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1
29 Ileart failure.
18. Hiram Sampson, Jr ..
0
0
3 Congestion of brain.
20. 21.
1 Dora F. Sears,
52
S
26 Cancer of cervixuteri.
24. Donald M. Beattie,
32
4
22 Suicide by shooting in head with revolver.
28. John Finney Ward,
2
0
20 Tubercular meningitis.
20. Erchinedi Castaldini,
18
0
0 Typhoid fever.
30. Mary Cabralo,
31
0
0 Puerpureal fever.
31. Edward Wood,
0
0
21 Congenital valvular disease of heart.
June
2.
Elizabeth K. Morton,
67
4
Cerebral hemorrhage.
3.
Hannalı G. Holmes,
89
9
12 Valvular disease of heart.
5. Susan A. Fitzgerald,
39
S
18 Fracture of skull caused by a fall from an auto truck.
S. Prospero Razzetto,
45
7 23 Heart disease.
9. Helen Atwood.
75
0
0 Disease of heart.
13. Bellmeda Monish.
0
6 19 Marasmus
14. Irving P. Bates.
1
0) Septicemia.
Alexander Hill and Christiana . Frazer. Michael Kenney and Margaret Mallay. Abraham Sherman and Sarah Toabe. Jesse Cante and Mary Caneceica. William Lapham and Louise B. Lucas. William A. Taylor and Clara Deignan.
Kamish and
Thomas Rogers and Elizabeth Marriott. Selensi Underlini and Angelina Banzi, - Robbins and Mary Spear. Richard Delaney and Bridget - Hiram Sampson and Hattie W. Swift.
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Thomas Long and Mary James M. Beattie and Helen Ward. Ira C. Ward and Kate W. Finney. Davice Castaldini and Molinch Elealanie. Joseph Costa and Amelia Trendi. J. Frank Wood and Liddie A. Noyes.
Benjamin Jackson and Ellis Holmes and Catherine Holmes. James F. Hayde and Bridget Wade.
Guy Razzeto and -
Ellis Barnes and Hannah Holmes. Antone Monish and Mary Sonta. Charles H. Bates and Clara P. King.
May
1. Flora Kerr,
0
0
0 Still born.
David Dickson and Hannah Thomas. William Burgess and Mary Bartlett.
.
Plymouth 7
June 15. Annie C. Saunders,
52 18
2
13 Carcinoma of chest.
16. Mary Viola Picard,
17. Francis A. Johnson,
82
2
25 Cerebral hemorrhage.
22. Caroline A. Doten,
76
1
7 Endocarditis.
24.
John Heywood,
49
4
15 Organic heart trouble; mitral.
24. Joseph Pacheo,
1
3
14 Accidental drowning.
27. Edward Winslow Warren,
55
8
27 Pneumonia.
29. May LeBaron,
45
6 0
July 1.
0
0 Still born.
1. Severina Tassinari,
3
8
0 Accidental fracture of skull; hemorrhage.
4.
Florence A. Smith,
48
7
0 Carcinoma of uterus.
5. Elsie Ferrari,
5
8
0 Body severely burned; congestion lungs.
6. Jimmie Malaguti,
0
6
10 Whooping cough.
7. Ella Hattie Irwin,
54 0
8 0
1 Premature birth.
9. Joshua B. Warren,
67
11
8 Chronic nephritis.
9. Manuel Pimental,
0
6
0 Laryngitis; general weakness.
11.
Ralph Urbane Graffam, 37
0
2 Typhoid fever.
12.
Martha Trimble,
82
0
0 Acute ileo colitis.
13. Emma B. Atwood,
58
8
8 Plurisy tuberculosis.
13. Peter Alsheimer,
43 3
13
Pulmonary tuberculosis.
19. Mary Cintalo,
2
8
9 Congestion of lungs; accidental burning. Premature birth.
24. Mary Alice LeBlanc,
10 hours
26.
Bosworth,
6 hours Child delivered by caesarian section on account mother. of acute Brights disease in 2 Paralysis of respiration; strangulated
Isaac Bartlett and Sarah Banks.
26. Adelaide Gertrude Bosworth,
36
2
26
Acute nephritis; Bright's disease, compli- Benjamin Irwin and Ann K. Eaton. cated by pregnancy.
