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24 O. B. S. sheets
21 bedside curtains
30 operating mittens
10 instrument cases
50 ether towels
18 lap. sheets
30 mattress covers
42 slings
2191
Respectfully submitted,
Dorothy Thayer Marjorie Shields
ANNUAL REPORT of the STURDY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AID ASSOCIATION October 7, 1935
1 portable sewing machine
2 super master lawn mowers
2 doz. salts
2 doz. peppers
2 doz. teapot covers
4 doz. white duck coats
1 doz. large doctors gowns
18 doz. patients gowns
1 Blodgett bake oven
1 doz. salts
1 doz. peppers
10 creamers
2 Venetian blinds
6 white enamel pails
6 white enamel pitchers
12 white ename, solution basins
1 doz. men's urinals
1} doz. dressing trays
¿ doz. white enamel measuring cups
doz. white enamel pus basins
26 window ventilators
4 rolls paper towels and fixtures
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ANNUAL REPORT
3 rugs for sun-parlors in maternity building
2 bath robe patterns
4 runners
120 Ripp bed spreads
42 doz. buttons
5 yds. tapestry
6 bath rugs
113 yds, everfast linen
36} yds, shadowarp
27!/8 yds. chambray 30 yds. drapery fabric
427} yds. flannel
85 table cloths
23 gross tape
8 doz. small tape
2 large rolls tape
81 packages of diaper cloth
51 doz. rings
25 single white blankets
18 doz. sheets
170 spools thread
319 yds. Indian head
397 yds. linen huck
814 yds. good-night twill
1552 yds. scrim
54} yds. upholstery plaid
117 yds. marquesette
3} gross lace
2 Frigidaires for Maternity Building
Respectfully submitted,
Gertrude H. Sweet Tilda B. Stone Esther M. Stone
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ANNUAL REPORT
STURDY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AID ASSOCIATION 1935-1936
The officers and directors for the ensuing year are as follows:
President-Mrs. Harry R. Holbrook
1st Vice-President-Mrs. Walter A. Briggs
2nd Vice-President-Mrs. Frank W. Carpenter
Secretary-Mrs. Harold K. Richardson
Treasurer-Miss Annie Wheeler
Auditors-Miss S. Alice Carpenter, Miss Amy White
Sewing Committee-Mrs. E. F. Kurtz, Mrs. A. Graham Shields
Purchasing Committee-Mrs. Harold E. Sweet, Mrs Samuel M. Stone, Mis. C. Fred Stone
Donation Day Committee-Mrs. J. A. Reese, Mrs. O P. Richardson
DIRECTORS
Mrs. Frank E Allen
Mrs. Arthur M. Briggs
Mrs. Harold D. Baker, Sr.
Mrs. Arthur Conro
Mrs. C. W. Cederberg
Mrs. F. J. Carley, North Attleboro
Mrs. Elmer Clarke, Norton
Mrs. Miles Carter
Mrs. Albert Dunham
Mrs. G. Adelbert Emard, Mansfield
Mrs. R. M. Harris, Plainville
Mrs. Fred Franz Mrs. John L. Gibb
Mrs. Wm. O. Hewitt
Mrs. Arthur M. Hazlett
Mrs. Lawrence Keeler
Mrs. Mary Kent
Mrs. Etta Kent
Mrs. Edwin F. Leach
Mrs. Oscar Lindstrom
Mrs. Sidney Maddox, Plainville
Mrs. Frederick V. Murphy
Mrs. A. A. McRae Mrs. Edgar Rhind
Mrs. H. B. Ryder, North Attleboro
Mrs. Thomas Sadler, Sr.
Mrs. C. Fred Stone
Mrs. William M. Stobbs
Mrs. Samuel M. Stone
Mrs. Harold E Sweet
Mrs. J. L. Sweet
Mrs. Harry Wolfenden
Mrs. Beatrice Wilmarth
Mrs. F. Russell Woodward
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ANNUAL REPORT
Health Department
ORGANIZATION OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, 1935
Health Officer Ralph P. Kent, M. D.
