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Minimum day for year-June 3, 1956
2,067, 000 Gallons
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COMPARATIVE YEARLY
PRECIPITATION REPORT
(Recorded at South Attleboro Pumping Station)
Month
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
tation
Snow tation
Snow
Precipi tation
Snow
tation
Snow
tation
Snow
tation
Snow
February
3. 30"
12. 75" 3.45"
17. 50"
4. 40"
9.00" 2.80"
. 50"
4. 79" 6.00"
4. 12"
8. 75"
March
4. 68"
4.50" 3. 51"
2. 25"
9.07"
3.56"
4.56" 6.25"
5.07"
40. 00"
April
3.62"
3.81"
6. 78"
3.25" 6. 14"
3.64"
3.27"
2.50"
May
4.98"
3.93"
3. 88"
8. 75"
1.72"
2.40"
June
1.66"
2. 73"
0. 32"
2. 01"
3.91"
1.39"
July
1.88"
0. 17"
4. 52"
3.22"
3.29"
4.68"
August
3.60"
8. 50"
2. 42"
7. 67"
12. 89"
1.89"
September 2. 21"
1.56"
4. 58"
7. 03"
3. 69"
4. 46"
October
3.94"
2.09"
4.77"
2. 73"
7. 82ª
3. 81"
November 7. 74"
2. 48"
6.57"
5. 39"
5.29"
2. 50"
3.46"
December 5. 06"
5.00"
3. 54"
4. 25"
5. 45"
5.334
11.50"
, 67" 2. 75"
5. 44"
11. 25"
Total 46. 52"
Precipi-
Precipi-
Precipi-
Precipi-
January
3.85™
9.25 3.91'
11.25" 6.09"
12.00"
2. 88"
20.00'
.84"
1. 50"
4.78"
13. 50"
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31. 50"39. 68" 35. 25" 58. 85" 24. 25"57. 51" 32. 00" 53. 11" 19. 00"
44. 77"
76.00"
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Annual Report
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE 1956
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Term Expires January
Donald Antaya, 135 Union Street
1958
Philip Athanas, 30 Patterson Street.
1958
Dr. Ernest A. Bragg, Jr. , Melby Road
1958
John P. Lee, 54 Emory Street
1958
Mrs. Henrietta Wolfenden, 187 Steere Street ..
1958
Mr. Royal P. Baker, 60 Ridgewood Road . ..
1960
Mrs. Eva Pond, 543 Newport Avenue, So. Attleboro. 1960
Mrs. Katherine Scott, 8 Forest Street
1960
Mr. A. Irvin Studley, 26 West Street
1960
ORGANIZATION
Royal P. Baker
Chairman Secretary
Henrietta Wolfenden
Royal P. Baker Representative before Municipal Council
STANDING COMMITTEES
Teachers and Course of Study
Mrs. Wolfenden, Chairman
Mrs. Scott Mr. Antaya
Textbooks and Supplies
Mr. Studley
Mrs. Pond
Mr. Athanas
Buildings
Dr. Bragg
Mr. Lee
Mr. Antaya
Finance
Mr. Lee
Dr. Bragg
Mrs. Wolfenden
Athletic Committee
Mr. Athanas
Mr. Lee Mrs. Scott
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Trade School
Mr. Antaya Dr. Bragg Mr. Studley
Cafeteria
Mrs. Scott Mrs. Pond Mr. Athanas
Transportation
Mr. Studley
Mrs. Wolfenden Mrs. Scott
Regular meetings, first and third Mondays of each month at 7:45 P. M.
All bills to be acted on must be submitted in duplicate and be in the hands of the Clerk of the Committee, Superintendent's Office, before the third of each month in order to be paid on the fifteenth of that month.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Mr. Ralph C. Sturke
Office, Sanford Street Telephones 1-0012 and 1-0042 The Superintendent's Office is open on school days from 8:30 to 5:00 .
