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Kane, Harry J., 10 Devon Road Kauffman, Herbert S., 57 Tremont Street Keigan, Robert, 20 Trefton Drive Keith. Roy F., 60 Sherbrooke Avenue
Undertaker Treasurer Foreman Gardener
Manager Machinist Salesman Retired Ship Wkr. Salesman Printer Janitor
Engineer Salesman
Shoe Worker Salesman Machinist R.R. Empl. Engineer Pipefitter Printer Insurance Machinist Welding Instr. Carpenter Ship Worker Metal Worker
Manager Accountant Operator Shoe Wkr.
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Farnsworth, Richard W., 30 Perry Road Ferrand, Harold C., 43 Jersey Avenue Ferranti, Steven, 105 Pond Street Fisher, C. Edward, 4 Weston Avenue Fitts, Walter M., 255 Middle Street Foss, Carroll P., 32 Windemere Circle Frazier, Peter, 76 School Street
Galbraith, Bayard L., 15 Jefferson Street Gallagher, John P., 31 Peach Street Getchell, Albert, 652 Washington Street Gillies, Charles W., 170 Storrs Avenue Grant, Earl R., 34 Brewster Avenue Griffiths, Herbert R., 11 Vine Street Gunville, Louis B., 54 Brookside Road Gurney, James P., 36 Bowditch Street
Kelland, William J., 22 Glenrose Avenue Kelley, Elliot G., 1036 Washington Street Kelley, Loren W., 23 Bower Road Kelley, Martin J., 135 Liberty Street Kellogg, Earl R., 14 Faulkner Place King, Ernest W., 20 School Street Kingsbury, Harlan W., 109 River Street Kingsbury, J. Edward, 109 River Street Klay, Frederick J., 89 Academy Street Knight, William J., 170 Jefferson Street
Labbe, Joseph A., 16 Pearl Street LaBree, Charles A., 149 Allen Street Ladd, John S., 94 Newton Avenue Lake, Arthur E., 365 Washington Street LaLand, Francis, 99 Sheppard Avenue Lambert, A. Ernest, 12 Haven Road Lane, J. Frank, 67 Central Avenue LeSage, Eugene P., 81 Pond Street Levangie, Wilfred O., 647 Granite Street Lewis, Harold G., 365 Middle Street Lindsay, Harry W., 26 Frederick Road Lingley, Kenneth R., 52 Wildwood Avenue Long, W. Rea, 39 Wynot Road Lyons, John P., 75 Prospect Street
Macaulay, Donald A., 65 Hollis Avenue MacBride, Charles J., 165 Elmlawn Road MacCormack, Stephen D., 59 Milton Road MacLeod, Alexander, 52 Sterling Street Magee, James J., 335 Washington Street Maguire, Andrew E., 230 Shaw Street Maguire, Raymond N., 20 Bowditch Street Mahar, James T., 289 Middle Street Maher, George F., 50 Faulkner Place Makepeace, Carl G., 30 Faulkner Place Maloney, Daniel A., 31 Bowditch Street Mallon, George, 25 Sheppard Avenue Marston, Arthur M., 95 Monatiquot Avenue McCarthy, Lawrence L., 11 Haven Road McCue, Robert E., 71 Hobart Street McCusker, Thomas B., 275 West Street McDuffey, William E., 39 Sheppard Avenue McGrann, Frank R., 25 Thayer Place McGrath, James J., 22 French Avenue McLaughlin, Charles H., 19 Bradley Road McVay, Paul D., 18 Cape Cod Lane. Moore, William H., 315 Commercial Street Moorehead, George K., 16 West Street Muir, John W., 610 Washington Street
Nason, Walter C., 6 Oak Street Needham, Howard E., 19 Miller Street Norris, Harold E., 130 Franklin Street
Oakley, Arthur G., 73 Trefton Drive O'Connell, Patrick J., 93 Newton Avenue Ogden, Leroy P., 214 Jefferson Street Oxton, Ernest W., 154 Beechwood Road
Packard, David, 53 Nelson Street Page, Newman, 42 Trefton Drive Palmer, Edward E., 135 Hawthorn Road Phipps, Irvin R., 453 Washington Street
Foreman Bank Clerk Student Clerk R.R. Emp. Optician State Empl. Elec. Constr. Metal Wkr. Welder
Rubber Wkr. Electrician Rate Setter Radio Wkr. Welder Sales Mgr. Clerk Meat Cutter. Mechanic Engineer Clerk Salesman Consultant Trucking
Buyer Salesman Defense Construction Gas Sta. Att. Engineer Plumber News Agent Manager Iron Const. Carpenter Wood Wkr. Manager Manager
Manager Machinist Book Wkr. Defense Engineer Welder Pattern Mkr. Retired Mechanic
Credit Man Accountant Clerk
Clerk Boat Builder Salesman Insurance
Insurance Engineer Retired Insurance
