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Executive
Cassidy, Robert F., 1510 Liberty Street
Retired
Church, Arthur B., 1431 Washington Street Clay, Richard J., 120 Elm Lawn Road
Garage Prop.
Clerk
Anderson Henry T., 62 Standish Avenue
Armstrong, Earl F., 416 Liberty Street
Armstrong, Joseph W., 305 Hancock Street
Arnoldson, Gustaf, 64 Church Street
Machinist
Printer Retired
Salesman
Investigator
Ship Worker
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Coburn, William C., 65 Cedar Street Corliss, Guy L., 7 Pleasant Street Constantino, Domenic, 37 St. Michael Road Crandall, Albert L., 48 Oak Street Crosby, George B., 20 Harrison Avenue Cummings, Charles R., 9 Talbot Road
Dacey, William, 195 Elm Street Daily, Chester W., 467 Granite Street
Dalton, Patrick L., 1074 Washington Street
Dalton, Thomas J. F., 46 Elliot Street Davis, Wilbur, 76 Newton Avenue Day, Archibald G., 160 Wampatuck Road Delaney, John W., 39 Hobart Avenue DeGiso, Alphonse, 548 Pond Street
Messenger Salesman Machinist Machinist
Derrah, A. Joseph, 106 Parkside Avenue
Dowd, Edward T., 34 River Street Doyle, John J., 74 French Avenue Drollett, Robert A., 686 West Street Dugan, William F., 78 Cedarcliff Road
Sales Manager R.R. Employee Shoe Worker Superintendent Telephone Employee
Eason, Claude M., 8 Primrose Street Elliott, Walter C., 101 Prospect Street North Ellis, Chester O., 117 Adams Street
Jeweler Auditor Florist
Fabiano, Percy, 460 Pond Street Farrell, Thomas V., 327 Elm Street Farnsworth, Richard W., 30 Perry Road Ferrand, Harold C., 42 Jersey Avenue Ferranti, Steven, 105 Pond Street Fisher, C. Edward, 4 Weston Avenue Fitts, Walter M., 255 Middle Street Fitzgerald, Reginald P., 173 Storrs Avenue Flower, Frank J., 159 River Street Foley, John J., 106 Plain Street
General Manager Retired
Folmsbee, John J., 9 Fairmount Avenue Foss, Carroll P., 32 Windemere Circle Frazier, Joseph A., 51 River Street Frazier, Peter, 76 School Street
Frazier, Stephen, 39 Jersey Avenue
Frederickson, James P., 7 Weston Avenue Furlong, Charles R., 174 Tremont Street
Freight Agent Salesman Salesman Painter Carpenter Factory Worker Quality Mar. Real Estate
Gage, M. Gardner, 30 Sheraton Avenue Galbraith, Bayard L., 15 Jefferson Street Gallagher, John P., 31 Peach Street Getchell, Albert E., 652 Washington Street Gogan, Edward J., 30 Robinson Avenue
Griffin, Daniel W., 18 River Street Gunville, Louis B., 54 Brookside Road Gurney, James P., 36 Bowditch Street
Clerk Insurance Clerk Salesman Carpenter Meat Cutter Electrician Painter
Hall, Stephen N., 39 Wilmarth Road Hallett, Milton B., 7 Victoria Avenue Hamilton, Charles G., 1870 Washington Street Harvey, Walter T., 385 Middle Street
Railroad Employee Gardener Manager Machinist
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Executive Mechanic Shoe Worker Insurance Tel. Emp. Broker Ship Worker Farmer Merchant Foreman
Shoe Worker. Salesman Clerk Salesman Ship Worker Retired Salesman
Harkin, John, 46 Beechwood Road Hill, Benjamin C., 126 Brewster Avenue Holbrook, George E., 29 Harrison Avenue Holbrook, George E., 48 Jersey Avenue Hollis, Herbert B., 607 Washington Street Horsman, Orra P. K., 21 Wilmarth Road Hewes, George E., 427 Washington Street Hughes, William J., 10 Frederick Road Huleatt, Thomas R., 273 Middle Street Hull, Ralph C., 81 Walnut Street Hunt, Edward A., 15 Talbot Road Hutchinson, Amos, 19 Morrison Road
Telephone Employee Salesman Ship Worker Clerk
Tax Acct.