28. Mary Cabral,
1
4
4
Meningitis, probably tubercular.
28. Edward Joseph Rock,
0
1
Malnutrition from birth; nephritis mother before birth.
30.
Carle Winslow Marks,
20
4 19 Pneumonia.
Frederick H. Marks and Caroline Holmes.
Aug.
1. Clara B. Churchill, 2. Mary F. Alexander,
76
11
8 Arterio sclerosis and intermittent heart.
4. Mary Gomes,
0
0
3 Convulsions.
5.
-
Q
0
0 Still born,
Amedio Tassinari and Morina Vegzoni. Horace Eaton and Augusta Goodnough. Umberto Ferrari and Albertini Puluzzi. Annibale Malaguti and Augusta Lodi. Elisha Hopkins and Amelia Allen. Marks Muthig and Lena Gellar.
David Warren and Sally C. Brewster. Joseph Pinmental and Claudina Medrios. Urbane G. Graffam and Zelphia J. Clay- ton.
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John Todd and
Franklin B. Holmes and Antoinette Barry John Alsheimer and Annie Mudheig. John Cintalo and Mary Encarnaco. Leo Le Blanc and Annie Bellfontaine. George W. Bosworth and Adelaide Irwin.
26. Henry Johnson Bartlett, 73
10
70
5 19 Cerebral hemorrhage.
Elkanah C. Finney and Sophia Burgess. Thomas Atwood and Hannah T. Bartlett. Anthony Gomes and Mary Carno.
Pbrd
-
10
16 Pulmonary tuberculosis.
25 Carcinoma of vagnia uterus.
Proctor A. Damon and Laura Randall. John P. Picard and Margaret Grimes. Warren Johnson and Eliza Whiting, George Thrasher and Content Cornish. Thomas Heywood and Mary Sharple. Antone Pacheo and Willimlina Thomas. Richard Warren and Susan B. Gore. Levi Badger and Ellen Chapman.
John Cabral and Antonia Silva. of Edward Rock and Mary Gardner.
hernia.
19 Cancer of the intestines.
8. Peter Muthig,
DEATHS-Continued.
Date.
Name.
Y.
Age. M.
D.
Cause of Death.
Aug.
9.
Lena Heckmann,
38
7
7
General peritonitis. Old age.
10. Lucy Dyer Bartlett,
93
5
21
Found dead; probably convulsions.
13. Loncia Giacaglia,
35
0
0 Post partem; puerperal convulsions.
13. Ida Brandoli,
1
5
Whooping cough.
15.
Johnie Bronzo,
17. Alfred Perley Weston,
66
10
12 Nephritis.
18. Elenore Frances Landry,
0
5
9 Gastro enteritis.
19. Carlos Robel,
0
5
26 Gastro enteritis.
19. James W. Churchill,
83
0
8
Arterio sclerosis, affecting heart and kid- neys.
19. Martha LeBaron Russell,
62
5
7 Found dead on floor; probably heart dis- ease.
19. William B. Taylor,
63
7
28 Arterio sclerosis.
20. Ezra Sampson Diman,
76
9
4
Angina pectoris.
23. Gordon Lee Howland,
5 hours
Hemorrhage from nose.
23. Hannah Wager,
0
3
3 Indigestion.
23. John W. Bentley,
69
0
11
Myocarditis.
25. Hester Comley,
74
31
6
9 Diabetic mellitus.
27. Enrico Perna,
0
1
25 Summer diarrhoea.
31. Ellsworth Gallagher,
0
3
26 Diarrhoea.
31. Louis Deannucci,
0
0
1 Feeble from birth.
0
0
0 Still born.
1. Daniel L. Robichaud,
63
0
0 Carcinoma of liver.
2. Wernig Satz,
0
0
7 Catarrhal jaundice.
2. George Stephens,
69
3
10 Angina pectoris and sclerosis.
5. Mary Lurdas Costa,
0
2
6 Thrush.
7. Carlo Diadato,
4
0
0 Membranous croup.
11. Manuel Pava,
0
3
9 Ileo colitis.
12. Maria Gloria Ricardo,
0
0 26 Cholera infantum.
14. John Frederick Wallace,
59
11
29 Chronic nephritis.
15. Margaret Woger,
1
8
3 Whooping cough.
Name of Parents.
