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25 Ely G. Pina
63 Chronic Myocarditis
26 Morton Collingwood
60 9 8 Pulmonary Embolus
28 William N. Mullaney
47 3 22 Tuberculosis of Lungs
76 4 29 Chronic Myocarditis
and Constance Stark Andrew Cowley and Elizabeth Rodger
Manuel Carreiro and Julia Raymond Augustus Peterson and Caroline Bredburg Archie Tache and Adele Emond
Edwin T. Thompson and Mary Bartlett Zerri T. Robinson and Angie M. Morse
Manuel Medara and Mary Andrada
Clifton Norris and Leona Billdeau John Murray and Catherine Duffy
Freeman Manter and Abbie S. Warren and Nellie Medeiros James Weild and Emma Rushton
Marcus W. Tripp and Josephine Nandy Lawrence Pina and Maria Souto James A. Collingwood and Natalie H. Morton Edward J. Mullaney and Emma Westgate Otis P. Drake and Sarah King
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30 Laura E. Washburn
77 6 17 Coronary Sclerosis
and
13 Eva E. Kuhn
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June 2 Clementine Iodice 2 Robert A. Jones 4 Henry H. Flaherty 4 Crissie G. MacDonald
5 Lizzie F. Wood
8 Elizabeth Callahan 10 Florence J. Richardson
11 Isaac A. Sampson (Died in Chelsea) 11 Maurice E. Buxton 14 James F. Peavey 63 3 1 Coronary Occlusion 14 Ruth E. Leland (Died in Sandwich) 91 1 17 Cerebral Hemorrhage
16 Hedda S. Anderson 16 Fred A. Jenks
90
9 16 Broncho Pneumonia
83 6 5 Coronary Sclerosis
56 - Coronary Thrombosis
77 5 3 Cerebral Hemorrhage
48 3 14 Intestinal Obstruction
54 6 12 Cancer of Pancreas
89 10 21 Carcinoma Breast
90 7 26 Arterio-Sclerotic Heart Disease
85 10 21 Cerebral Thrombosis
75 -- Chronic Myocardial Insufficiency
77
- Miliany Tuberculosis
55
2 16 Cerebral Hemorrhage
74 3 4 Carcinoma of Colon
59 3 18 Coronary Occlusion
84 3 26 Cancer of Sigmoid
68 - 11 Cerebral Hemorrhage 68 -- Myocardial Failure
James Minion and Camella - Richard W. Jones and Grace E. Payton Ellis Whiting and Fannie G. Whitmore Louis MacDonald and Anne Morrison Alba Wood and Amanda Pratt
Edward Monahan and Marjory McGlinchey Joshua N. Marshall and Georgianna Fiske
John Sampson and Harriet Picard Nathan P. Buxton and Hannah M. Clough James Peavey and Mary
George Manter and Ruth Sampson Yohan Pederson and
Horatio Jenks and Lydia Bagnell
Samuel Kagan and Goldie
Laban P. Crocker and Sarah A. Fish
Aaron Perry and Laura C. McLane
Amie Theroux and Rose Theroux
Henry Raymond and Susan Horton
Louis D. Perry and Sarah Besse Fred C. Howland and Mary J. Bartlett Luther Yarrington and Sarah Bixby
Edward Sweeney and Catherine Flynn Manuel Silva and Maria Almedia Abner H. Harlow and Henrietta Thomas Jacob Henrich and Annie C. Becken Schultz and Christine
Angus McFee and Annie Peterson George W. Baker and Lydia L. Worster
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July 1 Thomas Sweeney
3 Antonia Cabral
5 Sarah J. Morton
6 Annie C. Henrich
7 Amalie C. Banker 9 Alice `C. Parker
(Died in Boston) 9 Edward L. Baker
45 1 17 Carcinoma of Lungs 7 29 Fracture of Skull 1 71 11 14 Cancer of the Esophagus
