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Drills
Fire drills were held in the several schools in conjunction with the annual Fire Prevention talks given by Mr. Luke Thompson. They demonstrated to our satisfaction that the pupils were well trained and a credit to the faculty that train them.
First Aid
During the past year we were able, after an invitation from the American Red Cross and the willingness of Luke Thompson of our department to accept it, to establish a First Aid Division in our department. Mr. Thompson, after hard study, received an in- structor's rating for teaching Red Cross First Aid. He has taken care of practically all our injuries and some cases from outside the department. We are happy to announce that he is available for any service the citizens may have need for. It is the intention of the National Red Cross to establish and maintain a Red Cross First Aid room in the Engine House under the supervision of Mr. Thomp- son, but due to lack of room and funds this will have to be post- poned. In conjunction with his work we have installed a few new pieces of equipment and as fast as room and money become avail- able we hope in the near future to have a first aid organization of which the town will be proud.
Due to the generosity and foresight of the American Legion we were presented with an Inhalator. This machine has paid for itself on numerous occasions. We have instructed all our men as to the operation, along with our first aid classes. The machine is available 24 hours a day, and we invite the public to call on us for this ser- vice. Following is the report on its use for 1941.
Hours of service 163
Number of oxygen tanks 36
First aid treatments 14
Fire Alarm
Our fire alarm system is in good condition at present. Due to the opening of new districts of the town, laying out of new streets and the installation of new hydrants, our fire alarm system is fast losing its efficiency. Therefore, rather than delay things until a large sum of money will have to be appropriated to bring the sys- tem up to standard requirements we propose a four-year plan be put in operation to take care of said expansions or any others to come. In this program we intend to rearrange our layout so that
Loss over insurance
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unprotected areas will be covered, relocate our boxes, install new ones where needed and run such wires as are required and keep up with the growth of our town. Some of our equipment will have to be replaced from year to year due to the elements. Fire alarm boxes will be numbered in districts. Under this program our fire alarm can be kept in first class condition.
During the past year a Loud Speaker line was installed between our station and Fire Alarm Headquarters of Marblehead eliminat- ing any delay in our summoning Marblehead to our aid.
Due to a new pole program by the Lynn Gas & Electric Company we were obliged to go to considerable expense in changing our wires to the new poles. This required much stock and labor, so depleted our stock of fire alarm supplies. Therefore, we feel that with the acceptance of this program in conjunction with our regular budget we can operate the fire alarm assignment efficiently.
We ask that the sum of $1,000.00 be appropriated to be used for fire alarm expansion and necessary improvements.
$1,000.00 1942
$1,000.00 1943
$1,000.00 1944
$1,000.00
1945
Buildings-Phillips Beach House
Some repairs were made on this building the past year. The building is still in need of further repairs. An extensive shingling job, and the entire building should be painted inside and outside. An oil burner, large enough to heat the building should be installed as soon as possible. With these repairs completed, and then under a yearly maintenance program this building would be good for years of service. This will cost approximately $1,500.00. I re- quest that an article covering this project be inserted in the Annual Town Warrant.
Central House
During the past year this building has undergone such repairs as funds would allow. The building is complete with the exception of painting. I feel if sufficient funds are added to our budget to cover the cost of materials, the interior of this building can be painted with a substantial saving to the town. From estimates given to me by painters the cost of materials will cost approximately $400.00. I suggest that this amount be added to our maintenance budget. This building should also be painted on the outside in the near future.
Permanent Men
We feel at this time that more permanent men should be added to the Fire Department. Our town is known as a bedroom town (residential). This makes it impossible for us to maintain our Call-Man Force up to its peak. Our modern apparatus and equip- ment are useless unless you have men to operate them. We need men when we arrive at fires and have found in the past that we were at a great disadvantage due to this fact. Our Call Force, due to conditions over which we have no control, is practically use- less unless the fire is of such magnitude or after working hours su that they have time to arrive. This condition should be remedied. We have 20 permanent men as follows: 1 Chief, 1 Deputy-Chief, 2 Captains, and 16 Privates (10 men on a shift), divided as follows: 3 men at Phillips Beach, 7 men at Central Fire Engine House. It is almost impossible for 2 men to put any piece of apparatus to work outside of incipient fires. This condition occurred at a recent fire.