Charles F. Heckmann and Jennie Werner. Joseph Holmes and Martha C. Dyer. George F. Lamb and Lillian Keniston. Attilio Scocco and Annunzita Biagioli. Augusto Branndoli and ghini. Dominico Bronzo and Mary Marro. Henry Weston and Henrictta Holmes. Simon Landry and Lanaina Frazer. Joseph Robel and Julia Christini.
Hiram Churchill and
Andrew L. Russell and Hannah W. Davis.
William J. Taylor and Amelia Brooks. Ezra S. Diman and Mary Cobb. Ashton Howland and Alice Finney.
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Manuel Wager and Mary S. Cardoza. Benjamin Bentley and Fannie Kelsey. Isaac White and James Robbins and Abbie Westgate. Biagio Perna and Vincenza Salvatore. William H. Gallagher and Almira Robbins Venturo Deannucci and Louisa Terreechio
Sept. 1.
Joseph Robichaud and Bridget Clement. Samuel Satz and Estlier Leiter. William Stephens and Jane Doten.
Manuel Costa and Antonia Jurres. Genie Diadato and Maria Ciaramello. Manuel Pava and Mary Amedio. Manuel Ricardo and Maria Sericoa.
Manuel Woger and Mary S. Cardoza.
Alber-
0
6
27 10 Cholera infantum.
11. Howard Franklin Lamb,
5 hours
5 12 Apoplexy.
26. Mabel F. Denson.
advanced arterio
Sept. 21. Betsy Bancroft,
79
3
13 Chronic cystitis 10 Pulmonary tuberculosis.
23. Harry Robinson Sampson,
26. Howard Nelson Millington,
9
8 27 Appendicitis.
27. Nathaniel Ellis, Antone Andrade,
25
0
0 Pulmonary tuberculosis.
28. Otis Baker,
62
0
9
Chronic Brights disease.
29. Elizabeth Guiderboni,
1
6
0
Capillary bronchitis.
30. Winthrop Hoxie,
41
2
11 Tuberculosis of the lungs.
30. Theresa Philip,
0
3
0 Ileo colitis.
30. Patrick F. Taylor,
75
9
9 Cerebral hemorrhage.
Benjamin Bates and Martha Pieree. Stillman R. Sampson and Susan C. Ray- mond.
William Millington and Eunice E. Sim- mons. Nathaniel Ellis and Remember Swift. Sebastian Andrade and Angelina Otis Baker and Mary A. Holmes.
Anselmo Guiderboni and Amilda Balboni. Edward Hoxie and Mary Holmes. Louis Philip and Agusta Monte.
Taylor and .
Oct.
3.
Charles Augustus Robbins, John Valcourt,
43
0
0 Pulmonary tuberculosis.
4.
6. Charles Franklin Wilcox,
59
7
0 Heart disease.
7. Walter H. Sears,
63
9
29 Endocarditis aortic ciency.
and mitral insuffi-
10.
Manter,
0
0
7 Open foramen ovale accompanied by pas- sive renal congestion.
13. William Warren Leonard,
73
6
4 Cancer of liver and stomach.
14. George Lincoln Sutcliffe,
45
4
12 Pernicious anaemia.
20. Harriet Adams Proctor,
0
0
4 Open foramen ovale.
27. William Maude,
82
4
15 General debility.
27.
Lester P. Chapman,
27
5
25
Appendicitis.
29.
Manuel Marshall,
1
5
2 Chronic ileo colitis.
Nov. 2.
Henry Mason,
35
0
0 Natural causes; found dead in bed.
2. George F. Mooncy,
57
0
0 Cerebral tumor.
4. Alice Balboni,
0
9
16 Acute gastro enteritis.
6. Joseph Medias,
39
0
0 Fracture of base of skull.
7. Rosie Scollard,
82
0
0 Heart disease.
8. James W. Mooney, 8. Ella May Bell,
54
11
8 Carcinoma of tongue.
9. Bertha Brady,
11
8
9 Exhaustion from weakness of heart.
10. Emma Lewis Atwood,
48
11
14 Carcinoma of breast.
10. David Seaver Danforth,
18
0
13. Mary Tassanari Balboni,
39
0
0
3
64
9
68
2
13 Carcinoma of uterus and appendages. 4 Chronic heart disease; organic.
16. Eden M. R. Tillson,
72 .