Bacteriologist and Inspector of Milk Henry T. Smith, B. S.
Inspectors of Plumbing ARTHUR B. READ JOHN W. BULLOCK
Inspector of Slaughtering FREDERICK L. BRIGGS, D. V. M.
Inspector of Animals FREDERICK L. BRIGGS, D. V. M.
Health Department Nurse MARY E. McMAHON, R. N.
Registrar of Deaths STEPHEN H. FOLEY
Clerk MILDRED H. SHAW
Associate Physician at Diphtheria Prevention Clinic DR. JESSE W. BATTERSHALL, M. D.
Associate Physician at Tuberculosis Dispensary DR. JESSE W. BATTERSHALL, M. D.
Consulting Physician at Dispensary DR. GARNET P. SMITH
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ANNUAL REPORT
TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT
To His Honor the Mayor and Municipal Council:
Herewith is presented the annual report of the Health Department of the City of Attleboro.
In addition to attending to the routine duties of the department, we have endeavored in every way possible to keep our expenditures within our appropria- tion.
We find some slight increase in the number of tuberculosis patients needing our attention, and consequently more expense in this particular respect.
We have endeavored to meet the standards set by the State and Federal governments and believe we have done so.
Vital Statistics
During 1935, excluding stillbirths, there were 290 deaths. The greatest number of deaths for one month occurred in February when there were 42. Including non-residents, there were 28 deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis, 36 from arterio sclerosis, 30 from cancer, 24 from cerebral haemorrhage, 17 from heart disease, and 29 from chronic myocarditis.
Communicable Diseases
There have been reported 107 cases of measles, 41 cases of chicken-pox 15 cases of lobar pneumonia, and 53 cases of dog bite. Unfortunately there were 6 cases of infantile paralysis reported. These were all immediately brought to our attention by the attending physicians and where it was deemed necessary, the patients were sent to a hospital which cared for contagious diseases.
Fortunately and probably due to the excellent past and present operation of the diphtheria-prevention clinic, we have had no cases of diphtheria reported this year.
Dog Bites
An unusual number of dog bites have been reported but no cases of rabies have been brought to our attention.
Tuberculosis
An exhaustive amount of work on all old and new cases of tuberculosis has been carried through this year with care and supervision of all contacts. here possible, all active cases have been placed in hospitals.
The contact cases have been examined and re-examined at the clinic which the department maintains and where necessary x-rays have been taken,-this being done through the kind cooperation of Lr. Garnet P. Smith of the Eristol County Hospital. In necessary cases tuberculin tests have been made.
Diphtheria Control
Continuing this immunization work, a large number of children have been given the prevention serum. The clinic is held at the hospital each Saturday morning during November and December and has been largely attended.
Through the cooperation of the school physician, Dr. J. W. Battershall, clinics were held at the Finberg and Washington schools and a large number of children were immunized.
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Following is a record of the work accomplished in this work during 1935.
DIPHTHERIA PREVENTION CLINIC RECORD, 1935
New Schicks
Negative 2
Positive 6
Re-schicks
36
Negative 34
Positive 0)
Not read 2
Total number of treatments . 811
Total number immunized with Toxoid 256
Under 1 year immunized. 64
Number cases 1-2 years immunized 62
New cases 5-6 years immunized .
14
New cases 4-5 years immunized .
12
New cases 2-4 years immunized.
49
New cases under 6 immunized
195
New cases under 2 immunized
124
Under 1 year
64
1-2 years
62
2-3 years.
28
3-4 years.
21
4-5 years.
12
6-10 years
49
10-14 years
1
Over 14.
73.04% children immunized under 6 years old. 5
Health Camp
It was decided to give the girls an opportunity of receiving the benefits of a health camp this year and the children were selected by taking those whose undernourished and underweight condition was most marked.
Before admission, those children having defective teeth and tonsils were treated by Doctors Allen, Sparks, Briggs, Conro, Bixby, Battershall and Stobbs.
The splendid results obtained at the health camp are contained in the Supervisor's report which follows:
ATTLEBORO HEALTH CAMP, 1935
Attleboro Health Camp opened its thirteenth season on July 5th of this year.