75 - - Coronary Occlusion
78 10 5 Carcinoma of Stomach
77 - 20 Cardiovascular Renal Disease
80 7 23 Coronary Occlusion
68 6 26 Cardio-Renal Disease 75 10 19 Carcinoma of Prostate
22 Joseph S. Cohen
23 Justus H. Crocker
24 Lillian P. Pena 25 Donat Theroux
26 Susan N. Morse
29 Tirzah W. Carver (Died in Taunton) 29 Louis B. Howland 30 Ena E. Wright
DEATHS REGISTERED IN PLYMOUTH IN 1945-Continued
Age
Date
Name
Y. M. D.
Cause of Death
11 Celia G. Luther
79
4 - Coronary Occlusion
12 Frederico Salani
61 3 10 Coronary Thrombosis
18 Ernest H. Condon
69
9 - Coronary Thrombosis
19 Susanne B. Crowell
91 3 10 Arteriosclerosis
20 Harriet M. Morey (Died in Portland, Maine) 78 4 8 Gastro-Intestinal Hemorrhage
20 William O'Brien
67 - 18 Pulmonary Edema 60 19 25 Cardiac Decompensation
20 Frederick J. DeCost
25 Blanche C. Silveira
25 James Quinn, Jr.
64 11 18 Coronary Occlusion 7 - 8 Asphyxiation by Drowning
26 Helen N. Savoy (Died in Boston)
52 10 23 Tetanus 10 hrs. Atelectasis
27 Kathleen Moran 28 Annie S. Blaisdell (Died in Boston) 30 Samuel Jesse 31 Rossi
74 9 8 Crushed Chest
31 2 25 Asphyxiation by Drowning
- Prematurity
Aug. 3 Israel DeZorrett 4 - Roderick 7 Fred A. Hall 8 John H. Fish, Jr. (Died in Falmouth)
75 Coronary Occlusion 1 min. Prematurity
70 3 2 Cardiovascular Renal Disease
17 4 19 Asphyxiation from Smoke (Accident) 51 11 2 Subdural Abcess 81 5 15 Carcinoma of Stomach
44 9 15 Intestinal Hemorrhage
Name of Parents
Eliza Gill and Elvira Moulton Joseph Salani and Luiga Savoni Eldridge Condon and Susan A. Sherman Henry Swaine and Besshabie Smith
John Laurence and Alidia C. Pope
William O'Brien and Margaret Sullivan Frederick J. DeCost and Catherine Bussey Joseph Souza and Mary G. Vincent James Quinn and Mary Roach
John Marshall and Hanora Donovan Francis M. Moran and Renelta A. King
Charles McEvitt and Margaret Frank Jesse and Francis Silva Elmo J. Rossi and Eva C. Leonardi
Abraham DeZorett and Manuel Roderick and Helen Rogers James L. Hall and Susan A. Gurney
John H. Fish and Ada V. Petocchi John Costa and Ezra Leach and Margaret Morton
Ettore Fornaciari and Ernesta Forni
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9 Edward Costa 9 George A. Leach 11 Enio A. Fornaciari (Died in Boston)
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15 Clarence S. Harmon 16 Lucy Murray
17 Frank Vernazzaro (Died in Kingston)
18 Mary Fontes 19 Alvin C. Phinney (Died in Rockingham, N. H.) 20 Mary Wood 20 Prudence I. Caswell (Died in Pawtucket, R. I.) 23 John Foley 24 Betsey W. Douglas
24 William B. Purdy
26 Cappannari 27 Minnie E. Jones
27 Lovell 29 Julia Leary 31 Harry H. Morton
65 3 6 Carcinoma Head of Pancreas
64 5 26 Coronary Embolism