0
0 Pneumonia.
Edmund Robbins and Nancy Chandler John Valcourt and -
Franklin Wilcox and Jane Sherman. Thomas B. Sears and Louisa Churchill.
Walter L. Manter and Gertrude Saunders.
William Leonard and Susan Morton. Enoch Sutcliffe and Mary Foster. Charles B. Proctor and Harriet S. Good- ing. Thomas Maude and Harriet Crowther. Pleasley Chapman and Mary Willis. John Marshall and Mary Ann Arindade.
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James Mooney and Sarah Twiford. Arnildo Balboni and Arternisia Bassi. Frank Medias and Mary Rapoza. Richard Smith and Jane McGannon. James Mooney and Sarah Twiford. William H. Cole and Catherine Paine. John F. Brady and Mabel F. Swift. James A. Lovell and Sarah E. Bumpus. William H. Danforth and Anne Gill. Peter Gallerni and - - Govoni. Elisha Bassett and Emma Holmes. Henry W. Hatch and Huldah Bailey. Charles Tillson and Sarah J. Ripley.
15. Ralph Clifford Bassett,
32
3
11 Chronic endocarditis.
26 Poisoning by potassium cyanide. 0 Pneumonia. 29 Rodent ulcer.
16. Sarah Elizabeth Taylor,
36
0
93
10 27 Arterio sclerosis.
28.
DEATHS-Continued.
Date.
Name.
Y. Age. M.
D.
Cause of Death.
Nov. 21.
Ida Skilsky,
44
0
23.
Katherine Barbra Brenner,
40
1
24
0 Probably carcinoma of liver. Cronic nephritis.
23. 24. - Mitchell,
0
0
2 Extreme feebleness at birth.
27. Antone Pachco Soares,
0
5
19 Ulcerative stomitis.
27. John B. Picard,
44
2
2 Pulmonary tuberculosis.
29. Esther Alice Bunker,
67
7
23 Apoplexia.
29.
Elizabeth M. Anderson,
37
1
20 Double pneumonia.
30.
Charles Francis Wall,
20 hours 7
Dec.
1.
Francis E. Crapo, Mary Gloria Pacheco,
0
7
26 Ptomaine poisoning.
5.
5. Annie Maria Bumpus,
23
11
18 Pneumonia.
6.
Emeline Holmes,
60
3
0 Pneumonia.
7.
Cecelia Gardner,
52
11
8 Cerebral paralysis.
8.
Deborah A. Bartlett,
74
2
14
Organic heart disease.
10. Joseph M. Doten,
85
4 0
0 Struck by railroad train.
11. Gamaliel Thomas,
87
4
1 Valvular disease of heart.
15. John F. Connors,
48
0
0 Cerebral hemorrhage.
15. Michael Clough,
21
11
15 Run over by train.
16. Naomi Terry,
90
11
2 Old age.
Prince Doten and Susanna Prince. Ellis Rogers and Malinda Thrasher.
17.
William E. Rogers,
65
0
21 Arterio sclerosis.
22.
Huldah H. Richardson,
91
2
14 Old age and general loss of vitality, re- sulting in bed sores.
22. Edna Frances Sherman,
20
13 Chronic Bright's disease.
24. Mary B. Robichaud,
68
0 Diabetic como.
25. Emeline T. Holmes,
75
22 Arterio sclerosis.
25. Eves Costa,
0
77
10
14 Apoplexia.
29.
Irvin B. Larkin,
28
2
15 Addison's disease (disease of the supra- renal capsules).
Caleb Larkin and Isabella Murphy.
30. Emma F. Dixon,
50
5
14 Organic valvular heart disease. Mahew and
1910.
Dec. 22.
Mary Fratus,
47
0 0 Tubercular laryngitis.
Name of Parents.
Louis Sherman and Sarah Fix. John G. Halblail and Barbra Hesmer. Don Eaton and Henrietta - James Mitchell and Hattie E. Moore. Antone P. Soares and Mary Ventura. John Picard and Charlotte Forest. Edward Bunker and Esther Holmes. Freeman H. Holmes and Emeline Holmes William E. Wall and Marion A. Bourne.
