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In the Junior High School we are trying out in experimental form a course of study in Health for grades seven and eight, as evolved and organized by the Essex County Health Association. The course was attempted at the Danvers Junior High School last year and proved successful there. This year we were invited, with several other schools, to join in the experiment. In general, the work of grade seven is "Community Sanitation," and that of grade eight i; "Elementary Physiology as Related to Health." To the extent that we have seen it, the course is well worked out, logical, practical and altogether worth while.
During the course of the year our teachers contributed volun- tarily a sum of approximately $1,000.00 to a fund administered by a committee of themselves for the relief of the unfortunate. This was in addition to their personal contributions to local charities, and it is, I believe, an act that has not been duplicated locally by any profes- sional or social group.
On January 1, 1932, the School Department took into its employ the school nurse, formerly an employee of the Health Department. The change was made principally at the request of the Health Offi- cer who found the school work requiring more time from his nurse than she could afford to give; but this department was glad to accept the change, feeling that there is plenty of work for a nurse in a sys- tem of this size. Indeed, most of our health work with children is such that we need constant contact between home and school. It is educative and co-operative, and a nurse whose principal connection is with the schools, rather than with some other agency that may de- mand her time at the inopportune moment, performs the task best. An intelligent, tactfully energetic school nurse is an asset to any
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school system. There is no ambassador who can better interpret the lessons of health to the home than she can, because she approaches the home at the point at which it is most vulnerable, namely, its children. Her personal professional interest is more assurance to a mother than reams of printed propaganda and impersonal data. The change, coming as it did at the moment when our attention was about to be focused on health work, was, in my opinion, a fortunate one for the schools.
You will be interested in several items relative to the High School as revealed by the report of the principal. He writes:
"The percentage of attendance increased from 94.35 to 95.08.
"The number of tardinesses declined from 363 to 253, or 33 1/3 per cent.
"Nearly one-third of the class of 1932 returned to the school as postgraduates in September, thirty in all. There are now twenty- eight enrolled. Fifty per cent of these were on the Honor Roll the second marking period, although as undergraduates only one of them had achieved such distinction. Such an excellent record is evidence of their serious purpose in coming back to school."
Mr. Gray's report on the college entrance situation is likewise of interest. Seventeen candidates for admission to college took Col- lege Board Examinations in June, and the successful outcome re- flects credit upon both teachers and pupils. The following summary will show the results obtained in the examinations:
Of 24 subjects in which pupils were recommended by the school- 23 were passed, 1 was failed.
Of 23 subjects in which the school merely consented to the ex- amination-18 were passed, 5 were failed.
Of 12 subjects which the school required the pupil to take the examination on his own responsibility without school approval- 8 were passed, 4 were failed.
Of subjects recommended, 95.8 per cent. were passed, and of the entire fifty-nine examinations 83 per cent. were passed.
-X- X
* -x-
I have always felt that a school should function in helping its graduates to find employment, and I am glad to quote from Mr. Gray in this connection:
"Although we have always been able to find positions for many pupils, a bureau is now functioning in our Commercial Department, whose purpose is to make contacts with business concerns. An at- tempt will be made to find out the nature of the training which they want, whether special or general, and to plan the commercial curricu- lum accordingly.
"Through letters and personal contacts twenty girls and boys have been placed in part-time positions since September."
The financial report for the year, as it appears on our books, follows:
Appropriation
$203,175.00
Expenditures:
General Control
$7,252.29
Instructional Service
157,960.37
Operation of Plants
20,004.31
Maintenance
5,891.83
Capital Outlay
880.61
Auxiliary Agencies
5,271.55
197,261.26
Unexpended balance
$5,913.74
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TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
General receipts of the department Tuition received
$15.05 1,973.95
State Refund to Town on Account of Schools
16,499.33
Total
$18,488.33
$178,772.93
Net cost of schools You will note that our net costs have remained practically un- changed for two years, contrary to general impression. Respectfully submitted, FRANK L. MANSUR, Superintendent of Schools.
