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Lakeville Middleboro
Kingston
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Middleboro
Brockton
Middleboro
Kingston
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Lakeville
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July
4 Merle L. Pratt Rose Emily Silvia
7 George Nelson Duncklee Carol June Wiley 7 Chester M. Washburn Ethel S. Hanscom
14 Raymond Frank Muise Evelyn Bertha Wright 17 Robert Irving Crowell Nathalie I. Thibault
30 John S. Marston Theodora C. Lithgow
30 Richard Howard White Gertrude Dupre 31 Paul Roberts, Jr. Rose G. Burgess
Aug.
7 Louis Edward Bernier Annie Elizabeth Benoit
8 Edwin O. Heleen Lillian T. Pennala 8 J. Alfred Parker Arlene Frances Washburn
14 B. Thomas Gamperoli Theresa A. Draghetti 14 Millard E. Raymond Sarah H. Surrey
14 Henry C. Walker Hatte Frances Pierce
16 Robert Godfrey Erickson Tyyne Mary Kari 21 Fred W. Janvrin Constance Chase 28 Edmund Francis Churchill Elinor May Kinsman
28 Reginald Sherman Washburn Madeline Winifred Goff
28 Leo D. Gray Marguerite Frances Evans
28 Charles Earl Dimond Mildred Estelle Benton
28 Edward Neville Edith A. Potter
Sept.
3 Charles Leonard Reed, Jr. Eleanor A. DeMoranville
4 Anthony David Gangone Grace Elizabeth Costa
4 Joseph W. DuCharne Mary Theresa Cordeiro
9 Frank E. Shaw Beverly E. Jenkins
Taunton Taunton Middleboro Wollaston
Middleboro Middleboro Middleboro Middleboro
Dennis
Middleboro
Watertown
Dorchester
Bridgewater
Bridgewater Middleboro Taunton
Middleboro
Brockton
Middleboro
Middleboro
Middleboro So. Carver
Bridgewater
Middleboro
Middleboro
Middleboro
Middleboro
Wareham Carver
Carver
Brookline
Brookline
Plympton
Middleboro
Middleboro Taunton
Middleboro
Middleboro
No. Easton
Middleboro
Middleboro Middleboro
Lakeville Lakeville Middleboro Middleboro Worcester Middleboro
Warwick, R. I. Warwick, R. I.
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10 Frank Alfred Pierce, Jr. Verna Elizabeth Howes
17 Percy F. Churbuck Frances H. Jones
18 Cecil John Strojny Esther Mary Candini
18 Elwood Burton Fowler Beatrice Fairfax Moran
25 Russell Edward Cahill Alice Trask Carpenter
25 Hovenan Hovenanian Esther M. Stuart
30 George E. Busby Dorothy F. Cherrett
Lakeville Middleboro Middleboro Westover, Md.
Middleboro
Kingston
Brockton
Wareham
Middleboro
Middleboro
Middleboro
Dorchester
Middleboro
Middleboro
Oct.
2 John J. McNeil Ellenor W. Brouillette
2 Howard A. Robbins Carrie M. Anderson
2 Walter Elliott Harlow Emily Charette
4 Joseph L. Donahue Ruth MM. Davis
9 Michael A. Perry Mariannie B. Thomas
9 Antone Zavier Camara Josephine Hurlak
12 Joseph E. Boucher Catherine E. Tobey
16 James L. O'Gorman Mary R. Jacintho
17 William D. Boutin Maydora M. Seymour
20 Mitchell G. Dyer Natalie L. Bluhm
24 Walter E. Miller Edith K. Tinkham
30 Otto Johannes Jacobson Ruth Sofia Peterson
Nov.
2 John C. Rubeski Florence L. McLeod
4 Robert S. Phillips Hannah E. Phillips
21 John Ruzycki Sophie L. Petrowski
25 Theodore Gray Alma Elizabeth Hopkins
Middleboro
Middleboro
Middleboro
Middleboro
Taunton
Middleboro
Middleboro
Middleboro
Middleboro
Middleboro
Taunton
Taunton
Middleboro
New Bedford
Middleboro
Middleboro
Middleboro
E. Bridgewater Rockland, Maine Middleboro Carver
Middleboro
Raynham Middleboro
Bridgewater Middleboro Middleboro
Middleboro Middleboro
Abington
Middleboro Middleboro
Dec.
