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5 1936
S 428 92
4 1937
2,670.32
52 1938
2,613.88
127 1939
32, 821.13
54 1940
2,384.77
106
1941
3,408.62
348 Tax titles as of January 1, 1943
S
44,327 64
WILLIAM MARSHALL, Treasurer
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ANNUAL REPORT
TAX POSSESSIONS ACCOUNT
To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Municipal Council :-
Presented herewith is a statement of the Tax Possessions Account showing value of Tax Possessions January 1, 1942, addition during the year, the amount of decrease caused by sales in 1942, and balance as of January 1, 1943.
Additions during 1942.
Value of Tax Possessions January 1, 1942 $ 19,109.88 4,675.52 $ 23,785.40
Decrease of value through sales in 1942. $ 1,827.48
Value of Tax Possessions as of January 1943 21, 957.92
23,785.40 $
WILLIAM MARSHALL, Treasurer.
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ANNUAL REPORT
Report of the City Collector
January 20, 1943
To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Municipal Council:
I herewith submit the annual report of the City Collector for the year 1942.
The total amount collected and paid to William Marshall, City Treasurer, is $1,145,518.45, divided as follows:
Real Estate Taxes.
$ 767,737.90
Personal Property Taxes
74,163.19
Poll Taxes
13,168.00
Motor Vehicle Excise.
47,986 30
Betterment Assessments
8,491.59
Committed Interest . .
838.50
Water Rates .
125, 788.57
Water Department Charges
2,303.57
Welfare
94, 486.12
School
3,429.66
Health
1,438.40
Public Property
1,242.68
Water Liens .
167.90
Interest on Taxes and Water
2,806.50
Costs on Taxes and Water.
1,469.57
The total of all outstanding accounts as of December 31, 1942 is $94,635.44.
The financial statement will be found of the following page.
Respectfully submitted,
Doris L. Austin City Collector.
Report of the City Collector FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1942
Balance uncollected Jan. 1, 1942
Committed 1942
Refunds
Transfer from Tax Title
Total Charge
Collected and paid Treasurer
Abated
Transfer to Tax Title
Appor- tioned
*Re- committed tJudgment
Total Credit
Balance uncollected Dec. 31, 1942
1939 Polls, Personal.
$203.48
$203.48
$123.75
$79.73
$203.48
1940 Polls, Personal .
1,210.30
1,210.30
877.03
106.32
1,210.30
$226.95
1941 Polls, Personal, Real.
97,214.36
97,214.36
93,738.76
724.32
$2,283.64
97,214.36
467.64
1942 Polls, Personal, Real.
$865,858.86
$1,222.97 $16.22
867,093.05
760.327.55
12, 372.21
11, 523.00
867,098.05
82,875.29
1940 Motor Vehicle Excise
163.69
163.69
57.03
106.66
163.69
1941 Motor Vehicle Excise
1,301.70
42.61
13.09
1,357.40
957.84
331.61
1,357.40
67.95
1942 Motor Vehicle Excise
48, 122.59
190.80
48,313.39
46,971.43
1,081.41
48, 313.39
260.55
1941 Curbing
832.05
3,486.30
3,486.30
2,463 45
3, 486.30
822.15
1941 Apportioned Curbing
265.62
1,001.71
1,001.71
782.14
5.38
1,001.71
214.19
1941 Granolithic Walk
469.25
3,241.15
18.83
3,259.98
2,222.99
41.43
142.99
3,259.98
852.57
1941 Apportioned Gran. Walk
259.46
921.09
921.09
731.26
6.22
921.09
183.61
1941 Apportioned Sewer
144.39
518.76
518.76
349.29
61.98
518.76
107.49
1941 Committed Interest
244.45
244.45
242.22
2.23
244.45
1942 Committed Interest
781.01
781.01
596.28
28.40
781.01
156.33
Apportioned Betterments- paid in advance
810.76
810.76
810.76
810.76
Taxes Paid After Abatement.