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During woods fire seasons, dump fires, and sickness, these pieces have only one man and at times we have to leave one in quarters due to no operators. We feel that two men should be added to this assignment putting three men on each piece at all times. This, in conjunction with our off shift, would enable us to put our ma- chines to work efficiently.
Apparatus
We have one 1,000-gallon pump, one 600-gallon pump, and one 350-gallon pump, which was installed on an old 1932 chassis and is known as Engine No. 3, one ladder truck (27 years old), one fire alarm truck, and one Chief's car. This equipment is in good con- dition at present.
Due to numerous runs to the Windsor Avenue dump in this and past years, we ran into a continuous repair problem, and as long as this dump condition continues we will always have this repair problem. Our own mechanic, with the help of the men, has made some fine improvements and has installed a number of useful pieces of equipment at practically no expense to the town, among the outstanding are the new 11/2-inch hose hookups on all engines, temporary floodlights, life preservers, first aid equipment and many others.
Engine No. 1 has undergone extensive repairs, after a complete breakdown, this was done at a cost of $600.00. It is now in fine condition.
Engine No. 2 needs immediate attention, which I have already recommended to the Board of Fire Engineers.
Ladder No. 1 is also in need of immediate repairs. These have already been recommended to the Board. Our truck is 27 years old and will have to be replaced soon. I have already suggested a plan to take care of this emergency.
War Emergency
In line with all other communities we have enlisted and trained an auxiliary fire force. We have 35 fully trained men, both in Fire work and First Aid. These men need equipment and as soon as it is obtained these men will be assigned to different parts of the town, thus giving us emergency protection all over town. I would like at this time to thank Acting Captain Thompson for his fine work in training these men. Due to his extensive Air Raid instruction about town I have had to appoint C. L. Stover to the position, in- structing the new men that are rapidly signing up. I have entered an emergency list to which the town should give some considera- tion, as this is an urgent matter. It is only with proper equipment and personnel we can hope to cope with the dangers facing us.
Recommendations
I request that articles covering the following, be inserted in the Annual Town Warrant.
1. Fire alarm extension under a four year plan, $1,000.00 each year.
2. Repairs on Phillips Beach House, $1,500.00.
3. Addition to Maintenance Budget, $400.00.
4. Addition of 2 Permanent Men, $2,400.00.
5. Sinking-fund for new Ladder Truck.
I wish to thank the Fire Engineers and personnel of my de- partment for the co-operation and assistance during the year.
C. H. LAMPARD, Chief of Fire Department.
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Board of Health
To the Citizens of Swampscott:
The Board of Health herewith submits the following report for the year ending December 31, 1941, together with those of its various officers:
The citizens of Swampscott have, from a public health stand- point enjoyed a very healthy year.
The number of communicable diseases reported is the lowest since 1938. Chicken pox has been the leading discease the past year.
Five new cases of pulmonary tuberculosis were reported during the past year. One death has occurred. Three resident cases of the disease were admitted to Essex Sanatorium and five resident cases have been discharged therefrom to continue treatment at home. At the present time there are no cases at the sanatorium at the ex- pense of this department. The X-raying of pupils in the public schools was confined to those attending the eleventh grade this year. One hundred and eleven out of a grade population of 137 were X-rayed and five cases of child-type tuberculosis and one case of adult-type were found. The adult-type case is receiving institu- tional treatment and the child-type cases are under the supervision of this department.
Thirty-six residents and 13 non-residents have been bitten by dogs during the past year. Anti-rabic treatment has not been nec- essary in any of the cases reported. One hundred forty-five dogs were inoculated against rabies and one hundred and thirty-six own- ers of dogs reported that their dogs had been privately inoculated against the disease.
Owing to the lack of cooperation and interest on the part of the parents the usual Pre-school Clinics were not held this year. The usual dental examinations have been made this year and cor- rections made when the parents' consent was given.
Through the cooperation and assistance of Frederick Burk, very little trouble was experienced with mosquitoes this year. The fact that we were able to start the work before the warm weather was also instrumental in the elimination of the pests.
The installation of the comminutors at the Sewer Pumping Sta- tion, as ordered by the State Department of Public Health, should and without a doubt will eliminate the conditions which have exist- ed along our shores and beaches.
Considerable trouble with promiscuous dumping of rubbish and other waste material upon vacant lots of land throughout the town has been experienced the past year. This condition has been due principally to the lack of a public dumping place. Conditions of this kind are bound to exist unless something is done to provide a place where excess waste material can be deposited. We firmly believe that such a place is a necessity and that our citizens should be provided with a place for dumping.
