Town annual report of Swampscott 1945, Part 10

Author: Swampscott, Massachusetts
Publication date: 1945
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 210


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Respectfully,


VLADO A. GETTING, Commissioner.


Honorable Robert W. O'Sullivan Executive Councillor Lawrence, Massachusetts


October 5, 1945.


Dear Sir:


At a conference held at the office of Mr. Arthur D. Weston, Director of the Division of Sanitary Engineering of the State Depart- ment of Public Health, on Friday, September 21, 1945, for the pur- pose of discussing the cause or sources of the pollution of our bathing beaches with sewage, garbage, oil, coal dust and numerous other float- ing matters and the abatement thereof it was brought out that while Mr. Weston and the department were cognizant of the conditions that have exised each time the wind was registered south to east and are aware of the probable sources of our trouble they are at present powerless to bring about their abatement, because rules and regula- tions which they were empowered by law to make and did make have not yet received the approval of the Executive Council.


In view of the fact that conditions on our beaches are getting worse each year and the fact that our citizens and those visiting our beaches will have the same conditions to contend with in 1946 unless action is soon taken to bring about the abatement thereof, this depart- ment respectfully solicits your cooperation and assistance in getting your august body to give the rules and regulations their early con- sideration.


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[Dec. 31


Records of the past 12 years show that there has been an average of 16 days per month from June 1 to September 1 that south to east winds have prevailed in this vicinity so you can see that our beaches are subject to pollution of some sort during one-half of the bathing season.


For your further information I am enclosing clippings from the August 3 edition of the Lynn Daily Evening Item and the Lynn Tel- egram which will give you a good idea of what can and does happen along our beaches.


In conclusion let me again say that any assistance you can give in bringing this matter to the attention of the Council will be greatly appreciated by citizens of the community and the City of Lynn as well.


Respectfully, CLARENCE W. HORTON, Health Officer.


October 8, 1945.


Dear Mr. Horton:


Thank you for your letter of October 5th relative to the rules and regulations of the State Department of Public Health.


Please be advised that on September 5th I discussed these rules and regulations with Mr. Weston, and as a result of that conference at the Council meeting which I followed I urged the immediate ap- proval of the Executive Council.


Lieutenant Governor Bradford opposed immediate approval and felt that the Council members should have an opportunity to look over the rules and regulations. My suggestion that we invite Mr. Weston, who had made himself available to me, to come into the meeting and answer any questions, was not looked upon with favor and although I pointed out the necessity for early action the majority of the Council was satisfied to go along with the Lieutenant Governor on a postponement.


At the next meeting of the Governor's Council on September 19th the rules and regulations were unanimously approved, but it is en- tirely possible that notification of this action had not reached Mr. Weston at the time of his conference with you on September 21st.


I believe that the State Department of Public Health now has full power to act to abate the nuisances. If I can be of any further assist- ance to you in this matter or at any other time please feel free to call upon me.


Sincerely yours, ROBERT V. O'SULLIVAN.


December 14, 1945.


Board of Health Swampscott, Massachusetts


Gentlemen:


In connection with our correspondence last summer and fall relative to certain debris on the shore line of Swampscott, the Department of Public Health has conferred with Mr. Edward F.


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Carroll, Superintendent of Sewers, Lynn, relative to the possibility of sewage matters discharged from the Lynn sewer outlet reaching the Swampscott shores, and special float studies have been made by engineers employed by the city of Lynn to determine the path taken by the sewage from the main sewer outlet on five different occasions during October and November, 1945. All told, 409 surface floats were released from the sewer outlet on the following dates: October 16, 17, 25, November 20 and 21, 1945.


The Sewer Department of the city of Lynn has made regular in- spections of the beaches along the Swampscott waterfront and up to December 4, 1945, has failed to find any of the surface floats thus released, indicating quite clearly that on the days when the floats were released floating sewage matters from the Lynn sewer outlet were not reaching the Swampscott shores.


Respectfully, VLADO A. GETTING, Commissioner.


