Driscoll
3 Harvard Place
Durell
Francis J. Donovan
95 Jaques St.
Burns
Anthony Liberatore
36 Rhode Island Ave.
Brown
William Anderson
25 Clark St.
Cholerton
William McLane
49 Woods Ave.
Western Jr. High
Wilfred J. Secord
23 Gordon St.
10 Sterling St.
92 Elm St.
Cutler
Thurston W. Buchan
22 Richdale Ave.
Cutler
Lowe
Name
Residence
95 Heath St.
7 Record Court
7 Lee St. 43 Pennsylvania Ave.
Prescott
Hanscom
Richard Sullivan
Edwin C. Lamkin
Baxter
Knapp
Pope
Southern Jr. High
Southern Jr. High
Southern Jr. High
Southern Jr. High
Cummings
Thomas Murphy
William J. Hickey
John F. Fonseca
43 Garrison Ave.
67 Electric Ave.
Royal W. Brenize
John P. Driscoll
Francis Gormley
Earl B. March
32 Sewall St. 121 Ten Hills Rd.
139 Walnut St.
Northeastern Jr. High
George E. Babin
33 Vernon St.
25 Fenwick St.
Forster
Forster Annex
Arthur F. Law
Bernard J. Kelley
Bingham Carr
Joseph F. Kelley
Hodgkins
Cornelius Collins
18 Acadia Park
Western Jr. High
Thomas Copithorne John J. Irving Henry Hoyt
Antonio Severino Walter M. Burns
53 Sunset Rd. 23 Avon St.
High
High
Andrew J. Curran
John Mullaney
Patrick Delmore
3 Harvard Place
Martin J. Frazer
Paul F. Sheridan
Prescott
Bennett
George M. Caley
Peter McNally
John F. Kilby
Michael J. Reilly
Bartholomew Cronin
John T. Donovan
James E. Dowd
7 Aberdeen Rd.
Elmer Carleton
34 Otis Street 44 Montrose St.
Frank Regan
Western Jr. High Western Jr. High
John F. Mack
235
BOARD OF HEALTH
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH CITY HALL, SOMERVILLE, MASS.
January 2, 1947
To His Honor the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen:
Gentlemen :
We respectfully submit the following as the Sixty-ninth 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, 1946.
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 :
First notices sent 151
Second notices sent 10
Total notices sent 161
Annually the yards and alleyways of the city are inspected and the owners of the property where unsanitary conditions ex- ist are required to remedy the same.
RECORDS OF LICENSES AND PERMITS ISSUED
CANNING EGGS-Under the provisions of Section 89, Chapter 94 of the General Laws, one license was granted for the breaking and canning of eggs. A fee of twenty-five dollars was received to remedy the same.
236
ANNUAL REPORTS
SLAUGHTERING POULTRY-Under the provisions of Section 139a, Chapter 679, of the General Laws, five licenses to slaughter poultry were granted at a fee of one dollar each.
GREASE-Twelve applications were received for permits to collect grease which were granted. The fee is two dollars for each truck.
MELTING AND RENDERING-Four licenses have been granted to carry on the business of melting and rendering for which a fee of one dollar is charged.
MASSAGE-Twenty-three persons have been licensed to practice massage in this city. A fee of one dollar was received for each license.
BOTTLING CARBONATED BEVERAGES-Four li- censes were granted to engage in the business of bottling car- bonated 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-Six persons have been licensed to sell methyl alcohol in this city. A fee of one dollar is charged for each license.
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 but one were approved.
TRANSPORT GARBAGE-Four permits were granted to transport garbage through the city, under the provisions of Chapter 111, of the General Laws, by the Board of Health.
MORTALITY
There were 874 deaths and fifty-one stillbirths in the city during the year, as specified in the following tables :
Deaths at the Central Hospital 44
Deaths at the Somerville Hospital 189
'Deaths at the Hospital for Contagious Diseases 6
Deaths at the Home for Aged Poor (Highland Ave.) 40
Deaths at the City Home 10
Deaths at Other Institutions 69
237
BOARD OF HEALTH
DEATHS BY AGES
Male Female Total
Under One
14
11
25
One to Two
3
0
3
Two to Three
0
0
0
Three to Five
2
2
4
Five to Ten
3
1
4
Ten to Fifteen
1
3
4
Fifteen to Twenty
1
2
3
Twenty to Thirty
4
9
13
Thirty to Forty
16
21
37
Forty to Fifty
26
26
52
Fifty to Sixty
63
51
114
Sixty to Seventy
100
94
194
Seventy to Eighty
110
147
257
Eighty to Ninety
51
92
143
Ninety and Over
6
15
21
Totals
400
474
874
238
ANNUAL REPORTS
MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE IN 1946
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total
1. Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
9 Pertussis
10 Diphtheria
13 Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
)
1
11
44b Hodgkin's Disease
1
1
Il. Cancer and other Tumors
45 Cancer of the buccal cavity and pharynx ...
46 Cancer of the digestive
tract and peritoneum ...