48 1 24 Coronary Occlusion 2 hrs. Atelectasis
82 11 23 Cerebral Embolism
Stillborn
85 4 26 Cerebral Hemorrhage
73 - Carcinoma Rectum
74 Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease
76 4 22 Chronic Myocarditis
- Stillborn
67 9 22 Myocardial Enfasction Stillborn
86 Coronary Sclerosis
70 10 2 Coronary Sclerosis
Sept. 3 Augusto Pellegrini
3 Henry Trushaw
4 Tomaso Guidoboni 4 William P. Kunze (Died in Cambridge) 5 Gertrude W. Babbitt 7 Alice Preti (Died in Boston) 8 Harrison B. Sherman (Died in Barnstable) 11 Charles Stanley Temple 11 Elizabeth F. Sampson (Died in Taunton) 13 Donald Proctor 13 Thomas Proctor
65 11 25 Coronary Occlusion
71 - Uremia
80 3 6 Cardiovascular Renal Disease
44 2 23 Pulmonary Embolism
76 - 7 Cardiovascular Renal Disease
28 6 22 Purpura Hemorrhage
73 5 8 Coronary Occlusion
53 - 1 Acute Pancreatitis
80 5 21 Chronic Myocarditis 10 hrs. Prematurity 10 hrs. Prematurity
Alpheus K. Harmon and Clarissa Bates Joseph Commeau and
Nicholas Vernazzaro and Camella Martoni Joseph Fontes and Lillian Pelletier
Alvin Phinney and Hannah Vaughan Richard Wood and Gladys Bastoni
Joseph McLean and John Foley and -
George W. Swift and Sarah Leonard George Purdy and
David Cappannari and Delores Guidoboni Benjamin Snowdon and Mary Mckenzie Charles W. Lovell and Edna Clark Michael Hogan and Ichabod Morton and Catherine H. Cobb
Peitro Pellegrini and Nancy Ravani Nelson Trushaw and Mary Gardner Carlo Guidoboni and Adelaide Soffritti
Max O. Kunze and Emma B. Crothers George Roberts and John Andrada and Mary Reis
Joseph Sherman and Isabelle Ellis Charles F. Temple and Sarah Lunt
William Wood and Julia Haywood Robert Proctor and Dorothy Lyon Robert Proctor and Dorothy Lyon
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DEATHS REGISTERED IN PLYMOUTH IN 1945-Continued
Date
Name
14 Mary E. Lucas
91 11 11 Coronary Thrombosis
14 Joab Thomas
80
- 5 Chronic Myocarditis
15 Amy L. Jessop
71 9 26 Chronic Myocarditis
19 William J. Creagh
59 Pulmonary Embolus
20 Margaret J. Nauman
77 6 18 Cerebral Hemorrhage
30 Madeline Arsenault (Died in Boston)
79
3 8 Pyelonephritis
Oct. 1 Fannie Hertel (Died in Norfolk)
2 Mary B. Cordeiro (Died in Fall River)
76 5 19 Cancer of Stomach 6 hrs. Cerebral Hemorrhage
68 - - Pulmonary Edema
82 3 3 Chronic Myocarditis
59 7 9 Carcinoma of Liver
74 7 9 Heart Disease
63 8 23 Accidental Drowning
70 2 26 Cancer of Rectum
80 1 13 Cardiovascular Renal Disease
65 4 22 Pulmonary Edema
58 4 15 Cerebral Thrombosis
87 5 19 Carcinoma of Prostate
Name of Parents
Daniel Butler and Eliza Hathaway Joab Thomas and Jerusha Cobb Joseph Jessop and Mary
Patrick Creagh and Margaret O'Brien John Barlow and Mary Moore
Silvina Cormier and
William S. Clark and Margaret E.
