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1929
1 Laurette Waters, 243 Summer Street
1942
Kdgn.
Ida M. Kane, 383 Broadway
1905
Asst. Mrs. Margaret Baine, 93 Pearl Street
1946
3 Philomena Buccelli, 71 Bonair Street
1936
2 Mary Donohoe, 6 Gibbens Street
1948
Joseph A. Regan, Principal, 42 Stone Avenue
1929
Grade
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Teachers in Service, December 31, 1950-Continued CHARLES A. GRIMMONS SCHOOL
Shore Drive
Name and Residence
Began Service
Grade
Joseph A. Regan, Principal, 42 Stone Avenue
1929
1
Anna M. Dee, 10 Bromfield Road
1928
6
Henry J. Lambert, 95 West Quincy Street
1948
5
Marion C. Drew, 22 Sewall Street
1945
4
Catherine O'Connor, 40 Adrian Street
1942
4
Margaret Sliney, 88 Glen Street
1928
3 ° Agnes Battit, 56a Elm Street
1948
2 Leda L. Dini, 22 Heath Street
1948
Kdgn.
Rita P. McNamara, 53 Dartmouth Street
1937
CHARLES FORSTER SCHOOL Sycamore Street and Evergreen Avenue
6
Bessie J. Baker, 19 Mills Street, Malden
1905
6
Hazel C. Wellington, 71 Oxford Street
1924
6
Irene Allen, 391 Broadway
1931
5
°John Murray, 21 Prospect Hill Avenue
1950.
5
Mrs. Monira G. Blodgett, 8 Teele Avenue
1921
5
Gladys M. Wellington, 71 Oxford Street
1925
4
Lillian J. Rollins, 230 Pearl Street
1925
4
Jane A. Doyle, 80 Hinckley Street
1925
4
Pauline Scully, 59 Preston Road
1929
3
Florence V. English, 83 Glenburn Road, Arlington
1925
3
Mrs. Helen M. Mason, 36 College Avenue
1936
3
Elsie Capone, 309 Lawrence Road, Medford
1934
2
° Dorothy Lally, 123 Highland Avenue
1950
2
°Olga Coscia, 122 Rogers Avenue
1950
2 2
Ann Laffin, 21 Lowden Avenue
1939
1
Mary A. Clark, 25 Columbus Avenue
1942'
1
Mary L. McKenna, 119 College Avenue
1917
Kdgn.
Esther D. Hamilton, 28 Dearborn Road
1924
Asst.
Catherine Killilea, 31 Wenham Street, Jamaica Plain
1946.
NORMAN W. BINGHAM SCHOOL Lowell Street, near Vernon Street
4
Anna R. Canfield, 205 Cedar Street
1914
6
Anna G. Molloy, 520 High Street, West Medford
1921
6:5 5
Helen F. Wiseman, 51 Prentiss Street, Cambridge
1932
4
Alice E. Griffiths, 39 Ames Street
1920,
3
Philomena C. Lombardi, 8 Mount Pleasant Street
1929
3
Catherine E. Wiggins, 139 Lowell Street
1925,
2
Frances E. Fisher, 215 Eastern Avenue, East Lynn
1921
2
Gertrude M. Dewire, 399 Washington Street
1925
1
Mary T. Maguire, 133 Langdon Avenue, Watertown
1929
1 Loretta M. Tansey, 108 Bromfield Road
1928
Kdgn.
Marguerite M. Driscoll, 20 Benton Road
1921
Asst.
Mrs. Margaret Grady, 34 Highland Avenue
1947
MARTIN W. CARR SCHOOL Atherton Street
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
Helen Hession, 30 Merrill Road, Watertown
1924
4:5 4 Alice M. Cumming, 117 School Street
1917
3 Bessie 1. Berry, 11 Oak Terrace, Malden
1915-
Michael B. Dewire, Principal, 600 Washington Street, Brookline
1929
Joseph S. Hawthorne, Principal, 11 Everett Street, Concord
1915,
Julia M. Riordan, 165 Albion Street
1914
Gloria K. Mawhinney, Cadet, 25 Walnut Street
1948
Joseph S. Hawthorne, Principal, 11 Everett Street, Concord
1915.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Teachers in Service, December 31, 1950-Continued
Name and Residence
Began Service
Grade
3:2 Mildred L. Shanahan, 68 Avon Street
1933
2
Mary E. Flanley, 4 Avon Street, Wakefield
1915
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
John W. Healey, Principal, 214 Powder House Boulevard
1931
6
Eunice F. Lanigan, 161 Lowell Street
1942
5
Agnes C. O'Brien, 16 Prescott Street 1941
4
Theresa Mclaughlin, Cadet, 31 Avon Street
1949
4
Margaret B. O'Hare, 24 Essex Street, Belmont
1949
3
1949
2
İlsobel M. Leyden, 3 Langdon Street, Cambridge
1930
1946
1946
Kdgn.