3
4
7
8
4
4
2
4
6
5
5
54
50 Cancer of the breast ....
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
12
51 Cancer of the male genital organs
2
1
1
1
1
6
52 Cancer of the urinary organs
1
1
1
3
54 Cancer of the brain and other parts of the cen- tral nervous system ... Cancer of other and
55
unspecified organs
1
2
4
3
3
13
56a Tumor of the brain
1
1
2
4
III. Rheumatism, Diseases of Nutrition and of the Endocrine Glands, Other General Diseases and Avitaminoses
61 Diabetes Mellitus
1
1
1
3
IV. Diseases of the Blood and Blood-Forming Organs
74a Leukemias
1
1
1
8
V. Chronic Poisoning and Intoxication
VI. Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs
82 Diseases of the Spinal Cord
83a Cerebral hemorrhage .....
10
10
9
15
11
10
11
4
8
8
21
125
83b Cerebral embolism and thrombosis
1
1
1
2
1
5
2
2
1
1
17
83d Hemiplegia
1
1
85 Epilepsy
87 Other diseases of the nervous system
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
4
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
4
21
48 Cancer of the uterus
2
2
2
1
7
...
...
..
...
1
1
2
..
..
..
...
1
1 8
......
. .
1
2
1
3
1
...
1
1
.. .
2
47 Cancer of the respira- tory system
239
BOARD OF HEALTH
MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE IN 1946-Continued
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total
VII. Diseases of the Circula- tory System
90 Pericarditis
91 Acute endocarditis
1
1
92b Diseases of the Mitral Valve
1
1
93d Chronic Myocarditis
18
5
5
4
10
9
4
8
7
7
7
1
80
93e Other Myocarditis
2
2
3
6
1
14
94a Diseases of the Coronary Arteries
9
12
14
10
8
10
7
5
7
9
13
20
124
95 Other Diseases of the Heart
6
8
8
8
7
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
65
97 Arteriosclerosis
4
7
1
4
6
1
4
4
4
7
7
17
66
99 Other diseases of the arteries
1
1
100 Diseases of the Veins
1
1
VIII. Diseases of the Respiratory System
106a Acute bronchitis
1
1
1
2
107 Broncho pneumonia
12
4
2
5
6
3
1
4
4
1
4
7
53
108 Lobar pneumonia
1
3
4
109 Pneumonia, unspecified.
2
2
4
111 Hemorrhagic infarction, thrombosis, edema, and chronic congestion of the lungs
4
2
3
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
4
4
30
112 Asthma
1
IX. Diseases of the Diges- tive System
116 Diseases of the esopha- gus
1
1
1
3
117a Ulcer of the Stomach ....
1
2
120a Diarrhea and enteritis (over 2 years of age)
1
1
121 Appendicitis
1222 Hernia
1
1
2
122h Intestinal Obstruction ...
1
1
...
1
2
5
124 Cirrhosis of the Liver ....
2
1
1
1
5
125b Other diseases of the liver
1
1
2
12S Diseases of the pancreas
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
8
93a Acute Myocarditis
3
1
4
...
..
94b Angina Pectoris
1
1
96 Aneurysm
1
1
1
106b Chronic bronchitis
...
1
1
1
92d Diseases of other and unspecified valves ...
1
1
1
240
ANNUAL REPORTS
MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE IN 1946-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 ....
1
3
1
2
3
2
1
6
1
1
21
2
1
1
1
3
8
133b Other diseases of the kidneys and vreters ......
137 Diseases of the prostate.
1
1
XI. Diseases of Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium
142 Ectopic gestation
1
1
144 Toxemias of pregnancy.
1
147b General or local puer- peral infection
1
1
XII. Diseases of the Skin and Cellular Tissue
151 Carbuncle and furuncle. 153 Other diseases of the skin and cellular tissue.
1
1
1
XIII. Diseases of the Bones and Organs of Move- ment
XIV. Congenital Malforma- tions 157a Congenital hydrocepha- lus
1
1
157e Congenital malforma- tions of the heart
1
1
1
3
XV. Diseases Pecullar to the First Year of Life
159 Premature Birth
1
1
3
1
8
1
1
160 Injury at birth 161a Asphxia, atelectasis
1
1
2
4
161c Other diseases peculiar to the first year of life. 1
1
2
... ...