John Crapo and John Pacheco and Ester Sonsia.
2.
0
0
0 Still born.
James Knights and Annie E. Parker. Elisha Holmes and Chandler. William Maude and Sarah A. Russell. John Hoyt and Bathsheba Holmes. Joseph Doten and Jerusha Bartlett. Ganett Reily and Abigal Dolan. Asa Thomas and Lucy Thomas. William Connors and Mary F. Filenn. Michael C. Clough and Mary McDermott.
Ichabod Harlow and Patience Holmes.
Charles Sherman and Mary Douglas. John and Lucy Le Blanc. Winslow Holmes and Lydia Burbank. John Costa and Mary Bernard.
27. Abram Whitten,
7030 3 0 0
16 Entero, colitis, neglect.
Charles Whitten and Mary R. Holmes.
John Perry and Mary
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77
14 Nephritis.
29 Cerebral homorrhage.
11. Hugh J. Reily,
56
15 Tuberculosis of lungs.
Nannie J. Gray,
31 4
Congential malformation of heart.
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SUMMARY.
MARRIAGES.
Number of marriages registered in 1911,
133
Both parties born in United States,
52
Italy,
13
Russia,
3
France,
1
Western Islands,
12
Portugal,
2
Scotland,
1
Germany,
1
Nova Scotia,
3
Mixed-One American,
31
Mixed-Neither American,
4
Sweden,
1
133
DEATHS.
Number registered 260, of which 44 occurred out of town, burial taking place in Plymouth.
Born in-
United States,
205
Germany,
6
Canada,
1
New Brunswick,
2
England,
10
Ireland,
CO
Western Islands,
6
Nova Scotia,
9
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Italy,
Sweden,
2
Norway,
1
Finland,
1
Portugal,
1
Russia,
1
Unknown,
1
260
BIRTHS.
Number registered,
323
Males,
172
Females,
151
Parentage as follows :
Both parents born in-
United States,
87
Italy,
107
Portugal,
1
Western Islands,
32
Nova Scotia,
5
Germany,
9
England,
2
Canada,
5
Scotland,
3
Russia,
10
Ireland,
3
France,
1
Finland,
1
Unknown,
7
Mixed-One American,
41
Mixed-Neither American,
9
323
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FIRE DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen-
The Board of Fire Engineers present their annual report for the year 1911, together with such recommendations as are deemed necessary for the best interests of the Fire Department.
APPARATUS.
The following apparatus is in commission :
Three steam fire engines.
Two hose wagons.
One hose reel.
Two chemical engines.
One ladder truck.
One combination chemical and ladder truck. One fire alarm wagon.
Both ladder trucks have been rebuilt and painted during the year and the one placed in the North Fire Station has been fitted with a chemical tank, making a valuable combina- tion to serve a section of the Town which has always been deficient in both ladder and chemical equipment. The small chemical has been painted and placed in commission at Mano- met.
Engine 3 has been repainted and the pump has been over- hauled and new valves put in. The reserve engine is kept in
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the North Station and is at all times ready for service. It has been in commission twice during the year, replacing En- gines 2 and 3 when they were undergoing repairs. The prac- tical value of the relief engine to enable the department to keep the full complement of engines always in service is thus shown.
ALARMS.
The Department has responded to twenty-two bell and fifty- eight still alarms during the year.
23 for fires in dwellings.
20 for fires in grass and rubbish.
19 for fires in chimneys.
4 for fires in stores.
3 for fires in stables.
2 for fires in halls.
2 for fires in foundries.
1 for fire in Kingston.
1 for fire in greenhouse.
1 for fire in woods.
1 for fire in dump.
1 for fire in outhouse.
2 for false alarms.
HOSE.
There are 6,400 feet of 21/2 inch cotton rubber lined hose in commission. One thousand feet were purchased during the year. More hose should be purchased the coming year.
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BUILDINGS.
Repairs have been made at the Central Fire Station and the building has been repainted both inside and out. The North Fire Station was completed last spring and was immediately -occupied by Engine Company No. 3 and Combination Ladder Company No. 1. This building is a credit to the Town and is appreciated by the firemen. The Grammar School building at Manomet has been renovated to meet the requirements of the department and Chemical No. 1 has been placed in com- .mission there.