Lucille Moseley, 21 Playstead Road, Medford
1948
Asst. ° Mrs. Josephine Crotty, 327 Washington Street
1950
GEORGE O. PROCTOR SCHOOL Hudson Street
Joseph S. Hawthorne, Principal, 11 Everett Street, Concord
1915
A. Teresa Diotaiuti, Rem, Read., 170 Lowell Street
1942
6
°John M. Russell, 11 Cambria Street
1950
5
Anne B. Mullin, 33 Allen Street, Arlington
1930
3
Anne M. Clark, 25 Columbus Avenue
1942
2
Mary E. McCarthy, 101 Central Street
1926
1 Mrs. Ethel M. Ziegel, 8 Foskett Street
1934
Kgdn.
Claire M. O'Brien, 59 Boston Street
1941
GEORGE W. DURELL SCHOOL Beacon and Kent Streets
John J. Collins, Principal, 25 Hall Street
1930
3
Mary A. Dewire, 48 Central Street 1939
1946
2
Helen Volante, 391 Dedham Street, Newton Center
1950
1 Mrs. Marion Lemander, 14 Sheridan Avenue, Medford
948
MARK F. BURNS SCHOOL
Cherry Street, near Highland Avenue
4
M. Constance MacDonald, 74 Belmont Street 1941
4 V. Maria DelTorto, 275 Highland Avenue 1943
3 °Estelle Brennan, 38 Arborway, Jamaica Plain
1950
°Mrs. Elinor Duggan, 28 Parkdale Street
1934
3:2 2 Josephine Lacy, 64 Vinal Avenue 1921
1 °Mary Battit, 56a Elm Street 1950
1 °Elaine Cotter, 11 Governor Winthrop Road
1950
2
3 ° Mrs. Alice Burkhart, 4a Pleasant Avenue Marjorie M. O'Brien, Cadet, 22 Hancock Street, Borokline Ruth G. Harrington, 1 Carver Street
1947
1930
2 Mrs. Ruth Kaup, 58 Central Street 1 Catherine E. Frazer, 95 Heath Street 1 H. Jeannette O'Brien, 36 Ash Avenue
1947
4 Ruth E. Andrews, 123 Highland Avenue
1917
4
Mildred I. O'Meara, 272 Farrington Street, Wollaston
John W. Healey, Principal, 214 Powder House Boulevard 1931
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Teachers in Service, December 31, 1950-Continued BENJAMIN G. BROWN SCHOOL Willow and Josephine Avenue Name and Residence
Grade
John W. Healey, Principal, 214 Powder House Boulevard
1931
6 Gertrude E. Macdonald, 50 Bromfield Road
1926
5 Frederick E. Tirrell, Cadet, 54 Woods Avenue
1949
BENJAMIN G. BROWN SCHOOL Willow and Josephine Avenues
4 Elsie G. Brady, 26 Sargent Road, Belmont
1947
4:3
Mrs. Gertrude T. MacNamara, 383 Broadway
1940
3
Helen M. Lawrence, 433a Broadway 1923
2 Alice C. Fitzpatrick, 54 Trull Street
1936
2 Andrea Driscoll, 101 Glen Street
1944
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. Anna M. Burke, 52 Mount Vernon Street, Arlington
1946
HERBERT CHOLERTON SCHOOL Highland Avenue and Grove Street
Edward L. Smith, Principal, 10 Francis Street
1930
6
Marion Allen, 14 Billingham Street
1911
6 Margaret McLeod, 20 Grove Street
1923
6 Perry Yanow, 64 Putnam Street
1948
5 Mary Ahern, 62 Curtis Street
1928
5 Anne M. Doherty, 49 Electric Avenue
1933
5 Raymond I. Rigney, 35 Nathaniel Road, Winchester
1949
Kdgn.