Owing to a shortage of funds the number of children admitted was reduced from 40 to 30 and the period of Camp reduced from 6 to 5 weeks.
It was decided that undernourished girls be given the benefit of Camp this year.
The ages of the girls ranged from 8 to 14 years inclusive. The average age was 11 years. The average percent underweight was 18.9.
The average gain for a shorter period by one week than previous years was 7 lbs. 3 oz.
8
5-6 years. 14
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ANNUAL REPORT
The weekly distribution of gains was as follows:
Total Gain
Total Loss Net Gain 744 lbs.
Av. Gain
1st week
742 lbs.
lbs.
2 lbs. 8 oz.
2nd week.
41} lbs.
lbs. 41 lbs. 1 lb. 6 oz.
3rd week
36 lbs.
3 lbs. 351 lbs.
1 lb. 1 oz.
4th week
313 lbs.
0 lbs.
313 lbs.
1 lb.
5th week
34} lbs.
0 lbs. 343 lbs.
1 lb. 1 oz.
Total
2172 lbs.
12 lbs. 2161 lbs.
7 Jbs. 3 oz.
The same camp routine was maintained. Four consellors carried on the teaching of health, handcrafts, and dramatics most efficiently. The silhouetteo- graph was used again this year to visualize for the girls their own improvement in posture and general physique. In our desire for physical improvement mental health is not lost sight of. Much consideration is given to keeping a happy spirit uppermost. It is felt that all the girls had a good time and will have many happy memories of their camp experience.
Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Lois E. Wilmarth, R. N., Supervisor.
We feel that the slight increase in tuberculosis has been due to the change in living conditions in the last two years and we feel that it probably will be relieved if we ever return to anything like normalcy.
The incidence of infantile paralysis is always tragic and we feel that we were fortunate to have so few cases in comparison with other cities.
Conclusion
We wish to express our gratitude to the Mayor for his valuable assistance throughout the year.
We also wish to thank the physicians of the city for their valuable cooperation which is most highly appreciated.
To Dr. Conro and his associates, as well as the dentists already mentioned, we extend our sincere thanks for the good work in preparing the children for the Health Camp. We compliment Mrs. Wilmarth upon the most efficient manner in which the Health Camp was conducted and the results obtained.
The cooperation of the official and unofficial agencies of the City is also appreciated.
Recommendation
We recommend that a new car be bought for the department. Our 1931 car, used by the Health Nurse, is quite decrepit and we feel that it should be replaced.
This undoubtedly is most inopportune, but motors as well as men become old and creaky.
Respectfully yours,
Ralph P. Kent, Health Officer.
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ANNUAL REPORT
ESTIMATED APPROPRIATIONS, 1936
Salary and Wages
Salary of Health Officer
$1,000.00
Salary of Inspector of Milk. 1,500.00
Salary of Inspector of Slaughtering 300.00
Salary of Inspector of Animals 500.00
Salary of Tuberculosis Nurse.
1, 00.00
Care of Dump-Labor
732.66
Garbage Disposal
1,400.00
Clerical.
942.00
State Sanatoria
State Sanatoria.
4,500.00
Other Expenses
Rent .
135.00
Light
10.00
Phone
65.00
Laboratory Maintenance.
125.00
Care of Dump-Material
100.00
Auto Maintenance.
989.00
Tuberculosis and Diphtheria Prevention Clinics
225.00
Quarantine and Contagious Disease Hospitals
500.00
Nursing and Care at Home.
100.00
Physicians Fees.
1,500.00
Fees to Other Cities and Towns
300.00
Inspection of Plumbing
225.00
Office Supplies.
175.00
Incidentals
75.00
EXPENDITURES, 1935 Salaries
Health Officer
$ 955.39
Inspector of Milk .
$ 1,352.16
Inspector of Animals. 300.00
Inspector of Slaughter 478.81
Tuberculosis Nurse
1,460.41
Care of Dump-Labor
697.43
Garbage Collection
1,400.00
Clerk .