5 Earl Frederick Haskell Bertha Frances Chamberlain
5 Arthur Vasel Frances Elizabeth Jennings
Bridgewater Quincy Middleboro Middleboro
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14 John Peter Wholan Dorothy Cole Stanwood
25 Antone G. Perry Madeline Ditano
25 Wilfred Raymond Gerrior Barbara Emerson Mundi
28 Elmer Francis Gross Margaret Emily Silvia
Middleboro
Roslindale Middleboro Middleboro
Middleboro Middleboro Middleboro Taunton
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DEATHS RECORDED IN THE TOWN OF MIDDLEBOROUGH DURING 1937
1
Date 1937
Yrs.
Mo
Days
1 Pauline MacDonald
0
5
0
7 Annie B. Kettembeil
71
2
23
9 Persis E. Place
84
9
27
10 John M. Casey
89
2
24
10
William F. Clark
75
7
29
13
Herbert W. Batchelder
49
6
6
16 Jane A. Wright
60
10
11
17
Delia C. Conley
75
0
0
18 Eveleen M. O'Toole
67
0
0
212
Charles E. Keyes
79
10
6
24
Julia W. Farley
88
8
2
26
Mary C. Harris
76
1
8
27
Samuel Matheson
73
3
17
27
Lucy M. Lewis
92
8
4
28
Forest L. Ensworth
82
1
17
28
Marietta L. Shaw
75
2
12
Feb.
4
Alice L. Craig
83
3
16
5 Honori Botti
65
0
0
6 Manuel Silvia
74
0
0
7 Staley H. Knowles
71
9
1
10
Arthur W. Cunningham
65
2
15
19
Martha W. Shaw
86
6
22
21
Hattie Pina
39
0
0
23
Harry S. Maxim
63
7
7
23
Lillian A. Cronan
35
9
7
25
Mary Griniewicz
23
10
9
27
Florine I. Bryant
91
9
9
March
5 Etta M. Paty
70
0
0
8 Peter Vaisvilas
68
4
7
8 Mary A. McKechnie
8.2
8
25
12 Garabed Kayajan
60
6
25
14 Aime P. R. Fortin
7
7
22
16
Louis Perkins
48
8
21
25
Harry Saye
71
3
12
27 Carl Casagrande
77
3
14
28
Wladyslaw Wolski
56
0
0
28
Ellen P. Chase
85
11
7
29
Andrew B. Gibbs
83
1
28
April
4 Helen G. Beal
58
6
14
4 Donald Shurtleff
3
6
0
6 George F. Shaw
66
6
19
7 E. Kimball Harrison
67
5
29
16 Minnie C. Smith
54
2
9
Jan.
111
9 Emma E. Thatcher
64
8
8
10
John Norcross
44
2
13
17 Minnie E. Hannigan
58
3
7
18 Thomas F. Hewitt
60
0
0
20
Charles E. Reed
70
2
22
22
Ferdinand C. Landgrebe
82
1
15
23
Ruth C. Perry
75
9
5
23
Hugh Tully
80
9
27
24 Charles F. Martin
69
10
10
28
Georgianna Morse
90
1
11
May
2
John Varjabedian
68
0
0
3
Cordania E. Gracey
92
5
16
4
Lucy H. Pratt
71
3
0
6 Emmett W. Stover
42
8
22
11
George A. Merritt
60
0
0
11
Mildred B. Thibault
21
5
26
29
Albert W. West
53
5
3
29
Alan C. McKay
0
7
15
June
3
Catherine D. Standish
82
2
28
3
Myron E. Orcutt
57
2
8
9
Thomas J. Reed
60
7
8
17
Robert T. Murray
64
11
0
29
Mary P. Swain
89
0
4
30
Baby Wilbur
20 hrs.
30 min.
July
3
Mary A. Shea
71
1
16
4
Clement T. Britton
80
10
4
5
Josephine Dewey
55
0
0
5
Carrie L. Cushing
82
2
29
8
John A. Grasser
67
8
22
10
Baby Belcher
71
8
0
16 Ella L. Guilford
67
11
16
18 Chester Carver
58
5
14
24
Olympe Commeau
91
1
21
27
Bertha G. P. Wood
73
9
4
30
Eleanor A. Wade
31
5
9
31
Almeda Fuller
82
8
17
31 Margaret Badger
75
7
20
August
3 William F. Burt
71
3
20
4 Minnie E. Jones
68
0
0
8 Annie R. Bassett
69
8
19
8 Fred W. Holmes
67
2
5
12
Ida C. Ryan
71
7
18
12 Samuel Anderson
7.0
0
0
13 Charles D. Day
65
4
5
15 Joyce Carpenter
4
3
3
18
William F. Perry
5
4
0
22
Samuel Breck
46
8
16
30
Genevieve Toby
82
10
19
50 min.