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Pillsbury, William R., 47 Argyle Road Piner, William B., 120 School Street Potter, Merwin G., 135 Middle Street Prouty, Donald, 16 Wildwood Avenue
Rae, Percy, 95 Hayward Street Rae, Russell B., 42 Franklin Street Rafuse, Murray G., 10 Abbott Street Ramsay, Hugh N., 34 Thayer Road Rand, Lawrence E., 19 Sampson Avenue Randall, Walter B., 13 Clark Street Ratcliffe, John, 11 Whittier Street Raymond, H. Frank, 10 Crescent Avenue Reardon, Timothy J., 16 Middle Street Reed, Bert H., 17 Academy Street Reed, Newell A., 44 Dewey Road Regan, Frank J., 154 Tremont Street Remick, Clifton P., 37 Sherbrooke Avenue Rhoades, Robert C., 115 Brewster Avenue Roberts, Charles H., 931 Washington Street Rogers, John A., 41 Wildwood Avenue Rook, Samuel, 1543 Liberty Street Russell, Everett F., 27 Thayer Place Ryan, John J., 69 Liberty Street
Saunders, Howard M., 2 Phillips Street Schraut, Max W., 35 Washington Street Siegel, Andrew, 6 Ardmore Street Smiley, Harrison T., 96 Brow Avenue Spiess, Fred A., 34 Jersey Avenue Sullivan, Joseph W., 1027 Washington Street
Shoe Wkr. Baker Printer Druggist Sales Mgr.
Taber, Seward W., 130 Hawthorn Road Tuck, William G., 165 Arnold Street Turner, Merton A., 10 Weston Court
Van Zandt, Albert H., 186 Peach Street Vining, Robert M., 28 Willard Street
Walsh, George J., 5 Wellington Street
Welch, George J., 105 Tremont Street
Wood, Harris E., 144 Brewster Avenue Wynot, Edgar S., 382 Commercial Street
Young, Ira R., 50 Waldron Road
Zanghi, Joseph, 17 Rose Avenue
Auto Dealer Carpenter Manager
Salesman Timekeeper
Bleacher Shoe Wkr. Clerk Machinist
Mech. Eng.
Barber
Salesman Banking Carpenter Clerk
Electrician Broker Salesman Metal Wkr. Lineman Insurance Boiler Insp. Town Empl. Salesman Agent Veteran Beth. Steel R.R. Empl. Manufacturer Salesman Salesman Ship Wkr. Water Dept. Foreman
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Annual Report
OF THE
BOARD OF HEALTH
OF THE
Town of Braintree
FROM
December 31, 1945 to December 31, 1946
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Report of the Board of Health
To the Citizens of the Town of Braintree:
The Board of Health herewith submits its annual report for the year 1946.
The cases of reportable diseases reported to this department this year showed a marked increase over 1945 due to the high incident of measles in the Spring, when 372 cases were reported. There were small increases in German Measles and Dog Bite cases, while most of the other reportable diseases showed a decrease. We thank the Visiting Nurse Association and the School Department for their valued cooperation and work in helping to control all communicable diseases.
Over three hundred children were given Diphtheria immunization in 1946, either by their own physician or at the Clinics held at the Abraham Lincoln School, the Visiting Nurse Office and the Noah Torrey School.
The annual Diphtheria Clinics will be held again this Spring as usual. We regret that the cases of Diphtheria in this State and in the vicinity of Boston in particular have shown a large increase in 1946, whereas in other sections of the Country a decline has been noted. People have become careless as they felt that Diphtheria had become a rarity, so they let down on having their children protected. Our Clinics the last two years have been poorly attended due in part to the fact parents have taken their children to their own doctor. There are far too many parents who have trusted to luck and have done nothing to protect their babies. There is a danger as Diphtheria has not been eradicated. No child need have Diphtheria. Take your babies to your own physician or bring them to the Clinics next Spring. Dates will be announced later. We recommend a booster dose be given now to any child whose primary immunization was given longer than two years ago. At small expense to you, any doctor can give this booster dose and there is no need to wait for the Clinics if you value your child's well being.