Report of School Nurse and Attendance Adjustor
To the Members of the School Committee:
Ladies and Gentlemen:
It is my privilege to submit to you at this time my first annual report as school nurse. This report is limited to facts that might seem worthy to be called to your attention and are given in the fol- lowing statement:
Examinations
Physical
1308
Vision
1128
Hearing
480
X-ray of Lungs
42
Schick Test
587
Uncleanliness
71
Clinics
18
Total examinations
3634
Defects Found
Heart
9
Diseased tonsils
37
Posture (Curvature of spine)
42
Vision
47
Hearing
72
Miscellaneous
11
218
Defects Corrected
Vision
36
Tonsils
12
48
Defects Under Treatment
Vision
11
Tonsils
25
Heart
9
Posture
42
Hearing
72
Miscellaneous
11
170
Total
218
Where defects were found in our examinations of children, a per- sonal contact has been made with the parents and most remedial de- fects corrected or treated, with the exception of defective hearing in which we are handicapped by a lack of proper facilities for testing and treatment that might apply to the pupils as a whole.
Much time has been given to the prevention of contagious diseases in the early part of the year and a careful check-up on home
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conditions of children, with the result that we have practically no evidence in school children of the present economic condition.
Early in the year a financial contribution was made by the Swampscott teachers and proved a ready aid to families during the past winter for any need that might arise for clothing, food and medical care.
Many visits have been made during the year where there was poor attendance. In most instances it was found that it was not a question of truancy but a lack of understanding between the parents and the school. Parents have given us their co-operation and this condition has been practically eliminated. We find there is a great need for more and closer contact between the parents and the school and I hope as my work progresses that I will have even more time to devote to the problem of attendance.
Respectfully submitted, MARY K. HAMMOND, R.N., School Nurse, Supervisor of Attendance.
How the School Dollar was Spent in 1931-1932
Swampscott
Av. of 83 Towns over 10,000 Population
Salaries
77.7c
70.2c
Textbooks and Supplies
3.6
4.8
Operation
9.7
11.3
Maintenance
3.0
3.2
Health
0.8
1.7
Transportation
0.5
3.7
General Control
3.8
3.5
Libraries
.001
.2
Tuition
.001
.6
All other
.898
.8
100.0c
100.0c
Census-October 1, 1932
Number of boys 5 years of age or over and under 7
138
Number of girls 5 years of age or over and under 7
119
Total
257
Number of boys 7 years of age or over and under 14
583
Number of girls 7 years of age or over and under 14
602
Total
1,185
Number of boys 14 years of age or over and under 16
170
Number of girls 14 years of age or over and under 16
164
Total
334
Grand Total
1,776
Number of boys 5 years of age or over and under 16
891
Number of girls 5 years of age or over and under 16
885
1,776
Pupils Enrolled-November 1932
Sophomores
137
Juniors 124 Class I
Seniors 100
Class III
Total
Junior High School
140
Class II 137
151
428
.
P. G. Total 391 30
High School
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TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
Special
Grades
1
2
3
4
5 34
6
Adv. Rtd. Total
Clarke School
36
52
38
52
40
252
Hadley School
32
26
36
30
38
42
12
216
Machon School
39
35
37
35
32
35
21 234
Stanley School
34
34
32
36
30
32
198
High School
391
Junior High School
428
Elementary
900
Total
1,719
AGE-GRADE TABLE-October 1, 1932
19 &
Grand
Grade
Sex
5
6
7
8
9 10
11
12
13
14 15
16
17
18 Over Tot. Tot.
1
F
25
36
9
2
.
. .
. .
M
4
17
45
12
2
.
2
F
21
38
8
25
10
2
1
2
. .
·
4 1
. .
· 6
1
. .
..
5
5
1
1
. .
·
71
140
7
M
. .
F
M . .
4
2
.
75 91 59
150
10
139
11
F
2
22
34
8 22 25
5 12 7
- 45 1-57 1- 1-
13 17 30
Opp'tun-
M F
ity Class Special
M
Class F
M
19
61 67
78
65 73
79
57
82
70
68
76 74
58
66
47 90
17 45
3-864 7-1709 170
SWAMPSCOTT SCHOOL DEPARTMENT DIRECTORY
High School
Lee T. Gray, Principal
Maebelle Adams
Mabel M. Connell
Arthur G. Cronk
A. Lillian Rideout Agnes T. Santry
James H. Dunn
Ilah Spinney
Walter R. Henshaw
Amy D. Thissell
Antoinette Lambert
Bartholomew F. McArdle
Bertha I. Wales Marjorie White
·
67 53 84 81 75 73 58
137
3
F
10
31
34
7 38 39
14 6
38
12 13 31
4 1 14 12 35
38 10 23
30
13
1 15
22
6
2
.
60
135
9
F
M
F M
M
. .
12
F
102
Post Grad.
M
F
3
4
. .
. .
.
. 2
3
1
. 1
.
1
·
43 28
4-845
M
15
43
7
3
·
. .
..
.