Antone Benevedes and Rose Jezus Karl Arlund and Aileen Halonen Antone Lodi and
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John S. Victoria and Clotilda Motta Andrew H. Reed and Elizabeth E. Keene Peitro Pellegrini and Nancy Ravani Manuel Motta and Marie R. Piva
Albert A. Nightingale and Luzitta Swift
Patrick DeVine and Mary Greeley Martin V. Holmes and Hannah Atwood Marcellus H. Allen and Millie Pollard
August Martin and Marion Antunes
David S. Surrey and Deborah Haskins
13 Irving Weston Nightingale (Died in Bourne) 14 Arthur V. DeVine (Died in Fall River)
18 Martin W. Holmes
19 Dora Evelyn Eldredge 19 Maria E. Ferreira (Died in Kingston) 22 Herbert B. Surrey (Died in Middleboro)
Age Y. M. D. Cause of Death
69 6 13 Pulmonary Insufficiency
3 Diana Ruth Arlund 8 Gaetano Lodi 8 John Victoria, Jr. (Died in Monson) 18 3 3 Epilepsy
9 Annie Kendall Lanman 9 Louis Pellegrini 11 Manuel Motta
22 Mary Martin 27 Mary M. Bradford
28 James H. Tracey 30 Philip Fernandes 31 Maria Pacheco
2 hrs. Anencephalus 69 4 18 Chronic Myocarditis
53
4 8 Uremic Poisoning
21
3 9 Acute Dilatation of Heart
80 Arteriosclerosis
Nov. 6 Maximillian E. Druckenbrod
52 9 16 Cerebral Hemorrhage
8 Walter J. Hall
51 7 21 Third Degree Burns of Body (Accident)
8 Olindo Bucci
74 6 8 Coronary
8 Magarida Ponta
59 6 - Coronary Thrombosis
84 4 28 Cardiovascular Renal Disease
12 Helen F. Sears
(Died in Somerville)
64 10 21 Chronic Myocarditis
58 - 8 Heart Disease, Coronary Occlusion
67 3 11 Cerebral Hemorrhage
18 Celinia G. Zucchelli (Died in Norwood) 23 Gaetano Canevazzi 23 Ferdinand Lenari (Died in Middleboro)
69
- - Hypertensive Heart Disease
73 25 Coronary Thrombosis
47 2 1 Coronary Thrombosis
43 6 28 Acute Intestinal Obstruction
89 6 21 Senility
39 7 - Pulmonary Edema
83 6 28 Aortic Stenosis
Dec. 2 Leland R. Morton
52 9 29 Coronary Occlusion
71 11 - Coronary Thrombosis
85 2 28
3 Dianne Laramie
5 10 Acute Dilatation of Heart
16 Albert E. Reed
72 - 12 Acute Coronary Occlusion
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9
9 Cerebral Hemorrhage
90 8 1 Cerebral Hemorrhage
Antone Martin and Marjorie Hartin John Mathewson and Margaret Mckay John H. Tracey and Mary Parker Victal Fernandes and Mary Fernandes DeLuz and
John Druckenbrod and Mary Strassel
Henry Hall and Mary E. Woods Nicola Bucci and Lucia Nattiliza Joseph Ferreira and Mary Kirt William Dorr and Sarah Adams
David Holmes and Emma F. Richardson Thomas Smith and Mary MacPherson Benjamin B. Besse and Lucy Sherman
Philip Gallerani and Celso Canevazzi and Margaret Fiori
John Lenari and Angelina Scucato Ephraim Cadorette and Delia Landry Caleb Tryon and Catherine Fry Thomas Hallahan and Elizabeth Jones William Maude and Sarah A. Russell
George Morton and Alice Leland Alba Wood and Amanda Pratt William Shippen and Georgina Morton and Jeanette Laramie
George Reed and Elizabeth Pike Jeremiah Coffey and John Jordan and Ellen Royle
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24 Joseph R. Cadorette 27 Lucinda Grandy 29 Frederick P. Hallahan
30 Sarah M. Roberts
2 Mary E. Wood 3 Anna S. Davis (Died in N. Y.)
16 Annie M. C. King
17 Linda M. Ellis
9 Ethel D. Mellor
17 Alan D. Smith
17 Loring P. Besse
DEATHS REGISTERED IN PLYMOUTH IN 1945-Continued
Date
Name
Age Y. M. D.
Cause of Death
Name of Parents
18 Emma F. Wright (Died in N. Y.)
71 8 23 Broncho-pneumonia
21 Edgar W. Swift
81 - 11 Cerebral Hemorrhage
21 Peter G. Pirani
59 2 29 Coronary Occlusion
78 - 23 Arterio-Sclerotic Heart Disease
56
- Acute Coronary Occlusion
71
8 8 Cerebral Hemorrhage
31 Philip Malaguti
- Stillborn
Joseph A. Maybury and Christiana Pierce Josiah Swift and Delia Cook 'Antone Pirani and Liberta Franciosi
25 Judson S. DeLancey (Died in Boston) 29 Bessie Skulsky 29 Samuel L. Gardner
Oliver DeLancey and Caroline Robinson Israel Feldman and Etta
George A. Gardner and Sylvia Bennett Fred Malaguti and Natalie Feci
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SUMMARY
BIRTHS, 1945 Number Registered, 286, of which 110 were non- residents.