Mr. Proctor, the new Superintendent of Schools, has taken up the Dental Clinic where Mr. Fisher left off and we are glad this valuable service will be continued as heretofore. A detailed report of the Dental Clinic is included in this volume. The service rendered by the Dental Clinic is of great educational value in addition to the corrective work accomplished.
We had the waters of Sunset Lake and Swift Beach on the Wey- mouth Fore River examined by the State Department of Public Health to determine their suitability for bathing. The water of the bathing area of Sunset Lake was chlorinated each pleasant day during the bathing season by the Water Department and thereby maintained in a suitable condition for bathing. Although money has been appropriated for the purpose a bath house with toilet facilities has not been built at Sunset Lake. As materials are now available we believe toilets should be erected before another bathing season starts.
As the State Department report showed the water at Swift's Beach was unsatisfactory for public bathing we posted the Beach and recommended bathing be discontinued until such time as the water was free of pollution. At the request of Mr. William Brooks, President of the Braintree Chamber of Commerce, we had a number
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of samples of water taken from the Monatiquot River and Smelt Brook by the State Department to see if these streams were con- tributing to the pollution of the Weymouth Fore River. As the Monat- iquot River and the Smelt Brook do show pollution, we realize that only by the extension of the Braintree Sewer System and the installa- tion of a Sewer System in the Town of Weymouth can this pollution be corrected and toward this end we are working. If and when the water at Swift's Beach becomes suitable for bathing it will be necessary for toilet facilities to be provided.
Stores, restaurants, soda fountains, bars, dairy farms and all school toilets were inspected periodically and corrections of un- desirable conditions secured.
Milk delivered in Braintree has been carefully checked, samples being taken monthly and analyzed as indicated by the Milk In- spector's report which will be found elsewhere in this volume.
No food-borne epidemic occurred in Braintree in 1946.
We hope conditions will be more favorable in 1947 for the exten- sion of the Public Sewer System which was greatly delayed in 1946 due to the lack of proper materials.
Considerable valuable work was done by the Highway Depart- ment in 1946 in cleaning out some of our brooks and we hope more of this work will be done to drain mosquito-breeding areas.
Three hundred complaints of all sorts were received during the year, all were investigated and corrections made where possible. We would like to restate that all complaints should be in writing and signed to receive proper attention from this department.
We regret the retirement of Mr. Charles Matthews in June as Slaughtering Inspector and Meat and Provision Inspector, having given the Town eight years of faithful service. Mr. Matthews also gave valuable service to this department as Animal Inspector for which service we take this opportunity to thank him. Mr. James Mattie was duly appointed to fill Mr. Matthews' place.
Report of Communicable Diseases
1946
1945
Infantile Paralysis
Chickenpox
31
45
Dog Bites
121
111
Dysentery
4
Meningitis (Meningococcal)
1
2
German Measles
46
1
Lobar Pneumonia
3
6
Malaria, Vets.
2
Measles
372
28
Mumps
32
51
*Pulmonary Tuberculosis
72
65
Whooping Cough
39
37
Gonorrhea
19
6
Syphilis
8
9
Scarlet Fever
15
37
761
403
1
*Out of the seventy-two Pulmonary Tuberculosis cases reported, only eleven were new Braintree cases. The others were reported by the Norfolk County Hospital to us from other cities and Towns in Norfolk County.