Salesman
Laborer
Driller Clerk
Printer
Wool Business Retired
Iliffe, William G., 15 Staten Road Ireland, J. William, 34 Mt. Vernon Avenue
Pipefitter
Jackson, Albert W., 389 Commercial Street
Machinist
Janssen, Ernest J., 9 Dewey Avenue
Clerk
Johnson, Walter R., 45 Bickford Road Jones, Edward H., 51 Ash Street
Rigger Engineer Printer
Jordan, Charles G., 111 Liberty Street
Insurance
Jordan, Donald M., 8 B Street
Bank Clerk Machinist
Julian, Joseph N., 53 Adams Street
Ship Worker
Keigan, Robert, 20 Trefton Drive
Operator
Kelland, William J., 22 Glenrose Avenue
Foreman
Kelley, Elliot G., 1036 Washington Street
Bank Clerk
Kellogg, Earl R., 14 Faulkner Place
Railroad Employee Salesman
Koveter, Arthur G., 22 Sheppard Avenue
LaBree, Charles A., 149 Allen Street
Electrician
Ladd, John S., 94 Newton Avenue
Rate Setter
Landers, Joseph M., 28 Elmwood Avenue
Bank President
Lane, J. Frank, 67 Central Avenue
Clerk
Landry, Urban T., 29 Azel Road
Electrician Asst. Supt.
Langley, Vernon T., 19 Beech Street Leetch, John F., 372 Hancock Street Legg, Herbert H., 19 Azel Road
Mover Retired
Lewis, Harold G., 365 Middle Street Lindsay, Harry W., 26 Frederick Road Lingley, Kenneth R., 52 Wildwood Avenue
Engineer Clerk
Lisano, Frank J., 128 Elmlawn Road Littlefield, Edward A., 366 West Street
Coppersmith
Littlejohn, John, 46 Pleasant View Avenue
Driller
Long, W. Rae, 39 Wynot Road Lucas, Arthur F., 241 Piain Street Lyons, John P., 75 Prospect Street
Trucking
Macauley, Donald A., 65 Hollis Avenue
Buyer
MacBride, Charles J., 165 Elmlawn Road
Salesman
Macleod, Alexander, 52 Sterling Street Magaldi, Joseph M., 5 Wayne Avenue
Manager Gas Station Attendant
Magee, James J., 335 Washington Street Maguire, Andrew E., 230 Shaw Street Maguire, Raymond N., 20 Bowditch Street
Engineer Plumber
Mahar, James T., 289 Middle Street
New Agent
Manager
Iron Const.
Wood Worker
Maher, George F., 50 Faulkner Place Makepiece, Carl G., 30 Faulkner Place Mallon, George, 25 Sheppard Avenue
Director
Electrician
Construction
Salesman
Mechanic
Joyce, William D., 56 Stonewood Lane
Salesman
Jope, Hugh, 549 West Street
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Marston, Arthur M., 95 Monatiquot Avenue McCarthy, Lawrence L., 11 Haven Road McCue, Robert E., 29 Williams Court McDormand, Archie C., 18 Robinson Avenue Mckinnon, Leo B., 39 Oak Street ". Milner, A. Murray, 40 Harrison Avenue Moffatt, Arthur W., 120 Oak Street Murray, George W., 5 Beechwood Road
Needham, Howard E., 19 Miller Street Ogden, Leroy P., 214 Jefferson Street
Page, Newman, 42 Treften Drive Palmer, Edward E., 135 Hawthorn Road Parker, Charles C., 185 Middle Street Petterson; Victor S., 25 Watson Street Phipps, Irving R., 453 Washington Street Pillsbury, William R., 47 Argyle Road Piner, William B., 120 School Street Potter, Norwin G., 135 Middle Street
Rae, Percy, 95 Hayward Street
Rae, Russell B., 42 Franklin Street Rafuse, Murray G., 10 Abbott Street Randall, Walter B., 13 Clark Street Ratcliffe, John, 11 Whittier Street
Raymond, H. Frank, 45 Hancock Street Reardon, Timothy J., 305 Franklin Street Reed, Bert H., 17 Academy Street
Regan, Frank J., 154 Tremont Street
Remick, Clifton P., 37 Sherbrooke Avenue
Rogers, John A., 41 Wildwood Avenue
Rogers, Norman S., 262 Middle Street
Russell, Everett F., 27 Thayer Place
Saunders, Howard M., 2 Phillips Street Schwab, George J., 37 Vine Street
Seaver, Nelson E., 35 Vine Street
Smiley, Harrison T., 95 Brow Avenue
Druggist
Sorgi, Vincent, 18 Waldron Road
Real Estate Sales Sales Mgr.
