Reports of town officers of the town of Attleborough 1963, Part 4

Author: Attleboro (Mass.)
Publication date: 1963
Publisher: The City
Number of Pages: 150


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Gentlemen:


I herewith submit the Annual Report of the activities of the Wire Inspector Department for the year ending December 31, 1983.


During the year, permits issued and inspections made were as follows:


Month


Electrical Permits Insportion Requests By Misc. Inspections Issued Mas .. Eletric


Total Inspections


January


75


15


111


February


04


15


20


100


March


F.6


34


23


119


April


37


38


17


77


May


59


31


132


June


47


33


27


107


July


48


20


18


95


August


43


41


22


106


September


52


35


19


106


October


93


38


38


170


November


67


32


32


131


December


72


27


29


128


723


367


292


1,382


I now wish to thank most sincerely his Honor, the Mayor, the members of the Municipal Council, the Building Inspector, and the officers and members of both the police and fire departments for their help during the year. To William S. (Bill) King who retired in April as head of this department, the best of health in your retirement and many thanks for the help in the smooth transfer of the duties in this department to me.


Respectfully submitted


Harold F. Wellman Acting Inspector of Wires


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REPORT OF THE CITY TREASURER 1963


To His Honor, the Mayor, and Members of the Municipal Council


Gentlemes:


The trea mier herewith presents his annual report for the year ending December 31, 1967.


For the past few years the treasurer, with assistance of his staff, has invested idle funds of the city. This procedure is allowed by Chapter 44 Section 55 of the General Lav's but is not a duty required of the treasurer. Your treasurer, through timely investments, has produced revenue amounting to over $23, 000. 00 .


Another wir vies performed by this office is that of administering to the Blue- Cross-Blue > held and Life Insurance program for city employees. This office is actually required to withhold and transmit monies to these two agencies. However, there are many personal problems involving proper settlements with hospitals and doctor's which this office bas had to assume as there is no other agency of the city to complete this work. An administrator of insurance should be appointed to as: re this Juty.


The demands on the services of the treasurer's office and the city clerk's office require the they occupy separate areas. The personnel and equipment of cach office are janund in a space hardly large enough for one office alone.


My thank : go out to my loyal clerks and to both the staff of the city clerk's office and the city , enographer's office for their cooperation.


Very truly yours,


Edward J. Healey City Treasurer.


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TREASURER'S ANNUAL REPORT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1963


CASH ON HAND DECEMBER 31, 1963


$309,936. 16


RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR 1963


TAXES: Levy for 1963


Poll Taxes


Personal


Real Estate


Motor Vehicle Excise


Farm Animal Excise Highways


250.51


$ 4,020,413. 89


TAXES: Levy for Previous Years


Poll Taxes


$ 126.00


Personal Real Estate


114, 735. 79


$ 121,020. 14


ALL OTHER GENERAL REVENUE


Public Property


$ 2,037.00


Fishing Orr's Pond


89.00


Court Fines


2,478.79


Board of Registrars


33.25


Planning and Zoning Board


032.39


Forfeited Bid Checks


2,800. 00


Sick Leave Refunds


451.25


Refunds on Insurance Policies and


Collections for damages to Public Property


$ 7,282. 80


Attleboro Housing Authority in Lieu of Taxes


$ 3,348. 00


Refund of Pensions


1,213. 14


Fines from various towns


50.00


Easement - N. E. Power Co.


500.00


Dividend on Blue-Cross-Blue Shield


80. 00


Dividend on Boston Mutual Life Ins. Co.


3,755.50


Tailings


37. 98


Concession at Capron Park


300.00


Misc. Refunds


180. 98


$ 25,300.08


Interest Earned on Investment Accts.