13
Herbert Stetson Thomas
112
Sept.
1 Emily S. Norton
78
2
21
2 Emma W. Main
56
1
7
3 George L. Thomas
67
6
14
9 Frank Short
85
10
27
11 Josephine Clare
47
0
0
12 William, Lamb
65
3
5
14 Euphemia McLeod
72
10
29
16 Edna S. Nye
59
4
16
16 Walter Green
58
5
5
18 Baby Lakey
0
0
1
1.9
Ira Albertus Porter
80
9
20
1.9
Carleton E. Braley
16
3
13
20
Rosa Solomon
73
0
0
23
Sarah E. Wade
88
0
23
23
Ephraim P. Butler
6.6
3
26
29
Richard A. Dimond
0
9
0
30
Emma I. Foster
85
6
20
Oct.
Frank H. Baldwin
81
3
16
17
Margaret Neilson
89
0
1
18
A. Ellis B. Leach
89
6
2
24
Albert J. Gendreau, Jr.
23
0
6
31
Mary A. Kelley
81
4
6
Nov.
2
John Malley
81
4
14
6 Baby Meack
8 hrs.
11
Paul W. Donnelly
21
0
13
13
Geneveive M. Thompson
52
11
16
15 Henry Singleton
59
0
0
23 Joseph Guerin
59
0
0
25
Horace H. Dunham
55
4
1
30
Rufus Thomas Benson
66
8
2
Dec.
2 Warren A. Luce
88
4
21
9 Charles R. Holcomb
75
1
8
11 Robert Tavellini
9
1
8
14
Grace M. Richmond
60
8
26
15
Martha A. Braley
82
0
21
15
Alden F. Keyes
80
1
19
17
Addison Vassar
50
2
10
17
Georgina Bishop
83
0
0
17
Maria D. Mitchell
63
6
18
18
Bruce M. Eldredge
12
22
Mary L. Maxwell
59
9
24
30
Philip M. McDonough
30
10
20
30
Joseph M. Trombley
67
4
22
31
Benjamin W. Shaw
81
3
3
Total Births-Delayed Returns
19
1937 Births
164
Total Marriages
100
Total Deaths
139
Respectfully submitted,
WALDO S. THOMAS, Town Clerk.
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REGISTRARS' REPORT Year Ending December 31, 1937
Several meetings were held for revising check list, for certifying nomination papers and for registering new voters. After deducting from and adding to, the total registration on January 5, 1938, is :-
Males
Females
Total
Precinct 1
187
141
328
Precinct 2
1,941
1,755
3,696
Precinct 3
287
245
532
2,415
2,141
4,556
Signed,
WALDO S. THOMAS, Clerk of Board.
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ELECTION OFFICERS 1937 - 1938
PRECINCT 1
Warden Deputy Warden Clerk Deputy Clerk
Inspector Deputy Inspector Officer
Bert J: Allan
William Lewis
Percy W. Keith
Stella Fickert
Harold M. Pratt
Maurice J. Guerin Robert C. West
PRECINCT 2
Warden
Deputy Warden
Clerk
Elwyn Lynde
Deputy Clerk
John F. Perry
Inspector
Louis Cole
Inspector
Deputy Inspector
Ralph W. Maddigan
Luke F. Callan
Harold S. Thomas
PRECINCT 3
Warden Deputy Warden
Clerk
Deputy Clerk
Susan M. Brackett
Inspector
Deputy Inspector Officer
William E. Tierney James M. Faulkner Richard Mathews
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE SELECTMEN AS OF MARCH 1st, 1937
Office Registrar of Voters Trustee of Public Library
Name Term Expires April 1,1940
Sarah A. Sheehy Allan R. Thatcher Marion K. Pratt Theodore N. Wood Harry J. Goodale Luke F. Kelley Robert E. Hewitt
March 1, 1940
March 1, 1940
March 1, 1940
Tree Warden
March 1, 1938
March 1, 1938
May 1,1938
Leslie N. Clark Ralph Sampson Louis C. Littlejohn
April 1, 1938
March 1, 1938
March 1, 1938
Luke F. Kelley
March 1, 1938
Burial Agent Dog Officer Inspector of Slaughtering Inspector of Wires Sealer Weights and Measures Town Counsel