Office Personnel
Jessie C. Ford, Secretary to the Superintendent Hilda R. LaPalme, Principal Clerk
Mabel A. Boucher, Payroll Clerk H. Victor Pelchat, Clerk
145 County Street 61 Hebron Avenue 1503 Park Street R. F. D. 1, Attleboro
School Physician
Dr. Simon Coren
Telephone 1-0700 134 Pleasant Street
School Nurse
Mrs. Dorothy B. Wendell, R. N. 90 Locust Street
Telephones: Office 1-0042 Residence 1-0940W
Assistant School Nurse
Mrs. Barbara O'Keefe, R. N. Office Hours: Superintendent's Office Building 8:00-9:00 on School Days
19 Hillcrest Drive
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School Dentist
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206 County Street Dr. W. E. Turner
School Dental Hygienist
Mrs. Ruth Merris
18 West Street
Director of Cafeterias
Mrs. Pearl Fine, Director of Cafeterias Office: Superintendent's Office Building Telephone 1-2368
Smith Street
SCHOOL CALENDAR
First Term
Wednesday, September 5, to Friday, December 21, 1956.
Second Term
Wednesday, January 2, to Friday, February 15, 1957.
Third Term
Monday, February 25, to Friday, April 12, 1957.
Fourth Term
Monday, April 22, to Wednesday, June 19, 1957.
SCHOOL SESSIONS
High School -- One session, from 8:00 to 2:00, with a lunch period of 20 minutes. Thacher Junior High School -- One session, from 8:23 to 2:27, with a lunch period of 20 minutes.
South Attleboro Junior High School -- One session, from 8:23 to 2:30, with a lunch period of 20 minutes.
Bliss -- Grade I: 9:00 to 11:30 and 12:30 to 2:45; Grades II to VI: 9:00 to 11:45 and 12:30 to 3:00.
Briggs Corner -- 8:45 to 11:45 and 12:30 to 2:30.
Farmers -- 9:00 to 11:45 and 1:00 to 3:00.
Finberg -- Grade I: 8:45 to 11:45 and 1:00 to 2:45 Grades II to VI: 8:45 to 11:45 and 12:45 to 2:45.
Richardson - - Grades I-IV: 9:00 to 11:30 and 12:30 to 3:00; Grades V-VII: 9:00 to 12:00 and 1:00 to 3:00.
Tiffany -- 9:00 to 12:00 and 1:00 to 3:00.
Washington -- Grade I: 8:45 to 11:30 and 1:00 to 2:45; Grades II to V: 8:45 to 11:45 and 1:00 to 3:00.
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SCHOOL SESSIONS continued
Willett -- Grades I-IV: 9:00 to 11:45 and 12:45 to 3:00; Grades V-VII: 8:55 to 12:05 and 1:05 to 3:00.
NO-SCHOOL SIGNALS
Four double strokes of fire alarm 2-2-2-2.
7:15 A. M. No school for High School
7:45 A. M. No morning session for grades below Senior High School. These signals will be given at 7:15 A. M. and 7:45 A. M. in stormy weather. WARA and WPRO will broadcast No-School announcements beginning at 7:15 A. M. and 7:45 A. M. No signals will be given at noon.
COST OF INSTRUCTION - 1956
Valuation of Attleboro, 1956 $44, 740,360, 00
Tax rate per $1,000. 00 1956 $ 48. 80
Expended for support of schools $ 963,943. 04
Average membership, September 1955-June 1956. 4154 Expended per pupil based on average member ship $232.05
Cost of books and supplies per pupil $10. 03
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Total expended including H. S. share of general expenses $ 199,947. 70
Average membership, Sept., 1955-June 1956 597
Cost per pupil $334.92
Cost of books and supplies per pupil ...
$ 20. 89
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Total expended including Jr. H. S. share of general expenses . . . . $200,485. 29
Average membership, Sept. 1955-June 1956 $ 1018 Cost per pupil. 196. 94
Cost of books and supplies per pupil ...