903.00
Total.
$ 7,547.20
State Sanatoria .
Eristol County Tuberculosis Hospital.
$ 3,416.40
Lakeville State Sanatorium 144.00
3,560.40
General Expenses
Nursing and Care at Home
Tetanus Antitoxin.
1.87
Groceries-Infantile Paralysis Quarantine.
10.00
Aid to Tuberculosis Patients
10.50
Rent .
135.00
Light
8.99
Phone
65.21
Laboratory Maintenance.
40.73
Dump Materials
59.98
Use of Auto-maintenance.
494.73
Tuberculosis and Diphtheria Prevention Clinics.
113.98
Total
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ANNUAL REPORT
Physicians' Fees
Venereal Diseases.
$1,230.00 1,230.00
Measles
81.00
Tuberculosis Glands.
32.00
Diphtheria Cultures (1934 quarantine)
3.00
Tuberculosis .
3.00
Miscellaneous
2.00
Inspectors of Plumbing
A. B. Read.
153.60
J. W. Bullock
28.00
Office Supplies
70.93
Incidentals.
60.23
Fees to Other Cities and Towns
Fall River-Infantile Paralysis.
117.29
Quarantine and Contagious Disease Hospitals
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Conjunctivitis
17.90
Sturdy Hospital
Ambulance.
40.00
Tuberculosis glands
24.00
Tetanus antitoxin.
15.00
Children's Hospital
Infantile Paralysis
45.50
Chapin Hospital
Infantile Paralysis
248.00
Total.
$ 3,112.44
Total expended for 1935
$14,220.04
HEALTH DEPARTMENT RECEIPTS
License Fees
287.00
City of Taunton
156.00
Town of Seekonk .
18.00
Reimbursement by individual aided by this department
24.00
TOTAL
485.00
BILLS PAYABLE TO THIS DEPARTMENT
State reimbursement on State cases. $ 593.00
State subsidy on Attleboro settled cases at Bristol County Tuberculosis Hospital
1,803.40
City of Taunton . 48.00
TOTAL
$ 2,440.40
DEATHS BY MONTHS
Deaths
Stillborn
January
18
0
February
42
0
March.
29
1
April
24
0
May
23
0
June
19
0
July
17
3
August.
26
1
September
25
1
October
20
3
November.
21
2
December.
26
2
TOTAL
290
13
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ANNUAL REPORT
CAUSES OF DEATH
Totals .
Jan. . .
Feb. . .
March
April ..
May . . .
June. . .
July . . .
August
Sept. . .
Oct. . . .
Nov . . .
Dec . ..
Abscess of liver
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1 1
Accident-Burns.
4
1
1
2
Accident-Electricity
1
1
Accident-Fall
3
1
1
1
Accident-Rifle.
1
1
Accident-Train
1
1
Acute appendicitis
2
1
1
Angina Pectoris.
2
2
Arterio Sclerosis
36
4
4
31214 4
1
8
Asphyxia
4
1
1
2
Bronchitis, acute
1
1
1
Cancer
30
5
1
132224442
Cerebral haemorrhage.
24
3
2
2
4 2 2
21123
Cholecystitis-chronic
1
1
1
Coronary thrombosis
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
Crush of chest-by horse
1
1
Endocarditis-chronic
7
1
1
2
1
1
1
Gall bladder rupture.
1
1
Gangrene-diabetic.
1
1
General paresis
1
1
6
2
3 1 2
2
Hydrocephalis
2
1
1
Infantile paralysis.
1
1
Influenza.
2
1
1
Intestinal haemorrhage
1
1
Intestinal obstruction
1
1
Intestinal toxaemia.
3
1
1
1
Mastoiditis-chronic
1
1
Mitral insufficiency
2
1
1
Myocarditis-acute.
1
1
Myocarditis-chronic.
29
2 4 1
22245 3 2 2
Pellagra.
1
1
Pelvic abscess
1
1
Peretonitis, general ..
5
1
2
1
1
Pneumonia-broncho
11
2
2
1
2
2
2
Penumonia-lobar
12
1
3
1
3
1
2
1
Prematurity .