Our citizens can rest assured that we will do everything in our power to bring about the abatement of the conditions that have been depriving them of the enjoyment of our beaches during the bathing season.


A more detailed report of the work of the department will be found in the reports of our various officers.


Respectfully submitted,


LORING GRIMES, M.D., Chairman; G. JEFFREY NICHOLS, H. ALLEN DURKEE,


Board of Health.


Health Officer


To the Board of Health:


I herewith submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1945.


The following is a summary of the work of the department during the year:


PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS (St. John School)


Number of children examined 331


Number of children with defects 85


Number of children without defects 246


Number of defects found


104


Number of defects corrected 26


Number of children with defects corrected 25


112


TOWN DOCUMENTS


[Dec. 31


PHYSICAL DEFECTS (St. John School)


Mucuous Membrane


1


Nutrition


0


Posture


3


Scalp


0


Skin


0


Eyes


28


Ears


1


Glands


1


Tonsils and Adenoids (diseased)


46


Mentality


0


Nose


0


Heart


11


Lungs


0


Feet and Spine


30


Nerves


0


Teeth


0


Underweight


20


141


DIPHTHERIA IMMUNIZATION


1945


Age


3 Doses


Toxoid Less Than 3 Doses


Test Before Toxoid


Test After Toxoid Neg.


Toxoid Without Test


Toxoid After Test


Test Only


Under


1


14


0


0


0


0


0


14


0


0


1


8


0


0


0


0


0


8


0


0


2.


1


0


0


0


0


0


1


0


0


3


1


0


0


0


0


0


1


0


0


4.


4


0


0


0


0


0


4


0


0


5


9


2


4


0


0


6


7


4


0


6


41


1


0


0


26


38


4


0


7


7


0


6


16


1


19


0


1


8


7


0


3


5


4


15


0


4


0


9.


3


0


1


4


2


9


0


3


0


10-14


3


0


3


4


0


6


0


3


98


3


17


29


11


81


73


19


00 0 0


Pos.


Neg.


Pos.


113


BOARD OF HEALTH


1945]


COMMUNICABLE DISEASES REPORTED 1945


Jan.


Feb.


Mar.


April


May


June


July


Aug.


Sept.


Oct.


Nov.


Dec.


Totals


Anterior


poliomyelitis .. 0


0


0


0


0 0


0 0


0 0


1 0


0


0 0


0


0


1


Cerebro-


spinal


meningitis


0


0


0


0


0


0 2


0


0


0 1


0 0


1


1


54


Diphtheria


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0 1


1


46


Encephalitis


lethargica


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


measles


0


1


0


1


4 0


0 2


0 5


0 0


1 1


0 0


2 0


0 1


10


Meningitis


(other forms), 0 Mumps 32 ..


1


0


0


0 18


0 6


0 4


0 3


0 0


0 3


1


0


106


Ophthalmia


neonatorum .. 0


Pneumonia


(lobar)


0


0


3


1


0


0 1


0 0


0 0


0 0


0 0


0 0


0 1


11


Septic sore


throat


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


conjunctivitis 0


0


0


1


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


1


Tuberculosis


(pulmonary) .. 0


0


1


1


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


2


Tuberculosis


(other forms) 0


0


0


0


1


0


0


0


1


0


0


0


2


Whooping cough


2


0


0


4


5


10


13


29


7


3


3


0


76


Totals.


43


25


41


48


41


27


31


34


13


10


9


4 326


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


Chicken-pox


4


9


21


11


4


0


0


Dog-bite


2


1


2


11


8


6


9


0


2


3


1


0


2


Measles


0


0


1


0


17


0


0


0


0


1


0


1


0


0


2


4


Scarlet fever .. 3


2


2


1


1


Supperative


0


0


0


Cat-bite


.........