A detailed report of the work of the department will be found in the reports of our various officers.
Respectfully submitted,
LORING GRIMES, M.D., CHESTER P. BROWN, M.D., G. JEFFREY NICHOLS.
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Health Officer
To the Board of Health:
I herewith submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1941:
The following is a summary of the work of the department during the year:
SUMMARY OF SCHOOL TUBERCULOSIS CLINIC
Population of Grade 11
Boys 61
Girls 76
Totals 137
No. X-rayed
49
62
111
Per cent X-rayed
80.3
81.5
81.0
Grade 12 children X-rayed
17
12
29
Number found with adult-type
1
0
1
Adult-type in total number X-rayed
2%
0
.9%
Childhood-type case found
2
3
5
Per cent childhood-type in total number children X-rayed
4.%
4.8%
4.5%
Non-tuberculous pulmonary disease
0
1
1
Number X-rayed in other Grades
12
12
24
SUMMARY OF PHYSICALS
(St. John School)
Number of children examined
318
Number of children with defects
167
Number of children without defects
151
Number of defects found
241
Number of defects corrected
123
Number of children with defects corrected
82
PHYSICAL DEFECTS
(St. John School)
.
Mucous membrane
0
Nutrition
0
Posture
3
Scalp
0
Skin
0
Eyes
36
Ears
0
Glands
0
Tonsils (diseased)
64
Adenoids
1
Mentality
0
Nose
0
Heart
36
Lungs
0 40
Nerves
0
Teeth
0
Underweight
61
Feet and spine
241
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DIPHTHERIA IMMUNIZATION 1941
Age
3 doses
Toxoid less than 3 doses Pos.
Test before Toxoid Neg.
Pos.
Test after Toxoid Neg.
Toxoid Toxoid Test after only test
Under 1
7
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
1
8
2
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
2
5
1
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
3
5
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
4
4
0
0
2
0
0
4
0
0
5
16
2
1
9
0
0
17
1
0
6
22
4
1
27
1
9
24
1
1
7
9
0
0
22
11
11
1
9
2
8
7
3
4
11
6
14
0
10
0
9
4
1
1
4
2
13
2
3
0
10-14
1
0
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
15-19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
88
13
8
75
20
49
76
25
3
without test
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COMMUNICABLE DISEASES REPORTED 1941
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Totals
Actinomycosis Anterior
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
poliomyelitis Cerebro-spinal meningitis
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 0
0 0 0 0 3
1 0 1
0 0 3
0 1
0 0 0
0
Measles
0
0
0 5
1 0
1 0
1 0
0 0
0 0
0 0 0 1
0 0
1 0 0 3 0
0 0 2 22 0
0
Scabies
0
0
0
0 0
0 0 2 0 0
2 0 1 0 0
0 0 2 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 1 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0
0
5
Tuberculosis
(Other forms)
0
0
0
0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0
fever
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Whooping cough
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
0
4
1
14
Totals
20
47
29
19
16
12
11
4
7
4
9
28 206
0
0
0
0
0
Chicken pox
10
42
13
1
0 6
4 0 8
0 1 0 4
1
Diphtheria
0
0
0
Dog bite
3
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 0 0 0 0
4
Scarlet fever
2
1
3
Supperative
conjunctivitis
0
0
0
0
1
0 0
0
0
0
Typhoid fever Undulant
0
0
0
0
0 0
0 1
0 2
0 0
Mumps
0
1
0
0
Ophthalmia neonatorum 0 Pneumonia (Lobar) 2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 0
0
0
0 0
0 1
Impetigo
0
1
Measles
0
0
5
6
13 30
1 15
Tetanus
0
0
Tuberculosis (Pulmonary)
2
1
1
0
0
3 76
0 36
Encephalitis lethargica German
0
0
0 0 0
0
0
4 0 1
0
1
0
4
6
Cat bite
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
1
0 5
-
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COMMUNICABLE DISEASE STATISTICS 1932-1941
7
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
Totals
Actinomycosis
0
0
0
0 4
0
0 5
0
0 0
0
0
9
