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COMMITTEE OF THE CITY COUNCIL ON FIRE DEPARTMENT. Joseph E. Gaynor William A. Spier Oscar Wolfenden
BOARD OF ENGINEERS. Chief Engineer.
Hiram R. Packard. 8 Hope Street
First Assistant Chief.
Fred A. Clark. 22 Hayward Street
Second Assistant Chief.
Craig C. Pope. 244 Park Street
FIRE DEPARTMENT
PERMANENT MEN.
Located at South Main Street Fire Station.
Captain, Leonard Gould, Ladder 3 Chauffeur, Albert Knight Chauffeur, Herbert E. Brown
Chauffeur, Paul LaCrois
Chauffeur, Haven F. Randlett Chauffeur, Hiram R. Packard, Jr.
Chauffeur, John Stafford Driver, John J. McGilvray
Chauffeur, Charles I. Gay
Hoseman, Warren W. Wright
Located at Union Street Station. Captain, Bert E. Riley, Ladder 1 Driver and electrician, Jos. H. Newcomb
Chauffeur, Laurence A. Flanagan Chauffeur, Louis W. Field
Chauffeur, Roy Churchill Chauffeur, Maynard C. Lewis
Located at Hebronville Station. Chauffeur Hose No. 5, Peter Gagner
Located at South Attleboro Station.
Chauffeur, John Ludgate Chauffeur, William Coupe
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CALL MEN.
Hose No. 1, South Main Street.
Captain, A. W. Ferguson Clerk, Charles C. Monroe
Lieutenant, Edward Fuller
Hoseman, Donald J. Ferguson Hoseman, Clyde Ackerly
Hose No. 2, Union Street.
Captain, Arthur Read Lieutenant, Albert C. Parker
Clerk, Sherman Davis
Hoseman, William Young Hoseman, Frank Lyle Hoseman, Herbert Parker
Hoseman, George McNamee
Hose No. 4, South Attleboro.
Lieutenant, D. J. Driscoll
Hoseman, M. E. Fox
Hoseman, P. B. Doran
Hoseman, W. W. Abbott
Hoseman, A. Olsen Hoseman, Charles A. Wilbar
Hose No. 5, Hebronville.
Captain, William N. Goff Lieutenant, A. I. Atwell
Clerk, C. L. Atwell
Hoseman, William Frenier Hoseman, Alexander LaPalme Hoseman, Martin Tierney
Hoseman, George Parker
Hose No. 6, St. Jean Plat.
Captain, J. B. Paquet
Lieutenant, Henry Smith
Clerk, Charles J. Hudson
Hoseman, George Champagne
Hoseman, Arthur Dorais
Hoseman, Alfred Johnson
Hoseman, Medard Duquette, Jr. Hoseman, George I. Miller
Hoseman, Philorum Dorais
Hoseman, Samuel Champagne
Hose No. 7, Briggs Corner.
Captain, E. D. Briggs
Hoseman, H. E. Briggs
Lieutenant, W. A. Vickery
Hoseman, Charles Douglass
Clerk, C. T. Clark
Hoseman, Herbert B. Rounds
Treasurer, Ernest White
Hoseman, Amos E. Peck
Hoseman, A. W. Brigham
Hoseman, George Wetherell
Hoseman, Raymond L. Torrey
Ladder No. 1, Union Street.
Lieutenant, G. H. Nash Clerk, Herbert Knight
Ladderman, W. C. Dix
Ladderman, William E. Young
Ladderman, J. H. Williams Ladderman, Albert Young Ladderman, Edward Brough
Ladder No. 2, South Attleboro.
Captain, Fred J. Murphy Ladderman, George W. Orr Lieutenant, H. V. Hopkins Ladderman, F. E. Shaw
Ladderman, T. F. Dean Ladderman, Lawrence A. White
Ladderman, Ira B. Nickerson
Hoseman, C. J. Brigham
Hoseman, David Hamilton
Hoseman, Hormidas Duquette
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Ladder No. 3, South Main Street.
Lieutenant, J. Louis Slattery Ladderman, Kenneth McLeod
Clerk, Michael Barrett Ladderman, Leith Young Ladderman, Joseph C. Mowry
SUBSTITUTES. Hose No. 4, South Attleboro. C. A. Bloss
Hose No. 7, Briggs Corner. William Kratch
Ladder No. 1, Union Street.
Charles O. Card
Percy Meserve
Ladder No. 2, South Attleboro. H. W. Mathews
FIRE POLICE.