2.00
2.00
Interest
2,806.50
2,806.50
Costs
1,469.57
1,469.57
Dept. of Public Welfare
3,155.49
94,740.55
97,896.04
94,486.12
97,896.04
3,409.92
Health
662.18
1,438.40
2,100.58
1,438.40
2,100.58
662.18
Highway
93.51
37.04
130.55
77.96
130.55
52.59
Public Property
759.18
1,244.00
2,003.18
1,242.68
2,003.18
758.50
School
163.76
3,393.60
3,557.36
3,429.66
3,557.36
88.30
Pipe and Labor-1930
78.27
78.27
6.83
78.27
71.44
1931
7.15
7.15
7.15
7.15
1932
56.41
56.41
56.41
56.41
1933
45.15
45.15
45.15
45.15
1934
33.67
33.67
33.67
33.67
1935.
31.68
31.68
4.35
31.68
27.33
1936
44.79
44.79
44.79
44.79
1937
67.38
67.38
67.38
67.38
1938.
3.69
3.69
3.69
3.69
1939
55 :05
55.05
55.05
55.05
1940
58.91
1941
293.77
293.77
293.77
293.77
1942
2,386.87
2,386.87
1, 929.84
43.41
2, 386.87
413.62
Water Rates-1932
19.93
1933
40.36
40.36
40.36
40.36
1934
56.42
56.42
45.01
+11.41
56.42
1935
30.48
30.48
6.04
+24.44
30.48
1936
57.62
57.62
3.51
+29.96
57.62
1941
4,831.05
4,831.05
4,823.05
8.00
4,831.05
1942.
123, 729.14
53.08
123,782.22
120, 965.52
153.83
123, 782.22
Water Liens add. 1941 Taxes
181.72
181.72
167.90
13.82
Recording Water Liens.
3.00
3.00
2.00
1.00
3.00
Totals
$113,136.37 $1,151,757. 44 $1,498.77 $16.22 $1,266,408.80 $1,145, 518.45 $15,359.74 $13,929.81 $1, 154.12 $89.31 $1, 270.686.87
$94,635.44
1942 Curbing
265.62
469.25
171.50
279.25
*18.50
469.25
1942 Granolithic Walk
259.46
259.46
259.46
1942 Apportioned Gran. Walk
144.39
139.25
5.14
144.39
832.05
295.87
$531.18 *$5.00 200.70
832.05
265.62
265.62
1942 Apportioned Curbing.
1942 Apportioned Sewer
2.00
39.40
58.91
58.91
58.91
19.93
19.93
19.93
24.15
2, 662.87
181.72
Doris L. Austin, City Collector.
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ANNUAL REPORT
Report of the Board of Assessors
To His Honor, the Mayor and Municipal Council:
Gentlemen:
The Board of Assessors respectfully submit the report of the Assessing De- partment for the year 1942:
TABLE OF AGGREGATES
Number of Persons assessed on Real Estate and
Personal Property
7,470
Number of Polls assessed.
7,688
Value of assessed Personal Estate
$ 2,432,520.00
Value of assessed Real Estate .
26, 383, 765.00
Total Value of assessed Real and Personal Estate
28, 816, 285.00
Total assessed on Polls and Property (Tax) 865, 456.41
1942 Tax Rate per thousand
29.50
Number of Live Stock assessed
1,975
Number of Fowl assessed .
26,905
Number of Dwellings assessed .
4,225
Number of Acres assessed .
15,000
RECAPITULATION
1942 Budget Appropriations .
$ 1,187.920.22
1942 Appropriations previous to Budget.
46, 840.63
1942 State Tax .
64,500.00
County Tax .
38,090.82
County Hospital Tax
19, 865.82
State Parks
881.05
State Audit.
1.52
1942 Overlay
19,344.68
1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, Overlay Deficit.