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HEALTH AND SANITATION RECAPITULATION-1946
Appro- priation Transfers
Payments
Balance $1,866.60
$ 6,000.00 200.00
Contagious Diseases
Diphtheria Clinic
1,400.00
$125.00
Inspection of Plumbing
1,465.20
59.80
350.00
Inspection of Animals
350.00
200.00
40.00
Milk Testing
237.00
3.00
50.00
Vital Statistics
50.00
2,700.00
Dental Clinic
2,696.85
3.15
480.00
Tuberculosis Prevention
480.00
500.00
Communicable Disease Control
500.00
350.00
Slaughtering Inspection
320.84
29.16
50.00
Rabies Clinic
50.00
7,024.95
Garbage Collection
7,024.95
300.00
Board Salaries
300.00
2,200.00
Health Officer's Salary
2,200.00
150.00
Bonus
150.00
300.00
25.00
General Expense
324.07
.93
400.00
Transportation
400.00
$22,654.95
$190.00
$20,832.31
$2,012.64
190.00
2,012.64
$22,844.95
$22,844.95
Board of Health Cash Receipts from Permits and Licenses and others:
Plumbing Permits
$ 711.00
Cesspool Permits
62.00
Transportation Permits
24.00
Milk Pasteurization
10.00
Milk Licenses (Stores)
39.50
Milk Licenses (Dealers)
9.50
Oleomargerine Licenses
8.00
Undertakers' Licenses
9.00
Spring Water Bottling License
10.00
Slaughter House License
1.00
Wood Alcohol Licenses
26.00
Dental Clinic Receipts
670.25
Ice Cream Mfg. License
5.00
Overnight Cabin Licenses
.50
$1,585.75
Received from other sources:
State Department of Public Health, T. B. Subsidy
$1,657.13
State Department of Public Welfare, State Cases
483.00
Norfolk County, Dog Bite cases refund 63.84
36.00
Individuals
103.00
$2,342.97
Total receipts plus balances
$5,941.36
Other Cities and Towns
$ 4,133.40 200.00
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Total Appropriation 1946
$22,844.95 Receipts plus balances 5,941.36
Net cost of Health Dept. $16,903.59
Respectfully submitted, Braintree Board of Health H. IRVING CHARNOCK, Chairman DEANE R. WALKER, Clerk JOHN J. ATKINSON, FREDERICK C. JOHNSON,
Health Officer.
Report of the Braintree Visiting Nurses Association
To the Honorable Board of Health
Town of Braintree, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
The Braintree Visiting Nurse Association hereby submits its annual report of the communicable disease and health education work carried on for the year 1946.
Three hundred and thirty-eight (338) visits were made to persons ill with a communicable disease. Nursing care was given and instruction in carrying out quarantine requirements. The nurses assisted at four diphtheria clinics held in the schools.
Health education visits have greatly increased. Six hundred and forty-two (642) visits to newborn babies to interest the mother in their care and to urge early immunization against communicable disease.
This year we have expanded our child health program to in- clude children from one month to six years of age. I feel this is an important step in preventing disease and promoting better health for our children.
I wish to express my appreciation to the Board of Health mem- bers and Mr. Johnson for their valuable assistance to me during the year.
Respectfully submitted, CATHERINE MURPHY, R. N., Director of Nurses.
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Report of Tuberculosis Program
To the Honorable Board of Health
Town of Braintree, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
I hereby submit report of the Tuberculosis program for the year 1946.
We have carried on the usual work which included nursing visits with bedside care given to patients waiting for admission to the hospital.
Three hundred and ninety-six (396) home visits were made to patients and their families for the purpose of instruction and through X-ray and examination of all contacts of persons ill with tuberculosis.
Ninety-eight (98) patients were taken to the Norfolk County Hospital for X-ray and examination.
Two (2) patients were taken to the Lakeville Sanitorium for treatment.
Plans are underway for more mass X-ray of industrial workers in our factories. This work is carried on through Christmas Seal money.
I wish to extend sincere thanks to Mr. Johnson for his valuable assistance and cooperation during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
CATHERINE MURPHY, R. N.,
Director of Nurses.
Report of the Dental Clinic
January 21, 1947
Board of Health
Braintree, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
The appropriation for the recent Dental Clinics have permitted the Clinic to cover the second, third and fourth grades in all school buildings in Braintree during the school year of 1945-1946.
The detailed Financial Report is attached, showing the net cost to the Town of $2,026.60 for the year of 1946.
The service not only assures the proper care of the teeth of children in these grades, but establishes the correct habits of dental hygiene.
Our equipment is definitely out-moded, however. In the near future proper lighting, and a new dental chair should be provided.
Very truly yours,
RALPH W. PROCTOR, Superintendent of Schools.
