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Bored desks for new inkwells
Southern Junior High School
Set glass and reputtyed sash Installed new window cords Repaired furniture, desks and locks Repaired hand rails and fence General plumbing repairs
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COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS
Bricked up incinerator wall Brick repairs on boiler General electrical repairs Steamfitters repairs
Southworth Building
Set glass and reputtyed sash
Bored holes for new inkwells
Repaired furniture
Electrical repairs
Steamfitters repairs
Repaired fence
Repaired grilles
General plumbing repairs
Patched slate Sanded and refinished desk tops
Western Junior High School
Set glass and reputtyed sash
Took down slate in Men's room
Repaired cement floor in teachers room
Cleaned and painted teachers room
Put up partition to make teachers room
Installed door checks Repaired furniture
Boxed in pipes
Electrical repairs
General plumbing repairs
Steamfitters repairs
Covered pipe in gymnasium
Repaired hoist cable on elevator
Bow Street Municipal Building
Steamfitters repairs
Installed lights in corridor second floor Set glass Repaired furniture
Moved partition in Dental Clinic
General repairs to Clinic
Central Library
Steamfitters repairs Electrical repairs in Record Room Plumbing repairs Repaired marble at front door
City Hall
Installed buzzer system in Treasurer's office Installed brass pipe from basement through third floor
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Painted Mayor's outside office, Board of Health office, Motor Vehicles office, Engineers office, Sealer of Weights and Measures Office. Set glass Electrical repairs throughout building
Plumbing repairs
City Home
Set glass
Plumbing repairs
Installed motor in washing machine and repaired belt
Repaired mangle
Installed television set
Steamfitters repairs
Repaired sprinklers
Dilboy Field House
Set glass
Fixed lights for night ball games
Painted lockers
Engine No. 1
Set glass
Steamfitters repairs
Plumbing repairs Repaired doors
Engine No. 2
Set glass
General plumbing repairs
Steamfitters repairs
Mason repairs on boilers
Repairs to stoker
Engine No. 3
Set glass
Painted Chaplains room
Installed new light in Chaplains office
Repaired overhead doors
Replaced stairs and risers
Installed three way switches in Ambulance Drivers room
Steamfitters repairs
Engine No. 4
Repaired steps Painted doors and trim
Set glass
Plumbing repairs
Steamfitting repairs
Stoker repairs Took slate off roof and replaced with shingles
Plastered ceilings and walls
Repaired men's toilets
Made pipe rack for rubber coats and helmets
Washed and painted walls and woodwork Painted outside Repaired cement around doors
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COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS
Engine No. 5
Stoker repairs Plumbing repairs Bricked up basement windows Electrical repairs Plaster repairs
Engine No. 6
Repairs to stoker
Lowered Taco heater on boiler
Steamfitters repairs
Replaced pipe rail fence in front of building
Installed new electrical service from street
Ran conduit wire for hose dryer
Brick repair work in basement
Repaired porch floor, fitted and hung cellar sash
Engine No. 7
Stoker repairs Built back porch Bricked up windows Plumbing repairs
Set glass
Electrical repairs
East Branch Library
Repaired iron fence Set glass
Steamfitters repairs Electrical repairs
Repaired sump pump
Fire Alarm Building
Repaired stoker Electrical repairs
Plumbing repairs
Repaired hose dryer
Foss Park
Set and connected new toilet Plumbing repairs Steamfitting repairs
Glen St. Playground
Repaired oil burner and motor Plumbing repairs Steamfitters repairs
G. A. R. Hall
Replaced Bulbs Repaired water pipe in hall Repaired motor blower
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Highway Buildings
Installed welding machine Repaired lights, circuits and charger after fire Repaired fire extinguishers Stoker repairs Steamfitters repairs Set glass
K. of C. Building
Electrical repairs to switches, receptacles and flourescent fixtures Set glass Made cabinet and stand for X-Ray
Repaired desks
Lincoln Park
Installed new steam boiler
General plumbing repairs
Repaired partition in shower room
New Police Building
Repaired overhead garage doors
Stoker repairs
Steamfitters repairs
Plumbers repairs
Electrical repairs
Powder House Park
Repaired oil burner
Repaired locks and furniture
Steamfitters repairs Plumbing repairs to toilets
Sanitary Buildings
Installed welding machine
Repaired fence at incinerator
Electrical repairs
Repaired door
Sewer Garage
Painted wire fence General plumbing work
Steamfitting repairs
Teele Square Library
Making new shelves and bookcases Putting up partition
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COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS
Trum Field House
Made screens for windows Set glass Repaired sash, reputtyed windows
Repaired pipe rail Erected partition in men's room
Steamfitters repairs
Union Square Library
Set glass Repaired locks and doors Made repairs to bulkhead and stairs
Repaired furniture
West Branch Library
Installed electric stove
Patched plaster
Repaired flourescent lights
Steam repairs
Set Glass
Stoker repairs
Water Buildings
Set glass
Bricked up windows
Steamfitters repairs
Electrical repairs
This department is required to inspect all new building constructions and all alterations, this includes all plumbing and gasfitting, and to issue permits therefor.