578.09
Total
$1,378, 022.83
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ANNUAL REPORT
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
Income Tax
81,532.42
Corporaton Tax
93, 490.57
State Owned Land
7.29
Gasoline Tax
43,097.86
County Tax Refund
243.30
State Parks Refund .
44.98
Hospital and Home Care of Veterans
40.00
Licenses
17,190.00
Fines.
1,835.00
Special Assessments
8, 425.00
General Government
1,500.00
Health and Sanitation
1,025.00
Welfare
75,000.00
Soldiers' Benefits
2,500.00
Interest and Costs on Water and Taxes
5,000.00
Water Revenue.
122,800.00
Education
10,600.00
Excise Tax
48,000 00
Interest on Soldiers' Bonus Total Estimated Receipts $ 512, 566.42
235.00
City , State and County Appropriations
$ 1, 378, 022.83
Less total Estimated Receipts . . .
512, 566.42
$ 865, 456.41
Less Polls
15,376.00
Net amount to be raised on Property $ 850, 080.41
Above amount to be raised as follows:
1942 Real Estate Valuation .
$ 26, 383, 765.00
1942 Personal Estate Valuation. 2, 432,520.00
$28, 816, 285.00
Tax rate $29.50 per thousand raises by taxation $ 850, 080.41
. BETTERMENT TAXES
Sewer.
$ 518.76
Sidewalks
921.09
Curbing
1,001.71
Unapportioned Curbing
5.00
Unapportioned Walks.
18.50
Interest on above betterments
781.01
Total
$ 3,246.07
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ANNUAL REPORT
MOTOR EXCISE
Number of cars assessed
6,429
Total valuation of cars assessed
Amount of Taxes
Average Tax.
Average Value .
$1,389,030.00 48, 122.59 7.48 216.00
Taxable Real Estate valuation ..
26, 383, 765.00
Taxable Personal Estate.
2,432,520.00
Non-Taxable Real Estate.
4, 588, 185.00
Non-Taxable Personal Estate
1,848, 365.00
Treasurer's Deeds to the City
68,315.00
Land of Small Value .
495.00
City's Total Valuation (Taxable and Non-Taxable)
$35, 321,645.00
1942 Taxable Valuation
$28, 816, 285.00
1941 Taxable Valuation .
25, 083, 880.00
Gain in Valuation over 1941
$ 3,732,405.00
Respectfully Submitted,
Patrick J. Byrnes John J. Hodge Isaac H. Bruce Board of Assessors
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ANNUAL REPORT
Report of the Planning Board
To His Honor the Mayor and the Honorable Municipal Council.
Gentlemen:
The annual report of the Planning Board for the year 1942 is hereby respect- fully submitted.
Eight regular meetings have been held this year together with many con- ferences, also attendance by some of the members at the Massachusetts Federa- tion of Planning Boards' annual meeting at Holyoke, Massachusetts.
The outstanding achievement of the year was the unanimous adoption of Zoning by the City Council on February 3, 1942, and the approval of the Mayor on February 10, 1942. It cannot be better recorded than by a quotation from the "Attleboro Sun" issue of February 4, 1942 as follows :-
"Full zoning for Attleboro was unanimously approved by the City Council last night after a hearing which brought only words of praise for the proposal of the Planning Board."
The ordinance as adopted designated the City Council as the Board of Appeal. On April 7. 1942 the Council, by amendment to the ordinance, established a Board of Appeal of three members and one associate, which was approved by the Mayor on April 14. 1942. The four members appointed to the Board are as follows: Elmer E. Tufts, Jr., Chairman, Clarence D. Roberts, William F. Walton and Joseph E. Gaynor, associate.
Our Board was requested to obtain copies of the ordinance for general dis- tribution, and after considerable study as to a form of printing, it was decided to have a single sheet with the ordinance printed on one side and the map in colors on the reverse side. Two thousand copies have been provided and the general scheme seems to meet with favor.