Males 148
Females 138
286
MARRIAGES, 1945
Number Registered 166
DEATHS, 1945
Number of deaths registered, 220, of which 47 were non-residents, and 56 died out of town, burial taking place in Plymouth.
There have been issued from the Town Clerk's Office for the year 1945, licenses as follows:
Resident Citizen Fishing Licenses
293
Resident Citizen Hunting Licenses
451
Resident Citizen Sporting Licenses 265
Resident Citizen Minor and Female Fishing Licenses 81
Resident Citizen Minor Trapping Licenses 1
Resident Citizen Trapping Licenses 14
Special Non-Resident Fishing Licenses 17
Non-Resident Citizen Hunting Licenses
5
Duplicate Licenses
1
Resident Cit. Sporting (Free) Licenses
74
Resident Cit. Military or Naval Sporting (Free) Licenses 49
Resident Cit. O.A.A. (Free) Fishing Licenses
9
Male Dog Licenses
680
Female Dog Licenses
309
Kennel Licenses
HERBERT K. BARTLETT, 3
Town Clerk.
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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS AND SEWERS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit a report of the work done in the Street and Sewer Departments from January 1 to Decem- ber 31, 1945.
SEWERS
The largest amount of work done in the sewer depart- ment was on the Outfall Sewer on the shore and flats located at the foot of Robbins Lane. Approximately 350 feet of 21" corrugated pipe was taken out, mud removed and the same pipe replaced back to grade. The depth of this pipe on the shore was 14' deep at the manhole on the shore, running out to a depth of 3'. A new connec- tion was made at the manhole. Approximately 100 feet more will be removed this coming year and will be put into operation by taking the sewerage from the shore. 1500 feet of sewer lines have been dragged and tree roots removed. Several new manholes have been built and others brought up to grade of road. Fifteen new services were installed this past year. All manholes were cleaned out.
STREET CLEANING
The usual work of cleaning streets has been carried out. Catchbasins were cleaned, drains cleaned and flushed out with the new pump purchased from the government that was used for Civilian Defense work.
ASPHALT SIDEWALKS
With materials released by the War Production Board, 3500 sq. yds. of sidewalk was rebuilt on streets that were in a dangerous condition. Other sidewalks were repaired where tree roots have broken up the surface. These will be resurfaced this coming year.
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HARD-SURFACING STREETS
The following streets were resurfaced, with no new construction allowed by the WPB: Chilton St., resurfaced with K.P. tar and peastone, mixed and rolled, Forest Ave. Crt., resurfaced with K.P. tar and peastone, mixed and rolled, Bay View Ave., resurfaced with K. P. tar and peastone, mixed and rolled, Town Wharf, resurfaced with K.P. tar and peastone, mixed and rolled. White Horse Road, the west side of the road from Taylor Ave. to Ave. A was brought to grade with gravel and hard- surfaced with K.P. tar and No. 2 stone, sealed with asphalt and sand. The clay was removed from the shoul- ders in front of the cemetery and brought to grade with gravel. Shoulders were hard-surfaced with K.P. tar and No. 2 stone, sealed with K.P. tar and peastone, mixed and rolled. Long Pond Road, two miles of mixed-in-place top of gravel sand laid in 1944 was sealed with asphalt and sand. One mile more of this type of road will be laid this coming year if materials are available. Wel- lingsley Ave., this road was widened from 18' to 22' on the south side, a distance of 400'. Clay removed and brought to grade with gravel and hard-surfaced with K.P. tar and No. 2 stone, sealed with tar and peastone. All gravel roads were scraped in the spring and summer seasons and brought up to grade with gravel. Calcium choloride was applied to the gravel roads to lay the dust.