$ 9.34
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Total expended including Elementary Schools share of general expenses 563, 510. 05 Average membership, Sept. 1955-June 1956 2539 Cost per pupil ... $221. 94
Cost of books and supplies per pupil
$ 7. 75
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REPORT OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT 1956
To the Honorable Mayor and Members of the Municipal Council City of Attleboro, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
The Health Department herewith presents for your examination and approval its 42nd annual report for the year ending December 31, 1956.
On the whole, health conditions in our community were very favorable during the past year, and our population generally enjoyed a good state of health.
The number of live Attleboro births during 1956 was 564 (262 males, 302 females) marking a moderate increase of 18 over the preceding year's baby crop and reflecting the continued nation-wide population growth, which reached the high- est level in history in 1956. Of our total, 448 were born at Sturdy Hospital, two were home deliveries and 114 born in hospitals outside the city. Seven hundred and 96 more babies (422 males and 374 females) were born in this city to parents having residences in other communities. In compliance with state law, the depart- ment paid for the hospital care of one premature infant, whose parents were unable to meet the expense.
The total number of Attleboro deaths from all causes in 1956 was 268, a slight decrease from the 1955 total of 275. Included were seven stillbirths and 65 residents who died out of the city. Of the 268 total, 153 were males and 115 females. Over 74% of all the deaths occurred among the over 70 age group, while 52. 4% were persons 70 years of age and older. Predominating causes of these deaths were the same as in recent years, namely: Diseases of the Heart, Cancer and Cerebral Hemorrhage. These three leading causes totaled 178 deaths, or over 66% of all deaths in our city. Accidents took 8 local lives, an increase over the previous year's toll of six. None of these deaths were attributed to motor vehicle injuries, which last year claimed the lives of two. Of the eight, accidental burns v were responsible for three fatalities, falls in or about the home also claimed three victims and falls beneath trains brought death to two.
Conspicuous by its absence as a death cause was pulmonary tuberculosis. This is a noteworthy condition since it is the first time in the history of the depart- ment that no such death was recorded, and it reflects in large measure the recent success achieved in preventing and in treating this infectious disease.
Highlighting the communicable disease picture in our community was the in- oculation with Salk vaccine of almost 4000 children in the age group one through 19 years. Ten free clinics were sponsored by the Health Department to carry out this program. Third or booster shots will be given to the same group in the first half of 1957. We are indebted to local physicians, nurses and other volunteer work- ers who contributed to the success of this important public health project.
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A total of 886 cases of communicable diseases were reported, compared with last year's record of 1047. Four hundred and 83 cases of chicken pox and 169 cases of German measles accounted for most of the total, with mumps (79) cases, dog bites (78 cases) and measles (68 cases) providing the next highest totals. The incidence of scarlet fever was up 19 from last year's report of 21 cases. New reported cases of pulmonary tuberculosis dropped one from last year's total of six, and poliomye- litis, in a very mild form, struck only one person, following the unprecedented epi- demic of 1955.
Our health nurse has been busy on many health fronts during the year, encouragr ing and instructing the public in methods of good health and providing nursing follow- up services for the health programs at St. Joseph and St. John parochial schools and our communicable disease control program, including immunization clinics and follow- up of tuberculosis cases, suspects and contacts.
In compliance with state regulations, the department licensed eight Day Care Agencies in the city after inspection and follow-up visits by the health nurse.
Biologics and culture outfits obtained from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, were distributed to local physicians. These are available at Sturdy Hospital, where our health nurse keeps a careful check on supply and demand.
Sanitation activities, including periodic field and laboratory examination of our city's milk and water supplies, inspection of all food handling establishments, overnight cabins and trailer camps, convalescent homes and homes for the aged, bakeries, ice cream and soft drink manufacturing plants, and investigation of nui- sance complaints have been conducted by our health inspector and agent. He has found the quality of our milk and cream supply to be generally high, and our city's water supply continues to be of excellent quality. A willingness on the part of food handlers to comply with the sanitary standards prescribed by our health code has been noted, and wherever health nuisances were found to exist, they were in most cases promptly abated.