An important function of the Planning Board is the review and approval or rejection of subdivisions of property. Due to war conditions the demand in this section for new developments has been limited. However, one plat, "Clairwood Heights", situated at the North Attleboro line between Commonwealth Avenue and North Avenue, was approved on January 5, 1942. The public hearing was held December 11, 1941.
An addition to "Country Club Estate" situated at the intersection of West and Mechanic Streets was submitted for approval. This was later withdrawn by the petitioner, Mr. Lawrence Swift, before action was taken by the Board.
A petition for change of "Use" for a parcel of property from a "Single Resi- dence District" to a "Business District" was received by this Board, and several conferences have been held with the attorneys for the petitioner and the purchaser. Due to war conditions procedure on this petition has been temporarily delayed.
Other business of the Board has been the approval and request for establishing Building Lines on certain streets. also a request to the City Council that the City adopt Chapter 145, Section 7 of the General Acts of 1915. This act, if adopted, allows the Tree Warden to expend funds for planting trees in public ways or cer- tain private property.
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ANNUAL REPORT
Recommendations :
We are so dependent on other departments, especially the Engineering De- partment, for suggested material that we are reluctant this year to recommend any major projects. However, we still reiterate that a street in the rear of the Post Office is a vital necessity. On the subject of establishing Building Lines we hope that engineering surveys may eventually be made possible on certain streets when engineers are again available. Bank Street should have the first, considera- tion.
Our Planning Board was represented at the Annual Meeting of the Massachu- setts Federation of Planning Boards at Holyoke in October. Our Chairman, for many years Treasurer of the Federation. served as a member of the nomination committee and our Secretary was elected a member of the Executive Board. Representation to this Board will give Attleboro first hand knowledge in zoning, planning and allied interests.
We wish to thank His Honor the Mayor, members of the City Council, the members of our allied Board of Appeal and the Press for valuable aid and courtesy during the year.
Respectfully Submitted,
Joseph Finberg, Chairman Robert W. Mawney, Secretary Walter A. Cunningham C. W. Cederberg J. Burleigh Moulton Rev. Frank L. Briggs Clifford Swanson
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ANNUAL REPORT
Report of the Police Department
January 29, 1943
To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Municipal Council,
Gentlemen:
I hereby respectfully submit the annual report of the Police Department of the City of Attleboro, Massachusetts, for the year ending December 31, 1942.
Crime Conditions
There were three arrests made in 1942 which cleared eight serious crimes which are listed on another page. Aside from this there were numerous cases of petty larceny committed. In some of these cases the offenders were brought to court and some are still under investigation.
The department has investigated numerous cases of neglected children and domestic family troubles; and, with the co-operation of Miss Olive Mackinnon of the M. S. P. C. . C have been successful in adjusting some of these cases without court action.
Complaints, Investigations, Arrests and Summones
During the year 1942 the department received a total of 676 complaints and made the same number of investigations, some of which were closed with arrests, while the majority were settled by the officer investigating without any court ap- pearance. In addition to this there were 95 investigations made for the F. B. I.
There were 282 motorists summoned into court for violation of the motor vehicle laws.
The department made a total of 463 arrests, the offences for which these persons were arrested are listed on another page.
In Conclusion
I now wish to express my gratitude to Mayor John W. McIntyre and members of the Municipal Council for the interest and consideration shown to this Depart- ment; also to Judge Ralph C. Estes and his Associates of the Fourth District Court; to Miss Olive Mackinnon of the M. S. P. C. C .; to Mr. Newell Vickery and Miss Olive Nerney of the Probation Department; to the members of the press, and to all who have been willing to co-operate with the Department.