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School Dental Clinic Report JANUARY 1946 - DECEMBER 1946
Exp. Prof. Service
Hours
Dates of Work
Receipts
No. of Cleanings
No. of Fillings
No. of Extractions
Total Operations
Schools
Name
Total Hours
Amount
149
201.43
561/2
1/ 2-1/18
$ 55.50
49
157
16
222
Watson
E. C. Berry Dr. Veale
7221/2 7221/2
$ 516.11
336.90
941/2
1/21-2/26
95.50
49
303
30
382
Perkins
304.82
851/2
2/27-3/28
76.00
56
220
28
304
Monatiquot
288.79
81
3/29-5/1
77.25
58
232
19
309
Highlands
401.07
1121/2
5/ 2-6/7
106.25
66
325
34
425
Torrey
473.07
1301/2
9/ 9-10/17
122.00
78
357
53
488
Lincoln
375.19
1031/2
10/18-11/22
87.50
60
275
15
350
Watson
212.07
581/2
11/25-12/18
50.25
35
150
16
201
Perkins
$2,593.34
7221/2
$670.25
451
2,019
211
2,681
75.51
Supplies
28.00
Moving Equipment
$2,696.85
Amount expended 1946
3.15
Balance to Town December 1946
$2,700.00
Amount of Appropriation
2,077.23
$2,593.34
$2,026.60 Net Cost to the Town of Braintree for the School Dental Clinic for the Year 1946.
Report of the Milk Inspector
To the Board of Health of the Town of Braintree:
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my report as Milk Inspector for the Town of Braintree in 1946.
Milk Licenses issued to stores and eating establishments 79
Milk Licenses issued to Milk Dealers 19
Oleomargerine Licenses issued to Stores 16
Milk Pasteurization Licenses issued 1
One hundred and ninety-nine samples of milk were seized from milk dealers and analyzed at Steele's Dairy Service Laboratory, in East Bridgewater in 1946. While the bacteria counts in some instances were above the maximum for pasteurized milk, in no case was a diisease carrying bacteria found. No milk borne disease or epidemic occurred in Braintree in 1946. In the cases where' the bacteria count were too high, due notices were given to the dealer in question and corrections were noted in the quality of the milk on re-examination.
The following list of milk dealers are graded according to their average bacteria counts for the year on pasteurized milk delivered in Braintree.
Ashland Farm
Good
Bellows Falls, First National Stores
Fair
Blanchard Dairy
Fair
Blue Hill View Farm
Good
Crompton's Dairy
Good
E. M. Dwyer
Fair
English Dairy
Good
Herlihey Brothers
Good
H. P. Hood & Sons (Family)
Good
H. P. Hood & Sons (Store)
Good
Kramer's Dairy
Good
Penn's Hill Dairy
Good
Ridder Farm Inc.
Good
United Farmers
Good
White Brothers Milk Co. (Family)
Good
White Brothers Milk Co. (Store)
Good
Whiting Milk Co. (Family) r
Good
Whiting Milk Co. (Store)
Good
H. R. White
Good
Woodworth Milk & Cream Co.
Good
Respectfullyy submitted, FREDERICK C. JOHNSON,
Milk Inspector ..
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Report of Meat and Provision Inspector
-
To the Board of Health of the Town of Braintree Gentlemen:
We herewith submit our annual report of the Meat and Provision Inspections for the year 1946.
Upon the retirement of Mr. Charles Matthews in June, Mr. James Mattie was duly appointed Meat and Provision Inspector in conjunc- tion with Slaughtering Inspection, therefore this is a joint report.
Thirty-five stores were periodically inspected during the year. All meats and provisions were found to be in good condition, none condemned.
Respectfully submitted, CHARLES W. MATTHEWS, JAMES F. MATTIE, Meat and Provision Inspectors.
Report of the Animal Inspector
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
We herewith submit our report as Animal Inspector for the Town of Braintree for the year 1946.
Upon the retirement of Mr. Charles Matthews in June, Mr. James Mattie was duly appointed Animal Inspector, therefore this is a joint report.
The following is the report of the Animal Inspectors:
Horses
18
Ponies
4
Cows
73
Bulls 3
Goats
18
Pigs
560
Hens
5,093
Dog Bites investigated
121
Dogs quarantined
121
Dogs released from quarantine
121
Respectfully submitted, CHARLES W. MATTHEWS, JAMES F. MATTIE,
Animal Inspectors.
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Report of the Inspector of Slaughtering
To the Board of Health of the
Town of Braintree
Gentlemen :--
We herewith submit our report as Slaughtering Inspectors for the Town of Braintree for the year 1946.
Upon the retirement of Mr. Charles Matthews in June, Mr. James Mattie was duly appointed Slaughtering Inspector, therefore this is a joint report.
The following were the number of hogs slaughtered at Thayer's Slaughter House in 1946, stamped fit for consumption. None con- demned.
