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22 John Lowell Sauer Margaretha Turnis Becker
23 David McClellan Melville Madeline Margaret Marshall
Mar. 2 Leon Bennett Hatch Helen B. Pollard
16 Lawrence Bassett Gardner Dorothy Mae Libby
23 Orville Bernard Linton
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20 Joseph Fasulo Adelena Costa
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1 Charles Lester Newton Nora Cecelia O'Neil
15 Oliva Joseph Lafrance Thelma I. Sawyer Jesse Irving Vaughan Sarah Rebecca White (Griswold)
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23 Rhodolphus Porter Alger Elizabeth Copeland Smith
23 George F. Reed Jessie Morrison
25 Raymond H. Wood T. Ernestine Brigham
25 Laurence Linden Osborne Lillian Irene Peck
29 George Freitas Cordelia ·Eldridge
29 John Theodore Nickols Frances Konces
July 3 John Robert Matheson Verna Marie Dunphy
5 Robert George Butler Jr. Mary Adeline Wood
7 Edward Joseph Curley Mary Margaret Hennessey
10 Alexander L. Laird Georgia M. Jains
14 Walter H. Cassidy Mary Hall
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27 Franklin Thomas Griswold Jessie Ross Boynton
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7 William Douglas Church Mary Cecelia Gomes
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31 John Baptist Giberti Alma Gertrude Galligan
31 James H. Hall Catherine E. Kenney (Murphy)
31 James Joseph O'Neil Dorothy Mary Malaguti
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8 Frank Rosen Dora Wright
14 Norman E. Rudolph Madeline Katherine Keenan
14 Richard William Fessenden Bertha Eleanor Polley
16 Norman Arvid Thornquist Bernice Walton Means
16 Joseph Delbert Derr Jr. Ethel Bernice Keough
21 Francis Joseph Morrissey Hannah Collins
22 Howard Sylvester Logrien Yvonne Mary Bois
23 Irving L. Seaver Nellie E. (Benson) Bassett
28 James Aloysius Murphy Lucy Mary Trinque
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5 Louis George Hanoian Frances Dellagatta 5 Richard Arzoomanian Carrie Mary Colavecchio
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6 William John Malkoski Laura Stanulewicz
12 Luke Francis Callan Jr. Bertha Marie Gibney
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12 William Joseph Sharkey Sara Helen Barrett
14 Charles Henry Francis Youngs Ruth Maida Langton 15 John F. Carney Evelyn Winthrop Hoxie William Lawrence Greene Mary Eleanor Kirby
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19 Frank M. Conant Nellie McGinn
Nov. 7 Raymond Euric Leighton Nancy L. S. Macomber 9 Richard Tanguay Fannie Celia Roberts
9 Linwood Perry Day Mildred Grace Wales
9 Randolph Scott Thomas Edith Gertrude Logan
18 Marvin C. Jones Ruth J. Evans 26 Chester Marston White Louise Gilbert Holbrook
28 Eugene Francis Davis Evelyn May Sherman
28 Francis Herbert Bosari Ellen Marguerite Gaudette
28 Mitchell Willett Jr. Alice Ouellette
28 Louis L. Ouellette Mary Blanche Willett
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DEATHS RECORDED IN MIDDLEBORO FOR THE YEAR 1929
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M
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1928 Dec. 28 1929
Agnes C. Savard
27
5
14
Jan. 2
Justin John Cernauskos
45
7
1
5
Linnie Lemunyon
53
7
0
5
Annie Amanda Hammond
68
5
27
8
Mary Murphy
58
8
24
16
Lucy Buttrick Maxim
63
10
21
17
Isabelle Harper Moquin
76
8
0
17
Serena Beatrice Chapman
50
4
18
18
Irene Isabel
1
0
0
20
Maria Clifford Lovell
82
0
2
24
Nellie May Brennan
44
4
8
24
James F. Casey
72
0
0
25
Hattie Anna Rudolph
54
7
11
28
Betty Louise Preti
0
0
5
30
Ellen Foster Gay
84
6
0
30
Nathaniel Allerton Shurtleff
61
3
17
31
Joseph Canavan
76
1
6
31
Cordelia A. Finney
85
11
21
Feb.