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM.
The underground wire in the south part of the Town has been replaced with lead cable. The necessary wire to extend the underground circuit to Nelson street has been purchased and will be placed in the ducts the coming spring. Provision has been made for rebuilding the lines in several of the streets. This was made necessary by the changes in pole locations.
The Board believes that there should be a better under- standing between this Department and others maintaining poles and wires under and over our streets. Conditions arise where all concerned are caused unnecessary expense because of a lack of co-operation.
HYDRANTS.
Three hydrants have been set during the year, making 291 available.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Appropriation (Manomet Fire Station),
$200 00
Payments, repairs and cartage,
$194 44
Undrawn balance, 5 56
$200 00
Undrawn balance, Jan. 1, 1911,
$48 03
Appropriation,
13,500 00
Reimbursements,
37 36
Overdrawn,
1,500 99
$15,086 38
Payments-
Pay roll,
$7,019 33
Horse hire,
2,404 50
Repairs and replacements,
$968 03
Repairs, Ladder 1,
252 45
Repairs, Ladder 2,
270 21
1,490 69
Fire alarm,
1,056 37
Hose,
908 38
Fuel,
755 50
Hydrants, setting and repairs,
443 17
Supplies,
319 18
Lighting,
301 76
Janitors,
125 33
North Fire Station,
93 42
Sundries,
54 25
Telephone,
52 82
Freight and express,
42 78
Removing snow,
18 90
$15,086 38:
RECOMMENDATIONS.
The Board recommend that the Town purchase a motor-
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driven combination chemical and hose truck. It would be an improvement to the chemical service as the long runs could be made quicker, a large territory served, and there would doubtless be a saving in maintenance. The purchase of one of these trucks would displace three horses, which the Town now hires at an expense of six hundred dollars per year. 1 second truck could replace five other horses. At the present time- the twelve horses used at the Central Station, with two drivers in attendance nights, Sundays and holidays cost the Town $2,280.00 a year. This expense could be materially reduced by the purchase of motor propelled combination chemical and hose trucks.
There have been no extensions of the fire alarm system for- a long time. Requests for boxes have to be refused because there have been no funds available for the purpose. There are sections of the Town to which this service should be supplied and the Board trust that it will be possible to extend the sys- tem this year.
The Board believe that the Town should not delay longer the adoption of some regulations governing the construction of buildings which would prevent the spread of fires.
An appropriation of $14,500.00 is recommended to meet the expenses of the Department for the year 1912, and $1,500.99 for the overdraft.
CONCLUSION.
Every man in the Department sincerely appreciates the all- night lighting of the streets. It is fortunate that there have not been serious accidents to men, horses and apparatus while hurrying along dark streets. Under the previous arrangement the Plymouth Electric Light Company has lighted the streets
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as soon as possible after an alarm, and their thoughtfulness has been appreciated.
The Engineers wish to express their thanks to the Board of Selectmen and the Superintendent of Water Works for the interest manifested in this Department; to the Police Depart- ment and the Fire police for their assistance, and to the officers and men of the Department for the manner in which they have performed their duties.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN E. SULLIVAN, ISAAC L. HEDGE, ALTON D. EDES, Board of Fire Engineers.
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BOARD OF HEALTH
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen : -
The Board of Health respectfully submits its annual report for the year ending December 31, 1911.
There has been a total of fifty-two cases of contagious disease as compared with seventy-four of the preceding year.
Of these, eighteen were Tuberculosis, eight Diphtheria, eight Typhoid, two measles, one Spinal Meningites, and one Infantile Paralysis. Nearly 48 per cent. of all were among the poorer classes, and the Board found it necessary to furnish medical at- tendance, nursing, supplies, etc., in ten cases of Tuberculosis, seven of Scarlet Fever, four of Diphtheria, three of Typhoid, and one of Infantile Paralysis.
Eighteen of the above charges of the Board had legal residence in this town, their expense being taken from the appropriation, while of seven remaining and legally non-residents-the expense has been asked from whatever place was known to be liable.
In one instance during the year, an additional expense was incurred by the Board in establishing a close quarantine, which had to be maintained until all danger of infection was past.