Captain, Seth R. Briggs William F. Douglass
Ernest G. L. Hemple George F. Ide
George R. Aubrey
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Report of the Board of Engineers
HEADQUARTERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. OFFICE OF BOARD OF ENGINEERS.
December 18, 1916.
To His Honor, the Mayor,
Dear Sir :-
We have the honor of submitting the Annual Report of the Fire Department for the year ending December 18th, 1916, together with such recommendations as we think necessary for increasing the efficiency of the Department.
ORGANIZATION.
The Department consists of
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Three Fire Engineers. 19 Permanent Men.
72 Call Men.
6 Hose Companies.
3 Ladder Companies.
FIRE STATIONS AND APPARATUS.
Central Fire Station, South Main Street, Station No. 1.
Hose No. 1, horse drawn.
Ladder No. 3 with Knox Martin Motor Tractor and two 25-gallon Chemical Tanks.
Combination A, Knox Motor with Combination Chemical and Hose.
Union Street Station, Union Street, Station No. 2. Hose No. 2, Kelley Springfield, Combination Hose and Chemical Truck. Ladder No. 1, horse drawn.
South Attleboro Station, Ladder No. 2, and Hose No. 4. Ladder No. 2, horse drawn (horses hired by the alarm). Hose No. 4, Knox Motor Truck, Combination Hose and Chemical.
Hebronville Station, South Main Street, Hose No. 5. Federal Motor Truck, Combination Hose and Chemical.
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Hose No. 6, Located at Sybleville.
1 Two-wheel hand reel and 800 feet of hose.
Hose No. 7, Located at Briggs Corner.
1 Two-wheel hand reel and 800 feet of hose.
APPARATUS.
1 Horse drawn straight Hose Wagon.
Motor (gasoline) Combination Chemical and Hose Wagons.
2 Hose Reels.
2 Horse drawn Ladder Trucks.
1 Motor (tractor) Ladder Truck.
2 Supply Wagons.
1 Chief's Car which is hired from garage.
1 Express Wagon for Fire Alarm System.
In Reserve. 1 two-horse Pung, 1 Chief's Buggy.
Horses.
There are five horses in the Department in fair condition, 2 at South Main Street Station.
3 at Union Street Station.
Harnesses.
There are five sets of double and three single harnesses.
Hose.
South Main Street Station. 5,600
Union Street Station.
2,000
South Attleboro Station
1,350
Hebronville Station
800
Sybleville
800
Briggs Corner
800
11,350 ft.
HYDRANTS.
At the beginning of the year there were 486 hydrants in service. Four hydrants have been added during the year, making a total of 490.
FIRE ALARM SERVICE.
The Gamewell Fire Alarm System is in use and in good con- dition. It consists of the following apparatus :- Two steam whistles, one at the Pumping Station at South Attleboro and one at the Elec- tric Light Station, located at the Farmers; three bells, one on Union Street, one on Peck Street and one on Hose No. 4 House. There is also one striker located in church tower in Hebronville. There are four indicators, located in Houses Nos. 1, 2, 4 and 5. There are also 23 tappers, located as follows :- 1 at Power Station at Briggs Corner and 22 in residences of members of the Department and
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factories where employed. There are 81 Street Alarm Boxes owned by the town and two Private Boxes, one of which is owned by the Interstate Street Railway Company and one by the Taunton & Paw- tucket Street Railway Company.
The Battery Room of the Department is up-to-date and complete in every way. It contains one Storage Battery complete with a six- circuit switch board and repeater with all the necessary tools for keeping the system in working order. There is at present about 69 miles of wire used throughout the Fire Alarm System.
IMPROVEMENTS.
During the year two additional Fire Alarm Boxes have been in- stalled.
No. 415 at Hazel and Mulberry Streets.
No. 14 removed to May Street, South Attleboro.
No. 414 installed at Pearl and Union Streets.
11/2 miles of wire extended.
Hose No. 2, located at Union Street, has been motorized.
1,000 feet of hose purchased.
Hose No. 4 Combination overhauled and painted and a new floor layed at Union Street Station.
SALARIES.
Chief Engineer
$600 per year
Assistant Engineers
200
60
60
Clerk of Engineers.
100
66 60
Call Captains in Center
140
66
66
Hosemen in Center
125
Laddermen in Center
125
66
60
Call men at South Attleboro
50
Call men at Hebronville
50
66
66
Call men at Sybleville
10
66
Call men at Briggs Corner
10
66
PERMANENT MEN.