The Dental Clinic was in operation each week-day morning during the year, looking after the dental health of the school children of the first four grades whose parents were uanble to afford private dental care for them. Three hundred and 17 children had all dental defects corrected at the clinics the past year. In addition, an examination of the teeth of all children through the sixth grades resulted in many children having necessary work done by their private dentists. Our dental hygienist assisted at the morning clinic sessions and devoted her afternoons to conducting an excellent educational program in the public and parochial schools of the city.
Our plumbing inspector and his associate have conducted their inspection work in a manner satisfactory to all. The total inspections, 954, were higher by 64 than those of 1955.
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The report of the Animal Inspector shows he has had another busy year. Dog Bite cases investigated by him totaled 73, five under last year's figure, and 1515 animals were inspected by him at 73 premises.
The work of caring for the City Dump is being carried on by Mr. Albert Dumont, who was given a new contract for three years in September. Our rat control program at the dump keeps the rat nuisance problem there at a minimum.
The garbage collection service provided by Correia Brothers, who hold a contract for the work, has been very satisfactory during the past year, with a minimum of complaints recorded.
The department gratefully acknowledges the assistance of city officials and public and private welfare agencies and the continued good cooperation of our citizens, which have contributed to our past year's successes.
A detailed account of the activities of the department staff will be found in the following reports.
Respectfully submitted,
Fernand L. Girouard, M. D. Health Officer.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT EXPENDITURES AND RECEIPTS
EXPENDITURES:
Salaries
$15,850. 00
Sanatoria
4,978.77
Other Expenses
19,571.09
TOTAL EXPENDITURES$ 40, 399. 86
RECEIPTS
Licenses and Permits were issued as follows for 1956:
Milk Store
114
Massage 2
Oleomargine
54
Rendering
3
Milk Dealer
53
Bottling
2
Pasteurization
5
Sale of Ice Cream 105
Funeral Directors
6
Day Care Agency 8
Methyl Alcohol
43
Cabins and Trailer Camps
6
Ice Cream Manufacture
2
Total fees collected for these licenses
$ 383. 50
Dental Clinic fees collected
144.20
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Health Department Reimbursements, 1956:
State subsidy for 13 Attleboro settled cases at Bristol County Hospital and one Attleboro settled case at Middlesex San. -----
$1271. 42
State reimbursement on two unsettled cases hospitalized at Bristol County Hospital
$1072. 50
From City of Brockton for Brockton settled case at Bristol County Hospital
136. 50
$ 3008. 12
ATTLEBORO'S VITAL STATISTICS BY MONTHS
Births
Stillbirths
Deaths
January
49
1
19
February
42
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31
March
45
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18
April
43
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25
May
43
0
19
June
48
0
21
July
47
0
22
August
45
0
25
September
53
1
18
October
46
0
19
November
54
2
19
December
49
1
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564(262 Males 302 Females )
7 (4 Males
3 Females)
261 (149 Males 112 Females)
CASES OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES and DEATHS FROM COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Chicken Pox. 438 cases, 0 deaths; Dog Bite, 78 cases, 0 deaths; German Measles, 169 : cases, 0 deaths; Infectious Hepatitis, 2 cases, 0 deaths; Measles, 68 cases, 0 deaths; Monkey Bite, 1 case, 0 deaths; Mumps, 79 cases, 0 deaths; Poliomyelitis 1 case, 0 deaths; Pony Bite, 1 case, 0 deaths, Salmonellosis, 2 cases, 0 deaths; Scarlet Fever, 40 cases, 0 deaths; Tuberculosis, 5 cases, 0 deaths; Whooping Cough, 2 cases, 0 deaths.
TOTAL CASES, 886. TOTAL DEATHS, None.