Taber, Seward W., 130 Hawthorn Road
Tenney, Fred A., 55 Tremont Street Trainer, Lawrence A., 360 Union Street Tuck, William C., 165 Arnold Street
Carpenter
Van Zandt, Albert H., 136 Peach Street Venuti, Nicholas, 845 Washington Street Vinton, Harry F., Jr., 78 Walnut Street
Funeral Director Proprietor
Warbin, Herbert E., 1378 Washington Street
Whalen, John H., 48 Crawford Road
Wilde, Raymond C., 57 Sherbrooke Avenue Williams, Harry C., 3 Ashworth Avenue Wood, Harris E., 144 Brewster Avenue Wynot, Edgar S., 382 Commercial Street
Young, Ira R., 50 Waldron Road
Young, Paul R., 40 Wildwood Avenue
Zanghi, Joseph, 17 Rose Avenue
Barber
Manager Manager Ship Worker Clerk Retired Ship Worker Auditor Chauffeur
Accountant
Salesman Engineer Retired
Draftsman Foreman Retired
Salesman
Banking Carpenter
Electrician Broker Salesman Insurance
Boiler Inspector
Town Employee Salesman
Agent
Ship Worker Railroad Employee Salesman Lineman Water Department
Shoe Worker . Mechanic Salesman
Spiess, Fred A., 34 Jersey Avenue Stackhouse, Herbert F., 69 President Road Sullivan, Edward J., 64 Bickford Road
Retired Supervisor Auto Dealer Retired Salesman
Salesman
Retired Manager Wool Broker Painter Clerk Machinist
Mech. Eng. Asst. Supt.
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Fire Department HARRY T. SEARS, Chief
Chief of Fire Department and Superintendent of Fire Alarm Dept.
No. of Employees Fire Alarm Fire Dept.
Fire Alarm Fire Dept. Dept. Budget Budget
1948 Perm (27) Call (35) (1) $107,199.09 $5,221.38
1949 Perm (30) Call (35) ;** (1)
.
119,512.79
5,091.38
In 1949 out of a total of 703 calls of all descriptions only 70 fires resulted in losses. These losses totaled $41,949.54 with a property valuation involved by fire of $684,150.00.
Fire Prevention is considered one of the most important duties of the Fire Department. A special effort has been made to increase the number of inspections of all classes of buildings. Fire Prevention should be carried out the entire year. Due to the increase in building and population, we should have an increase in the personnel of the Fire Department and the Fire Alarm De- partment, therefore; I have recommended the addition of three men to the Fire Department and one man to the Fire Alarm De- partment. This increase would give us four men on duty at the East Braintree Station instead of three men and would relieve a fireman from working on the fire alarm system. It takes the time of two and one-half men to cover each tour of duty under the 70- hour system.
The apparatus, equipment, fire stations and the fire alarm system are in very good condition except for one piece of apparatus known as Squad B. I have recommended to replace this piece with a triple combination this year.
Mutual Aid plays a very important part in the protection of life and property. We are grateful to have automatic Mutual Aid with our neighboring city and towns.
Fuel oil in excess of ten gallons shall not be kept in a structure without a permit having been obtained from the head of the Fire Department. In 1949 there were 584 inspections of fuel oil burner installations. These installations are increasing each year. A person, firm or corporation shall not make nor alter a fuel oil burner installation until a certificate of competency has been obtained from the State Fire Marshal.
We recommend the installation of an approved metal guard for protection against breakage on glass fuel oil containers in-
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Braintree Central Fire and Police Station
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stalled before January 1, 1948. The law calls for this protection on installations made after January 1, 1948.
A permit is required from the head of the Fire Department for the installation and storage of Liquified Petroleum Gas systems. 21 permits were issued in 1949 for such installations.