Mrs. Dorothy C. Huddy, 16a Forest Street, Cambridge
1921
Asst. °Mrs. Bernice Fitzgerald, 64 Bristol Road, Medford
1950
(WILLIAM H.) HODGKINS SCHOOL Holland Street
Edward L. Smith, Principal, 10 Francis Street
1930
4
Stella G. Bucknam, Asst., 35 Curtis Avenue
1917
6:5
Helen B. Busher, 33 Bromfield Road
1943
6
Edith H. Murchie, 3 Lincoln Street
1937
5 Carolyn E. Crockett, 38 Day Street
1923
5:4 Helen M. Merry, 12 Summit Street
1936
3
Gertrude O. Kohler, 24a Jackson Road
1931
3
Isabelle G. Porter, 36 College Avenue
1928
2
Mary M. Diskin, 33 Lexington Avenue
1938
2 Abbie M. Brown, 154 Morrison Avenue
1923
2 °Mrs. Elizabeth Veneri, 8 Hancock Street 1 Doris F. Tomlinson, 9 Watson Street Helen B. Hesson, 64 Horne Road, Belmont
1932
Kdgn.
Louise Gartland, 7 Craigie Circle, Cambridge
1928
Asst.
Corinne A. Dillon, 6 Walter Terrace
1950
S. NEWTON CUTLER SCHOOL Powder House Boulevard near Raymond Avenue
6
Edward L. Smith, Principal, 10 Francis Street 1930 Bernice J. Andrews, 24 Hamilton Road 1914
6
Mrs. Minnie E. Lougee, Moorland Road, Scituate
1922
6 Gladys R. Clark, Lowell Road, Concord
1926
5 Alice A. Libbey, 32 Paulina Street
1919
1950
1947
1 °Margaret L. Donovan, 74 Derby Street
1950
Began Service
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Teachers in Service, December 31, 1950-Continued
Name and Residence
Began Service
5 Eugenia Carver, 119 College Avenue
1922
5 Frances Cronin, 24 Bow Street, Medford
1946
4 Evelyn J. Bucknam, 35 Curtis Avenue
1945
4 Mildred H. Lunt, 119 College Avenue
1926
4
Eliza I. Patterson, 59 Ossipee Road
1919
3 Mrs. Mary D. Manning, 125 West Adams Street
1945
3
°Eileen M. Dewire, 80 Kirkland Street, Cambridge
1950
3
E. Mildred Milner, 119 College Avenue
1920
3
° Mrs. Marion K. White, 45 Morrison Avenue
1949
2
Alice J. McNally, 52 Vinal Avenue
1942
2
2 'Anna E. Martin, 34 Leonard Street Pauline Emery, 36 College Avenue
1925
2
Nora F. Keniry, 110 West Quincy Street Mrs. Nancy G. Higgins, 34 North Street
1950
1 * Muriel P. King, 77 Wheatland Street
1931
1
Mildred M. Lougee, Gingerbread Hill, Marblehead
1928
1
Mildred Buinitsky, 56 Farragut Avenue
1940
1 Eleanor E. Waldron, 135 Powder House Boulevard
1919
Kdgn.
Catherine M. Hagan, 351 Washington Street
1943
Kdgn.
Katherine R. Austin, 34 Ware Street
1945
Asst.