Cat bite
0
2
1
0
0
2
1
1
0
1
8
Cerebro-spinal meningitis
0
0
0
0 0 0 36 179 112
0 30
0 96
1 40
0 76
775
Diphtheria
5
1
0
1
1
Dog bite
24
27
59
59
Encephalitis lethargica
0
0
1
1
German meales
5
1
13
6
25
11
28
20
6
152
Influenza
1
5
0
0
0
0
0 0
0
0 0
0
0
6 1 993 530 1
0 9
0 4
1 4 0
78 0 6 0
41 0 4 0
0 1 0
0 1 0
0
1
Pneumonia (Lobar)
3
7
6
7
8
5
9
12
5
4 66
Ringworm
0
0
0
0
0
1 1
1
11
0 2
1
34
Scarlet fever
69
53
21
21
43
22
20
13 0
1
Suppurative conjunctivitis
0
0
0
0
0
0 0
0
1 0
1 0
1
1
Tuberculosis (Pulmonary)
4
4
7
4
3
7
5
2
6
5 47
Tuberculosis
(Other forms)
1
1
3
1 3
1 0 0
5 1 0
3 0 0
0 1
1 1 1
0
9
Undulant fever
0
0
0
0
1
Whooping cough
67
13
78
7
39 142
19
0 9
87
14 475
1
147
6
60 324
7
7
78
13
0
1
Scabies
10
5
1
0
2
Septic sore throat
0
1
0
0
0
11 0
0
0
15 0 0
2
Tetanus
0
0
0
0
0
0
Measles
350
Mumps
13
58 252
16
Monkey bite
0
Ophthalmia neonatorum
4
Pellagra
0
0
1
L 241 135
0 55 1 8 17
46 0
0 46 0 2
0 48 0 6
36 0 4
590 336 633 418 640 742 174 256 317 206 4312
1
0
1
Anterior poliomyelitis
0
0
0
0
1
Chicken pox
22 130
54
0
0
0
18 0 0
19
5
30 0 0
33
0
0
0
0
16
Typhoid fever
2
1
0
0
404
Impetigo
10
16
Malaria
0
1
0
0
9
444
44 0
3
1
0
1
0
288
.
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DEATHS FROM COMMUNICABLE DISEASES 1932-1941
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
Totals
Anterior poliomyelitis Cerebro-spinal
0 0 0 0
0
0 0 0 0 0 0
meningitis
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Chicken pox
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Diphtheria
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Encephalitis lethargica
0
0
0
0 0
1 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0
1 0
Influenza
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Malaria
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 0
0
0
0
0
0
Pneumonia (Lobar)
3
2
4
2
4
0
1
2
0
0
18
Scarlet fever
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Septic sore throat
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Tetanus
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Tuberculosis
(Pulmonary)
0
2
3
1
0
1
0
0
1
11
Tuberculosis
(Other forms)
0
1
0
1
1
0
0 0
0
0
0
3
Typhoid fever
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Whooping cough
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-
3
5
8
4
7
2
4
2
0
1
36
SWAMPSCOTT RESIDENTS DYING OUT OF TOWN FROM CONTAGIOUS DISEASES
Male
Female Totals 0 1
DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES
Male
Female Totals
Cancer and Other Tumors:
Cancer of breast
0
2
2
Cancer of intestine
0
2
2
Cancer of ovary
0
2
2
Cancer of prostate
1
0
1
Cancer of sigmoid
1
0
1
Cancer of stomach
0
3
3
2
9
11
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Pellagra
0
0 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 0
0
Measles
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Mumps
0
0
0 3
Pulmonary tuberculosis
1
-
0
German measles
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Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs:
Cerebral hemorrhage
3
7
10
Cerebral tension
1
0
1
Cerebral thrombosis
0
1
1
Parkinsons disease
1
0
1
5
8
13
Diseases Peculiar to the First Year of Life: Premature
3
1
4
Diseases of the Digestive System:
Intestinal obstruction
0
1
1
Diseases of the Respiratory System:
Bronchitis, acute
1
0
1
Oedema of lungs
0
1
1
Pneumonia, broncho
1
4
5
2
5
7
Violent or Accidental Deaths:
Automobile accident
1
0
1
Suicide by hanging
1
0
1
2
0
2
Rheumatism, Diseases of Nutrition and of the Endocrine Glands and Other General Diseases:
Diabetes gangrene
0
1
1
Rheumatic heart disease
1
0
1
Ill Defined and Unknown Causes:
Sudden death
4
3
7
Senility:
Old age
0
1
1
Diseases of the Circulatory System:
Arterio sclerosis
4
1
5
Coronary occlusion
2
1
3
Coronary sclerosis
0
1
1
Coronary thrombosis.