When fire occurs DELAYED DISCOVERY is the factor which most often turns an incident into a disaster. A school or hospital fire does its worst damage among those who cannot help themselves and are trapped without a chance, therefore; I have recommended that the School Department continue the installation of sprinkler systems, or fire detection systems in the schools not now protected.
The High School property is our largest liability at present, so I have recommended that this building be given first considera- tion. We have six schools protected by sprinkler systems, con- nected to an automatic fire alarm system. In case of a fire the Fire Department will be notified immediately and the fire will be held in check by the sprinklers.
The School Committee has inserted an item in the warrant for the 1950 Town Meeting which will cover the expenditure of funds to provide for a fire detection system in the Braintree High School. This will protect our children and property. We should make this possible by making these funds available.
Supervised drills and schooling in the Department are carried out the entire year.
I wish to extend my thanks to all who have assisted the Department, and the members have my commendation and sincere thanks for the efficient and faithful manner in which they have performed their duties.
Police Department
EDWARD D. CAHILL, Chief
Personnel: 28 Police Officers
1 Clerk
1 Custodian
The record of crimes for the year 1949 approximates that of 1948, both in number and in the type of crimes committed. In 1949 there were 618 arrests, in 1948 there were 678 arrests.
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During the year all our prowl cars were equipped with fire extinguishers, first aid kits, safety lights for use at accidents, hand spotlights and wrecking bars for use in accident cases where the passengers might be penned in because of jammed doors.
We have assigned two extra men to the traffic squad and re- placed them with the two new patrolmen put on during this year. There were 249 cases of violations of the motor vehicle laws presented in the courts and fifty cases reported to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles for action. We have just completed our third year without a fatal motor vehicle accident, even though the num- ber of accidents increased during the year. We also had an increase in registrations of motor vehicles in our town-there being approximately 8,750 vehicles registered. During the year many safety suggestions were made and carried out, thereby eliminating many hazardous conditions.
Our "beach program" or life saving coverage at our beaches was carried out in a most satisfactory manner, in that no one was drowned during the entire summer. We hope to improve the facilities at these places during the coming summer season.
All officers are now undergoing a training in the use of their revolvers and competition is to be held with the Police Departments of Hull and Randolph.
We have assigned our two Lieutenants, appointed in October, to have charge of Headquarters from 4 p.m. to 12 a.m. and from 12 a.m. to 8 a.m. This arrangement is working out satisfactorily.
For the year 1950 I have requested the following:
Five new men and an extra prowl car. I feel that it is necessary to have two prowl cars, with two men in each car, on both the 4-12 a.m. and the 12 to 8 a.m. shifts. We have at the present time about 5,400 homes and about three hundred business establishments in Town. It does not provide good coverage to have one car covering our ninety-eight miles of highway during an eight hour shift. I believe this « extra coverage would provide "cheap" insurance for the citizens of our Town.
I have requested a new ambulance to replace our thirteen- year-old ambulance. The reserve has now built up to a point ' where it will not cost an excessive amount to replace this apparatus.
The Budget also requests a replacement of our two 1941 motorcycles. .. In 1949 there were 8,750 vehicles registered in our Town, and registrations are increasing every year. We still have eight miles of State Highway within our boundaries and I believe
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the appearance alone of a motorcycle has a deterring effect on those motorists who are prone to speed.
An item requesting a replacement of our radio system is also included. Our system was installed in 1941 and by order of the Federal Communications Commission we must change our frequency by July 1, 1950. The cost of a new system which would provide broadcasting facilities to our Fire Department is $6,000.00.
Building Inspector
JOHN C. PAFFORD, Building Inspector DANIEL A. MALONEY, Deputy
1948
1949
Budget $1,350.00 1,350.00
Expenditures $1,350.00 1,350.00
Permits Issued
Estimated Values
Dwellings
226
All other new construction
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$1,410,200.00 220,050.00
Additions, Alterations and Repairs
169
136,556.00
Elevators
2
Razing
11
Estimated value of construction
$1,766,806.00
Fees received for permits
1,703.50 461
Total permits issued
Zoning Board of Appeal
FRANK A. EWART, Chairman
EARL R. GRANT, Clerk RALPH B. WOODSUM HERBERT J. REDMAN, Alternate
No. of. Employees
Budget
Expenditures
1948 1 $300.00
1949
1
300.00
$299.41 298.42
A total of twenty-two petitions were received and after public hearings nineteen were granted, two denied and one was withdrawn.