$23,264. 56


U. S. Treasury Bills matured in Aug.


40,000.00


Anticipation Notes


1,500,000.00


Premiums on Anticipation Notes


10.00


Premium on School Project Bond


560.00


Accrued Interest on Bonds


653.77


$1,564, 488. 33


TAX TITLES


Tax Title Redemptions


$ 3,073.36


Interest on Tax Titles


402.21


Sale of Tax Possessions


4,305.00


45,785. 82


Sale of City-owned Land Proforma Tax


1,641. 64


Deeds and Recording


514. 00


$ 55,722.03


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$ 12, 926.00 215,782.67 3,350,876.01 440,199.55 379.15


6,098.35


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Report of the ( ny Treasurer continued


FROM CITY CLERK


Licen-PS


Dog


$


3,271.50


Liquor


Billie Pool, Bowling 224. 00


Junk and Second Hand Dealers


405.00


AILO


804.00


$ 25,044. 50


Perrito


Marr Lyes


618.00


All Offer


205.50


823.50


FROM CITY CLERK


Fees Miscellaneous


4,652.50


4,652.50


GRANTS AND GIFTS Federal


Old axa Assistance


174, 203.25


Anje Dependent Children


71,2 2.72


Distintiy Assistance


24,572.02


Meci Aid for Aged


89,877.63


Nati. .! Defense Education


10,347. 06


370,232. 68


GRANTS AND Gff 'S - Commonwealth of Massachusetts


,s Chapter 90


51,815.90


A1 19 Construction of Public


1


53,654.50


Vocal Education


39,244. 76


Income Tax


120,249.00


Composmon Tax


278, 700.63


SchoolConstruction Chapter 645


68,020. 14


School Construction Chapter 70


218, :49.60


Schy l Ald Chapter 69 and 71


11,001. 37


Gast me Refund Account 212.14


Commit stoner Vers Services


25,288. 24


Dulever of Standards 250. 00


Meal vaz O. A A


15,032.92


snow Removal


536.25


Smith Hughes, George Barder Account 25, 225. 00


Reimbursement for Loss of Taxes 2,620.60


Progr un for Mental Health 1,520.35


Tuition and Transportation 67,018.03


982,019. 43


RECOVERIES: Dept. of Public Welfare


Old My Assistance


12,162. 06


Disailwy Assistance


355.00


Aid to Dependent Children


1,155.00


13,672.06


SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS


Sewer Culous Sidewilks


1,694.68


1,488. 75


24,712. 46


GENERAL GOVERNMENT! Collector Cost , on Taxes and Water


3,551.27


3,551. 27


20,340. 00


21,529.03


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Report of the City Treasurer continued


PARKING METER RECEIPTS


Street Parking Sanford Street Lot Mullaney Lot


$ 13,842. 53 7,927.79 1,875.83 $23,646. 15


PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROP TY


Sealing of Weights and Measures Police Department


$ 267. 50


Gun Permits Bicycle Registrations Fees on Police Reports


340.00


63.50


Fire Department Building Permits All Other


$ 2,714.00


124. C.


$ 4,632.50


HEALTH DEPARTMENT


Dental Conte Fres


$ 373.43


Licenses


409.50


Trailer Rentals


6,556.00


Polio Clinic Fee:


1,560.67


State Contagious Diseases


744.28


$ 9,643.90


CHARITIES


Outside Relief


From Chutes and Towns


From the State


$ 7,571.03 8,287. 48


Old Age Assistance


From Cities and Towns


$ 1,174. 66


From the State


81,682. 22


Aid to Deperdert Children


From us State


$ 48,359. 10


Disability Assistance


From the State


$ 24,807. 50


Medical Aid for the Aged


From the State


$ 61,540. 78


Temporary Aid and Transportation From the State


$ 7,180. 20


$ 240,602. 91


SCHOOLS


Tuition Sale of Books and Supplies Use of Buildings All Other


$ 10,790. 00


1,231. 15


775.00


749.53


$ 13,545. 68


LIBRARY


Fines All Other


$ 2,840. 53 140.31


$ 2,980.84


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1,123. 50


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Report of the City Treasurer continued-"


WATER DEPARTMENT


Meter Rates Pipe and Labor


$ 446,841. 51 26,125. 92


$ 472, 967. 43


INTEREST


On taxes plus Betterments On Water Committed


437.00


1,540. 48


5,504.15


CURRENT TAX PAYMENTS


Federal


433,330. 72


471,406.13


SCHOOL LUNCH RECEIPTS


Sal of Soul Lunch


154,915.65


State Aid (U. S. D. A. )