August St. Amand Frank S. Thomas
Frank Diotte
Deputy Inspector Officer
Harlas L. Cushman Leslie N. Woodward Ellen C. Gallagher
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Keeper of Lockup Field Driver and Pound Keeper Fence Viewer
Constable
Inspector of Milk Inspector of Animals Park Commissioners
Alden C. Sisson March 1, 1938
Alden C. Sisson
March 1, 1938
Frederick S. Weston
March 1, 1938
Frank S. Thomas
March 1, 1938
Ernest S. Pratt
March 1, 1938
Alden C. Sisson
March 1, 1938
Alfred M. Butler
March 1, 1938
Robert E. Hewitt
March 1, 1938
Harry E. Allen
March 1, 1938
J. Adrien Bissonnette March 1, 1938 Louis C. Littlejohn Leslie N. Clark
March 1, 1938 April 1, 1938
Arthur D. Benson
Feb. 1,1938
James H. Kennedy
Feb. 1,1938
Harry J. Goodale
Feb. 1,1938
James F. Shurtleff
Feb. 1,1938
J. Stearns Cushing
Feb. 1,1938
Public Weigher
Newell Briggs
Edwin F. Shaw
Ernest S. Pratt
Lura A. Bradford
Paul E. Gamache
John R. Dutra
Charles Ruhmpohl
Lawrence H. Thomas
Ralph D. Kelley
Vernon Briggs
Louis C. Littlejohn
William F. Fickert
, Lewis Garney Leon Corsini Nellie A. Kelley Gordon DeMoranville
Measurer of Wood, Bark and Lumber
Levi O. Atwood Gilbert M. Simmons William G. Wilcox
Sheldon L. Phinney N. S. Cushing, Jr. Albert Deane Charles N. Warren
Ernest L. Standish Herbert E. Dodge Charles S. Bassett, Jr.
Henry W. Sears, Jr. Frederick S. Weston Forest S. Churbuck Benjamin C. Shaw Frank S. Thomas Ernest S. Pratt
Harrison F. Shurtleff
Leo A. Quindley Russell B. Tripp
Melville D. Wilbur Garrett E. Whitty Elliot H. Perkins George F. Keyes John E. McManus Albert F. Soule
William E. Gardner Lewis F. Harding Annie Place Ivan B. Sparrow
Alden C. Sisson
Robert A. Clark Leah Fabbri Howard T. Lincoln
William Brigg's George A. Donner
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JURY LIST
July 1st, 1937 to July 1st, 1938 Middleboro, Mass.
NAME
Alden, Albert
Aller, Leslie G.
Anderson, Burnett E.
Atkins, Horace K.
Bailey, Harold C.
Barden, William C.
Beckman, Walter
19 Oak St.
Webster St.
8 Everett St.
152 Peirce St.
14 Coombs St. Miller St.
Mechanic
Bower, Ernest R.
Brett, Sylvanus L.
7 Courtland St.
20 Forest St.
Plymouth St.
Grocer
Burnett, Theron D.
Carpenter, Jesse, Jr.
Plympton St.
Clerk
Carter, George T.
27 Lovell St.
Shoeworker
Casey, Raymond E.
122 Arch St.
Carpenter
Caswell, Arthur B.
26 Jackson St.
Shoeworker
Champlin, Dalton A.
Churchill, Clarence T.
Clark, Charles B. Clark, Leslie N.
E. Grove St.
Costello, Frank D.
26 Bourne St.
Salesman
Crapo, William H.
67 School St.
Retired
Curley, William H.
1 Alden St.
Salesman
Cushing, Ralph B.
High St.
State Employee
Cushman, Earl B.
Plymouth St.
Farmer
DeCosta, Frederick W.
Wall St.
Insurance Agent
Deane, Abial F. Diotte, Frank
Arch St.
Telegraph
Donner, George A.
North St.
Salesman
Doty, Chester A.
137 Peirce St.
Night Watchman
Drake, Reginald
Peirce St.
Insurance Agent
Drew, Elmer O.
24 Forest St. Bedford St.
Merchant
Dunham, Arthur H.
Poultryman
Dunham, Horace H.
82 Pearl St.
Janitor
Dupont, George N.
4 Alden St.
Merchant
Dupont, Russell G.