80
147
M
1
14
20
27
. 19 25 6
3
27 2 3
5
39
5
32 19 27 1
13
19
3 10
. 6
. 1- 50
1- 72 122
2 4
20
1
4
1
10
. .
2
3 1
4
2
. . 69
1 62
3 73
· 73
1 14 12 36
. 18 6 26 25
1 20
5 3
..
74 65
131
5
M F
67
147
6
M F M F
. .
. .
19 9
5 2
156
4
M F
. .
66
80
F
25
44 128 144 138 159 126 144 143 141 150 129 121
18 1 30 15 1 1
9
·
7 5
7 5 14 7
21
71
55
. .
68 72 140
80 69
8
1
.
12
2
Harriet M. Dillon
John I. Mclaughlin Dorothy C. O'Keefe Mildred J. O'Leary
7
11
.
900
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109
Junior High School
Alice L. Shaw, Principal
George E. Hutchinson
Jean G. Allan
Edna E. Kellett
Viola Anderson
Florence L. Melanson
Docia A. Botkin
Crandall P. Nodwell
Mary G. Boyce
Lena M. Patchett
E. Marion Bryant
Eleanor Rice
Marion P. Burlingame
Marjorie Richardson
S. Perry Congdon
Eleanor Sanborn
Beatrice L. Cook
*Mary C. Sexton
Edith M. Craig
Dorothy F. Tower
Alice T. Durgin
Helen Warren
*On leave of absence, Lee Merrill, substitute.
Clarke School
Blanche E. Doyle, Principal
Melvina G. Pearson
Edith A. Farnum
Evilena B. Snider
Mary Gandolfo
Clara M. Waterman
Helen B. Lewis
Katherine F. Wilson
Eleanor C. Parsons
Hadley School
Alice L. Shaw, Principal
Margaret E. Durgin
Amy M. Fenwick
Ruth K. James
Maxine A. Walker
Anna F. Willey
Machon School
Mary I. Perkins, Principal
Ada S. Lewis
Marion J. Champion
Elsie A. Meaney
Hazel D. Chase
Elsie B. Oakes
Elva M. Corson
Hilda J. Thacher
M. Elizabeth Wade
Stanley School
Blanche E. Doyle, Principal
Jessie C. Martin
Charlotte N. Conners
Grace M. Farrell
Emma W. Parry A. Thelma Smith
Alice M. Gove
Supervisors
John I. Mclaughlin
Physical Education Art
Clara B. Chase
Esther Nazarian
Music
Marion E. Tyler
Penmanship
Superintendent of Schools
Frank L. Mansur
Barbara Bent Marion E. Clinch
Frances M. Newell
L. T. Holder Herbert E. Wood Rudolph Woodward John F. Wilson Simeon J. Strong Harold Wheeler
Secretaries
Hadley School High School Superintendent of Schools
Janitors
High School Hadley School Hadley School Clarke School
Machon School Stanley School
Mabel S. Knight
Ruth A. Risk
Phyllis G. Smith
Mabel F. Verry
Marion F. Newcomb
Hester B. Dwinell
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TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
The Board of Health
To the Citizens of Swampscott:
The Board of Health herewith submits its report for the year ending December 31, 1932, together with those of its various offi- cers :
The past year has been the busiest we have had for several years.
During the year 591 communicable diseases have been reported, 350 cases of measles being reported during the first six months; 69 cases of scarlet fever were reported this year where only 6 were re- ported in 1931. The number of cases of whooping cough were some- what less than those reported last year. None of the cases reported involved our milk supply.
Four new cases of pulmonary and one of hilum tuberculosis have been reported and three patients admitted to the Essex Sanatorium for treatment.
Owing to the prevalence of scarlet fever the immunization of children against diphtheria was postponed until fall, when 587 chil- dren in the public and parochial schools were given the Schick tests and needed immunization.
As the result of the work of our health nurse 106 parents had their children examined at the pre-school clinics held during the month of May. Many of the defects found during the examinations were corrected before the children entered school in September.
The usual spring and fall examinations have been made of the teeth of the children in the elementary grades and the parents noti- fied where defects were found.
We are still receiving a great many complaints and expressions of dissatisfaction from those living in the vicinity of the various dumping places. The board realizes that the existing conditions are unsanitary and a menace to the health of those living near the dumps, and it agrees that the majority of the complaints are justi- fied but it is unable to remedy the situation or abandon the dumps as long as the town elects to dispose of its waste material in that manner. The board feels that disposal by incineration should be adopted as soon as the financial resources of the town will permit it.