11


11


0


0


German


9


0


0


0


114


TOWN DOCUMENTS


[Dec. 31


COMMUNICABLE DISEASE STATISTICS 1936-1945


1936


1937


1938


1939


1940


1941


1942


1943


1944


1945


Totals


Actinomycosis


0


0 0 0


100


Anterior


poliomyelitis


0


5


0


0


0


0


0


1


1


1


8


Cat-bite


0


2


1


1


0


1


0


0


0


0


5


Cerebro-spinal


meningitis


0


0


0


0


1


0


2 88


2


0 54


920


Diphtheria


1


0


1


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


2


Dog-bite


59


55


46


46


48


36


36 46 0 0 17 266


0 10


0 9


458


Influenza


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


Malaria


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


Meningitis


(other forms)


0


0


0


0


0


0


2


0


2


4


Mumps


78


41


18


19


30 216


10


64 106


587


Ophthalmia


neonatorum


6


4


0


1 12


1 5


0 4


2


2


4


51


Ringworm


0


1


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


1


Scabies


2


1


1


11


2


1


0


0


0


0


18


Scarlet fever


43


11


22


20


13


15


6


13


14


11


168


Septic sore throat .... Supperative


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


3


0


0


3


conjunctivitis


0


0


0


1


1


0 1


0 0


0 0


0


0


1


Tuberculosis (pulmonary)


3


7


5


2


6


9


5


6


1


2


46


Tuberculosis


(other forms)


1


5


3


0


1


0


0 0


1


0


2


13


Typhoid fever


0


1


0


1


1


0 0


0


0


0


0


1


Whooping cough


39 142


19


9


87


14


52


28


3


76


469


0


0


0 6


0 4


German measles


135


8


1


2


78 0 5


0


1 0


1


2


16


Pneumonia (lobar) ..


8


5


9


Tetanus


0


0


0


0


0


Undulant fever


0


0


0


1


0


Totals


615 725 163 229 296 204 669 580 457 326 4264


5


Chicken-pox


179


112


30


96


40


0 76 116


129


41


46


459


Encephalitis


lethargica


1


1


Measles


60 324


7


7


13 209 123 187


10 1018


00


0


1


2


1


5


0


0


0


3


2


115


BOARD OF HEALTH


1945]


DEATHS FROM COMMUNICABLE DISEASES 1936-1945


1936


1937


1938


1939


1940


1941


1942


1943


1944


1945


Totals


Anterior poliomyelitis


...


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


Cerebro-spinal meningitis


0


0


0


0


0


0 0


0 0


1 0


0 0


0 0


0


Diphtheria


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


Encephalitis lethargica


1


0


0


0


0 0


0 0


0 0 0 0 0 0 0


0 0 0 0 0 0 0


0 0 0 0 0 0 0


0


1


Malaria


0


0


0


0


Measles


0


1


Meningitis


(other forms)


0


0


Mumps


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


2


0


0


0


Septic sore throat ... Tetanus


0


0


0


0 0


0 0


0 0 0


0 0 1


0 0 0


0


Tuberculosis (pulmonary)


...


...


0


1


3


0


1


1


1


0


0


0 0


0 0


0 0


0 0 0


0 0 0


0 0 0


0 0 0


0


Whooping cough ....


0


0


0


0


0


0


Totals


7


2


4


2


0


1


1


3


3


0


23


SWAMPSCOTT RESIDENTS DYING OUT OF TOWN FROM CONTAGIOUS DISEASES


Male


Female


Totals


Tuberculosis, pulmonary


....


0


1


1


1


Chicken-pox


0


0


0


0


0


German measles


0


0


0


0


Influenza


1


0


0


0


0 0


0 0 0


0 0 0 0 0


0 0 0 0 0


0 0 0 0


0


0


0


0


0 0 0 0 0


0 10


Pneumonia (lobar) ..


4


0


1


2


0


0


1


Scarlet fever


0


0


0


0


1


0


0


0


Tuberculosis (other forms)


... ...