47,300. 61


202,216.26


SCHOOL ATHLETIC RECEIPTS


14,024. 15


14,024. 15


SUMMER SCHOOL TUITIONS


3,110.00


3,110.00


TRANSFERS FROM TRUST FUNDS


Helen W. Metcalf Award Fund


5,543.00


Florence Hayward Sweet Pund


600. 00


S, M. Stone Fund


350.00


Finberg School Fund


415. 10


Everett S. Horton


485.00


7,393.10


REFUNDS:


Veterans' Benefits


1,293,07


OAA - ADC . DA-GR . MAA


16,424.29


17,717. 36


INBERG SCHOOL FUND


Principal Account


5,000.00


Income Account on Jan. 1, 1963


1,042.99


Received in Income Account during 1963


234. 06


Disbursed from Income Account during 1963


415.10


Balance in account on January 1, 1964


5,861.95


RUTH HOLDEN-ALICE I. BASKILL MEMORIAL NURSING FUND


Balance in Income Account on Jan. 1, 1963


9,704.25


Received in Account during 1963 392.04


Balance in Account on January 1, 196/


10,096.29


3,520.67


State


38,075. 41


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Report of the City Treasurer continued-


EVERETT S. HORTON FUND


Principal Account $ 7,500. 00


Income Account on Jan. 1, 1963 449. 44


Received in Income Account during 1963


312. 44


Disbursed from Income Account durin . Je63 485.00


Balance in Account on January 1, 1964


$ 7,776. 88


HELEN W. METCALF AWARD FUND


Balance in Account on January 1, 1963 Received in Account during 1963


920. 64


5,305.09


Disbursed from Account during 1963 5,543.00


Balance in Account on January 1, 1964


682. 73


MARGARET SPANGLER TRUST FUND


Principal Account 5,000.00


Income Account on January 1, 1963


1,505. 73 262.30


Balance in Account on January 1, 1964


6,768.53


DEBORAH STARKEY FUND


Balance in Account January 1, 1963


2,319. 74


Received in Account during 1963 93.7C


Balance in Account on January 1, 1964


2,413.44


S. M. STONE FUND


INCOME ACCOUNT


Balance in Account January 1, 1963


3,675.05


Received in Income Account during 1963


645. 15


Disbursed from Account during 1963


350. 00


Balance in Account on January 1, 1964


3,970.20


PRINCIPAL ACCOUNT


Attleboro Savings Bank


3,970. 20


First National Bank


5,000.00


Investinent Account


15,000.00


Balance in Account on January 1, 1964 23,970.20


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Report of the City Treasurer continued-


FLORENCE HAYWARD SWEET FUND


INCOME ACCOUNT


Balance in Account on January 1, 1963 $ 508. 77


Received in Account during 1963 109. 18


Disbursed from Account during 1963 600. 00


Balance in Account ou Janvary 1, 1964


$ 17. 95


PRINCIPAL ACCOUNT


Attleboro Savings Bank First National Bank Investment Account


17. 95 5,000. 00 5,000.00


Balance S Account or Topa : 1, 1964 10,017.95


OL CHATENNIAL FUND


INCOME ACCOUNT


Balance my Account on January 1, 1963 23. 87


Received in Account during 1863 . 94


Balance in Account on Tam- 1, 1964 24. 81


PRINCIPAL ACCOUNT Invested in E Bonds - Maturity Value 2,600.00


WAR SAVINGS INVESTMENT ACCOUNT


Balance in Account on January 1, 1965 5,850. 83


Received in Accourt during 1963 236. 34


Balance in Account on January 1, 1964 6,087.17


CAPRON PARK NEW ANIMAL FUND


Balance in Account on January 1, 1963


4. 38


Balance in Account on January 1, 1964


4.38


MUNICIPAL CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT FUND


INCOME ACCOUNT Balance in Account on January 1, 1963 30,888. 50


Received in Account during 1963 196,051. 91


Disbursed from Account during 1963 200,688.06


Balance in Account on January 1964


26,252.35


BANKS


Attleborough Savings Bank (Savings Account)


24,534.87


First National Bank of Attleboro 1,717. 48


(Checking Account)


)