4 Alden St.
Clerk
Eayrs, Walter G. Elliott, Cedric W.
70 Pearl St.
Auto Dealer
Erickson, A. Victor
Wood St.
Shoeworker
Farmer
Shoeworker
10 Myrtle St. Plymouth St.
OCCUPATION
Produc. Mgr. Steward
Merchant
Photo Finisher
Garage Mgr.
Merchant Shoeworker Merchant Laborer
Merchant
Bissonnette, J. Adrien
Boehme, William M.
Boutin, John B.
14 Shaw Ave.
Shoeworker
Garage Laborer
Briggs, Clyde A.
Brooks, John W., Jr.
12 Clifford St.
Salesman
Merchant
10 Forest St. Center St.
Chauffeur
North St.
Garage Farmer
Begley, Edward A.
Bell, Charles E.
ADDRESS
49 Courtland
High St.
27 Webster St.
4 Williams Place
19 Webster St.
10 Barden Hill Rd.
3 Rice St.
Painter
Fickert, Alfred H. Fickert, Charles R. Fies, Frederic G.
Plymouth St.
Carpenter
29 Forest St.
Plumber
Shoeworker
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Gagnon, John B. Gates, Earl F.
E. Main St.
71 So. Main St.
Glidden, James R.
18 High St.
Goodale, Robert P.
141 So. Main St.
Civil Engineer
Guerin, Maurice J.
Pleasant St.
Shoeworker
Guerin, Joseph
Laborer
Guertin, Charles E.
Harlow, Adnah H.
11 West Grove St.
Salesman
Harlow, Horace W.
333 Wareham St.
Mechanic
Harris, Clarence E.
Everett St.
Shoeworker
Haskins, Lorenzo
North St.
Engineer Clerk
Hathaway, George L.
So. Main St.
Heath, Albert M.
Center St.
Shoeworker
Hegarty, Everett N.
46 Forest St.
Manager
Hokanson, Sven
Wareham St.
Tailor
Hopkins, Chester A.
Mayflower Ave.
Retired
Holmes, Charles E.
Miller St.
Laborer
48 Montello St.
Insurance Agent
Peirce St.
Salesman
35 School St.
Shoeworker
53 Arch St.
Clerk
LeBaron, William E.
Wareham St.
Mechanic
MacCormick, Columbia J.
Malenfant, Joseph
Martin, John J.
Massicott, Arthur
38 Montello St.
Weaver
McMahon, William J.
43 Arch St.
Shoeworker
McQuade, James F.
28 Pearl St.
Candymaker
Laborer
Shoeworker
Shoeworker
Nourse, Ralph E.
Bedford St.
Shoeworker
O'Neil, Michael J.
22 Pearl St.
Paradise, Wilfred H.
32 Frank St.
Shoeworker
Pearson, Arthur B. Pendleton, Roy
348 Wareham St. Smith St.
29 West St.
Perkins, Herbert C.
40 'School St.
Salesman
Pickard, Emil L.
23 Lovell St. Vernon St.
North St. 25 Oak St.
Pleasant St.
76 Everett St.
Shoeworker
Salesman
Shoeworker
Carpenter
Foreman
Electrician
Barber Laborer
Shoeworker
Chauffeur
Shoeworker
Shoeworker
Purdon, George B.
Quinn, Thomas J.
Rondelli, Henry
Rose, William V.
40 Forest St.
14 Washburn St.
Plymouth St.
44 School St. Oak St.
42 Wareham St. 67 Oak St. Woodlawn St.
No. Main St. Warren Ave. Bedford St.
R. R. Employee Teamer Shoeworker
R. R. Employee Retired
Farmer R. R. Employee Barber
Rosene, Frank
Ryder, Ralph E. Shuman. Wilfred Snow, Marshall A.
Souza, Alfred M. St. Amand, August, Jr. Standish, Walter I.
Taylor, Freeman .Thomas, Bradford I. Townsend, Leon I.
Pearl St.
Merchant
16 Forest St. Shaw Ave. Webster St.
R. R. Employee
Laborer
Clerk
Millette, Leon T. Nelson, George S. Nickerson, Ralph O.
3 Keith St.
Wareham St.
Plymouth St.
Mechanic Retired Merchant
Cottage Court 190 Center St.
Shoeworker
Houlihan, James E.
Johnston, John D.
Keyes, Wilfred S. Lang, Edward S. Lang, Fred
Perkins, George H.