6
112
1
1
Pulmonary congestion
1
1
Pulmonary embolism
3
1
1
1
Pulmonary Oedema.
1
1
Pulmonary tuberculosis
28
1
4 2 3 52 33
1
1
3
Pyelitis-chronic.
1
1
Septicaemia
3
1
1
1
Stillborn .
13
1
3
1
1 3
2 2
Sudden death
3
1
2
Suicide.
2
1
1
Surgical shock
2
1
1
Syphilis.
1
1
Ulcer of eye
1
1
Ulcer-peptic.
1
1
Unknown
1
1
Uraemia .
1
1
TOTALS
303 18 42 30 24 23 19 20 27 26 23 23 28
.
Bronchitis, chronic
1
Cerebral embolism.
1
1
Coma-uremic.
1
Diabetes .
1
1
1
Heart disease.
17
Inanition
1
1
Placental haemorrhage
1
1
Prostatic obstruction
1
1
Accident-Auto.
10
1
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ANNUAL REPORT
INFANT MORTALITY
Total
Male
Female
Under 1 day ...
1-2 days.
2-3 days .
3 days-1 week. .
1-2 weeks.
2-3 weeks ..
3-4 weeks.
1-2 months.
2-3 months.
3-6 months
6-9 months.
9-12 months . .
January.
1 1
1
February
2 2
1
1
1
March
4 22
2
2
April
1
1
1
May
1
1
1
June
1
1
1
July
2
2
1
1
August
2
2
1
1
September
2
1
1
1
1
October
1
1
1
November
2
1
1
1
1
December
2
2
1
1
TOTALS
23 13 10
8
1141102021
2.
Causes of death:
Asphyxia
2
2 2
Broncho pneumonia 1
1
Cerebral haemorrhage 4 2 2
1 111
Hydrocephalus
1
1
1
Inanition 1
1
1
Intestinal Toxemia 3
1 2 1
1
1
Prematurity 7 6
1
5
1
Pulmonary congestion 1
1
1
1
Unknown cause
1
1
1
1
TOTALS
23 13 10
811411 020 21
2
1
1 Sudden death 2
DEATHS BY AGES
Total
Female
Male
Under 1 year ..
1-2 years
2-3 years
3-4 years
4-5 years
5-10 years
10-15 years .
15-20 years
20-30 years
30-40 years
40-50 years .
50-60 years
60-70 years
70-80 years.
Over 80 years. .
January.
18
9
9
1
1
2
1
1 11
6
10
7
February
42
21
21
3
1
2
1
1
1
7
6
7
2
March .
29
11
18
2
6
3
5
7
2
April.
24
=
13
1
1
2
4
2
1
6
3
4
May.
23
00
15
1
1
3
5
3
3
2
June.
19
4
15
1
1
July .
17
7
10
2
1
2
3
1
3
2
4
August.
26
=
15
2
2
3
4
5
5
5
September.
25
10
15
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
5
5
October .
20
13
7
1
1
1
1
2
2
5
4
3
November
21
11
10
2
1
2
1
2
6
10
2
December .
26
16
10
2
TOTALS
290
132
158
20
2
2
1
4
1
7
16
10
18
42
56
69
42
63
. .
. .
..
. .
2
1
4
9
ANNUAL REPORT
-
-
-
-
1
4
5
5
7
64
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES REPORTED 1935 DEATHS FROM CONTAGIOUS DISEASES 1935
Tetanus
Diphtheria
Fever
Typhoid
Fellagra
Mumps
Poliomyelitis
Anterior
Cough
Whooping
Bite
Dog
Fever
Scarlet
Pneumonia
Lobar
Influenza
Tuberculosis
Other Forms of
Tuberculosis
Pulmonary
Septic
Measles
Measles
German
Pox
Chicken
Cases
Deaths
Cases
Deaths
Cases
Deaths
Cases
Deaths
Cases
Deaths
Cases.
Deaths
Cases
Death
Cases
Deaths
Cases.