Respectfully submitted,
Peter J. Marron Acting Chief of Police
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ANNUAL REPORT
PERSONNEL
Acting Chief and Lock-up Keeper-Peter J. Marron
Lieutenant-Franklin Mc Kay
Sergeants-Terence E. Flanagan, Ernest W. Holt
Acting Sergeant- Charles M. Brogan
Inspector-Howard O'Hare
Patrolmen-Edward Allen, John J. Bora, Edward Clegg, William J. Desaulniers, William Doucette, James T. Doyle, John E. Drew, Joseph A. Fredette, Edgar D. Gamache, Primino Gazzola, Eugene J. LaCroix, Paul P. Morrison, Joseph F. O'Donnell, Donat E. Pion.
Military Substitute Patrolmen-Russell J. Greve, John W. Hardt, Olivier A. Paradis, Frank J. Poholek, Howard Sprigg.
Emergency Substitute Patrolmen-James Crowley, Raymond Dunn, George Eyster.
Reserve Officer-Charles E. Brown
Regular Police Officers in Service-Leo LeClair, Joseph E. Heagney, James H. Mulkern, Lawrence R Johnson, Horace A. Clifford, Ervin W. Crook.
SERIOUS CRIMES COMMITTED IN 1942
February 15, 1942 about 5:50 P. M. a fire was discovered in St. Johns Church on North Main Street, which was of suspicious nature, later that night at about 8:50 P. M. another fire was discovered in the rear of the Holman Block at the cor- ner of Park and Pleasant Streets, which was also of suspicious nature, after an in- vestigation of the fires Norman L. Ransom Jr., was arrested for the setting of these fires and also confessed to setting a fire in a room at the D'Ambra rooming house on Park Street. He was sentenced to the State Prison on February 27, 1942 to serve from eight to ten years.
April 30, 1942 at 12:50 A. M. Patrolmen John F. Drew and James Doyle surprised a man who had broken into Pedro's Gas Station on South Avenue. This man confessed to breaking into the Gulf Gas Station at 51 County Street and the Atlantic Gas Station at 27 County Street, and attempted to enter the Sunoco Gas Station at 51 Pleasant Street on April 22, 1942. The arrested man was Frank G. Barnes alias Frank Saunders of 22 Dodge Avenue, North Attleboro, Massachusetts and was at the time on parole from the New York City Reforma- tory. On June 9, 1942, he was sentenced to two and a half to three years in the State Prison.
On August 12, 1942 about 12:30 A. M. a fire was discovered in the rear of Gray's Package Store on Railroad Avenue, which was of suspicious nature. On August 16, 1942 another fire was discovered in the rear of the Sun Realty Company on South Main Street which also was of suspicious nature. After an investigation Gerard LePage of 94 South Main Street was arrested and confessed to setting the fires.
On November 13, 1942 he was sent to the Bridgewater State Hospital as a Defective Delinquent.
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ANNUAL REPORT
ARRESTS FOR THE YEAR 1942
Male
Female
Total
Abandonment of Wife
2
0
2
Abduction
1
0
1
Abortion, Accessory after fact
1
0
1
Accosting
4
0
4
Arson
7
0
7
Assault and Battery
17
0
17
Assault with a Dangerous Weapon
1
0
1
Breaking and Entering and Larceny
16
0
16
Blackout Law, Violation of
1
0
1
Boarding House Cheat
2
0
2
City Ordinance, Violation of
8
0
8
Common Drunk .
1
0
1
Concealing Leased Property
1
0
1
Cruelty to Animals
1
0
1
Default Warrant
1
0
1
Delinquency
18
5
23
Disturbance of Peace.
11
0
11
Dog, Keeping Unlicensed .
1
0
1
Driving Motor Vehicle to Endanger
35
1
36
Driving Motor Vehicle while Drunk
23
0
23
Drunkenness
146
5
151
Food Laws, Violation of .
2
0
2
Gaming, Allowing Building to be used for
0
1
1
Gaming, Maintaining Nuisance
1
1
2
Gaming, Present at.