Captains
$3.50 per day
Electrician
3.50
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66
First year men.
2.50
66
Second and third year men.
2.75
66
Fourth year and over.
3.00
66 66
Permanent man at Hebronville, $600 per year.
FIRE RECORD.
During the year the City has been free from any serious fires, most of the fire loss being away from the center of the City where there was no water, or the buildings were about destroyed before the alarm was given. We consider the fire loss very low for the number of alarms which occurred during the year, and in our opinion this is due in no small measure to the force of permanent men, who arrive at a fire quickly and in sufficient numbers to fight the fire until rein- forced by the call men. The Department responded to one call to Adamsdale and one call to Seekonk during the year. The Depart-
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ment, including all companies, have laid 9,356 feet of hose, raised 856 feet of ladders and used 1,028 gallons of chemical during the year.
The Department has responded to the following alarms: Alarms from boxes
33
Still alarms
154
Assembly calls
3
190
CLASSIFICATION OF FIRES.
Building fires, (13 chimney fires)
69
Brush and grass
95
Dump
6
Electric car
1
Auto
6
Bill board
2
Ash box
1
Tar kettle
1
Coal pile
1
Hay stack
1
Taking flag from tree.
1
Bridge
1
False
4
Burning wire
1
FIRE LOSS.
Value of buildings at risk
$166,200.00
Value of contents at risk
443,700.00
Total value of property at risk.
$609,900.00
Insurance on buildings at risk
$162,600.00
Insurance on contents at risk.
423,200.00
Total insurance on property at risk.
$585,800.00
Loss on buildings
$21,533.86
Loss on contents.
5,518.36
$27,052.22
Insurance paid on buildings and contents
$18,377.21
Loss not covered by insurance.
$8.774.01
FIRE PREVENTION.
Fire prevention today means special care on the part of every one by preventing the accumulation of waste paper, rubbish or any inflamable material in the cellar or about the premises. Hot ashes should never be thrown into a wooden receptacle. Care should also be taken regarding stove cleaning cloths, oil dust-cloths and mops. They should never be allowed in a closet where they may cause a fire by spontaneous combustion.
We believe in regular inspection of buildings by the members of the department but as yet have been unable to do this without a shortage of men. The apparatus must be covered with men in readi- ness at all times. With the present number of permanent men, none can be spared to inspect buildings regularly.
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RECOMMENDATIONS.
The Chief of the Fire Department made a test of water service the past summer at the lower end of Summer Street. There is a number of large buildings in that section, and the water supply is not sufficient to handle a fire of any size. This condition, as reported in last year's report, exists on North Avenue beyond the Car Barn. The condition on Holden Street has been improved by the extension of the water main to Hope Street.
We recommend the purchase of a motor driven triple combina- tion at a cost of $8,500. This piece of apparatus consists of a pump, hose and chemical truck combined into one piece of apparatus. With such a piece of apparatus we could obtain two 11/8 inch streams at the places above mentioned as well as find valuable use for this kind of apparatus in the outlying sections where it is necessary to lay long lines of hose, which reduces the pressure. The value of a pump to the centre of our city cannot be over estimated. Numerous lines of fire hose will reduce the water pressure, making them almost use- less if needed at the top of such buildings as the Bronson or Bates Blocks, but with the aid of a pump, the lines most needed can be reinforced. Again, if an accident happens to our water main in the centre, with a pumping engine at hand to draw from the Ten Mile River, we are sure of at least two fire streams.
We recommend that a fire alarm box be placed in the locality of Robinson Avenue and Brown Street at a cost of $150. We recom- mend that the companies located in Hebronville and South Attleboro, Hose Nos. 4 and 5 and Ladder No. 2, have their pay increased from $50 to $75, and the Captains from $50 to $100 per year.
We extend our thanks to His Honor the Mayor, to the Honorable City Council, and to the Committee on Fire Department for the inter- est manifested in this Department; to the Police Department for their assistance and to the officers and men of the Department for the manner in which they have performed their duties.
Respectfully submitted,
HIRAM R. PACKARD, Chief. FRED A. CLARK, 1st Ass't Chief. CRAIG C. POPE, 2nd Ass't Chief.
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ESTIMATED EXPENSES 1917.
Permanent Payroll
$20,213.56
Call Men Payroll.