Deaths
Cases
Deaths
Cases
Deaths
Cases
Deaths
Cases
Deaths
Cases
Deaths
Cases
Deaths
Cases
Deaths
Cases
Deaths
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Jan. .
1
6
3
2 1
4
4
Feb.
1
1
March .
2
1
April.
11
May. .
2
10
June.
16
6
July
3
3
3
Aug.
1
2
6
Sept ..
N
1
1
11
1
1 1
5
1
3
5
2
1
2
1
3
Nov ..
1
1
1
Dec ..
1 0 0 1 0 ) 0 0 1 0 3 0 6 1 28 0 53 0 5 0 15 12 3 2 3 0 49 28 1 0 107 0 7 0 41
.42
26
Pulmonary tuberculosis cases non-resident. . Pulmonary tuberculosis deaths non-resident.
ANNUAL REPORT
225
4
3
2
3
3
1
9
5
24
3
1
1
6
14
1
1
1
6
6
3
1
1
1
1
2457
233
4
1
5
2
2
24
1
34
7
3
3
Oct.
6
Totals . .. .0 0
0
Throat
65
ANNUAL REPORT
ANNUAL REPORT OF MILK INSPECTOR AND AUTHORIZED AGENT
Dr. Ralph P. Kent, Health Officer, Attleboro, Mass.
December 27, 1935
Dear Dr. Kent:
I hereby submit my third annual report as Milk Inspector and Authorized Agent for the Attleboro Health Department.
Fifty-two milk dealers have been licensed by me this year, twenty-eight are out of town dealers delivering milk in this city. I have personally scored and approved for state certification 108 dairy farms. There are over three hundred farms which are possible sources for the Attleboro milk supply but the 108 which I inspected produce over 90% of the total supply. This year has been the first year that an attempt has been made to have all farms producing milk for Attleboro, state certified. With the ready cooperation of the Massachusetts Milk Regulation Board whose inspectors scored many farms which were too far distant for the local inspector to do, every farm now holds a Massachusetts certificate of registration, which means that each farm has had to come up to the minimum sanitary regulations to produce milk as required by state law.
All local dairymen have strived greatly in the past year to better conditions on their farms and to increase the quality of their milk. There is still much to be accomplished to get the milk cooled properly on the farms as many farmers do not yet understand the value of using ice.
I have continued the practice of inspecting local pasteurizing plants once a week, all milk bottling plants once a month, and each farm approximately seven times during the year. An attempt has been made to take a sample of milk from each dealer once each month for laboratory analysis.
There have been the usual nuisance complaints to be investigated and corrected where possible.
By obtaining the services of several men from the welfare department we have been able to do a great deal toward cleaning up rubbish dumps on both public and private property in the city. This work has caused much favorable comment for our department. It is my plan that a small crew of these welfare men may be kept working permanently at this task as rubbish continues to be dumped on every vacant lot despite all signs and threats of penalties.
In September a rat extermination campaign was started. Two welfare men made the rounds of all the public buildings and factories near the center of the city and set several dozen rat traps. These traps have been visited three times a week regularly since and to date approximately 400 rats have been caught.
It was found to be too expensive to buy signs ready to be placed on dumps, and the department purchased lumber and paint and twenty-four signs were made by the welfare men and I lettered them in my spare time, saving the city $2.00 on each sign.
Various people have installed wells on their property for drinking purposes and have had the water tested by me. I also made a sanitary survey of the Attleboro Springs water at the request of the Health Officer.
I have made the usual routine inspections of all food handling establishments in the city and have found conditions very good. On Saturday mornings during this past Fall I have assisted at the Diphtheria clinics by transporting mothers and children living at a distance to and from the Sturdy Hospital.
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ANNUAL REPORT
Statistical Report For 1935
Laboratory analyses:
Milk-chemical. 747 samples
bacteriological 563
Cream-chemical. 140
Water-bacteriological 10
Ice cream-chemical.