Typhoid fever


0


0


0


0


1 0


0


Pellagra


0


0


1 0


0 0


1


0


0


7


1


116


TOWN DOCUMENTS DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES


[Dec. 31


Cancers and Other Tumors:


Male


Female


Totals


Cancer of bone


2


0


2


Cancer of breast


0


3


3


Cancer of colon


0


3


3


Cancer of Liver


0


1


1


Cancer of lung


1


0


1


Cancer of pancreas


2


2


4


Cancer of prostate


2


0


2


Cancer of rectum


1


1


2


Cancer of sigmoid


0


2


2


Cancer of stomach


2


2


4


Cancer of uterus


0


3


3


10


17


27


Diseases of the Bones and Organs of Movement:


Arthritis, chronic


0


2


2


Diseases of the Circulatory System:


Arterio sclerosis


2


4


6


Arteriosclerotic heart disease


2


1


3


Coronary occlusion


8


5


13


Coronary heart disease


0


1


1


Coronary thrombosis


4


2


6


Hypertensive heart disease


1


0


1


Myocardial failure


3


0


3


Myocardial infarction


1


0


1


Myocarditis, chronic


1


5


6


Pulmonary embolism


2


0


2


Rheumatic heart disease


1


0


1


Valvular heart disease


2


0


2


Valvular heart disease, acute


0


1


1


Valvular heart disease, chronic


0


1


1


27


20


47


Diseases of the Digestive System:


Appendicitis ..


1


0


1


Peritonitis, general


1


0


1


2


0


2


Diseases of the Nervous System and


Sense Organs:


Apoplexy


1


0


1


Cerebral embolus


0


1


1


Cerebral hemorrhage


5


8


13


Cerebral thrombosis


0


2


2


Endocarditis, chronic


0


1


1


Epilepsy


1


0


1


Parkinson's disease


1


0


1


8


12


20


1945]


BOARD OF HEALTH


117


Diseases of the Respiratory System:


Male Female


Total


Apical pneumonia


1


0


1


Oedema of lungs


0


1


1


Pulmonary congestion


0


1


1


Pulmonary fibrosis


0


1


1


1


3


4


Early Infancy


Atelectasis, bilateral


0


1


1


Atelectasis, prematurity


0


1


1


Prematurity


0


1


1


0


3


3


Epidemic, Endemic and Infectious Diseases:


Stophylococcus infection


0


1


1


Tuberculosis, pulmonary


0


1


1


0


2


2


External Causes :


Aeroplane accident


1


0


1


Injury by falling body


0


1


1


Suicide by carbon monoxide


1


0


1


Suicide by illuminating gas


1


0


1


Suicide by falling body


0


1


1


3


2


5


General Diseases not included in Class I:


Addison's disease


1


0


1


Anemia


0


1


1


Leukemia, lymphatic


0


1


1


Lymphoma, malignant


1


0


1


2


2


4


Malformation:


Congenital heart disease


0


1


1


Non-venereal Diseases of the Genito-


urinary System and Annexa: Ovarian tumor


0


1


1


Pyelonephritis


1


0


1


1


1


2


The Puerperal State:


Postpartum eclampsia


0


1


1


Totals


54


66


120


118


TOWN DOCUMENTS


[Dec. 31


RESIDENT BIRTHS IN TOWN


Month


Male


Female


Totals


January


0


0


0


February


0


0


0


March


0


0


0


April


0


0


0


May


0


0


0


June


0


0


0


July


0


0


0


August


0


0


0


September


0


0


0


October


0


0


0


November


0


0


December


0


0


1


0


0 0 0 01000


0


RESIDENT BIRTHS OUT OF TOWN


Month


Male


Female


Totals


January


4


6


10


February


5


9


14


March


14


9


23


April


4


14


18


May


10


4


14


June


13


9


22


July


3


8


11


August


8


12


20


September


7


7


14


October


4


8


12


November


8


5


13


December


0


0


0


-


-


80


91


171


-


DEATHS IN TOWN


Month


Male


Female


Totals


January


1


2


3


February


1


5


6


March


2


2


4


April


2


4


6


May


3


1


4


June


0


3


3


July


4


4


8


August


5


4


9


September


2


2


4


October


2


7


9


November


1


5


6


December


7


1


8


...