2
3
5
Gaming, Registering Bets on Horses
2
1
3
Illigitimate Child Act, Violation of
5
0
5
Indecent Exposure
2
0
2
Labor Laws, Violation of Larceny
11
0
11
Larceny of Automobiles
1
0
1
Lewd and Lascivious Speech and Behavior
1
1
2
Lottery Tickets, Possession of
2
0
2
Milk, Selling Without License
1
0
1
Neglect of Children
5
10
15
Neglected Children
17
13
30
Neglect to Provide for Family
23
1
24
Out of City Police .
4
0
4
Property, Receiving Stolen
5
0
5
Property, Selling Leased
1
0
1
Stubborn Child
2
1
3
Tramps and Vagrants .
7
0
7
Truancy
1
2
3
Violation of Probation and Parole
13
0
13
413
50
463
2
0
2
Lewd and Lascivious Co-habitation
5
5
10
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ANNUAL REPORT
COMPLAINTS INVESTIGATED IN 1942
Breaking, Entering and Larceny
39
Larceny
87
Larceny of Automobiles
9
Larceny of Motorcycle
1
Robbery
1
Miscellaneous
495
Missing Persons
44
Total
676
Value of Property Lost and Stolen in City
$ 19,174.83
Value of Property Recovered in City.
14 348.08
Balance
4,826.75
Value of Property Recovered for Other Police Departments Communications
175
Hawkers and Peddlers Registrations issued 160
F. B. I. Investigations.
95
MOTOR VEHICLE VIOLATIONS, 1942
Male
Female 0
Total 1
Allowing Person to Interefere with Operation
of Motor Vehicle.
1
0
1
Allowing Motor Vehicle to be Operated after Registration had been Revoked .
1
0
1
Allowing Uninsured M. V. to be Operated
1
0
1
Defective Brakes .
2
0
2
Failing to Keep Right
1
0
1
Failing to Slow at Intersection
12
0
12
Failing to Stop at Stop Sign .
19
2
21
Leaving the Scene of Accident P. D.
3
0
3
Operating after Suspension .
1
0
4
Operating after License Revoked
1
0
1
Operating -No License .
17
1
18
Passing Red Light . .
11
1
12
Traffic Rules-Violation of
5
1
6
Unregistered Atuo
3
0
3
Uninsured Auto
3
0
3
Uninspected Auto
52
3
55
Speeding
133
4
137
Total
270
12
282
No Fix Tickets Issued
351
29
380
Licenses Suspended
59
Licenses Revoked
23
Licenses Returned
57
Registrations Suspended
4
Registrations Revoked
4
Registrations Returned .
1
Motor Vehicle Violation Buff Cards Summons
282
Motor Vehicle Violation Buff Cards Warnings
356
3,964.31
Attaching Plates .
1
36
ANNUAL REPORT
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS FOR YEAR 1942
Property Damage and Damage Personal Injury Only 137
Persons Injured
Auto vs. Auto
78
41
Auto vs. Bicycle
9
8
8
Auto vs. Beacon.
2
Auto vs. Building
1
Auto vs. Bus.
1
1
1
Auto vs. Fence
1
1
Auto vs. Fire Truck
1
Auto vs. Horse and Wagon
1
Auto vs. Hole in Street .
1
Auto vs. Hydrant .
3
Auto vs. Pedestrian
15
27
27
Auto vs. Pole . .
11
8
14
Auto vs. Passengers
2
2
Auto vs. Tipover
1
1
Auto vs. Tree .
1
3
6
Auto vs. Tricycle
1
Auto vs. Wagon
1
1
185
129
102
In the past year there were two accidents which proved to be fatal.
Report of the City Forester
To His Honor. the Mayor, and the Municipal Council;
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my annual report for the year ending December 31, 1942.
Gypsy moth eggs were destroyed with creosote on the shade trees in the residential secton of the city.
The elm trees were sprayed to destroy the elm leaf beetle also sprayed all trees on the country road side to prevent the spread of the gypsy moth.
Dead limbs were removed from the shade trees.
Brush was cut as much as possible with the help obtainable.