1
Rhoda Ella Sparrow Wood
79
1
30
2
Lewis James Riggs
84
4
27
3
Alice B. Whittemore
79
0
0
4
Mary Fayette Raymond
81
0
9
6
Josiah Alton Perkins
70
9
29
6
Sarah Elizabeth Dean
82
1
7
10
Ednah William Drake
80
0
6
11
Bertha Stets
25
0
0
12
Catherine McQuade
73
0
2
14
George Fox Tucker
77
0
28
14
Alvaris Southworth Robinson
56
11
20
16
Cornelius Howard Leonard
83
4
10
21
George Licevic
67
0
0
22
Lyman Porter Thomas
67
11
2
22
Warburton Osgood Eddy
76
10
10
25
Gustavis Harvey Long
86
5
6
Mar.
2
Mary Alice Warren
59
10
18
3
Nellie E. Thompson
72
4
2
10
Emilio N. Niro Jr.
0
4
9
11
Lydia F. Brown
61
6
3
14
Joseph T. LeBlanc
40
2
16
16
Sylvia Casey
78
5
0
17
Elizabeth Hartling
70
4
18
19
Bertram Elmer Tobey
50
6
27
21
Edward Martin Wesson
86
5
25
22
Mary J. Jones
70
3
15
24
Albert Small
73
3
3
25
William Ainsworth Coombs
6
5
4
25
Ulysse Savard
60
0.
0
28
William Franklin Dean
83
2
26
31 Frederick H. Gross
77
.9
17
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114
Apr.
1 Jane G. Edson
92
3
4
3
Mary Ellen Baro
64
5
28
4
Ezra Morse
91
8
18
7 Thomas Cuthbert McCormick
61
10
26
7
Marie A. Sherman
81
4
24
7 Hannah Sullivan
63
0
0
10
Carrie F. Cobb
60
6
19
12
John W. Darling
80
1
0
22
Eli Boardman
58
7
26
22
William Filemore Hallock
77
0
2
26
Frances A. Adams
84
0
0
29 Narcissa A. Perry
77
11
16
29 James McCann
44
0
0
May
4
Charles Devlin
4
11
10
13
Edward Washburn
85
5
0
15
Senja Liinamaa
65
0
16
25
Louise Elaine DesRosiers
0
0
21
27 Margaret L. Morris
20
7
29
30
Henry Clay Tinkham
75
5
22
June
3 Nellie Harney
57
0
0
6
Job W. DeMoranville
64
4
8
8
Zenas Auger
85
7
28
10
Baby Miller
0
0
2
13
Mary A. Ruhl
72
11
9
16
James A. Howard
68
0
0
25
Arlene Moranville
0
0
5
28
Herbert Wendall Churchill
57
10
9
July
2
Rudolph Robichaud
0
11
8
2
Frank L. Howlett
51
8
10
4
Beverly Hudson
0
0
5
16
Julia Kontoes
40
0
0
19
Evelyn Camillo Martins
0
10
27
19
Elvira Elizabeth Eddy
79
11
22
26
Frank H Clayes
72
2
16
28 Rosaline Desrosiers
21
4
19
30
Emma J. Long
72
0
26
31
Ida Florence Briggs
66
1
0
Aug.
1
Mary E. Bumpus
65
5
8
1
Bert Heisler
47
9
11
14 Estelle C. Doody
77
1
25
15
Hilda Costa
9
0
11
15
Josephine Stanulewicz
39
9
11
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17
Thomas Hogan
81
4
0
24 Mary Rachel Clough
90
0
0
24 Horace C. Osborne
55
4
2
31
James McQuade
68
5
6
Sept.
2 Flora Ella Lovell
81
3
0
8
Eva May Sowerby
47
1
21
13
Doris Elaine Pickering
0
0
1
14 Elizabeth Billington
92
11
1
21
David Elmer Makepeace
0
0
1
28 Mary Eliza Deane
64
7
27
29
Mary E. Vaughan
71
10
8
29 Helen Bois
0
9
0
5
3
14
Axel E. Erickson
73
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Oct. 5
Seth Alden Eaton
78
11
19
9
Robert F. McDonald
5
4
0
10
Frank W. Hastay
63
4
10
18
Franklin E. Standish
68
0
0
21
Elmer Daniel Hodgkins
67
0
4
22
Herbert A. Pratt
51
10
12
29
Catherine D. Young
56
10
29
Grace Ella Littlefield
50
4
24
Nov. 6
Asa C. Bennett
73
4
20
11
Susan F. Haskins
73
8
6
11
Grover Bennett
85
6
3
15
Jane Platt
70
1
29
Nov. 15
George C. Houlihan
29
1
13
16
Fannie Dutra
25
3
20
17
Margaret J. Tinkham
75
8
28
21
Harry Edgar Bump
52
2
10
22
John Cox
73
5
16
26
Asenath E. Marchant
76
7
19
27
Isadore Sweetlovich
44
7
23
29
Martin L. White
69
1
13
30
Everett Tisdale Lincoln
78
10
14
Dec.