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CAUSES OF ATTLEBORO DEATHS
Accident, burns, 3, Accident, fall 3, Accident, hit by train, 2; Acute Cholecystitis, 1, Acute Left Ventricular Failure, 1; Acute Pancreatitis, 1, Acute Respiratory Infection, 1, Angina Pectoris, 1, Arteriosclerosis, 5; Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease 54; Aspiration Pneumonia, 2; Atelectasis, 1, Bronchial Pneumonia, 12; Cancer, 39; Cardiac Decompensation, 1, Cardiovascular Renal Disease, 2, Cerebral Anemia, 3; Cerebral Hemorrhage, 21; Cerebral Thrombosis, 7; Cirrhosis of Liver, 2; Con- genital Hydrocephalus, 1, Coronary Occlusion, 25; Coronary Pulmonale, 1; Coronary Sclerosis, 1; Coronary Thrombosis, 20, Diabetes Mellitus, 3; Gastric Ulcer, 2; Glomerulitis, 1; Hemachromatosis, 1, Hodgkins Disease, 1; Hypertensive Heart Disease, 7, Intestinal Obstruction, 1, Leukemia, 1 Lobar Pneumonia 1; Malnutrition 1, Mesenteric Thrombosis, 1; Mitral Valvular Heart Disease, 1; Myocarditis , 5; Nephritis, 2; Paget's Disease, 1; Paralysis Agitans, 1, Paralytic Ileus, 1; Peritoni - tis, 1, Prematurity, 2; Prostatic Obstruction, 1; Pulomnary Edema, 2; Pulmonary Embolism, 2, Pulmonary Emphysema, 1, Rheumatic Heart Disease, 1; Septicaemia, 2; Suicide, 3, Stillborn, 7; Uraemia, 2; Valvulus of Ileum, 1, Virus Pneumonia, 2. TOTALS, 268. Males, 153. Females, 115.
DEATHS BY AGES
Stillborn, 7, Under one year, 5, 1-6 , 2, 12-20 years, 2, 20-30 years 2; 30-40 years, 4, 40-50years, 14; 50-60 years, 32, 60-70 years, 59; 70-80 years, 69, over 80 years, 72. Totals, 153 Males; 115 Females.
DEATHS UNDER ONE YEAR
Under one day, 3, 3 days, 2; Total, 5. Three males and two females.
CAUSES OF THESE DEATHS
Acute Respiratory Infection, 1; Aspiration Pneumonia, 1; Atelectasis, 1; Prematurity, 2; Totals 5. Three males and two females.
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Dr. Fernand L. Girouard Health Officer Attleboro, Massachusetts
Dear Doctor Girouard:
We herewith submit the annual report of the Dental Clinic for 1956:
Clinic Sessions
Number of Sittings
Number of Fillings
Number of Extractions
Number of Cleanings
Number of Patients completed
In September the Dentist inspected the mouths of all children in the first four
Hygienist also inspected the teeth of all fifth and sixth grade pupils. grades. Of the 1953 inspected, 923 were found with defective teeth. The Dental
The Dental Clinic is now caring for patients in the first four grades of school,
and there are 300 accepted applicants for the school year 1956-1957. These
children are given all necessary dental care.
during the year and led 408 classroom discussions - emphasizing the need for The Dental Hygienist made 107 visits to elementary schools throughout the city
regular dental care, methods of toothbrushing, good nutrition and basic dental anatomy.
Respectfully submitted
Ruth C. Merriss, D. H.
W. E. Turner, D. D. S.
REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS AND INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING
Dr. F. L. Girouard
Attleboro, Massachusetts Health Officer ‹
Dear Dr. Girouard:
Slaughtering for 1956:
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Number of animals examined and quarantined to determine whether or not they had rabies 73
Number of premises inspected Number of animals inspected at these premises: Cattle Purebred- 45
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Very truly yours,
James C. DeWitt, D. V. M.
REPORT OF THE HEALTH AGENT
Dr. Fernand L. Girouard
Health Officer
Attleboro, Massachusetts
Dear Doctor Girouard:
I herewith submit my annual report as Milk Inspector and Health Agent for the year ending December 31, 1956.