Mary E. Barrett, 61 Park Drive, Boston
1950
MARTHA PERRY LOWE SCHOOL Morrison Avenue near Grove Street
4
Marion A. Cannon, 6 Cherry Street, Lexington
1928
4
Mrs. Katherine D. Millen, 108 Powder House Boulevard
1920
3
Clare A. Stanton, 754 Broadway
1945
2
Ruth Brooks, 17 Cedar Street
1943
2 Elizabeth M. Sliney, 19 Garden Street, Cambridge
1925
1
Selena G. Wilson, 30 Hall Avenue
1922
1 Helen J. Dervan, 75 Crest Avenue, Winthrop
1928
EVENING SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
John F. McMahon, High and Junior High
CADETS
Term Exipres September 1, 1951
Kathleen M. Cullinane, 19r Prospect Hiil Avenue
Josephine M. A'Accone, 112 Glen Street
Mary F. Maguire, 11 Robinson Street
Shirley A. Mckenzie, 80 Lowden Avenue
Theresa A. Mclaughlin, 31 Avon Street
Marjorie M. O'Brien, 22 Hancock Street, Brookline
* Millard G. Owen, 123 Orchard Street
Frederick E. Tirrell, 54 Woods Avenue
Patricia Keating, 44 Tower Street
Robert Lynch, 88 Hooker Avenue
Louis Diegoli, 8 Walter Terrace
September 1, 1952
Paul Protopapas, 51 Upland Road
Marie Spiers, 10 Lincoln Avenue
SUPERVISORS AND SPECIAL TEACHERS ELEMENTARY SUPERVISOR
William J. Crotty, 52 Highland Road
1926
MUSIC
Paul O. Kelley, Director, 585 Broadway James M. Clark, 60 Irving Street 1929
1946
12-7 6-1 Arthur F. Sullivan, 219 Beacon Street 1934
1950
1941
1
John W. Healey, Principal, 214 Powder House Boulevard
1931
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Teachers in Service, December 31, 1950-Continued ART
Began Service
Name and Residence Mrs. Elsie M. Guthrie, Director, 50 Bromfield Road
1919
PENMANSHIP
6-1 Ruth L. Whitehouse, Supervisor, 123 Highland Avenue 1915
SEWING
6-5 Mary Rhilinger, 48 Prince Street, Jamaica Plain 1926
6-5 Pia M. Fortini, 274 Willow Avenue 1930
6-5 Cornelia Dalaklis, 52 Linwood Street 1948
MANUAL ARTS
Melvin T. Carver, Supervisor, 247 Winthrop Street, Winthrop 1936
ATHLETICS
Charles A. Dickerman, Director, 163 Summer Street
1925
PHYSICAL INSTRUCTION
John St. Angelo, Director, 109 Highland Avenue 1928
ATYPICAL
Edward M. McCarty, Supervisor, 48 Upland Road
1939
Winifred M. Ford, Educational Tester, 83 Pearson Road
1927
°Mrs. Ethel Garfield, 16 Wesley Park
1947
Irma Di Giusto, 19 Flint Street
1934
Dorothy M. Leighton, 148 Lovell Road, Watertown
1936
° Muriel H. O'Brien, 18r Adrian Street
1949
1936
1938
1949
1942
1943
Susanne Lombardi, 8 Mount Pleasant Street Donald Jones, 12 Brown Street, Maynard
1948
° Katherine E. Dooley, 18 Bagnel Street, Allston
1950
°Ruth Buttery, 416r Washington Street
1946
SIGHT SAVING
Alice M. Hayes, 181 Central Street
1913
LIP READING
Marion C. Moran, 42 Montrose Street
1929
THRIFT
E. Bella Weisman, 78 Gibbs Street, Brookline Eva Palmer, Assistant, 24 Austin Street
1921
1930
FIELD MUSIC
Bart E. Grady, Jr., 123 Highland Avenue 1945
°Mrs. Margaret E. Sullivan, 22 Pennsylvania Avenue James Keefe, 108 Webster Street, Arlington Wilson E. Whittaker, 135 Walnut Street Gasperina Messina, 49 Pennsylvania Avenue Elena Alberghini, 18 White Street, Arlington
1946
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Teachers in Service, December 31, 1950-Continued AMERICANIZATION
Name and Residence
Mary A. Whitney, Supervisor, 10 Dow Street
Began Service 1916
PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED
Mrs. Blanche G. Crowell, 145 Highland Avenue 1928
Mary E. Miller, 16 MacArthur Street 1936
° Mrs. Clifford Hulbert, 67 Ossipee Road
1946
AUDIOMETER
Marion T. Carroll, 82 Belmont Street
1948
SUPERINTENDENT AND SECRETARY
Everett W. Ireland, 18 Day Street
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT
Leo C. Donahue, 108 Summer Street
CLERKS
Marion E. Marshall, 62 Highland Avenue Regina Truelson, 23 Black Rock Road, Melrose
Margaret R. O'Connor, 27 College Avenue
Frances C. Geaton, 29 Tennyson Street
William E. Hogan, 12 Richardson Road, Newton
Mary P. Brady, 164 Washington Street
SUPERVISOR OF ATTENDANCE
James G. Hourihan, 225 Powder House Boulevard
VISITING TEACHER
Estelle M. Walsh, 12 Wendell Street, Cambridge
CUSTODIAN SCHOOL COMMITTEE ROOMS
Leo J. Callahan, 9 Spring Hill Terrace
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
SCHOOL CUSTODIANS, DECEMBER, 1950
School
Name
George A. Sullivan
John J. Irving
Andrew J. Curran
John Mullaney
William G. Hitch
Leonard C. Mallette
Patrick Delmore
3 Harvard Place
High, Central Heating Plant High, Central Heating Plant High, Central Heating Plant