Pratt, Harold M. Pratt, Lewis A.
R. R. Employee
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Washburn, Kenneth J.
Wilbur, Alden D.
Williams, Harold A.
Wilmot, James J. Woodward, Leslie M. Lynde, Elwyn B.
Goodwin, Charles H.
6 Fairview St.
Wareham St. 12 Courtland St.
Plymouth St.
Benson St. So. Main St.
Forest St.
Shoeworker Clerk Merchant Painter
Accountant Retired Janitor
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Middleboro, Mass.,
January 11, 1938
Mr. H. J. Goodale, Town Manager, Dear Sir:
I herewith submit for your consideration the annual report of the Weights and Measures Department for the year 1937.
State Standards
Standards owned by the State are housed at 13 Forest Street, and are in excellent condition. They are under the direct supervision of the Town Treasurer. .
Town Owned Equipment
The field or working equipment owned by the Town is in good working condition. The addition of three new weights has added materially to the equipment. The 50-lb. weights have all been painted and ยท recalibrated and are in good condition and should last for some time to come.
Liquid Measures
The gasoline test cans have been fitted with new gauges, and are in A-1 condition. The volume measures are also in excellent condition.
Town Scales
The Town Scales are still out of commission and have been since they were condemned by the Massachu-
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setts Department Division of Standards since 1923. They should be put in shape for use as a master scale. They are now deteriorating fast.
Gasoline Pumps
Gasoline Pumps are now nearly all electric and are giving good service.
Gasoline Meters
Nearly all new installations are computing meters. This, I believe, is the best way to dispense gasoline to the buying public as each customer can readily see the amount of his purchase as well as the number of gallons. The buyer is assured of correct measure.
Viz. Gauge
This is a glass gauge placed on each pump so that the buyer may see that he is getting gasoline at all times.
Butter-Lard-Potatoes and Onions
These commodities have caused no end of trouble and should be constantly watched at all times. Short weight has been found on many of these items, and they require constant re-weighing. This requires much of the Sealer's time to watch and see that the buyer gets his just due.
Peddlers
Many out of town peddlers are coming into town and cause no end of trouble. It is only through constant care and watchfulness that they are checked and rechecked to see if correct weight is given. Middleboro peddlers are only too glad to cooperate with this department and are giving the public all to which they are entitled.
Clinical Thermometers
Clinical thermometers have been checked in the var- ious stores and hospitals and have been found to conform to State requirements. These have been listed and sent to the Director of Standards at the State House.
Bread
Bread is weighed and reweighed again and again to make sure that each loaf is of required weight. The many peddlers of bakery products try to conform to all regulations.
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Flour
Flour is running much better than has been the case for some time. This item is all weighed on automatic scales and runs very uniform.
Wood
The wood dealers cooperate in every way possible so the buyer may get his full measure.
Licenses
Licenses of all peddlers and transient vendors are checked and followed up to see that they are in form and legal.
Truck Meters
In sealing the truck meters we have been able to borrow the State truck tank, but this department was notified this was the last year that it would be available From now on the town will have to furnish a tank to do this work either by hiring or buying the equipment. I respectfully request that the town give some thought as to how this shall be handled.
Platform Scales
The department was again fortunate to be able to get the State test truck to help on this part of the work.
Summary for the Year 1937
Forty pieces were adjusted; 744 pieces were sealed ; 27 pieces were not sealed; and 7 were condemned; 1460 pieces were reweighed; 1059 were correct; 330 were under and 71 were over weight.
In addition there were 779 other Inspections of Car- tons, Licenses, Food Markings, Thermometers, Scales and Gas Measuring Devices.
I wish to thank you, Mr. Goodale, for the very great help that you have given me this last year ; also the mer- chants that have cooperated to make it possible for the citizens of Middleboro to get their just due.
Respectfully submitted,
LOUIS C. LITTLEJOHN, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
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REPORT OF THE HEALTH OFFICER
Middleboro, Mass., January 4, 1938.
To Mr. H. J. Goodale, Health Officer and Board of Health, Middleboro, Mass., Gentlemen :
I herewith submit for your consideration the report of the Health Department for the year 1937.
The health conditions in Middleboro for the past year have been excellent. All stores and roadside stands, ' with but few exceptions, have tried to comply with the law, as shown by the several inspections thereof.