3
6
9
Dilatation of heart
1
1
2
Hypertensive heart disease
1
0
0
Mitral stenosis
1
0
1
Myocarditis, chronic
3
2
5
Pulmonary embolism
1
1
2
Valvular heart disease
0
1
1
16
14
30
Diseases of the Genitourinary System:
Cystitis
1
0
1
Nephritis, chronic
1
1
2
2
1
3
Diseases of the Skin and of the Celluar Tissue: Abscess of mid-back
0
1
1
Congenital Malformations:
Congenital heart
1
0
1
Spina Bifida
1
0
1
-
2
0
2
-
-
-
Male
Female
Totals
1
1
2
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REPORT OF HEALTH OFFICER
119
BIRTHS IN TOWN
Male
Female
Totals
January
5
3
8
February
2
7
9
March
10
7
17
April
4
2
6
May
8
5
13
June
5
5
10
July
4
3
7
August
1
6
7
September
5
6
11
October
1
2
3
November
5
2
7
December
1
3
4
51
51
102
RESIDENT BIRTHS OUT OF TOWN
Month
Male
Female
Totals 10
January
4
6
February
4
2
6
March
4
2
6
April
5
6
11
May
2
12
14
June
17
11
28
July
10
6
16
August
6
4
10
September
2
6
8
October
9
2
11
November
1
3
4
December
0
0
0
64
60
124
RESIDENT BIRTHS IN TOWN
Month
Male
Female
Total
January
2
1
3
February
0
2
2
March
1
2
3
April
1
1
2
May
3
1
4
June
1
1
2
July
1
0
1
August
0
2
2
September
1
3
4
October
0
0
0
November
2
0
2
December
.
0
1
1
12
14
26
.
.
.
.
Month
120
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NON-RESIDENT BIRTHS IN TOWN
Month
Male
Female
Totals
January
3
2
5
February
2
5
7
March
9
5
14
April
3
1
4
May
5
4
9
June
4
4
8
July
3
3
6
August
1
4
5
September
4
3
7
October
1
2
3
November
3
2
5
December
1
2
3
39
37
76
DEATHS IN TOWN
Month
Male
Female
Totals
January
6
5
11
February
0
10
10
March
5
6
11
April
3
5
8
May
1
1
2
June
4
2
6
July
2
1
3
August
4
4
8
September
5
3
8
October
1
1
2
November
4
4
8
December
4
3
7
39
45
84
DEATHS OUT OF TOWN
Month
Male
Female
Totals
January
3
1
4
February
1
3
4
March
4
2
6
April
1
3
4
May
3
1
4
June
0
0
0
July
2
0
2
August
0
4
4
September
2
2
4
October
1
1
2
November
1
1
2
December
0
0
0
18
18
36
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1941]
REPORT OF HEALTH OFFICER
121
MORTUARY REPORT
Male
Female
Totals
Stillbirths
2
1
3
Death under 1 year
5
1
6
From 1 to 2 years
0
0
0
From 2 to 3 years
0
0
0
From 3 to 4 years
0
0
0
From 4 to 5 years
0
0
0
From 5 to 10 years
0
0
0
From 10 to: 20 years
1
0
1
From 20 to 30 years
2
0
2
From 30 to 40 years
0
1
1
From 40 to 50 years
1
3
4
From 50 to 60 years
4
8
12
From 60 to 70 years
3
8
11
From 70 to 80 years
17
15
32
From 80 to 90 years
4
6
10
From 90 to. 100 years
0
0
0
100 years and over
39
45
84
SUMMARY OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS
Deaths in Swampscott during 1941
84
Non-residents dying in Swampscott
14
Swampscott residents dying out of town
36
Total deaths of. Swampscott residents 1941
106
Death rate per 1,000
9.9
Total number resident deaths, male
50
Average age, males
60.2
Average age, females
67.7
Deaths under 1 year in town
6
Deaths under 1 year out of town
2
Total births in town, resident
26
Total births in town, non-resident
76
Total births out of town
124 ~
Stillbirths in town
3
Stillbirths out of town
1
SUMMARY OF WORK
No. of communicable diseases reported
206
No. of cases placarded
32
Cases investigated
53
Cases released
201
Certificates issued to attend school and work
119
Children excluded from school
120
Suspected cases of communicable diseases
9
Quarantine violations
2
Reports to:
State and District Health Officer
246
State (Deaths)
52
Other cities and towns
11
Schools
97
Laundryman
.