Injuries and the awarding of compensation by the Department of Industrial Accidents, and the possibility of similar occurrences, made it necessary for the board, in order to safeguard the town, to discontinue the practice of disposing of the clam shells, fish trim- mings, etc. by dumping them at sea.
Satisfactory arrangements were made with the garbage contrac- tor to care for the material at the same rate of compensation as paid under the old system of disposal.
The collections of ashes and garbage have been highly satisfac- tory during the past year.
As a matter of economy the board feels that the work of clean- ing the beaches should be taken over by the highway department. We accordingly have not recommended an appropriation for the work the coming year.
On February 11, 1932, Earl E. Jenkins, 63 Suffolk avenue, was appointed assistant plumbing inspector to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Martin E. Nies.
For detailed information of the work of the department we re- fer you to the reports of our various officers.
Respectfully submitted,
LORING GRIMES, M.D., HAROLD H. BARTOL, JOHN B. CAHOON, Board of Health.
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1932]
Health Officer
To the Board of Health:
Gentlemen :- I herewith submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1932:
The following is a summary of the work of the department dur- ing the year.
PRE-SCHOOL CLINIC
Number of days of clinic
5
Number of children examined
106
Number of children found without defects
46
Number of defects found
83
Number of children inoculated with toxin antitoxin .
19
SUMMARY OF DEFECTS
Clarke
Hadley
Machon
Stanley
St. John
Mucous Membrane
1
0
0
0
0
Nutrition
0
0
0
0
0
Posture
2
1
2
1
2
Scalp
0
0
0
0
0
Skin
0
0
0
0
0
Eyes
0
0
0
0
0
Ears
1
0
0
0
0
Chest
0
0
0
1
0
Tonsils
(Large)
1
1
13
3
12
Nose
0
0
0
0
1
Glands
1
0
0
0
14
Heart
0
0
0
1
1
Lungs
0
0
0
0
0
Feet and Spine
0
0
0
0
2
Nerves
0
0
0
0
0
Underweight
5
0
2
5
0
Overweight
1
1
3
2
1
Totals
14
3
20
13
33
SCHICK TEST AND IMMUNIZATION
Test Without
Schools
Positive Combined Pseudo Negative Only
Test
Total
Clarke
Boys
11
2
0
24
0
0
37
Girls
15
2
0
20
0
0
37
Hadley
Boys
11
3
0
26
0
0
40
Girls
15
2
0
23
0
4
44
Junior High
Boys
8
2
0
46
0
1
57
Girls
7
2
0
43
0
0
52
Machon
Boys
12
0
0
15
0
0
27
Girls
19
2
0
21
0
0
42
Stanley
16
1
0
24
1
0
42
Girls
14
0
0
22
2
0
38
St. John
Boys
29
6
0
57
0
2
94
Girls
28
7
1
52
0
2
90
Totals
185
29
1
373
3
9
600
Tonsils
(Diseased)
2
0
0
0
0
-
Boys
112
TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
REPORT OF RE-EXAMINATION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN By State Tuberculosis Clinic
Number of children recommended for re-examination
20
Number of children x-rayed
19
Number of children re-examined
19
Number of children found to be improved
17 2
Number of children recommended for summer camp
2
New cases examined
3
New cases x-rayed
3
DIPHTHERIA STATISTICS
Year
1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 Tot.
No. of diphtheria cases
reported
4
7
7
3
5
13
29
11
6
5
5 95
No. of adults having
0
3
2
1
2
3
2
7
3
2
4 29
No. of school children having disease
3
2
3
1
1
0
20
2
2
1
0
35
No. under school age having disease
1
2
2
1
2
1
7
2
1
2
1 22
No. ill with disease who had Schick Test
0
1
0
0
1
3
1
1
2
1
0
10
No. ill who had been immunized
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
8
No. who had Schick Test and were nega- tive
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
No. of children given
Schick Test
0
298
0
0
0
0 205 150
375 234 22 0
2
17
40 1
32 0
29
170
No. of pseudo reactions No. of negative reac- tions
0
54
0
0
43
27
143
183
347
18 12
3
29
No. failing to take all injections
0
8
0
0
7
20
1
1
20
4
6
67
No. of deaths from
diphtheria
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0 0
0 0
0
0
2
No. of adult deaths
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
school age
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
those
tested or im-
munized
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
--
9
17
13
No. taking test only
0
2
0
0 0
6 1
119 16 11
0
0
0
0
0
0
No. of deaths of school age
0
1
1
0
0
0
No. of deaths under
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
458 234
518 139
587 186
2857 1397
No. of positive reactions No. of positive-com- bined reactions
0
17
0
0
11
1
3
No. immunized without test
0
0
0
1287 371 8 87
No. of
deaths among
102 73
314 154
0 227
disease
Number of children found to be unimproved
.