The number of building permits issued by the Commis- sioner during the year 1949, having been duly inspected by the Building Inspectors, is as follows:
Wood
Fire Resisting
Totals
New Buildings
11
50
19
Alterations
608
45
653
619
95
714
The fees collected for these permits totals $4,619.00 and! this has been turned over to the City Treasurer as revenue.
During the year 1949 there have been approximately 1500 Inspections of plumbing and gasfitting, and the number of permits are classified as follows:
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ANNUAL REPORTS
The number of plumbing permits issued during 1949 was 417
The number of permits for installation of new
plumbing 17
The number of permits for alterations to plumbing 400
The number of buildings in which soil pipes were tested
110
The fees collected for plumbing for the year of 1949 were $1,020.50 and this has been turned over to the City Treasurer for revenue.
The number of permits issued for gasfitting in 1949 was 593
The number of permits for new installation of gas .... The number of permits for additions and alterations .. 584
9
The number of buildings in which gaspiping was tested with mercury test tubes 360
The number of buildings in which gaspiping was
tested after change from gas to electric lighting .. 11
The fees collected for gasfitting for the year 1949 amounts to $686.00 and this has been turned over to the City Treas- urer as revenue.
The total estimated cost of new building and alterations as filed by the grantees on the permits issued amounts to $3,393,520.00 in 1949. For comparison the estimated cost for the same amount was $1,191,419.00 in 1948. The total number of permits for all purposes, not including plumbing and gasfitting, viz 731, is 95 less than in 1948 when 826 per- mits were issued.
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COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS
The following is a tabulation showing the distribution of money spent for the operation of the Building Department in 1949:
Buildings
Salaries
Fuel
Light
Care and Repair
Totals
Bandstand
$229.21
$229.21
Bow St. Municipal $5,708.58
$760.93
$498.44
2,475.98
9,443.93
Electrical
2,740.29
557.63
7.69
272.56
3,578.17
Fire
6,264.74
4,315.01
22,580.71
33,160.46
Municipal Garage
723.30
198.05
911.74
1,833.09
City Home
2,990.48
1,198.97
2,396.20
6,585.65
Contagious Hospital
167.35
167.35
Central Library
8,263.92
1,201.06
1,004.60
8,223.88
18,693.46
West Br. Library
2,939.79
610.98
458.01
2,147.23
6,156.01
East Br. Library
2,423.86
606.80
240.13
952.90
4,223.69
Union Sq. Br. Library 466.66
167.80
52.98
753.04
1,440.48
Teele Sq. Br. Library 475.43
57.04
17.04
6,284.06
6,833.57
Ten Hills Library
2,357.14
34.57
1,403.99
3,795.70
City Hall
14,494.44
2,407.90
392.80
3,727.16
6,527.86
Police
5,992.96
1,655.63
1,775.39
2,902.94
12,326.92
Polling Places
2,874.10
2,874.10
Soldier's Aid
177.77
3,437.07
3,614.84
Water
972.32
352.23
505.95
1,830.50
Sanitary
650.59
33.26
980.83
1,664.68
Sewer
577.49
217.62
795.11
Schools
184,112.14
63,581.31
30,243.61
188,855.26
466,792.32
Schools, D. P. S.
.........
...
168,220.88
............
Totals
$229,975.21
$83,786.00
$42,672.28
$434,266.81
$790,700.30
..
...
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD F. MOYNIHAN,
Commissioner of Public Buildings
...
..
1,401.34
13,746.15
29,641.93
Park
270.39
270.39
Highway
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ANNUAL REPORTS
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH CITY HALL, SOMERVILLE, MASS.
January 3, 1950.
To His Honor the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen.
Gentlemen:
We respectfully submit the following as the Seventy- second Annual Report of the Board of Health in which is pre- sented a statement tabulated and otherwise, of the sanitary condition of the city, and the business of the Board for the year ending December 31, 1949.