5,830.00
Hydrants
14,700.00
Coal and Wood.
1,100.00
Hay and Grain.
1,000.00
Electric Lights and Gas.
175.00
Maintenance of Automobiles.
650.00
Maintenance of Fire Alarm System
350.00
Repairs on Stations.
500.00
Plumbing
300.00
Telephones
250.00
Laundry
100.00
Water Service in Stations.
150.00
Chemical Supplies
100.00
Blacksmithing
50.00
Matches, Oil and Soap
90.00
Harness Supplies and Repairs.
50.00
Auto Hire for Engineers.
225.00
Express, P. O. Supplies, Printing and Clerical Supplies
50.00
Rubber Coats
50.00
Horse Hire
50.00
Auto Licenses
20.00
Disinfectant, Dustlayers
55.00
Fire Police
50.00
Bedding, Paint, Hardware, Brooms, Brushes,
Toilet Paper, Boiler Insurance, etc
300.00
$46,408.56
RECOMMENDATIONS.
New Alarm Box.
$150.00
Triple Combination
8,500.00
Chief's Car
1,500.00
Hebronville and South Attleboro Call Men ad-
vance
575.00
$10,725.00
Total
$57,133.56
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FORESTRY DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Mayor and Council of the City of Attleboro,
Gentlemen :-
I have the pleasure herewith of submitting my annual report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1916, as City Forester of the City of Attleboro. I have removed 14 dead trees, 5 from South Main Street, 1 from Pine Street, 1 from Maple Street, 3 from Forest Street, 2 from County Street, 1 from Peck Street, 1 from Capron Street. Most of the trim- ming done was that of removing dead limbs.
Owing to the increase in gypsy moths, I found it necessary to purchase a power spray pump with which I was able to do a great deal more work.
I was also successful in obtaining from the United States De- partment of Agriculture with their assistance the Shiedius kuvane, a parasite that destroys the eggs of the gypsy moth.
About 75,000 of these parasites were distributed in the different gypsy moth colonies throughout the city.
The results are noticable of the Calosoma sycophanta (the para- site that feeds on the gypsy moth catapilla) which was placed in two colonies last year.
There is a large decrease in the brown tail moths but an increase in the gypsy moths.
I ask the co-operation of the property owners in the control of injurious insects by removing worthless trees from their orchards and cementing cavaties in trees left standing.
There are large cavaties in many of the shade trees which I would like to cement, hoping that the appropriation is sufficiently large to attend to this work.
I recommend that $2,300 be appropriated for use in this depart- ment.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM E. S. SMITH,
City Forester.
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT
ORGANIZATION OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. 1916.
Health Officer RALPH P. KENT, M. D.
Milk Inspector and Agent SOLOMON FINE.
Inspectors of Plumbing ARTHUR B. READ. JOSEPH M. SEAGRAVES.
Inspector of Slaughtering HUGH GAW, D. V. S.
Inspector of Cattle HUGH GAW, D. V. S.
Clerk MARY L. MILLER.
Burial Permits STEPHEN H. FOLEY.
City Dentist EDMUND M. WEBB, D. M. D.
Examining Physician Tuberculosis Dispensary RALPH P. KENT, M. D.
STATISTICS.
Population
18,480
Births
326
Still-Births
22
Deaths
249 (Excluding Still-Births)
Deaths under 1 year.
36 (Excluding Still-Births)
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SECOND ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
December 15, 1916.
To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Members of the Municipal Council:
Gentlemen :- The Health Officer hereby submits for your con- sideration and approval his second annual report of the different di- visions of our department ending December 15, 1916.
The new Rules and Regulations have become operative and seem to take care of the present requirements of the city so far as is pos- sible at the present time.
The routine work of the department has again increased this year owing partly to local necessities, and partly to burdens added by the State Department of Health, whose aim at present seems to be to shift all the responsibility and work on to the local departments.
Our dairy inspection and laboratory examination has been con- tinued and much good work done in this respect. Last year we ac- complished considerable in improving the quality of our milk-this year we have made improvements in quality and also have we made determined efforts to improve the cleanliness of the milk; to a cer- tain extent we have had co-operation of the milk producers. We know that dirty milk is not healthy and that it sours quickly and ultimately the dairymen producing the best milk of cleanest quality will get the business. We can say that at the present time, in gen- eral, the milk sold in the city is of better quality and far cleaner than ever before.