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REPORTS OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES 1932
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Totals
Cerebro-spinal- meningitis
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Chicken pox
4
0
0
1
3
1
0
1
1
0
2
9
22
Diphtheria
2
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
Dog-bite
0
0
3
1
3
3
2
1
3
2
2
4
24
Encephalitis lethargica
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 0
0 1
0 0
0 0
0 0
0
0
Erysipelas
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 1
0 3
0 0
2
10
Infantile
paralysis
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Influenza
1
0
0
0
Lobar
pneumonia
0
0
2
0
64
11
2
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
13
Scabies
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
3 5
2 9
5
69
Septic sore throat
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Tuberculosis (pulmonary)
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
· 4
Tuberculosis
(other forms)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Typhoid fever
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
Whooping cough
21
8
0
1
1
2
10
12
7
1
4
0
67
Totals
96
83 164 92 31
12
19
17
17
15
21
24 591
SWAMPSCOTT RESIDENTS DYING OUT OF TOWN FROM CONTAGIOUS DISEASES
: ii ..
Lobar pneumonia
1
Female 0
1
DEATHS IN TOWN FROM. CONTAGIOUS DISEASES
Male
Female 2
2
...
DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES
Male
Female
Totals
General Diseases:
Anaemia, pernicious
1
0
1
Cancer of breast
0
3
3
Cancer, gastric
1
0
1
Cancer of intestine
1
0
1
Cancer of liver
0
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
0
5
Impetigo
4
0
0
0
0
0 0 0
0 0 2
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 1 0
3 350
Mumps
1
2
1
9
14
9
3
7
2
2
0
0
0
0
Inflamed eyes
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
4
Measles
58
71
144
3
2
10
Scarlet fever
3
1
Male
Totals
Totals
Lobar pneumonia
0
0
1
German
measles
0 0
0
0
1
·
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TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
Male
Female
Totals
Cancer of right arm
0
1
1
Cancer of stomach
3
0
3
Cancer of tongue
0
1
1
Cancer of uterus
0
1
1
Hodgkin's disease
1
0
1
Leukemia
0
1
1
Poisoning by alcohol, acute
1
0
1
8
8
16
Diseases of Nervous System:
Cerebral hemorrhage
10
7
17
Hemiplegia
0
1
1
Paralysis, general
0
1
1
10
9
19
Diseases of Circulatory System:
Angina pectoris
4
4
8
Arteric sclerosis
5
4
9
Dilatation of heart, acute
2
2
4
Mitral stenosis
1
1
2
Myocarditis, acute
1
0
1
Myocarditis, chronic
1
2
3
Myocarditis, degeneration
0
1
1
Valvular disease of heart
0
1
1
Coronary thrombosis
0
2
2
Endocarditis
0
1
1
Mitral regurgitation
1
0
1
15
18
33
Diseases of Respiratory System:
Pneumonia, broncho
1
1
2
Pneumonia, hypostatic
0
1
1
Pneumonia, lobar
0
2
2
Bronchitis, acute
0
1
1
1
5
6
Diseases of Digestive System:
Agranulocytic angina
0
1
1
Malignant disease of rectum
1
0
1
1
1
2
Affections Produced by External Causes:
Accident
1
0
1
Asphyxiation by drowning
1
0
1
Asphyxiation by illuminating gas
1
1
2
Fracture of ribs
1
1
2
Fracture of thigh
0
1
1
4
3
7
Ill-defined Diseases:
Heart failure
1
0
1
Sudden death
0
1
1
1
1
2
Nonvenereal Diseases of the Genitourinary System and Annexa:
Nephritis, acute
1
0
1
Nephritis, chronic
2
2
4
3
2
5
1932]
REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH
115
Male
Female
Totals
Epidemic, Endemic and Infectious Diseases : Erysipelas
1
0
1
Old Age:
Dementia senile
1
0
1
BIRTHS IN TOWN
Month
Male
Female
Totals
January
5
7
12
February
7
8
15
March
10
9
19
April
7
9
16
May
4
5
9
June
5
11
16
July
2
8
10
August
7
3
10
September
9
6
15
October
6
4
10
November
7
7
14
December
12
2
14
Totals
81
79
160
BIRTHS OUT OF TOWN
Month
Male
Female
Totals
January
3
3
6
February
3
2
5
March
4
5
9
April
4
5
9
May
5
2
7
June
1
4
5
July
3
3
6
August
5
3
8
September
2
2
4
October
0
3
3
November
2
2
4
December
0
0
0
Totals
32
34
66
DEATHS IN TOWN
Month
Male
Female
Totals
January
3
5
8
February
7
1
8
March
3
7
10
April
3
4
7
May
2
5
7
June
4
3
7
July
3
4
7
September
6
2
8
October
2
2
4
November
2
7
9
December
7
2
3
Totals
45
47
92
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·
.