Prescott
Jeremiah O'Connor
William J. Hickey
9 Aberdeen Rd.
64a Gordon St. 17 Grand View Ave.
Baxter
George M. Caley
192 Morrison Ave. 23 Everett Ave.
Perry
Southern Jr. High
Michael J. Reilly
Bartholomew Cronin
23 Summit Ave.
Southern Jr. High
Southern Jr. High
Frank J. Boyle
36 Greenville St.
Cummings
Thomas Murphy
63 Endicott Ave.
New Vocational
New Vocational
New Vocational New Vocational
Glines
Grimmons
Northeastern Jr. High
Hugh F. McQuaid
Northeastern Jr. High
John F. O'Connell
George E. Babin
Frank Regan
Arthur F. Law
Bernard J. Kelley
Walter W. Kennedy
Joseph F. Kelley
84 Rogers Ave.
47 Lowell St.
Morse Proctor Dureli
Burns
Anthony Liberatore
95 Jaques St.
Brown
William Anderson
36 Rhode Island Ave.
16 Grant St.
Hodgkins
Western Jr. High
Western Jr. High
Western Jr. High
Harry Hoyt
Harry Dangora
Thurston W. Buchan
Antonio Severino
Thomas Copithorne John Kiley
Residence
High High High High
High
High High, Gymnasium
Martin J. Frazer
95 Heath St.
7 Record Court
7 Lee St. 12 Delaware St.
Prescott Hanscom Bennett
Richard Sullivan
Edwin C. Lamkin
Knapp
Peter McNally George Kelley
James E. Dowd
66 Hudson St.
Francis Gormley John F. Fonseca
Elmer Carleton
Austin A. Albanese John P. Driscoll Earl R. March
43 Garrison Ave. 67 Electric Ave. 162 Hudson St. 44 Montrose St. 121 Ten Hills Rd.
139 Walnut St.
40 Concord Ave.
33 Vernon St.
Northeastern Jr. High Forster
Forster Annex
Bingham
Bingham Carr
Joseph Binari
Thomas J. Driscoll
Francis J. Donovan
20 Lincoln Parkway 3 Harvard Place
Cholerton
Emilio P. Buccelli
Cornelius Collins
Carl Marotti Edward Buckley
27 Pearson Rd.
92 Elm St.
5 Grove St. 22 Richdale Ave.
53 Sunset Rd. 23 Gordon St.
122 Heath St.
275 Medford St. 10 Sterling St. 11 Pleasant Ave. 11 Stone Ave.
393 Somerville Ave.
27 Rogers Ave.
Paul F. Sheridan
Michael P. Harrington
10 Nevada Ave. 52 Thurston St.
Southern Jr. High
32 Sewall St.
209 Powder House Blvd. 71 Park St. 98 School St. 508 Broadway
49 Woods Ave. 7 Derby St.
Western Jr. High Cutler Cutler
Lowe Unassigned
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ANNUAL REPORTS
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH CITY HALL, SOMERVILLE, MASS.
January 3, 1951.
To His Honor the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen.
Gentlemen:
We respectfully submit the following, which is a summary of the work of the department for the year 1950, as the Sev- enty-third Annual Report of the Board of Health.
RECORD OF LICENSES AND PERMITS ISSUED
DAY NURSERY - One application was received for a per- mit to conduct a day nursery under the provisions of Section 59 of Chapter 111 of the General Laws relating to Public Health which was granted. Fee for same is one dollar.
SLAUGHTER POULTRY - Under the provisions of Sec- tion 139a, Chapter 679 of the General Laws, five applications for a license to slaughter poultry were received. Four were granted. The fee is one dollar.