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Tree Warden
JOHN F. LEETCH, Tree Warden
Unex-
Appro- . priation Expended pended $323.20
$3,730.00 $3,406.80
Appropriated and expended for gen- eral care of trees on the following streets :
Commercial, River, Washington, Arnold, Hollis, Arborway Drive, Sterling, Pond, Tremont, Central Avenue, Stetson, Union, Walnut, Safford, West, Jefferson, Edgemont Road, Wilson Avenue, and Sher- brooke Avenue
$1,000.00
$
974.90
$ 25.10
Appropriated and expended for Re- moval of trees as listed in Appendix Previous Administration
1,930.00
515.00
Washington St., Methodist Church Lawn 36' Elm-$225.00
Middle St., Opp. 348 Middle 36' Elm- 75.00
Liberty St., Behind pole 60' north of Liberty and Middle 6' Elm --- 10.00
327 Elm St., Front of house 30' Elm --- 75.00
Washington St., At Town Hall 30' Elm- 130.00
School St., 75' from Washington St. 36' Elm- 125.00
115 Adams St. 36' Elm --- 125.00
Commercial St. at Metho-
dist Church 40' Elm
inc. stump- 175.00
291 Elm St. 28' Elm
inc. stump 150.00
Opp. 342 Elm St. 24' Elm- 60.00
1,125.50
24.50
Unexpended for Removal of trees as listed in Appendix 265.00
Appropriated and expended for plant- ing 100 new trees on the following streets :
Sumner Avenue, School, Roberts, Conrad, Tremont, Safford, Watson, Lake, Elmlawn Road, Central Ave., Blanchard Blvd., Hunt Ave., Lawn View Park, Sunny Side Park, Park Side Circle and Milton Road 500.00 497.00 3.00
This program of planting new trees is of great importance. It will replace many of the trees lost by disease and storms in the past.
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Dutch Elm Disease:
Survey and Removal of affected
branches
300.00
294.40
5.60
TOTAL
$3,730.00
$3,406.80
$323.20
We have a serious situation and many affected trees, but I believe with the proper care and spraying at the proper time this situation can be corrected.
Sealer of Weights and Measures
CALVIN E. YOUNG
I herewith submit the annual report as required by the General Laws, Chapter 98, Section 34. Taking office on November 17, 1949, I endeavored to complete the unfinished work and to set up an inspection program.
As some of the citizens may be interested in the duties of the Sealer of Weights and Measures I will briefly cover them. Scales tested and sealed range from giant truck scales of 30,000 lbs. capacity to delicate torsion balances used by pharmacists to measure infinitesimal amounts of drugs for prescriptions. Weights used in testing range from one 57,600th part of a pound to fifty pound weights. Scales used to determine the price of the thousands of pounds of meats, vegetables, cheese, etc., sold each year in Braintree stores must be tested at intervals to make sure first that they are correct and second that they continue to give correct weight throughout the year.
Reweighing of packaged commodities such as potatoes, bread, butter, cheese, etc., is an important duty. Oil bottles at the various service stations are examined for correct measure. Coal in transit is reweighed. Gasoline pumps must be tested and sealed. Large trailer trucks for delivering fuel oil must be tested for capacity and the meters must be sealed. With the cooperation of the Common- wealth test truck meters used to sell millions of gallons of fuel oil and gasoline are tested annually.
The businessmen of the Town of Braintree have been co- operative. To the Selectmen and Town officials I extend my thanks. Following is a summary of work done during the year.
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Adjusted
Sealed
Condemned
. Scales over 100 lbs.
20
Scales under 100 lbs.
5
103
Weights
2
134
5
Vehicle Tanks:
First 100 gallons
9
Each additional 100 gallons
215
Liquid 1 gallon or under
6
Meters:
Inlet one inch or less
25
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Inlet more than one inch
2
41
Gasoline, Kerosene, Oil or Grease Pumps
8
Yardsticks
5
-
Total
34
634
5
INSPECTIONS AND RETESTS
Clinical Thermometers
3
Oil Jars
10
Gasoline Meters
6
Total
19
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Board of Health
HERBERT B. HOLLIS, Chairman
DEANE R. WALKER, Clerk
JOHN J. ATKINSON /
1949 Budget
$37,198.95
Less :
Unexpended Balances $ 917.27
Receipts from all sources 2,620.75
3,538.02
Net Cost of Department for 1949
$33,660.93
Your Board of Health hereby submits its annual report for the year 1949. We shall endeavor to report on the activities in which we have been engaged during the year just passed.