During the year 1956 two new milk dealers applied and received licenses to sell in Attleboro. Two others discontinued or sold out.
According to the dealers, fluid milk sales increased in 1956 due to gallon jug sales.
Number of dealers selling milk and/or cream in Attleboro 46
Estimated number of quarts of milk sold daily in Attleboro 17,858
Estimated number of quarts of cream sold daily in Attleboro 300
Number of producers selling milk to Attleboro dealers 283
Number of milk pasteurization plants under inspection 29
Number of inspections of these pasteurizing plants 96
Number of milk pasteurizing plants in Attleboro-
5 Total number of milk and cream samples collected from dealers and plants. 571
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E. Coli Bacteria Counts
Butterfat Tests
Microscopics
Total Solids
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package ice cream were tested as follows:
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Number of swimming pools under inspection-
Number of swimming pool inspections- Tests made on 23 samples:
0 Chlorine Residuals (P. P. M. )- pH Tests -- Bacteria Counts- E. Coli Gas Determinations-
0 0 Number of swab tests made on eating and drinking utensils- Standard Plate Bacteria Counts made on swabs- Number of inspections of Eating and Drinking Establishments- Number of Eating and Drinking Establishments under inspection-
Number of soft drink bottling plants in Attleboro-
1 0 Number of inspections of soft drink bottling plants- Number of boarding or convalescent homes under inspection
Number of inspections of boarding or convalescent homes-
Four new plats were inspected for water supply, drainage and sewage disposal.
fecal material, contaminated food, rat infestations, stagnant water, flooded swamps, bing, bad odors, food spoilage, insect infestations, smoke nuisances, burning of heat, overflowing cesspools or septic tanks, sub-standard housing, improper plum- garbage disposal, keeping of animals or fowl without a permit, lack of adequate Eighty-seven nuisance complaints were investigated. Improper rubbish and/or
stream pollution, and other miscellaneous sanitary conditions comprised the com- plaints.
Four court appearances were made in regard to the suit over the garbage contract.
Notices of new laws peratining to milk and cream were sent to dairies and eating
Forty-two new cesspool installations were inspected and approved.
One class in food handling was conducted. The City Dump was periodically inspected for maintenance and rat control.
possibility of eliminating odors from Ten Mile River. Ten Mile River, Farmer's Pond and North Attleboro sewage plant relative to In company with State Health Department engineers, an inspection was made of
Three one-day seminars conducted by the State Health Department on water and
sewage examination, milk sanitation and emergency sanitation practicés were
Respectfully submitted
Frank L. Cushman
Agent and Milk Inspector.
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REPORT OF THE HEALTH NURSE
Dr. Fernand L. Girouard Health Officer Attleboro, Massachusetts
Dear Doctor Girouard:
I herewith submit the annual statistical report of the activities of the Health Nurse for the year 1956:
Number of visits to and in behalf of tuberculosis cases 219
Number of visits to and in behalf of contacts of tuberculosis 76
Number of visits to and in behalf of suspicious tuberculosis cases 45 Number of visits to Bristol County Hospital with persons for x-ray 76 follow-up and admittance
Number of active tuberculosis cases reported in 1956 6 .
Number of inactive tuberculosis cases reported in 1956 2
Number of deaths from tuberculosis reported in 1956 0
Number of visits to and in behalf of other infectious diseases 63
Number of visits to and in behalf of services to crippled children 77
Number of visits to and in behalf of immunization 387
Number of visits to and in behalf of school children 178
Other visits - check on biologicals at Sturdy Hospital, inspection of day care agencies, premature baby program, dental clinic, social service, Health Department business, meetings attended and talks given 306
TOTAL OF ALL VISITS 1427
Twenty -four persons from this city received care and treatment during 1956 , at Bristol County Hospital, and two persons received treatment for tuberculosis at other hospitals.
Arrangements were made for and assistance given at 10 clinics for inoculations with Salk polio vaccine.
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