COLLECT GREASE - Thirteen applications for a permit to collect grease were received all of which were granted. The fee is two dollars for each truck.
MELT AND RENDER - Four licenses to carry on the busi- ness of melting and rendering, for which a fee of one dollar is charged, were granted.
MASSAGE - Twenty persons have been licensed to prac- tice massage in the city at a fee of one dollar each.
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BOARD OF HEALTH
BOTTLING CARBONATED BEVERAGES - Five 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 for each license, ten of which is paid to the Commonwealth.
SALE OF ALCOHOL - Six persons have been licensed to sell methyl alcohol in the city for which a fee of one dollar is charged.
BOARD INFANTS - Five applications 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 provi- sions of Chapter 119 of the General Laws, four were approved.
TRANSPORT GARBAGE - One permit to remove, trans- port and dispose of garbage was granted under the provisions of Chapter 111 of the General Laws. Three permits to trans- port through the city only were granted.
MORTALITY
There were 828 deaths and 36 stillbirths in the city during the year, as specified in the following tables:
Deaths at the Central Hospital
38
Deaths at the Somerville Hospital
201
Deaths at the Home for Aged Poor (Highland Avenue) ..
43
Deaths at the City Home
8
Deaths at Other Institutions
91
DEATHS BY AGES
Male
Female
Total
Under one year
11
6
17
One to five years
1
1
2
Five to ten years
0
2
2
Ten to fifteen years
2
0
2
Fifteen to twenty years
3
0
3
Twenty to thirty years
2
2
4
Thirty to forty years
8
8
16
Forty to fifty years
20
26
46
Fifty to sixty years
65
46
111
Sixty to seventy years
88
93
181
Seventy to eighty years
111
125
236
Eighty to ninety years
76
103
179
Ninety and over
9
20
29
Totals
396
432
828
240
MORTALITY FOR 1950-Continued
January
February
March
2 ON April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total
1. Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
Il. Cancer and Other Tumors .
III. Rheumatism, Diseases of Nutrition and of the Endocrini Glands, etc.
9
7
9
9
8
8
12
11
11
12
9 12 117
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
...
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IV. Diseases of the Blood Forming Organs
V. Chronic Poisoning and Intoxication
VI. Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs
13
8
6 12 16
7
6
6
4
3
4 7 3 5
1 8 66
3
3
4
3
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
2
17
X. Diseases of the Genito-urinary System
3
2
1
1
3
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1
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1
3
XI. Diseases of Pregnancy, Childbirth, etc.
XII. Diseases of the Skin and Cellular Tissue
1
XIII. Diseases of the Bones and Organs of Movement
XIV. Congential Malformations
2
1
1
9
XV. Diseases Peculiar to First Year of Life
XVI. Senility
1
1
1
1
3
2
4
2
1
3
4
5
28
XVII. Violent and Accidental Deaths
XVIII. III-Defined and Unknown Causes
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83 58 70 82 70 63 65 55 64 72 63 83 828
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8 9 11
9 11
12 15 130
43 31 38 45 32 32 33 21 29 29 32 36 401
VII. Diseases of the Circulatory System
8
3
9
VIII. Diseases of the Respiratory System
IX. Diseases of the Digestive System
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1
1
4
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ANNUAL REPORTS
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2
3
8
1 2 29
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BOARD OF HEALTH
DEATHS DURING THE LAST TEN YEARS
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
1950
828
7.88
Average death rate per 1,000 for ten years
8.42
SPECIMENS AND SUPPLIES
Outfits for specimens to be examined for tuberculosis, diphtheria and typhoid fever as well as biologics may be ob- tained at the office of the Board of Health, City Hall and at the following places:
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
A. Ernest Zangrilli, 346 Highland Avenue
INSPECTION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN
Eight physicians are employed by the Board for Inspection of School Children and to them are referred all children who show evidence of disease or abnormal condition. Children who are found unfit to remain in school are sent home with a no- tice to the parent or guardian that the family physician be con- sulted.
An annual examination of all the children in the schools is made and any defects discovered are called to the attention of the parents or guardians.
Complete physical examination of all students of the soph- omore class at the High School was inaugurated this year.
In accordance with the provisions of the statute, tests of sight and hearing are made by principals and teachers.