Investment Account as of December 31, 1963


(Securities) 798,591.07 824,843.42


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MISC. OTHER REFUNDS


Group Insurance paid by individuals


2,379. 80 172. 43


N. E. Tel. & Tele. Co. for Park Dept.


From Bristol County: Highway Chapter 90 14,476.17 Dog Licenses 4,212. 53


Sale of dogs to Harvard Medical School


333.00


Jailer at New Bedford House of Correction 523.00 22,096. 33


TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR YEAR 1963


8, 723,140. 36


REVENUE


January 1, 1963 Cash Balance


Cash Receipts for year 1963


418,287. 15 8,723,140. 36 9,141, 427. 51


Payments for year 1963


8,831,491. 35


January 1, 1964 - Cash Balance


309,936.16


NON-REVENUE


January 1, 1963 - Cash Balance


339,350. 85


Bond Issue for year 1963


1,120,750. 00


U. S. Treasury Bills Matured


Federal Funds for Sewerage Project


2,089,306.00 256,900. 00 121. 21


Refunds on Non-Revenue Invoices


3,806,428. 06


Payments for year 1963 January 1, 1964


3,418,634. 44


387,793.62


REPORT OF TRUST FUNDS FOR YEAR 1963


CAPRON FUND


INCOME ACCOUNT


Cash on hand Received during 1963


9,041. 73 2,192. 07


Balance as of January 1, 1964


11,233. 80


PRINCIPAL ACCOUNT


Cash on hand January 1, 1963 44,621. 95


Balance as of January 1, 1964


44,621. 95


MAURICE J. BAER FUND


Principal Account


Income Account on January 1, 1963


10,000.00 1,651. 17 473.38


Received in Income Account during 1963


Balance as of January 1, 1964 12,124. 55


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Report of the City Treasurer continued-


NELLIE A. COOPER RECREATION FUND


Principal Account $ 1,000. 00 107.36


Income Account on January 1, 1963


Received in Income Account during 1963


44. 72


Balance in account on January 1, 1964


$ 1,152. 08


TAX TITLE ACCOUNT


Value of Tax Titles January 1, 1963


14,142. 44 9,782. 79


Taxes and Subsequent Taxes added


23,925. 23


Less Redemptions


3,073.36


Less Auditing Adjustments


1,459. 34


4,532. 70


Tax Title Account Balance December 31, 1963


19,392. 53


TAX POSSESSION ACCOUNT


Value of Tax Possessions January 1, 1963 17,683. 14


Less Sales


859. 97 16,823.17


Plus Auditing Adjustments


Value of Tax Possessions Dec. 31, 1963


1,549.94 18,373.11


DEBT STATEMENT


Gross City Debt January 1, 1963


Tax Notes issued during 1963


7,183,000. 00 1,500,000. 00 1,120,750. 00 9,803,750.00


Bonds issued during 1963


Paid on above debt during 1963


Total debt on December 31, 1963


2,037,000.00 7,766,750.00


OUTSTANDING BONDED DEBT JAN 1, 1963


General:


Inside


Outside


Enterprise: Water


1,292,000.00


4,934,750. 00


1,540,000.00


Total Bonded Debt December 31, 1963


7,766,750.00


Amount of Debt Paid in 1963


Poid on Principal


Paid on Interest


537,000. 00


209,123. 50


746,123.50


LEGAL BORROWING CAPACITY 1963


2 1/2% of Net Valuation for 3 preceding years


1,452,364.00


Less Debt subjeci to Limitations of Inside the Debt Limit


1,402,000.00


Available borrowing capacity on January 1, 1963


50,364.00


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REPORT OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT 1963


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 49th annual report for the year ending December 31, 1963.


Generally favorable health conditions prevailed in our community during the past year, and our population on the whole enjoyed a good state of health.


The number of live Attleboro births during 1963 was 550 (279 males and 271 females), marking a decrease of forty-four over the preceding year's baby crop. Of the total, 498 were born at Sturdy Hospital and 52 were born in hospitals outside the city. Twenty-nine premature babies were born to Attleboro parents, and in compliance with state law the Health Department granted $2, 234 for the hospitali- zation of eight of these infants, whose parents were unable to meet the expense due to extensive care needed.