.
.
.
.
3
5
8
.
.
.
.
·
August
.
116
TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
DEATHS OUT OF TOWN
Month
Male
Female
Totals
January
0
1
1
February
2
2
4
March
3
3
6
April
0
2
2
May
0
1
1
June
0
1
1
July
1
1
2
August
1
3
4
September
3
0
3
October
1
0
1
November
0
2
2
December
2
0
2
Totals
13
16
29
MORTUARY REPORT
Male
Female
Totals
Still births
3
4
7
Deaths under 1 year
From 1 to 2 years
2 to 3 years
0
0
0
3 to 4 years
0
0
0
4 to 5 years
0
0
0
5 to 10 years
0
0
0
10 to 15 years
0
0
0
15 to 20 years
0
1
1
20 to 30 years
1
1
2
30 to 40 years
1
1
2
40 to 50 years
3
6
9
50 to 60 years
5
7
12
60 to 70 years
15
9
24
70 to 80 years
11
13
24
80 to 90 years
9
6
15
66
90 to 100 years
0
2
2
66
100 years and over
0
1
1
Totals
48
51
99
SUMMARY OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS
Deaths in Swampscott during 1932
92
Non-residents dying in town
5
Swampscott residents dying out of town
29
Total deaths of Swampscott residents 1932
116
Death rate
Total number of resident deaths, male
43
Total number of resident deaths, female
44
Average age, male
71.3
Average age, female
71.0
Deaths under 1 year in town
0
Deaths under 1 year out of town
0
Total births in town
160
Total births in town, residents
46
Total births in town, non-residents
114
Total births out of town
66
Still births in town
7
Still births out of town
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2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.
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9.9
1932]
PERMITS ISSUED
The following permits have been issued during 1932:
To keep fowl
106
To torch for fish 8
To Undertakers 3
To maintain dump 1
To remove night soil
1
The following licenses have been issued during 1932:
To sell alcohol
8
To manicure
4
To collect soap grease, etc. 1
To sell non-alcoholic beverages 1
The sum of $26 has been collected for licenses and permits is- sued during the year, and said amount has been paid the collector and his receipt obtained.
Respectfully submitted,
CLARENCE W. HORTON,
Health Officer.
Dental Clinic
To the Board of Health:
Gentlemen :- I herewith submit the following report of the activ- ities of the Dental Clinic for the year ending December 31, 1932:
All children of the six elementary grades of all the schools were examined and six hundred fourteen notification cards were sent to parents signifying defects of greater or lesser degree. Of those no- tified, four hundred seventeen signified their desire to have the clinic do the work and those children were put in healthy dental condition. A detailed summary of operations follows:
Extractions (temp. teeth)
338
Extractions (perm. teeth)
31
Local anasthesia 276
Pulp capping
14
Fillings (perm. teeth)
563
Fillings (temp. teeth)
640
Prophylaxis
371
Miscellaneous
240
Spring examinations
915
Fall examinations
876
Total 4264
Dental charts made out
614
Notification cards sent to parents 614
Complete mouths restored 417
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES J. FENELON, D.M.D.,
Dentist in Charge.
117
REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH
.
118
TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
Milk Inspector
To the Board of Health:
Gentlemen :- I herewith submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1932:
Two cases of typhoid fever were reported during the year. In- vestigation of the cases revealed that the patients had contracted the disease elsewhere.
As a result of a petition, known as House Bill No. 637, presented to the legislature last year by your inspector, an unpaid commission was appointed by the Governor to investigate the conditions relative to the production and sale of milk.
After a thorough investigation the commission recommended the creation of a Milk Regulation Board for the purpose of regulating the production, sale and distribution of milk.
Under the provisions of Chapter 305 of the Acts of 1932 such a board was created consisting of the Commissioner of Agriculture, the Commissioner of Public Health and the Attorney General, ex officiis. The provisions of the act became effective on October 1, 1932.
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