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 307
Second notices sent 10
Total notices sent
317
Annually the yards and alleyways of the city are inspected and the owners of the property where unsanitary conditions exist are required to remedy the same.
RECORDS OF LICENSES AND PERMITS ISSUED
DAY NURSERY - One application was received to open a day nursery under the provisions of Section 59 of Chapter 111 of the Laws relating to Public Health, which was granted. The fee is one dollar.
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BOARD OF HEALTH
SLAUGHTERING POULTRY - Under the provisions of Section 139a, Chapter 679 of the General Laws eight applica- tions were received to slaughter poultry, seven of which were granted at a fee of one dollar each.
GREASE - Thirteen applications were received for per- mits to collect grease which were granted. The fee is two dol- lars 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-one persons have been licensed to practice massage in this city at a fee of one dollar for each li- cense.
BOTTLING CARBONATED BEVERAGES - Six licenses were granted 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 - Five 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 the provisions of Chapter 119 of the General Laws nine were approved.
TRANSPORT GARBAGE - Six 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 847 deaths and 30 stillbirths in the city dur- ing the year, as specified in the following tables:
Deaths at the Central Hospital 38
Deaths at the Somerville Hospital 167
Deaths at the Home for Aged Poor (Highland
Avenue) 43
Deaths at the City Home 6
Deaths at Other Institutions 96
318
ANNUAL REPORTS
DEATHS BY AGES
Male
Female
Total
Under One
9
12
21
One to Two
0
1
1
Two to Three
0
0
0
Three to Five
1
0
1
Five to Ten
1
0
1
Ten to Fifteen
0
0
0
Fifteen to Twenty
0
0
0
Twenty to Thirty
3
3
6
Thirty to Forty
4
11
15
Forty to Fifty
26
27
53
Fifty to Sixty
61
50
111
Sixty to Seventy
107
82
189
Seventy to Eighty
120
144
264
Eighty to Ninety
73
82
155
Ninety and Over
5
25
30
Totals
410
437
847
319
BOARD OF HEALTH
MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE FOR 1949
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total
I. Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
13 Tuberculosis of the men-
inges
23 Tuberculosis of the respi- ratory system
2
1
1
1
1
1
30d Aneurysm of the aorta
44b Hodgkin's disease
1
Il. Cancer and Other Tumors
45 Cancer of the buccal cavity and pharynx 46 Cancer of the digestive organs and peritoneum ..
3
5
8
3
6
8
4
2
3
6
2
3
48%
1
4
1
1
1
1
2
1
12
48 Cancer of the uterus
1
1
2
2
2
&
49 Cancer of other female organs
2
2
50 Cancer of the breast
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
10
51 Cancer of the male genital organs
3
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
2
15
52 Cancer of the urinary or- gans
1
1
2
55 Cancer of other un- specified organs
1
2
1
3
1
8
57d Brain tumor
1
1
2
III. Rheumatism, Diseases of Nutrition and of the Endocrine Glands, Other General Diseases and Avitaminoses
61 Diabetes Mellitus
1
1
...
... ..
......
......
IV. Diseases of the Blood and and Blood-Forming Organs
73d Other and unspecified an- emias
1
2
V. Chronic Poisoning and Intoxication
VI. Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs
82 Diseases of the spinal cord
1
I
10
14
13
14
12
10
01
4
3
15
12
3
120
1
1
4
2
1
1
2
3
4
2
21
87 Other diseases of the ner- vous system and sense organs
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
47 Cancer of the respiratory system
...
.....
.....
1
5
2
1
..
...
83a Cerebral hemorrhage .. 83b Cerebral embolism and thrombosis
.....
1
320
ANNUAL REPORTS
MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE FOR 1949-Continued
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total
VII. Diseases of the Circulatory System
91a Acute endocarditis 92a Diseases of the aortic valve
2
92b Diseases of the mitral valve
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
92d Chronic endocarditis
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
10
93d Chronic myocarditis
9
13
7
16
9
10
6
12
8
7
9
9
115
93e Other myocarditis
1
4
4
2
16
94a Diseases of the Coronary Arteries
15
7
8
8
12
13
10
16
15
15
15
11
145
94b Angina pectoris
95 Other diseases of the heart
9
7
4
6
3
4
5
1
6
8
2
6
61
2
5
9
5
7
3
2
4
4
4
5
50
98 Gangrene
1
1
VIII. Diseases of the Respira- tory System
107 Broncho pneumonia
4
4
6
1
2
2
3
2
4
3
8
4
43
109 Pneumonia unspecified
2
2
4
111 Hemorrhagic infarction, thrombosis, edema and chronic congestion of the lungs
ยท2
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
5
20
114 Other diseases of the lungs
1
1
IX. Diseases of the Digestive System
117a Ulcer of the stomach
1
1
117b Ulcer of the duodenum
1
1
118 Other diseases of the stomach
120 Diarrhea and enteritis (over two yrs. of age)
1
1
122a Hernia
1
1
2
122b Intestinal obstruction
2
1
2
1
1
1
8
124 Cirrhosis of the liver
2
1
1
1
1
.....