1
1
132 Nephritis unspecified
1
1
1
1
...
241
BOARD OF HEALTH
MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE IN 1946-Concluded
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total
XVI. SenIlity
XVII. Violent or Accidental Deaths
163 Suicide by poisoning
1
1
1
2
1
1
7
164c Suicide by firearms
2
166 Homicide by firearms
1
1
2
170 Motor Vehicle Accidents
2
2
1
3
1
1
10
179
Accidental poisoning
1
181 Accidental Burns
1
1
182 Accidental mechanical
suffocation
1
1
186a Accidental Fall
1
4
1
......
...
XVIII. III-Defined and Un- known Causes
Totals
87
78
69
67
85
59
58
66
65
61
70
109
874
...
......
1
1
3
2
13
......
2
..
...
1
...
-
242
ANNUAL REPORTS
TOTAL DEATHS DURING THE LAST TEN YEARS
Year
No. of Deaths
Rate per 1,000
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
1944
894
8.73
1945
87.0
8.50
1946
874
8.25
Average death rate per 1,000 for ten years
8.80
TABLE SHOWING THE FIVE PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF DEATHS IN SOMERVILLE IN 1946
HEART DISEASE.
APOPLEXY.
CANCER ALL FORMS.
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.
299
28.2
125
11.8
123
11.6
66
6.2
61
5.7
1946
1945
YEAR.
201
267
Cases Reported.
0
0
Number of Deaths.
SCARLET FEVER.
00
Percentage of Deaths.
93
21
Cases Reported.
3
0
Number of Deaths.
DIPHTHERIA.
2.25
Percentage of Deaths.
0
3
0
Cases Reported.
00
Number of Deaths.
0
0
Percentage of Deaths.
61
76
Cases Reported.
11
10
Number of Deaths.
18.03
13.15
Percentage of Deaths.
TUBERCULOSIS ALL FORMS.
Diphtheria, Typhoid Fever and Tuberculosis.
Table showing comparison between 1945 and 1946 in Prevalence, Deaths and Percentage of Deaths of Scarlet Fever;
BOARD OF HEALTH
TYPHOID FEVER.
243
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ANNUAL REPORTS
DISEASES DANGEROUS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH
This board has adjudged that the diseases known as actin- omycosis, anterior poliomyelitis, anthrax, Asiatic cholera, epi- demic cerebrospinal meningitis, chicken pox, diphtheria, dog bite, dysentery, encephalitis (infectious) German measles, glanders, hookworm disease, infectious diseases of the eye, lep- rosy, malaria, measles, mumps, paratyphoid fever, 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 infec- tious and dangerous to the public health and safety within the meaning of the statutes. Physicians are required to report im- mediately 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 dis- trict in which the patient resides and the State Department 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 Building, Davis Square Ernest M. Vose, 310 Broadway Union Square Pharmacy, 23 Union Square McClure's Pharmacy, Magoun Square
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 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 the teachers have very generally co-operated with the inspectors in making the system as successful as possible.
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BOARD OF HEALTH
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 condition. Children who are found 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 prop- er authorities. Every effort is made to protect the health of the children and to cooperate with the parents in keeping the children in as normal a condition as possible. In accordance 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, Dickerman and Edgerly Schools
DISTRICT NO. 2
Dr. Frank Ciampa, 731 Broadway 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. Benjamin Blesoff, 326 Highland Avenue Morse, Carr, Durell and Burns Schools
DISTRICT NO. 5
Dr. Benjamin Russman, 33 Curtis Street Cutler, Hodgkins, Lowe, Highland and Western Junior High Schools
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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. Michael W. White, 21 Walnut Street
St. Joseph, St. Benedict and St. Ann's Parochial Schools
During the year 9,158 children have been referred to the inspectors during their daily visits and 155 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
3
Diphtheria
2
Measles
2
Total 7
2. Diseases of the Nose and Throat :-
Enlarged tonsils and adenoids 664
Inflammatory diseases 39
Other abnormal conditions 0
Total 703
3. Diseases of the Eye :-
Foreign bodies
2
Inflammatory conditions
3
Other abnormal conditions 16
Total 21
4. Diseases of the Ear 0
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5. Diseases of the Skin :--
Eczema
7
Herpes
37
Impetigo
99
Dermatitis
4
Pediculosis
139
Scabies
63
Tinea
3
Miscellaneous conditions
22
Total
374
6. Diseases of the Feet :- -
Flat Feet
165
Hammer toes
2
Other conditions
28
Total 195
7. Miscellaneous Conditions : -
Diseases of the Circulatory System
183
Diseases of the Digestive System
43
Diseases of the Lymphatic System 40
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