2
William P. Stickney
63
9
28
10
Thomas P. Curry
61
0
0
14
Ella L. Howland
74
10
25
16
Ida E. Shattuck
86
2
9
18
William Anthony Greene
55
3
15
27
John Bartlett Carver
80
4
1
28
George Herman Place
81
0
18
28
Mary Prinzo
57
5
18
Respectfully submitted,
WALDO S. THOMAS,
Town Clerk
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Martha Boehme
62
7
2
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SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
To the Board of Selectmen, Middleboro, Mass.
Gentlemen :-
I hand you herewith the report of the Weights and Mea- sures Department for.the year 1929.
The State Standards and Weights located at 13 Forest St. are in excellent condition.
The Town scale located at the town barn should be scraped and painted to keep it from rust and decay. By doing this the scale will be put in first class condition to withstand the elements for some time to come. The Town standards and working equipment are all in good condition with one exception, namely, the Adv. Weights which must be given attention and renickled this coming year or they will have deteriorated so that new ones will be necessary .. The large test weights have been recalibrated and painted and are now in good condition. As a whole, the conditions regarding Weights and Measures department throughout the town are very good.
The Gasoline Viz-Guage installed this year on about 99% of the gas pumps in town shows to the buying public just what they are getting for their money expanded. While they are an excellent thing they are a source of continuous annoyance to the dealer, as they require constant attention, many times causing long trips, with the result that a con- demned tag is affixed, by the Sealer.
During the year flour was found to be running short weight. A conference was called between the General Manager of the company involved, Town Manager Goodale and the Sealer. A satisfactory agreement was reached and put into effect at once. All short weight flour was removed rom the town.
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I would again recommend that all license fees for re- newals or installations of pumps be advanced $1.00 each; the amount thus received be credited to the Weights & Measures Department to make up in some way the cost of many trips where the pumps can not be sealed and another trip is required before the pump is made ready for sealing and a collection made.
During the year 1929 the following work was done :---
1992 pieces were sealed ·
147 66 adjusted
48 . " condemned 11 66 66 non-sealed
1212 articles were reweighed
1199 were corrected, 13 were underweight.
Cartons were inspected in 14 stores
18 Peddlers' licenses were inspected
5 milk dealers' jars were inspected
66 66 3 cans 66
3 coal certificates inspected
14 stores were visited and bread labels and weights in- spected.
2 Transient Vendors' licenses inspected
All clinical thermometers in three drug stores were in- spected and record made of each.
5 ice dealers' scales were re-inspected
2 junk
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34 gasoline pumps were re-tested
614 stops on gas pumps sealed
18 peddlers were followed and licenses inspected, some of which were ordered out of town as their licenses called for another state.
During the year cheese, meat and butter were added to the articles which come under local licensing.
Transient Vendors' licenses have been inspected and found to be in accordance with the laws of the Common- wealth. Peddlers' licenses were all checked and several
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warned against law violations. In each instance the re- quest of the Sealer was cheerfully complied with. Ice scales, junk scales and clinic thermometers came in for a systematic inspection, also a re-inspection, and with one or two exceptions were found to be O. K.
There was one prosecution during the year for violation of the peddling laws. A $10.00 fine was imposed.
I wish to thank Town Manager Goodale for the great assistance he has given me, also Chief Sisson and the Hon- orable Board for their co-operation the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
LOUIS C. LITTLEJOHN,
Sealer of Weights & Measures.
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REPORT OF THE MARIA L. H. PEIRCE LUXURY FUND
To the Selectmen of Middleboro
Gentlemen :-
I beg to report that from this fund, we furnish all the tobacco, the daily papers and Sunday papers, and all par- ticular medical or surgical appliances for the residents of the Town Farm.
At Easter time, surprise baskets of Easter dainties were given to the residents and potted plants placed in the sitting rooms and dining room of the infirmary.
Each birthday is remembered with cake and ice cream for all and a special present for the one having the natal day. Holidays are also celebrated by having cake and ice cream for supper.
About two weeks previous to Christmas, each one was given a dollar bill for Christmas shopping.
On Christmas eve each one received a present of candy, slippers, tobacco and pipe or an apron.
As we continue to use this fund, we are impressed anew with the kindliness of the thought that prompted this be- quest enabling us to make easier the path of some of us not so plentifully endowed.