General mortality decreased in 1963 with 289 deaths recorded as compared to 313 the previous year. The total included six stillbirths and 79 residents who died out of the city. Of the total, 150 were males and 139 females. Over 73% of all deaths occurred among the over-60 age group, more than 61% were persons 70 years of age and older, and 25% lived beyond the age of 80. These percentages reflect the nation-wide, long term gains in longevity brought about by advances in medicine and public health, and the rise in living standards. Major causes of the deaths were the same as in all recent prior years, namely: Diseases of the heart, cancer and cerebral diseases. These three leading causes totaled 178 deaths or over 61% of all deaths in our city. Nine accidental deaths occurred in 1963, an increase of two over the toll recorded in 1962. Motor vehicle accidents accounted for three of these, one train accident, a drowning, and four falls were responsible for the remaining fatalities.


During 1963, the reported incidence of communicable diseases was relative- ly mild. The Health Department received reports of 523 cases as compared with 750 the previous year. Average years were reported for most of the common child- hood diseases. Two hundred and 31 cases of chicken pox (nearly 50% increase over 1962's figure) provided most of the total. Ninety-six cases of mumps and 33 cases of scarlet fever provided the next highest totals. Also recorded were one case each of Salmonellosis, Meningitis and Infectious Hepatitis. A case of Asiatic Flu re- sulted in one reported death from a communicable disease.


As in the previous three years, a predominant health activity of 1963 has been our immunization programs. During January, March, May, June, and October 6100 children and adults received Type I, Type II, and Type III of the Sabin Oral Vaccine. . At a make-up Triple Antigen clinic held in January 59 child- ren were inoculated. Also, in December the Department administered flu shots to 45 city employees.


No polio cases and only one whooping cough case were recorded in the city for the past year, reflecting, we believe the efficacy of our immunization pro- cedures and the cooperation of our population in taking advantage of the available facilities and services for immunization.


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Annual Report of the Health Department continued-


Our Health Agent, in addition to routine inspections covering eating and drinking establishments, food stores, bakeries, markets, ice cream and soft drink manufacturing plants, convalescent and nursing homes, overnight cabins and trailers and swimming pools, also collected milk, cream, food and water samples for laboratory examination.


Increased population created many more environmental health problems, i. e. , water supplies, sewage disposal, nursing services. Our laboratory is over- burdened with the various analyses now being performed, such as municipal and private water supplies, food, milk and dairy products, swimming pool water and restaurant sterilization tests. The increased use of private sewage facilities and the enforcement of the Massachusetts Sanitary Code, Article XI, has taken a tremendous amount of our Health Agent's time - licensing, inspecting and ap- proving the plans and checking percolation testing procedures. More inspections of public places such as Nursing Homes, Homes for the Aged, Farm Labor Camps, Summer Camps, etc. are needed.


To comply with the above needs, meetings with Massachusetts officials in Public Health have recommended the addition to our staff of a full-time Sanitary Inspector for work in conjunction with other municipal sewage and drainage con- nection inspections, a part-time nurse to carry out more public immunization prograins, and an office laboratory worker to assist cur Health Agent in his lab- oratory work.


Complaints regarding housing, insect and rodent control, air pollution, litter and nuisances in general were investigated, and where public health nuisances were found to exist, they were promptly abated.


Our Public Health Nurse has participated in a variety of health programs where knowledge of public health nursing has been essential to the success of the depart- ment's health activities. Nursing service was provided to two parochial schools with an enrollment o' 740 children. All the children were weighed and measured and given the Massachusetts Hearing Test. First grade students in both schools were given the Heaf Test for tuberculosis. Home appraisal visits in the interest of the premature infants were made by the nurse, and other home visits were made in relation to communicable diseases, crippled children and child health. In addition, the nurse continued our tuberculosis control program based on case find ing, hospitalization of infectious cases and follow-up of all known cases not hospi- talized.


Biologic 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 close check on supply and demand.


Our Dental Clinic, in addition to routine service of the annual survey and class- ification of teeth of 3720 public and parochial school children of the first six grades, looked after the dental health of the children of these grades whose parents were unable to provide private dental care for them. Of a total of 2272 referrals of children requiring early dental care, 322 were accepted for treatment at the clinic for the 1963-1964 school year. The high number of referrals each year indicates a continuing dental health problem, which might best be solved if our city adopted a safe and effective method for the prevention of dental caries through fluoridation of our water supply.