SPECIAL BUDGET
Great Herring Pond Road, Chapter 90 Maintenance, one and one-tenth miles of mixed-in-place top 2" thick was placed over the old road from Lake Croft Inn to the state highway at Swift's corner. This top was gravel mixed with M.C.3 asphalt, mixed with graders and placed over old surface, sealed with asphalt and sand four weeks later. The following roads were sealed with sand and M.C.3 asphalt under Chapter 90 Maintenance: Federal Furnace Road, two miles, Route No. 44, one mile, South Meadow Road, one and one-tenth miles. The dangerous curve on Billington St., opposite the Standish Mills prop-
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erty, was cut back 30' at the deepest point for a distance of 200 feet. This coming year when the electric light poles are moved back this section of road will be brought up to grade and hard-surfaced with stone and tar and the high bank sloped to prevent washing by heavy rains.
CEMENT SIDEWALKS AND CURBING
With all material being held by the WPB and not re- leased until late in the season, very little cement work was done this past year. Several bad places in sidewalks from Main St. Ext. to Plymouth and Kingston line were repaired where tree roots had lifted the slabs. This work will continue in 1946.
NORTHEAST GALE OF NOV. 29, 1945
There was considerable damage done along the water- front at Mabbett's Mill, Eel River, Plymouth Beach and Bartlett Brook at Manomet. At Eel River, in front of Hornblower's property a distance of 500 ft., the river was washed full of sand 6 ft. deep blocking the river so the water backed up into the cellars on River St. in Chiltonville. A shovel from A. K. Finney was hired to dig out the river at a cost of $230.00, Bartlett Brook was dug out by hand labor, a distance of 300 ft. from the shore to bridge at Taylor Ave. The water was backed up around the cottages on the west side of Taylor Ave. 3 ft. deep blocking the entrances so people could not go in or out of them. Little damage was done in this area. At Mabbett's Mill, the high sea washed under and over the seawall and undermined it for a distance of 300 ft. In this distance, it settled from 1 ft. deep to 5 ft. deep and the wall pushed out approximately two feet. The wall is in such bad condition it will require tearing down and be rebuilt over. Several roads that were washed out in the outlying districts were filled with gravel and brought up to grade.
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Lines and grades for street and sewer work have been supplied by the Town Engineer, Edward Chase, and records of same filed at his office.
Requests that have been made for road and sidewalk repairs will be taken care of at the proper time this coming year.
Respectfully submitted,
ELMER C. CHANDLER, Supt. of Streets and Sewers.
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PLYMOUTH BOARD OF HEALTH 1945
Although the work of a local board of health is un- spectacular it is intimately connected with the general health of the community and your Plymouth Board of Health conducts all of its activities with this object in mind.
Regular inspection of all eating establishments have been made at periodic intervals of time. The local res- taurants have been found to be on the whole operating in a sanitary manner although the lack of help has been a handicap to many of them. Our board has always had excellent cooperation from the local restaurant operators.
The collection of garbage has caused us some concern as many complaints have been received due to the addi- tional territory that we have had to cover in the north part of the town due to the suspension of a local garbage collection in that part of Plymouth. We hope to solve this problem before the beginning of the summer season, either through the hiring of one or two more men or by adding to the present equipment. The collection of garbage in Manomet has been satisfactory with very few complaints. This collection is done by a local con- tractor to whom the town pays a flat yearly figure for his services.
The problem of dumps will always be with your Board of Health. We have succeeded quite well in caring for the local dumps and would do even better if those who dump rubbish would cooperate with us in assisting in keeping the dumps in an orderly condition.
The Obery Street dump has now been closed after a long period of years and a new dump has been estab- lished on Long Pond Road on property which we have
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leased from Plymouth County for fifty years at a rental of one dollar a year This will make a splendid dump. A transfer of funds from the Finance Committee enabled us to drive a well and to install a pump so that water will be available for keeping down the hazard of fires. This dump is now in use and further dumping has been prohibited at the former Obery Street dump.
Weekly clinics are held at the Board of Health rooms on each Monday, which takes care of venereal diseases, vaccinations, etc., of persons unable to pay for treatments.