Monthly inspections of the school buildings and premises are made and suggestions or criticisms are referred to the
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ANNUAL REPORTS
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.
Following are the School Physicians and the schools under their jurisdiction:
District I. Dr. Francis Shaw, 202 Broadway Prescott, Hanscom, Dickerman and Edgerly Schools
District Il. Dr. David F. O'Brien, 44 Summer Street Baxter, High and Southern Junior High Schools
District III. Dr. Emil Goduti, 434 Broadway Bennett, Pope, Cummings and Proctor Schools
District IV. Dr. Benjamin Blesoff, 333 Highland Avenue Morse, Carr, Durell, Burns and Perry Schools
District V. Dr. Benjamin Russman, 33 Curtis Street Cutler, Hodgkins, Lowe, Highland and Western Junior High Schools
District VI. Dr. Joseph Scaringi, 66 Curtis Street Bingham, Brown, Forster and Northeastern Junior High Schools
District VII. Dr. Anthony Russo, 2 Austin Street Glines, Grimmons and St. Benedict's Schools
District VIII. Dr. Michael W. White, 21 Walnut Street St. Joseph's and St. Ann's Parochial Schools
During the year 8009 children were referred to the school physicians during their daily visits and 164 sent home because of illness.
The following list will show the diseases and defects, except those of sight and hearing which have been found.
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BOARD OF HEALTH
LIST OF DISEASES AND NUMBER OF CASES REPORTED
1. Infectious Diseases:
Chicken Pox
2
Pertussis
3
Total
5
2. Diseases of the Nose and Throat :-
Enlarged tonsils and adenoids
683
Inflammatory diseases
66
Other abnormal conditions
6
Total
755
3. Diseases of the Eye :-
Foreign bodies
4
Inflammatory conditions
24
Other abnormal conditions
22
Total 50
4. Diseases of the Ear
20
5. Diseases of the Skin :-
Eczema
5
Herpes
48
Impetigo
88
Dermatitis
12
Pediculosis
47
Scabies
18
Tinea
0
Miscellaneous conditions
32
Total 250
6. Diseases of the Feet :-
Flat feet
264
Other conditions
10
Total 274
7. Miscellaneous Conditions :-
Diseases of the Circulatory System
135
Diseases of the Digestive System
17
Diseases of the Lymphatic System 143
Diseases of the Nervous System
0
Diseases of the Respiratory System
63
Wounds and injuries
78
Other conditions
165
Total 601
Examination for vaccination
1
Diphtheria inoculations
829
Total number of diseases
1955
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ANNUAL REPORTS
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
Under the provisions of Chapter 114, Section 49 of the Laws Relating to Public Health, twenty-nine persons were duly licensed as Funeral Directors.
HEALTH NURSES
Seven nurses are employed by the Board of Health, three as Public Health Nurses and four School Nurses. The work of the Public Health Nurses consists of follow-up work on tuber- culosis cases, post natal hygiene, quarantining for contagious diseases and other related duties. The reports of the School Nurses are included in the report of the School Committee while those of the Public Health Nurses are submitted, in de- tail, in subsequent pages of this report.
INFANT HYGIENE CLINICS
During the year, under the supervision of this Board, clinics have been held every Tuesday afternoon at the New Vocational School, every Wednesday at the Knights of Colum- bus Building and every Thursday at the Western Junior High School, except when the days were holidays. The average weekly attendance at the New Vocational School was 12, at the Knights of Columbus Building 8, and at the Western Junior High School 14. The attendance for the year at these clinics was 1476.
HUGH J. GALLAGHER, D. S. E., Chairman JOSEPH H. McSWEENEY, M. D. ALFRED S. WASS, D. M. D.
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BOARD OF HEALTH
Somerville, Mass. January 3, 1951.
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, 1950:
INFANT HYGIENE
Infants reported born in Somerville during 1950 772
Infants born elsewhere resident in Somerville 1290
Pairs of twins born in Somerville 12
Stillbirths in Somerville 36
There were 17 deaths of infants under one year of age in Somerville during the past year as shown in the following table:
Prematurity
8
Congenital Diseases
5
Accidental Injury
2
Pneumonia and other diseases
2
Total 17
Total attendance at Well Baby Clinics during 1950 1476
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