We hope we may have the co-operation of the public in our ef- forts to demand clean milk and to that end we are keeping the labora- tory open Wednesday, Friday and Saturday afternoons, so that the retailers of milk and the housewives may have the opportunity of learning who sells clean milk.
Inspection of bakeries, ice cream plants and restaurants ' has been carried out and all found to be in better condition than might be expected.
After a slight campaign upon the ice cream question, we found that all of the dealers came up to the Massachusetts State Standard.
During the heat of our campaign for clean milk, seven dealers saw fit to go out of business. Along this line I will say it is the intention of this Department to refuse to grant licenses to any pro- ducer whose dairy and barn do not meet with our requirements.
We have licensed all the manicurists, and licensed two boarding houses for infants, have also investigated all complaints and abated as far as possible the existing nuisances.
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This was the second year of the Local Tuberculosis Dispensary :- we have examined 39 patients: 14 Tubercular, 13 Non-Tubercular, 12 Suspects, since January 1st. The Dispensary work is becoming more extensive and more important and when we are provided with an open air school will be of much more benefit than at the present time. We have at the present time, to the best of our knowledge and be- lief, 76 Tubercular patients in the City and 11 in the Sanatoria (each one of whom is costing us approximately $5 per week).
I am grateful to the physicians of the City for their assistance in reporting all contagious diseases promptly.
It is the aim of this Department to have constantly on hand at our supply station at The Lilly Co. an ample supply of culture tubes, Widals' sputum boxes and containers, antitoxin, anti-typhoid vaccine, cerebro-spinal meningitis serum, and in fact all the supplies essential to the welfare of the community and the assistance of the physicians.
I believe that a severe epidemic of Diphtheria was narrowly averted by the watchfulness of the School Physician.
I also wish to congratulate the Anti-Tuberculosis Society for the sand displayed in furnishing the City with a School Nurse where- as it is up to the City to do this and not the Anti-Tuberculosis So- ciety.
I wish to again thank the School Physician for his earnest co- operation, also do I wish to thank the District Nurses (whose work is such a necessary help to this Department) and the representatives of the Associated Charities for their endeavors in behalf of the needy sick.
In closing, I wish to commend the work of the Dental Clinic and hope that the teachers will see fit to co-operate more closely and faithfully with the City Dentist in the future than they have in the past.
Respectfully submitted, .
RALPH P. KENT,
Health Officer.
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Diseases Dangerous to the Public Health.
Diseases declared by the State Department of Health to be danger- ous to the public health, and so reportable by law. Householders and physicians must give immediate notice to the local Board of Health of all cases of:
Actinomycosis
Ophthalmia Neonatorium
Supperative Conjunctivitis
Asiatic Cholera
Plague
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis
Rabies
Chicken Pox
Scarlet Fever
Diphtheria
Septic Sore Throat
Dog-bite
Smallpox
Dysentery
Trachoma
a. Amebic
Tetanus
b. Bacillary
Trichinosis
Glanders
Tuberculosis (all forms ;
German Measles
Typhoid Fever
Hookworm Disease
Typhus Fever
Leprosy
Whooping Cough
Malaria
Yellow Fever
Measles
Vital Statistics.
Births
Still-Births
Deaths
326
22 249 (excluding Still-Births )
The following contagious diseases were reported to the Health Department from December 15, 1915, to December 15, 1916:
Infantile Paralysis (Anterior Poliomyelitis)
1
Chicken Pox
16
Dog-bite (2 Rabid dog)
13
Diphtheria.
43
Measles
1
Ophthalmia Neonatorium
2
Scarlet Fever
37
Supperative Conjunctivitis
1
Typhoid Fever
12
Tuberculosis (all forms
34
Trachoma
Whooping Cough
10
The minimum period of quarantine or isolation for the above diseases : -
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis, 3 weeks after death or recovery.
Diphtheria, 15 days and thereafter until two successive negative cultures have been obtained.
Scarlet Fever, at least 30 days. Chicken Pox, 2 weeks. Mumps, 3 weeks. Whooping Cough, 7 weeks.
Anterior Poliomelitis (Infantile Paralysis), 3 to 6 weeks.
Deaths by Ages. (Still-Births Excluded) Dec. 15, 1915, to Dec. 15, 1916.
Male
Female
Deaths of persons under 1 year
15
21
Deaths of persons
1 to 2 years
5
4
Deaths of persons 2 to 3 years.