Disinfection in all cases of contagious disease has been con- tinued as in the past, at no time did any contagious disease be- come epidemic, and in all ways the work for the year has been satisfactory to the Board. The public dumps have been the cause of much complaint throughout the year. No permit could be obtained to burn the dump on Obery street, which has resulted in its very unsightly condition, constituting a nuisance
ey
of he
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both to the County Farm and the immediate vicinity of South street. The Board advise closing this site at once and the pur- chase of land at what is deemed a better location for this dump.
The dump on Samoset street is still available but it is not unlikely that some changes will be made here too in the near future. We recommend the appropriation of $402.85 to be made to meet the account overdrawn by the Board during the past year.
Also a sum of $3,500 be appropriated to cover the expenses of the Board during the coming year and $200 to purchase a new site for the Obery street dump.
The Inspectors of Plumbing are Arthur A. Sampson and Michael D. Welch.
The inspectors have issued 148 permits, have made 202 in- spections and 18 examinations.
The permits were issued, 40 for new buildings and 108 for old buildings.
The following were given licenses to slaughter cattle and swine :
Jacob Steinberg, Morris Resnick, John M. Kingsley, Antonio Cabral, Thomas E. Swift, Charles W. Raymond, A. Ardizzoni, Sebastian Cavicchi, Thomaso Guidoboni, Manuel Lewis, George Weatherby and Isaac Gawley.
The following were licensed as undertakers: W. W. Bea- man & Son, B. H. Holmes and M. J. Calnan & Co.
It was necessary for the Board to take some action in seventy- one cases of complaint during the year, as follows :
Houses unconnected with the public sewer, 3
Piggeries within one hundred and fifty feet of a residence, 9
Dead animals,
Unclean condition of public buildings, 2
Unclean condition of markets,
3
Sewage matter on surface of ground,
Unclean houses, 12
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Unsanitary condition of public or private ways, 3
Sewage matter discharging into Town Brook, Obstructed sewer,
2
1
Dead fish in ponds,
1
Removing refuse from dump,
2
Unsanitary cow barns,
3
Public and private dumps,
7
Outhouse nuisance,
1
Cess pools,
4
Draining pond below water line,
1
Garbage nuisance,
3
Unclean yards,
"Total,
Statement of expenditures of the Board of Health for the year ending December 31, 1911 :
Expenses of contagious diseases (nurses, physi- cians, supplies, etc.), $1,549 75
Maintaining quarantine on Diadato case,
76 05
Sundries (No Dumping signs, typewriting, ex- pressage, etc.), 10 85
Stationery,
4 70
Printing,
26 00
Drugs,
27 12
Disinfectants,
123 60
Killing and burying animals,
24 00
Reburying human bones
5 00
Cleaning Poorhouse pond of dead fish,
2 00
Care of public dumps,
269 75
Physician (salary and expenses),
208 66
Secretary (salary and expenses),
57 50
Inspection of plumbing,
625 50
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Agent and inspector (salary and expenses),
287 49
Inspector of meats and provisions, 150 00
Overdraft (year 1910),
307 48.
$3,755 45
Cr.
Licenses (slaughter)
$13 00
J. W. Cooper, overcharge,
1 25
Appropriation, 3,000 00-
Overdraft, reimbursement (1910),
307 48.
Com. of Mass., reimbursement,
24 87
City of Quincy, reimbursement,
6 00
Overdraft, 1911,
402 85
$3,755 45.
ARTHUR W. BRAMHALL, Sec'y,
FREEMAN MANTER, GEORGE H. JACKSON, M. D.,
Board of Health.
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PLYMOUTH PUBLIC LIBRARY
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS.
The Directors of the Library respectfully make the following report of the work of the Library during the past year, and of its present condition :-
Bound volumes added for circulation in 1911, 400
Bound volumes added for reference,
78.
Total number of volumes added,
478
Number of volumes for circulation, Jan. 1, 1911, 14,025.
Number of volumes added for circulation in 1911, 400
14,425
Withdrawn from circulation in 1911,
92
Total number for circulation, Jan. 1, 1912,
14,333
Number of volumes in reference depart- ment, Jan. 1, 1911, 3,149
Volumes added in 1911, 78
Total number of volumes for reference, 3,227
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