Once each year a clinic is held at the Board of Health rooms for immunization against diphtheria. There has been a slight but definite upturn in the number of cases of diphtheria in Massachusetts during the past two years. We are of the opinion that there is far too little immuni- zation against diphtheria being done by the family physi- cian. Parents rely too much on the free clinic. Since the program has been taken out of the schools mothers are urged to have their children immunized in infancy after 6 months of age. The State Department of Public Health recommends a single booster dose given a child on enter- ing school.
We have continued to use the Haynes Memorial Hos- pital in Brighton for all contagious cases as the lack of nurses has not permitted us to use the facilities of the Jordan Hospital, although we still contribute to the maintenance of the contagious wing at the Jordan Hos- pital.
We wish to emphasize the necessity for all contagious diseases being reported to the Board of Health. The General Laws require that all cases of contagious diseases be reported to the board of health by the attending phy- sician. If there is no physician called a member of the household must make such a report. The following table shows the number of contagious diseases reported to the office of the board of health.
ยท
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Jan.
Feb.
Mar. 0
Apr. 0
0
0
0
0
1
0 0
0 7
0 4
1 43 25
Dog Bite
2
1
1
6
3
2
4
2
1
0
2
1
0
0 2
German Measles Lobar Pneumonia
2
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
0 0 0 1
7
Measles
0
0 0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
Scarlet Fever
30 8 13 24 14 15
Tetanus
0
0 00 0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Whooping-cough
3
9
0 0 1 0
0 7
0
0 3
1 2
0 1
0 0
0
0 26
Gonorrhea
1
0
0 1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0 4
Syphilis
1 0 0 0
1
3
1
1
0
1
1
2
11
Last year we had a serious outbreak of scarlet fever which caused us great concern. After careful considera- tion we decided to close all schools and public meeting places to persons under 19 years of age. This resulted in a precipitous drop in the number of cases that were being reported. Although the drastic action which we took was not approved by the State Department of Public Health we feel that the record of what resulted more than justified our action as when the ban was lifted we had the scarlet fever situation well under control.
All milk sold in Plymouth is analyzed regularly and examined by the Steele Laboratory in East Bridgewater. Mr. Steele consults with us regularly for the purposes of keeping our local milk at a high standard and free of contamination.
Our department has kept well within its annual budget and in fact has each year returned a substantial sum to the town.
MEDORA V. EASTWOOD, M. D.,
Chairman. HERBERT S. MAXWELL, Secretary. PAUL W. BITTINGER
Total
Anterior Poliomyelitis Chicken-pox
0 0
4 0 2 14 10
1
0
0
1
Meningitis
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 0 0
0 2
0 1 0 0
1
1
0
0
2
6 2 15
0
0
4 134 0 1 0 6 1
All Other Forms
0
0
0
0
1
Pul. Tuberculosis
0
0 0
0 0 1
0
0
0
Mumps
1
0
0 0 3 4
1
0
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept. Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
0 2
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REPORT OF THE PLYMOUTH VETERANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of the Town of Plymouth:
The Plymouth Veterans Advisory Committee was established in compliance with a vote of the citizens of the town at the annual meeting held March 24, 1945. The purpose is stated in an Act passed by the General Court, Chapter 723, Legislature of 1945, as follows: to furnish "such information, advice and assistance to veterans of World War II, or other veterans as may be necessary to enable them to procure the benefits to which they are or may be entitled relative to employment, vocational or other educational opportunities and hos- pitalization, medical care, pensions and other veterans benefits."
The committee, appointed by the moderator, first met on April 27, 1945 for the purpose of organization. By far its most important task was the appointment of an executive secretary qualified to serve as a counsellor for veterans and to manage an office designed to serve their many needs. The committee felt highly fortunate to secure Col. Carr, a veteran of three wars, and a man with wide contacts in Veterans Administration circles to undertake this responsibility.
The uniformly favorable comments received from State Rehabilitation officials as well as Veterans Administra- tion officers regarding the success of our office and the manner of its operation is attributed largely to the extra- ordinary resourcefulness of Col. Carr and to the tireless devotion to duty which he has displayed at all times. For a salary of only $1800. he has rendered services of professional quality which ordinarily would command far higher remuneration and he has done so with a sincere and ardent spirit of service to each veteran who has
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