1
Deaths of persons 3 to 4 years
2
1
Deaths of persons 4 to 5 years 0
1
Deaths of persons 5 to 10 years. .....
4
3
Anterior Poliomyelitis (Infantile Paralysis) Anthrax
Mumps
Pellagra
Mumps
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Deaths of persons 10 to 15 years
1
1
Deaths of persons 15 to 20 years.
4
1
Deaths of persons 20 to 30 years
10
8
Deaths of persons 30 to 40 years.
12
13
Deaths of persons 40 to 50 years.
7
6
Deaths of persons 50 to 60 years.
19
13
Deaths of persons 60 to 70 years.
18
18
Deaths of persons 70 to 80 years.
21
19
Deaths of persons over 80 years
11
10
129
120
Deaths by Months. (Still-Births Excluded) From December 15, 1915.
Male
Female
January
46
25
21
February
30
12
18
March
22
13
9
April
19
8
11
May
22
13
9
June
20
4
16
July
18
10
8
August
21
14
7
September
16
9
7
October
10
8
2
November
16
9
7
December 15 (inclusive)
9
4
5
249
129
120
Causes of Deaths. (Still-Births Excluded) Dec. 15, 1915, to Dec. 15, 1916.
Tuberculosis, pulmonary
16
Tuberculosis, other than pulmonary.
4
Scarlet Fever
0
Diphtheria
4
Typhoid Fever
0
Measles
1
Whooping Cough
1
Diarrhoeal Diseases
5
Lobar Pneumonia
18
Broncho Pneumonia
11
Bronchitis
4
Diseases of the Heart.
27
Diseases of the Brain and Spinal Cord.
9
Cancer
25
Diseases of the Kidney .
25
Accidental Deaths
22
Diabetes Mellitus
3
Arterio Sclerosis
15
Appendicitis
0
Cerebral Hemorrhage
16
Cerebro Spinal Meningitis
1
Pernicious Anemia
1
Septicemia
1
Peritonitis
1
Anterior Poliomyelitis
1
Other causes
38
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REPORT OF DR. E. M. WEBB, CITY DENTIST.
Attleboro. December 19, 1916.
Dr. R. P. Kent. Health Officer. Attleboro, Mass.
Dear Sir:
Following is the report of the City Dentist for the term of service from April 1, 1916, to December 19. 1916.
Number of patients
116
Total registration
224
Amalgam fillings
60
Copper cement fillings
27
Treatments with arsenic.
15
Pulps removed with arsenic.
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Extractions
289
Root canal fillings.
10
Putrescent pulp treatments
31
Ether cases
Full upper and lower false teeth (1 of each)
Abscesses lanced
Pulps removed with cocaine.
106
Total operations
555
Total amount of money collected.
$9.95
Paid for appointment cards
$3.00
Paid for mercury
1.75
Paid for local anaesthetic. .S5
Paid for 2 ounces alloy.
3.00
$8.60
Leaving a total of.
$1.35
I would commend to you the fine aid given me by the District Nursing Association. Associated Charities, and also the new School Nurse, who made all of the appointments and investigations.
It was found impossible to run the clinic during the summer months on account of not being able to make the children keep the appointments.
I would also commend to you the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Cham- ber of Commerce who very kindly turned over all the supplies which they had left from the Clinic last year. This kept the supply bill down to practically nothing.
I would recommend the appropriation of $25 in addition to the regular appropriation, to take care of the supply bill for the following year.
Respectfully submitted.
EDMUND M. WEBB. D. M. D.
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Prophylaxis
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REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTER.
Attleboro, December 15, 1916.
Dr. Ralph P. Kent, Health Officer, Attleboro, Mass.
Dear Sir :-
I hereby submit my report as Inspector of Slaughter for the cur- rent year ending December 1, 1916.
Slaughter house and field inspection records show that there were 1,021 carcasses dressed and stamped for food.
Cattle, 239. Hogs, 541. Calves, 241.
CONDEMNED-Cattle: 4 for General Tuberculosis.
1 for Tumor. 1 for Jaundice.
Hogs: 2 for Tuberculosis. 7 for Hog Cholera. 2 for Measly Pork (Trichinosis). 1 for Anemia.
These diseased carcasses were disposed of either by rendering or after they had been saturated with carbolic acid and disposed of by burial.
Rejected on Anti-Mortem Inspection: 4 calves for being under weight. 3 cattle due to emaciation. 5 hogs, 3 due to Urticaria, and 2 due to being boar pigs.
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