6
129 Peritonitis
1
1
......
2
93a Acute myocarditis
2
...
1
1
97 Arterio sclerosis
1
1
102 High blood pressure
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
..
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BOARD OF HEALTH
MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE FOR 1949-Continued
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total
X. Diseases of the Genito- Urinary System
131 Chronic nephritis
2
3
2
1
3
1
1
4
1
5
23
132 Nephritis, unspecified
1
1
2
..
XI. Diseases of Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium
XII. Diseases of the Skin and Cellular Tissue
153 Other diseases of skin and cellular tissue
1
1
...
...
XIII. Diseases of the Bones and Organs of Movement
XIV. Congenital Malformations 157b Spina bifida and meningocele 157e Congenital malforma- tions of heart
1
1
2
1
1
2
XV. Diseases Peculiar to the First Year of Life 159 Premature birth 160 Injury at birth 161a Atelectasis
1 1
1
4
1
7
1 2
1
1
2
322
ANNUAL REPORTS
MORTALITY IN SOMERVILLE FOR 1949-Continued
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total
XVI. Senility
XVII. Violent and Accidental Deaths
163 Suicide by poisoning
1
1
1
1
170 Motor Vehicle accidents
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
11
181 Accidental burns
1
1
186a Accidental fall
1
3
2
2
4
1
4
1
...
2
20
XVIII. III-defined and Un- known Causes 200a III-defined and unknown causes
1
1
Totals
73
81
92
79
66
65
55
57
59
85
69
66
1847
2
164a Suicide by hanging
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BOARD OF HEALTH
TOTAL DEATHS DURING THE LAST TEN YEARS
Year
No. of Deaths
Rate per 1,000
1940
885
8.78
1941
872
8.53
1942
833
8.14
1943
952
9.31
1944
894
8.73
1945
870
8.50
1946
874
8.25
1947
841
7.94
1948
941
8.88
1949
847
7.99
Average death rate per 1,000 for ten years
8.50
TABLE SHOWING THE FIVE PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF DEATHS IN SOMERVILLE IN 1949
HEART DISEASE.
CERERBAL HEMMORHAGE
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.
359
33.90
120
11.33
108
10.19
50
4.72
47
4.43
1949
1948
YEAR.
59
420
Cases Reported.
00
Number of Deaths.
SCARLET FEVER.
00
Percentage of Deaths.
co
00
Cases Reported.
00
Number of Deaths.
DIPHTHERIA.
0
0
Cases Reported.
0
0
Number of Deaths.
0
0
Percentage of Deaths.
TYPHOID FEVER.
72
53
Cases Reported.
OC
7
Number of Deaths.
11.11
13.20
Percentage of Deaths.
TUBERCULOSIS ALL FORMS.
Typhoid Fever and Tuberculosis
Table Showing Comparison between 1948 and 1949 in Prevalence, Deaths and Percentage of Deaths of Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria,
ANNUAL REPORTS
324
2
0
Percentage of Deaths.
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BOARD OF HEALTH
DISEASES DANGEROUS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH
This board has adjudged that the diseases known as actino- mycosis, anterior poliomyelitis, anthrax, Asiatic cholera, epi- demic cerebrospinal meningitis, chicken pox, diphtheria, dog bite dysentery, encephalitis (infectious) German measles, gland- ers, hookworm disease, infectious diseases of the eye, leprosy, malaria, measles, mumps, paratyphoid fever, pellagra, plague, 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 pub- lic health and safety within the meaning of the statutes. Phy- sicians are required to report 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 Department of Health are notified.
SPECIMENS AND SUPPLIES
Outfits for specimens to be examined for tuberculosis, diphtheria and typhoid fever, vaccine lymph and toxoid may be obtained at the following places and all supplies may be obtained at the office of the Board of Health, City Hall.