6
Milkman
15
Inspector of Animals
47
2
3
5
Total number resident deaths, female
56
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122
TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
Miscellaneous
78
No. of communicable disease complaints
4
No. of communicable disease conferences
164
No. of communicable disease inquiries 166
No. of articles fumigated
62
No. of children given Schick Test
155
No. of immunizing doses of Toxoid given
231
No. patients admitted to sanatoriums
5
No. patients discharged from sanatoriums
5
Cultures submitted for examination
35
Sputum specimens submitted for examination
10
Miscellaneous specimens submitted for examination
58
Complaints received:
Ashes
204
Garbage
222
Dead animals
43
Miscellaneous
512
No. of inspections made
407
Verbal notices given
331
Written notices to abate
29
Legal notices to abate
7
No. of children X-rayed for tuberculosis
164
No. of persons examined and X-rayed for tuberculosis
79
No. of dogs inoculated against rabies
145
No. of conferences
684
No. of inquiries
1557
No. premature births reported
6
Laboratory supplies furnished
247
Letters written
1424
No. telephone calls
4736
No. of persons visiting office
5516
Miscellaneous
2172
PERMITS AND LICENSES
The following permits have been issued during the past year:
Burial
95
To keep ducks
2
To keep fowl
59
To keep pigeons
2
To keep rabbits
2
To torch for fish
4
To construct cesspools and drains
11
To funeral directors
To maintain dump on private premises
1
To collect soap grease 1
To sell non-alcoholic beverages
1
Miscellaneous
Victualler's licenses approved 22
The sum of $30.00 has been collected for licenses and permits issued during the year and said amount has been paid to the Col- lector and his receipt obtained.
Respectfully submitted,
CLARENCE W. HORTON,
Health Officer.
2
The following licenses have been issued during the past year: To sell methyl alcohol 8
1941]
Health Nurse
To the Board of Health:
Gentlemen: I herewith submit the following report for the year
ending December 31, 1941:
26
Examinations for contagious diseases
1449
Examinations for release
42
Exclusions from school
11
Physical examinations
1178
Dental examinations
1683
Home visits
631
School visits
201
Kindergarten visits
31
Tuberculosis patients visited
117
Follow-up visits
79
Sanitary investigations
1
Schick test
231
Clinics and meetings
36
New baby conferences
173
Consultations
34
Violations of quarantine
1
Clinic children weighed
29
Parochial school children weighed
310
Tuberculosis clinic examinations
164
Eye examinations (Parochial School)
308
Miscellaneous
233
Respectfully submitted,
EVELYN ANDERSON, R.N.,
Health Nurse.
Milk Inspector
To the Board of Health:
Gentlemen: I herewith submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1941:
The following licenses and permits have been issued during the year:
To sell milk (dealers) 32
To sell milk (stores) 43
To sell frozen desserts 35
To sell oleomargarine 3
The sum of $56.50 has been collected for the licenses and per- mits and said amount has been paid to the Collector and his receipt obtained.
Respectfully submitted,
CLARENCE W. HORTON,
Health Officer.
Communicable diseases placarded
Communicable diseases investigated
49
REPORT OF MILK INSPECTOR
123
124
TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
Dental Clinic
Ta the Board of Health:
Gentlemen: I herewith submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1941:
The teeth of our school children show the results of the super- vision and dental care that is given them by the clinic to such an extent that when a new child enters our school system, from another community, its dental deficiency is immediately noticeable.
The results of our adhering strictly to the policy of full dentis- try for every child up to and including the sixth grades are re- flected through the schools.
A detailed summary of the work follows:
Extractions (temp. teeth) 215
Extractions (perm. teeth)
9
Local anaesthetic
163
Pulp cappings
0
Fillings (temp. teeth)
520
Fillings (perm. teeth)
550
Miscellaneous operations
73
Examinations
1419
Notification cards sent to parents
416
Full dentistry eases
308
Respectfully submitted, JAMES J. FENELON, D.M.D.,
Dentist in Charge.
Inspector of Plumbing
To the Board of Health:
Gentlemen: I herewith submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1941:
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