3
Inspections and investigations :
Dairy farms. 599
Pastuerizing plants and milk plants 661
Food stores and restaurants. 162
Bottling plants
2
Ice cream plants. 8
Beauty parlors
1
Nuisance investigations 36
"No Dumping of Rubbish" signs erected 22
Visits to City Dump
19
Licenses and Permits:
Number of milk licenses issued to dealers 82
Number milk licenses issued to stores and restaurants 119
Number of oleomargarine licenses to stores. 24
Number producers holding dairy certificates under local inspection 108
Number pastuerizing plant licenses issued 9
Daily Milk Supply December 31 1935
Number quarts milk consumed in Attleboro 6451
Number quarts pasteurized milk consumed in Attleboro 4902
Number quarts raw milk consumed in Attleboro 1549
Percentage pasteurized milk consumed in Attleboro 76.0
Percentage raw milk consumed in Attleboro 24.0
Number of licensed dealers . 52
Number of stores and restaurants licensed to sell milk 119
Number of pasteurizing plants in Attleboro 9
Number of pastuerizing plants handling milk for Attleboro 28
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) Henry T. Smith,
Inspector of Milk.
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ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT NURSE
I herewith submit my annual report for the year ending December 31, 1935.
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Tuberculosis is still the most important disease toward which public health education must be directed. Every case of tuberculosis reported to this depart- ment is investigated by me; hospitalization is advised, all contacts are urged and advised to be x-rayed and examined periodically.
There has been a decided increase in tuberculosis throughout the country in young girls from fifteen to twenty-five years of age. Tuberculosis prevention clinics are held each Wednesday from four to five o'clock at the Sturdy Memorial Hospital.
Diphtheria prevention clinics are held at Sturdy Memorial Hospital each Saturday during October, November and December from ten o'clock a. m. until noon. Diphtheria prevention school clinics were held at Finberg School and Washington Street School October 15, 22, and 29, to reach the children and in- fants in the outlying districts of the city. Dr. Battershall and Mrs. Wendell assisted at school clinics. Transportation to and from these clinics was also provided. During the month of September a home visit is made by me to contact mothers of infants throughout the city and to urge that the baby be immunized. We now immunize infants from four months of age and up. It is gratifying to realize that parents are enlightened and willing to have children immunized at this very young age. The city can well be proud of the fact that we have not had one case of diphtheria this year.
I regret to say that we have had six cases of infantile paralysis and one death. Two homes were quarantined and other cases hospitalized. Assisted by Dr. Battershall and Mrs. Wendell over a period of ten days we examined throats of High School pupils to determine infantile paralysis suspects.
Throughout the year contagious diseases have been quarantined by me and mothers instructed in the technique of home care to prevent further spread of the disease.
The Attleboro Health Camp finished its thirteenth year of service. For twelve years we have had forty boys at camp for a period of six weeks. This year we found girls badly in need of camp. Owing to lack of funds we had thirty girls at camp for a period of five weeks. Twenty girls had tonsils and adenoids removed; twenty-four had dental defects corrected. We feel it essential to correct all defects for permanent results. Our grateful acknowledgment is expressed to the local physicians and dentists who made this work possible.
A great deal of time and work was given to selecting the thirty most under- weight and malnourished girls throughout the city. These girls, thanks to the Lions' Club, were given a year's membership in the Y. M. C. A.
I wish to acknowledge with appreciation the fine interdepartmental co- operation of the Lions' Club, School Physician, School Nurse, District Nurses, Family Welfare Department, Public Welfare Department, Doctor's Club, and Superintendent of the Sturdy Memorial Hospital.
Statistical Report
Number of Pulmonary tuberculosis cases reported for 1935 7
Number of tuberculosis cases other forms . 2
Number of home visits to tuberculosis cases and contacts 871
Number of deaths from tuberculosis. 2
Number of diphtheria prevention home visits 487
Number of contagious disease visits. . 147
Number of home visits to health camp girls 291
Respectfully submitted,
Mary McMahon, R. N., Health Department Nurse.
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ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
Dr. R. P. Kent, Health Officer, Attleboro, Mass.
December 31, 1935
Dear Doctor:
I herewith submit my fourteenth annual report as Inspector of Animals for the year ending December 15, 1935.
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