George R. Reed & Son, Inc., Hobbs Bldg., 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 demon- strated 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 in- spectors 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 evidence of disease or abnormal condition.
326
ANNUAL REPORTS
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 proper 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 accord- ance with provisions of the statute, tests of sight and hearing are made by principals and teachers.
District No. 1
Dr. Francis Shaw, 202 Broadway Prescott, Hanscom, Dickerman and Edgerly Schools
District No. 2 Dr. Frank Ciampla, 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, 333 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
District No. 6
Dr. Joseph Scaringi, 66 Curtis Street Bingham, Brown, Forster and Northeastern Junior High Schools
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BOARD OF HEALTH
District No. 7 Dr. Anthony Russo, 2 Austin Street 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 4926 children have been referred to the inspectors during their daily visits and 142 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
8
Measles
1
Mumps 2
Total 11
2. Diseases of the Nose and Throat:
Enlarged tonsils and adenoids
580
Inflammatory diseases 18
Other abnormal conditions
0
Total 598
.3. Diseases of the Eye :-
Foreign bodies
4
Inflammatory conditions
7
Other abnormal conditions
22
Total
33
20
4. Diseases of the Ear
5. Diseases of the Skin :-
Eczema
8
Herpes
42
Impetigo
94
Dermatitis
5
Pediculosis
59
Scabies
18
Tinea
0
Miscellaneous conditions
44
Total 270
328
ANNUAL REPORTS
6. Diseases of the Feet :-
Flat feet
47
Other conditions
5
Total
52
7
Miscellaneous Conditions :-
Diseases of the Circulatory System 49
Diseases of the Digestive System 18
Diseases of the Lymphatic System 20
Diseases of the Nervous System
0
Diseases of the Respiratory System
157
Wounds and Injuries 53
Other Conditions 304
Total 601
Examinations for vaccination
56
Diphtheria inoculations
679
Total number of diseases
1585
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
Under the provisions of Chapter 114, Section 49, of the Manuel Laws, twenty-seven persons were duly licensed as funeral directors.
HEALTH NURSES
There are at present seven nurses employed by this Board, four of these are employed as school nurses and the work of the others consists of follow-up work regarding tuberculosis cases and post natal hygiene work together with the other work 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 Knights of Columbus Building, and every Thursday afternoon at the Hodgkins School, except when the days were holidays. The average weekly attendance at the New Vocational School was 13, at the Knights of Columbus 8, and at the Hodgkins School 14. The attendance for the year at these clinics was 1620. 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, 1950.
To the Board of Health Somerville, Mass.
Gentlemen:
We submit the following report of work performed by us in infant hygiene, post natal and tuberuclosis cases for the year ending December 31, 1949.
INFANT HYGIENE
Infants as reported born in Somerville during 1949 .. 909
Infants born elsewhere resident of Somerville 1230
Pairs of twins born in Somerville 14
Stillbirths in Somerville 30
Infants reported with Ophthalmia Neonatorum 0
Infants reported with Conjunctivitis 0
Infants reported with Infantile Paralysis
10
There were 21 deaths of infants under one year of age in Somerville during the past year as shown in the following table:
Prematurity 7
Congenital Diseases
4
Intestinal Diseases
0
Accidental Injury
4
Pneumonia and other diseases
6
Total 21
Total attendance at Baby Welfare Clinics during 1949 1620
New Registration during 1949 358
Average attendance during 1949 12
TUBERCULOSIS
Pulmonary tuberculosis reported in 1949
71
Other forms of Tuberculosis reported in 1949
1
Number of patients admitted to the Middlesex County Sanatorium at Waltham
79
Number of patients admitted to Lakeville Sanatorium Number of patients admitted to North Reading Sana- torium
3
Number of patients admitted to Rutland Sanatorium .. 7
1
Number of patients admitted to Westfield Sanatorium 1
Number of patients admitted to Rutland Training Center
2
330
ANNUAL REPORTS
X-rays and examinations of patients and contacts are held every second and fourth Friday evenings of the month at the Knights of Columbus Building, Highland Avenue, Somerville.
TABLE SHOWING AGES AND SEX OF CASES REPORTED DURING 1949
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Male
Female
Total
Under fifteen years of age
1
0
1
From fifteen to twenty years
1
5
6
From twenty to thirty years
11
9
20
From thirty to forty years
3
8
11
Over forty years
24
9
33
Totals
40
31
71
Other Forms of Tuberculosis
Male
Female
Total
Under fifteen years of age
0
0
0
From fifteen to twenty years
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