The owners and merchants have cooperated in every way to make Middleboro a cleaner town and by so doing have contributed much toward making Middleboro a better place in which to live. All complaints have been investigated and remedied, and in all cases the owners or occupants have done all they could to cooperate with the Health Department.
Rubbish and Garbage
The collection of rubbish has gone along as in other years, the regular collections having been made. The new steel truck body put on the garbage truck chassis is a great improvement over the old worn out one. The driver of the garbage truck has done a good job and deserves commendation. I should again call the atten- tion of the public that they must have approved type of containers and must be in a place easily accessible to the collector.
Rubbish collections have been carried on every other week. Unless stormy weather occurs, the collections are done within the week. The collectors have done all they could to carry on efficiently. Heavy containers should not be put out as the men cannot handle them when too big and heavy.
Dump
Under the direction of Mr. Pittsley the dump is being built up and has been kept in as good condition as
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can be expected with people going at all times to dump rubbish, etc.
More care should be taken by truck men and indi- viduals not to let paper scatter along the highways as it causes a very unsightly condition to exist.
Tubercular Clinic
Through a change in the place of headquarters of this clinic, it was somewhat delayed and curtailed. The work formerly done by the Lakville Sanatorium is now being done by the Plymouth County Hospital under the direction of Miss Hilda Lundberg, Registered Nurse, Dr. Richard Scherman, M. D., and Mr. John Fruiscillo, Technician. A clinic was held at the Memorial High School on December 8, 1937, when 18 school children and 1 adult were X-rayed, and a physical examination was held on December 17, 1937, with a full attendance. Hereafter a yearly clinic will be held under the direction of Dr. Pierce of the Plymouth County Hospital.
The following is result of clinic follow-up examina- tion :
School Children X-Rayed 18
Not in School X-Rayed 1
Total X-Rayed 19
Total School Children Physical Examination.
18
Total Not in School Physical Examination.
1
Discharged from Clinic
6
Sanatorium Treatment Recommended
0
Diphtheria Clinic
The Diphtheria Clinic held March 26, April 2 and 9, 1937. Toxoid serum was used, and 59 patients availed themselves of the opportunity to be immunized.
Dental Clinic
The Dental Clinic runs Wednesdays from October to June.
Number examined in 1937 were 263.
Number of children found with defects were 208.
Number of defects corrected were 340.
Contagious Diseases
Of the contagious diseases occurring during the year several had to be hospitalized at the Haynes
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Memorial Contagious Hospital in Brighton, where they received expert medical attention.
The Venereal disease is now under the direct control of the Genito-infectious division of the Massachusetts Public Health Department. This was taken over the latter part of the year and now relieves the town of the expense of these treatments and medical aid.
Summary of Contagious Diseases occurring in Mid- dleboro for the year 1937 :
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total
Chicken Pox
2
8 16 25 22 16
7
2
3 101
Dog Bite
1
2
1
2
2
1
1 10
German Measles
2
1
3
1
3
10
Septic Throat
1
1
Lobar Pneumonia
1
2
Measles
1
5
5
3
14
Mumps
2
6
1
7
3
1
7
27
Scarlet Fever
1
6
3
10
6
1
1
1
1
30
Whooping Cough
8
11
2
2
4
4
3
5
39
Pulmonary T. B.
1
1
1
3
1
We have been again very fortunate not to have a single case of Diphtheria, Spinal Meningitis, or Anterior Poliomyeletis during the year. This is a remarkable show- ing and clearly demonstrates that the Diphtheria Clinic held each year is a valuable asset to the Public Health of our town.
Plymouth County Hospital
During the year there have been eight patients taken care of at the Plymouth County Hospital and one at the Hampshire County Sanatorium. Of these, one is now in the out-patient department of the Plymouth County Hospital; two were discharged; one is still a patient at the hospital ; five patients passed to the great beyond, and the one at the Hampshire County Sanatorium also passed away. Of the number treated at the hospitals, four were married and four were single.
Under the direction of Supt. Dr. B. H. Pierce the hospital is doing an excellent piece of work and should be
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commended for the same. The wonderful work that is being done by the hospital is hardly realized by the public, and it would be a day well spent to visit the institution and see what is actually being done.
The Bailey Summer Health Camp, also under the direction of Dr. Pierce, ran from June 24th to August 18th-a period of eight weeks. The work accomplished is remarkable and would be hard to duplicate. During their stay at the camp the children are built up in body and mind and come home having gained in weight and general health. The children attending this camp have to be selected from the following groups :
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