At the regular town meeting in March an appropriation was made for the purchase, installation, operation and maintenance of an incinerator for the sanitary disposal of the carcasses of dead animals. This incinerator was installed in the old boiler house at the Highway Department on Union Street and has proven to be a most satisfactory and sanitary method in the disposal of dead animals, as contrasted to the old method of burial, particularly during the winter months. Mr. Aaron Whitcomb was appointed by the Board to collect the animals and to operate the incinerator.
Also, at the annual meeting an appropriation was made to allow the Board to employ a full time clerk. Miss Shirley Watts was appointed by the Board and has proven to be most competent. We believe the acquisition of this clerk in the office has resulted in much better and efficient service to the residents of our town.
The program inaugurated in 1948 for the inspection of all eating and drinking establishments, including the school and indus- trial cafeterias, was continued. Bi-monthly swab tests of all estab- lishments were made. Reports of the results of the bacteria count have been mailed to each of such establishments. Much improve- ment has been noted during the year which improvement we believe to be of a direct benefit to all who use them. We are pleased with the cooperation given us by the owners and managers.
Samples of milk were taken from milk dealers each month for analysis. The milk in all cases showed unusually good quality during the year. No milk-borne epidemic occurred in Braintree in 1949.
Meat and provision stores were inspected periodically and no food-borne epidemic occurred during the year just passed.
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Upon the recommendation of the State Department of Health we are having inserted by petition an article in the warrant for the annual town meeting for the possible construction of dress- ing rooms at Sunset Lake.
It is believed that our expanded Dental Clinic program which has had the full cooperation of the School Superintendent and the School Health Director has been most successful, educational and that a great deal of corrective work has been accomplished. Com- petitive charts were placed in each classroom listing the names of each student, the results of the dental examinations and the prog- ress of follow-up work. A dental council of three students in each school has been selected to promote the progress of these charts. The Sodium Fluoride treatments were continued and already show excellent results. We regret that Miss Frances Syl- vester, who pioneered the program, has resigned. We express our appreciation for her valued services. A new hygienist will be appointed shortly to succeed her. Our thanks also to Dr. Veale, the dentist, and to Miss Berry, the dental clerk, for their faithful services.
Following the usual custom of the Board, the Diphtheria Clinic was held in the spring. Three primary regular innoculations were given to each child brought to the Clinic. Due to the fact that there was an increase of Diphtheria reported this year through- out the state, we strongly advise that each child over six months of age be taken either to a physician of the parent's choice or be brought to the Clinic which will be held again in the spring of 1950. It is also strongly advised that a booster shot be given to all children whose primary immunization was given at a greater length of time than two years from the last innoculation.
The cases of communicable diseases showed a marked de- crease in number during 1949. Chicken-pox and poliomyelitis were the only diseases which showed an increase. Twelve cases of Polio were reported during the year; we feel most fortunate that there were no more. The total number of cases of all report- able diseases in 1949 were 568, compared with 1,150 in 1948. Our most sincere thanks is given to the Braintree Visiting Nurse Association as well as to the School Health Department for their valued cooperation in assisting in the control of communicable diseases.
The change in the garbage contract to require collections twice each week during the summer months seems to have been gratifying to our fellow townspeople.
In our report for 1948 reference was made concerning a case of an alleged nuisance of odors from an oil plant. A decision is still being awaited from the Norfolk Superior Court in this matter.
At the time this is written we are unable to report just when chest x-rays will be taken in our Town. We have been informed
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by the Norfolk County Health Association, however, that this program will be carried out in the spring of 1951.
A new law, aimed at reducing the number of deaths among premature babies, was enacted by the 1949 Legislature. This law places the responsibility upon local health boards, after the estab- lishment of legal settlement, to pay the hospital expenses for babies weighing four and one-half pounds or less at time of birth where the parents are unable to do so. This was formerly a welfare department function.
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