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Report of the Health Department continued-


Our Plumbing Inspector and his associate have conducted their inspections in a manner satisfactory to all. The total inspections, 889, were higher by 23 than those of 1962.


The report of the Animal Inspector shows he had another busy year. Dog bite cases investigated by him totaled 117, eight above last year's figure, and 1444 animals were inspected by him at 37 premises.


The work of caring for the city dump is being satisfactorily carried on by Mr. Dumont, who holds a contract extending to September, 1966. Our rat control program at the dump keeps the rat nuisance problem there at a minimum.


The garbage collection service provided by Correia Brothers continued good during the past year, with a minimum of complaints recorded.


The department expresses its sincere appreciation of the cooperation and assistance given by the City Government as well as the public and private welfare agencies and all others who in any way contributed to the maintance and promotion of a high standard of public health protection in Attleboro.


A detailed account of the activities of the department staff and usual tables of statistical data will be found in the following reports.


Respectfully submitted, Fernand L. Girouard, M. D. Health Officer.


REPORT OF THE HEALTH AGENT


Fernand L. Girouard, M. D. Health Officer Health Department Attleboro, Massachusetts


Dear Doctor Girouard:


Herewith submitted is the annual report of the Health Agent and Milk Inspector for the year ending December 31, 1963.


During the year, many new problems in environmental sanitation and depart- mental organization presented themselves. Some of the new problems in environ- mental health included: Refuse Disposal, Air Pollution, Housing, Occupational Hygiene, Control of Industrial Hazards and Health Education.


Our department's laboratory has become overburdened with analysis of muni- cipal and private water supplies, food analysis, milk and dairy product analysis, swimming pool water analysis, and restaurant sterilization tests.


The increased use of private sewage facilities and the enforcement of the Massachusetts Sanitary Code, Article XI, has caused a tremendous amount of time to be spent in licensing, approving, and inspecting these systems.


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Report of the Health Agent continued


Public programs in Health Education have included: Food Workers Schools, Nursing and Emergency Food and Water Supplies, Spring Clean-Up Week Campaigns, Rat and Pest Control, Sewage Systems, Incinerator Proposals, Health and Safety Air Pollution, and Health Science in public school systems.


Meetings with Massachusetts officials in public health have disclosed the need for more public immunization programs such as: Well Baby Clinics, Nutrition and Health Clinics, Triple Antigen Clinics, Small Pox Revaccination Clinics. The need for more inspection of public places such as: Nursing Homes, Homes for the Aged, Farm Labor Camps, Summer Camps, etc. was also pointed out by State officials. Better statistical records of community health problems are also needed.


The Health Department has not grown since before World War II. The public has demanded more services in public health nuisances. Increased pop- ulation creates more environmental health problems, i. c. , water supplies, sewage disposal, nursing services.


During the year a twenty- year employee resigned as secretary to the Department to accept a better position.


Our nursing program was restricted due to a leave of absence of our Public Health Nurse. At the same time the training of a new clerk and secre- tary and part-time replacement nurse temporarily restricted our ability to function effectively at the end of the year. Budgetary problems, incinerator problems and routine office procedures served further to lower the morale of the organization.


To get the department on the move again, I, therefore, recommend: - (1) That a reorganization of the department be made along the lines suggested by Dr. William Groton, District Health Officer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He has suggested that a sanitary inspector, part-time nurse, and office laboratory worker be added to our staff. He has also suggested, with your approval, a reorganization to include yourself as Health Director, and an advisory public health council working through an executive health agent to carry out programs and procedures. This reorganization would enable the de- partment to accept the challenges of today's public health problems.


(2) That a program be developed to show the individual employee's " responsibilities and future goals.


(3) That regular meetings be established between yourself and this de- partment in order to eliminate confusion.


The Massachusetts Health Officers' Association and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health have presented to you their Recommended Minimum Standards for local health services.


The budget prepared for 1964 was prepared with these problems in mind. I sincerely hope that our department can accept these challenges and give the people of Attleboro a bett. rhealth program.


Respectfully Submitted John R. Harvey, R. S. Agent and Milk Inspector




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