January
204
February
83
March
21
April
10
October
94
November
60
December
77
549
Respectfully submitted, CHARLES W. MATTHEWS, JAMES F. MATTIE, Slaughtering Inspectors.
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Report of the Plumbing Inspectors
Board of Health
January 27, 1947
Town of Braintree, Mass.
Gentlemen:
Following is a report of the Plumbing Inspectors of the Town of Braintree, for the year ending December 31, 1946.
Plumbing fixtures installed in 89 new and 366 old buildings at an approximate total cost of $95,465 were as follows:
193 water closets, 112 sinks, 93 sink and tray combinations, 163 wash bowls, 110 bathtubs, 37 shower baths, 21 laundry trays, 3 slop sinks, 2 urinals, 3 roof leaders, 1 floor drain, 2 drinking foun- tains, 4 soda fountains, 4 gas stack heaters, 32 automatic gas water heaters, 5 automatic electric water heaters, 190 hot water pressure boilers, 1 cistern pressure range boiler, 32 tankless heaters. There were also 77 sewer connections made and tested.
Respectfully submitted, ISRAEL WESTON, Inspector of Plumbing ARTHUR SULLIVAN, Additional Inspector of Plumbing.
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Bureau of Old Age Assistance
The adjoining reports of the Agent of the Board of Public Welfare give the financial and statistical data in regard to this department. It should be noted that while the total appropriations and transfers for the various categories of relief totaled $151,122.72, reimbursement brought the net cost to the Town down to only $64,305.96. The largest portion of this cost comes in the category of Old Age Assistance, over which we have little control. Minimum -budgets for persons receiving Old Age Assistance and Aid to Dependent Children are set by the State and have been increased twice this year due to the rising cost of living.
There have been several changes in the personnel in the depart- ment during the year. In June, the Board accepted, with regret, the resignation of Mr. Albert Rice as Supervisor of Old Age Assistance, and his work was taken over by Mr. Lawley. In July, Miss Jean Viden, a recent graduate of our high school, was employed as Junior Clerk. Early in the fall, Mrs. Barbara Cote joined the department as a Social Worker. In November, Mr. Frederick Lawley felt it best, for reasons of his health, to resign from his position as Agent of the Board. He remained with us, however, for the balance of the year.
All of the positions in this department are under Civil Service. At the time of Mr. Lawley's resignation there was not available any Civil Service list of agents from which we could make an appoint- ment. Under the circumstances we could make a temporary appoint- ment, pending the issuance of a list of agents, or we could fill the vacancy by a transfer of a qualified person from some other Welfare Department. We chose the latter course and were fortunate in getting the services of Mr. Henry Gaffney, who has been with the Quincy Welfare Department for ten years. He comes to Braintree with an expert and varied knowledge and experience in this impor- tant work. The Board feels fortunate in getting such a man for Mr. Lawley's place.
Our budget estimates for the various types of welfare are higher this year due to the increased cost of living and an anticipated in- crease in our case load.
Respectfully submitted, RAYMOND P. PALMER, Chairman JOHN W. MAHAR, Clerk HENRY D. HIGGINS.
December 31, 1946.
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Report of the Board of Public Welfare
To the Honorable Board of Public Welfare
Town Hall, South Braintree, Massachusetts Gentlemen:
We were most fortunate in not having a great increase in the case load during the year.
We were confronted with one or two large families that needed supplementary aid, and we were only obliged to ask for a transfer of $700 from the Reserve Fund.
Welfare Appropriation
$ 20,000.00 700.00
Transfer
Refunds
89.00
Total
$ 20,789.00
Expenditures
$ 20,742.53
Balance to overlay Reserve.
$ 46.47
Receipts due from State for
1946 Expenditures
$ 3,729.20
From outside Cities and Towns
2,314.33
Total
$ 6,043.53
Making a net cost for
Welfare Expenditures for 1946
$ 14,699.00
Respectfully submitted, FREDERICK D. LAWLEY,
Agent.
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Report of the Old Age Assistance Supervisor
To the Bureau of Old Age Assistance
Town of Braintree, Massachusetts
With the change in the law on January 1st, 1946, it was necessary to anticipate an increased case load in compiling our appropriation for the year. In June and in November we were confronted with two increases authorized by the State covering food, clothing, and fuel.
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Nevertheless, we were only obliged to request a transfer of $900 from the Reserve Fund, which was most gratifying in view of the fact the case load increased from 271 cases as of January 1st, 1946 to 294 cases in December, 1946.
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