Thanking you for granting me the opportunity to get into touch with this phase of the work, I am
Very truly yours,
LELAH M. HATHAWAY,
Trustee Maria L. H. Peirce Luxury Fund.
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REPORT OF THE MOTH DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Middleboro, Mass.
Gentlemen:
I offer for your consideration a report of work accom- plished by the Moth Department for the year 1929.
In taking up the duties of Superintendent of this depart- ment, I have endeavored to carry the work along in very much the same manner, with a few exceptions as it has been in previous years.
In the late winter and early spring all roadsides through- out our town as well as the state road from the Rochester line to the Bridgewater line were scouted and all webs of the brown tail moth were gathered and burned. The egg mass- es of the gypsy moth were creosoted, whi h renders the eggs infertile. In patrolling the town we find as yet no great evidence of the brown tail moth, although in one section of Rock Village they are very plentiful, with a few at East Main Street and some scattered ones on other streets.
It is with reluctance that I speak of the Rock situation, but with a feeling that it is a good suggestion to fruit tree owners, that they spray their trees for the control of brown tail and gypsy moths. In one case the owner did not care to invest the sum of $2.50 and consequently the fruit trees were defolited and the crop destroyed.
So much for the owners loss, while a very conservative estimate of the cost of gathering the webs this winter will amount to five times the cost of spraying at the right time with the probability also of near by orchards being contam- inated.
The gypsy moth we find about the same as in 1928 with possibly a slight decrease. Large colonies are found on Plymouth Street near Nemasket Cemetery also at East Grove, Wood, Acorn, Chestnut and Short Streets.
The Elm leaf beetle which again appeared in 1928 are increasing at an alarming rate, and drastic measures should be used to save the beautiful trees of our town, and with the
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co-operation of the towns people these pests can be con- trolled.
Only two reports of the satin moth were called to our attention, one at the corner of Wareham and Smith Streets and one at the corner of North and Everett, both being now under perfect control.
Spraying is in order about April 15. All roadsides of the town were treated with an arsenical spray, to control the tent caterpillar whose nests or webs are so unsightly to all who travel through the country. The same spray is used for the control of the brown tail and gypsy moth.
Private spraying is indeed quite a problem. Starting on or about May 20th and continuing from 15 to 20 days. The private spray jobs consisting of orchards, cranberry bogs, and potato fields, numbered 302. This work necessi- tates the use of two trucks, and two sprayers, early and late: The equipment of this department consists of one 400 gallon sprayer in first class condition capable of forcing spray to the top of our highest trees. The 200 Fitzhenry-Guptill power sprayers for lighter work that are in very poor condition and only by constant attention and care were we able to keep them in commission during the rush of private work. Through the remainder of the season, our work was completed by using parts of one to keep the other at work.
The trucks of the department are in good condition with the exception of one Ford Truck which has passed its useful ness. I earnestly recommend the purchase of one truck that in your opinion would be adequate, to replace it, also one new Fitzhenry-Guptill power sprayer, that will take care of our spraying jobs more efficiently, and economically.
For the purpose of keeping the public informed will say that this department is in a position to, and capable of, at- tending to any deceased tree whatever size removing if necessary or whatever surgery may be needed, also pruning fruit and shade trees. Estimates of the same gladly given.
In conclusion we thank you for your co-operation.
Respectfully submitted, FRANK S. THOMAS, Local Moth Superintendent
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INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
Board of Selectmen, Middleboro, Mass.
Gentlemen :---
As my term as Inspector of Animals for the town of Middleboro expires on this day I hereby submit my report of Animal Inspection for 1928 and 1929 to date.
I have found a few cases of Tuberculosis during this year only, and I find owners are going into the "Accredited Herd Plan," more each year, which will eventually eradicate the dread, disease.
At this time I believe Middleboro to be as free from Tuberculosis and perhaps more so than many of the nearby and surrounding towns.
This is the only contagious or infectious disease that has been the cause of much trouble during my term as Inspector, and Middleboro has escaped several diseases classed as such.
With few exceptions the barns are as good or perhaps even better, than they have been and in several cases I know, if they could be improved it would be beneficial to all, but in some cases the finances of the owners must be taken into consideration, as a reason why the conditions so exist or in other words, if the owners were able financially they would have better accommodations for their stock.
SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS
Number of Premises inspected 230
Number P. B. Cows H. 12 G. 12 A 21 J 17 MS 2 64
Number of P. B. Young H 7 G. 4, A 11, J 6 28
Number of Cows Grades H, 461, G, 200, A 50, J, 126, D.1 838 Number Young Grades H. 76 G, 104, A. 23, J, 39
Red 1 MS, 1 244
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Number Oxen 14
Number Bulls P. B. H 5, G 4, A. 4, J, 1 MS 1
15
Number Bulls Grades H 7 G. 7, A 1 D 2 MS 1 J 1
19
Pig
97
Sheep
1
Goats
8
Total Number Animals 1328
In closing permit me to note that I have found your out- laying districts much easier to reach, by reason of greatly improved "Roads" that at times in my inspections pre- viously were almost impossible to reach in any way but by walking.
I wish to thank Mr. Goodale, the Town Manager for all co-operation and assistance given me and I consider it a great privilege to have worked for so efficient and gentle- manly official.
Very truly yours,
CHAS. R. BORDEN, D. V. S.
Board of Selectmen,
Middleboro, Mass.
Gentlemen :-
Number of cattle shipped into Middleboro under State Test 114
Number of reactors killed
16
Number of dogs quarantined
7
Number of dogs killed having symptoms of rabies
2
Very truly yours, 139
JOHN H. PUSHEE
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REPORT OF WIRE INSPECTOR.
Board of Selectmen
Middleboro, Mass.
Gentlemen;
I herewith submit my annual report as inspector of wires in the town of Middleboro ending December 31, 1929.
Total number of jobs reported for inspection 466
Number of minor jobs of which no inspection was made 27
Number of jobs not passed until corrections were made 15
Number of jobs yet to be inspected 16
Number of miles traveled on inspections 1238
I have reported three electricians to the State Examin- ers of Electricians for prosecution for violating our Local By-Laws and Electric Department Regulations; also one for doing electrical work without a license.
One thing that gives considerable trouble is the wiring done by an owner or tenant who has little or no knowledge of how to properly install wires to comply with safety rules and who fail to report any wiring done, as required by our By-Laws and Regulations of the Lighting Plant.
Another cause of trouble comes from the use of the cheap bridge or floor lamps. They are wired with small improperly insulated wire and soon give trouble.
I have re-inspected a number of old wiring jobs and have found a number of places where additions to the original wiring have been made in such a way that it caused a fire and life hazard. In such cases the owner or tenant has been notified and given a limited time to put the wiring in proper condition. I have found a few places where defective wir- ing was causing the meter to register all the time.
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I am taking particular notice of the fusing of circuits to see that they are properly fused, as when the proper size fuse is used there is less liability of trouble even if the wiring is in poor condition.
I have attended ten meetings of the Massachusetts Association of Municipal Electrical Inspectors held in Bos- ton. These meetings are of great importance to all wire inspectors as any unusual problems that have come up in any of the cities and towns are thoroughly discussed so that all the inspectors get a better understanding of what they may expect to find and be in a better position to handle them should they come up in his Town.
In conclusion I want to thank those electricians and others who have in any way helped to raise the standard of wiring in this Town the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
RALPH SAMPSON,
Inspector 'of Wires
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REPORT OF THE TREE WARDEN
The work this year, as in past years, has been wholly in removing dead trees and cutting out the dead limbs in others. While we have not taken down all the dead ones, we have selected those considered most dangerous, as our appropriation is not large enough to do all the work that proper regard for public safety would seem to indicate was necessary.
Dead trees have been removed on John Glass Jr. Square, Southwick, East Main, Courtland, West, Vine, Elm, High and Oak Streets.
All this work has been done by the men in the Moth De- partment and the cost charged to the Tree Warden Ac- count. All the money charged to this account has been for labor and supplies, as the Tree Warden receives no compen- sation for the time he puts in on this work.
Respectfully submitted,
H. J. GOODALE,
Tree Warden.
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FOREST WARDEN
There were forty-one calls for the services of this depart- ment this year, to put out grass and forest fires. The total acreage burned over was 28, and the estimated loss only $114.00, as all the fires were either grass or on land of prac- tically no value. The largest area burned in one fire was only four acres, and we had only one Railroad fire.
The cost of this department for this year, $303.88, was for labor and materials, as the Forest Warden receives no salary.
H. J. GOODALE,
Forest Warden.
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REPORT OF DOG OFFICER.
Number of males licensed 766
Number of females licensed 168
Number of kennel licenses
2
Total 936
Out of the total number of 69 stray dogs that were picked up, 13 were either claimed by their owners or suitable homes were found for them; the remaining 56 stray dogs were killed.
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