Very truly yours,
Wm. E. S. Smith, City Forester
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ANNUAL REPORT
Report of the Health Department
To His Honor, the Mayor, and the Municipal Council:
The report of the Health Department is herewith respectfully submitted. A very busy year for the department has ended. Again we have been very fortunate in having no serious epidemic.
I believe that the citizens are much more cooperative with our department than ever before.
There were many more plumbing inspections than one would expect as there were a great many small jobs of new work.
Dr. Anderson Briggs and Miss Barbara Greene of the Dental Clinic staff have entered the service of the armed forces of the United States. Their loss is keenly felt.
We hope to have them with us at the end of the war period.
Dr. Turner has shouldered the burden and with Mrs. Turner acting as clerk the work has gone on very satisfactorily.
Mrs. Lois Wilmarth is now our Health Nurse and has been particularly busy on a project which is shaping up to be of value to the Department and the city.
The diphtheria clinic under the direction of the Health Officer, assisted by the Health Nurse and Mrs. William Blackburn, Jr., has had a highly successful period of activity and was open two weeks longer than usual.
The Girl's camp had a very successful season and has now been abandoned at least for the time being.
At the Parochial School, the children in all grades were examined over an eight week period and throughout the school year, the Health Nurse making weekly visits.
For the safety of our citizens, the enforcement of the pasteurizing law was put into operation.
Our bacteriological examination of drinking glasses has been quite extensively carried out and the results lead us to believe that in the average place of business it would be preferable to use paper containers in dispensing drinks.
Mr. Perriello has addressed several meetings and was very graciously received in all cases.
During 1942, one eating place was closed; 55 pounds of meat condemned, 15 pounds of fish condemned, 13 pounds of fruit and vegetables and 20 pounds mis- cellaneous condemned.
There were four court convictions.
The second edition of the Health Bulletin was sent to the citizens and very favorable reports were received on same.
This year, the laboratory has been equipped for the examination of food, water, war gases, and chemicals for the emergency.
A survey of Health Service and Enforcement in this area has been made in conjunction with the Massachusetts Health Department and the Army; this covered such things as water, sewer, sanitation, living conditions and hospital accommodations.
In conjunction with Civil Defense, water samples were collected from 30 private wells and examined. These wells are designated to be used in case of disaster.
An analysis of the communicable disease incidence during 1942 reveals the following facts:
1. Diphtheria Cases 0 Deaths 0 Since 1938 there have been no cases of diphtheria reported in Attleboro. This record proves the effectiveness of the diphtheria immunization pro- gram. This good work should and must be continued
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2. Mumps Cases 57 Deaths 0 There has been a decided increase in this disease from the previous year. The increase in mumps is also state-wide. To control this disease effec- tively, the parents must cooperate with their physician in regard to the care and isolation of the patient.
3. Measles Cases 327 Deaths 0 There has been a notable increase of this disease over the previous year. It is important that parents of the patient, isolate the patient, allowing nobody to enter the sick-room and to be sure that exposed susceptible children are excluded from public places until fourteen days from last exposure.
4. Lobar Pneumonia Cases 11 Deaths 4
This disease showed a slight decline from the previous year. General resistance can be obtained by proper food, fresh air, sufficient sleep, pro- per care of common "colds", and hygienic measures.
5 Poliomyelitis (Infantile Paralysis) Cases 0 Deaths 0 In 1940 and this year, 1942, we have been absolutely free from this dis- ease. In 1941 we had two cases reported.
6. Scarlet Fever Cases 8 Deaths 0 There has been a decidedly low incidence of this disease from the pre- vious year. Proper isolation and quarantine can keep this disease in proper check.
7. Whooping Cough Cases 76 Deaths 0 There has been a slight increase in this disease from the previous year. Proper isolation and quarantine is an effective check for this disease.
8. Pulmonary tuberculosis Cases 12 Deaths 5
Non-pulmonary tuberculosis Cases 2 Deaths 1
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