30


40


70


...


119


BOARD OF HEALTH


1945]


DEATHS OUT OF TOWN


Month


Male


Female


Totals


January


6


2


8


February


5


2


7


March


0


1


1


April


2


2


4


May


1


0


1


June


3


4


7


July


4


7


11


August


1


5


6


September


3


3


6


October


0


4


4


November


0


0


0


December


0


1


1


25


31


56


NON-RESIDENT DEATHS


Month


Male Female


Totals


January


1


0


1


February


0


1


1


March


0


0


0


April


0


0


0


May


0


0


0


June


0


0


0


July


0


2


2


August


0


0


0


September


0


0


0


October


0


1


1


November


0


1


1


December


0


0


0


1


5


6


MORTUARY REPORT


Male


Female


Totals


Stillbirths


0


1


1


Deaths under 1 year


1


5


6


From 1 to 2 years


1


0


1


From 2 to 3 years


0


0


0


From 3 to 4 years


1


0


1


From 4 to 5 years


0


1


1


From 5 to 10 years


0


0


0


From 10 to 20 years


2


0


2


From 20 to 30 years


1


3


4


From 30 to 40 years


4


1


5


From 40 to 50 years


5


2


7


From 50 to 60 years


8


9


17


From 60 to 70 years


13


13


26


From 70 to 80 years


8


12


20


From 80 to 90 years


10


16


26


From 90 to 100 years


0


4


4


-


54


66


120


....


120


TOWN DOCUMENTS


[Dec. 31


SUMMARY OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS


Deaths in Swampscott during 1945


70


Non-residents dying in Swampscott 6


Swampscott residents dying out of town 56


Total deaths of Swampscott residents, 1945 120


Death rate per 1,000


10.3


Total number resident deaths, male


54


Total number resident deaths, female 66


Average age, males 57.3


Average age, females


63.4


Deaths under 1 year in town


0


Deaths under 1 year out of town


6


Total births in town, resident


0


Total births in town, non-resident


0


Total births out of town


171


Stillbirth in town


0


Stillbirths out of town


1


SUMMARY OF WORK


Number of communicable diseases reported 326


Number of cases placarded


54


Cases investigated


34


Cases released


318


Certificates issued to attend school and work


149


Children excluded from school


139


Suspected cases of communicable diseases


18


Quarantine violations


8


Reports to:


State District Health Officer


239


State Department Public Health (deaths)


52


Inspector of Animals


40


Other cities and towns


14


Milkmen


7


Laundry


4


Schools


253


Miscellaneous


207


Number of communicable disease complaints


15


Number of communicable disease conferences


207


Number of communicable disease inquiries


201


Articles fumigated


41


Number of children given Schick test


138


Number of immunizing doses of toxoid given


300


Number of patients admitted to sanatorium


4


Number of patients discharged from sanatorium


5


Number of adults examined and X-rayed for tuberculosis


91


Number of children examined and X-rayed for tuberculosis.


65


Number of cultures submitted for examination


69


Number of sputum specimens submitted for examination Number of dogs inoculated against rabies


28


Number of conferences


734


Number of inquiries


1212


Complaints received :


Ashes


277


Garbage


401


Dead animals


81


Miscellaneous


367


Number of inspections made


353


Verbal notices given


198


Written notices to abate


26


295


121


BOARD OF HEALTH


1945]


Legal notices to abate


3


Laboratory supplies distributed


278


Letters written 1229


Number of telephone calls


2722


Number of office visits 2898


Miscellaneous


1953


PERMITS AND LICENSES


The following permits have been issued during the past year:


Burial


80


To keep fowl 139


To keep ducks 2


To keep pigeons 3


To keep rabbits


To torch for fish 3


To construct cesspools and drains


4


To maintain a recreational building 1


To funeral director 1


To maintain a stable 2


To keep horses


2


The following licenses have been issued during the past year: To sell methyl alcohol 9


To collect soap grease 3


To massage 3


Miscellaneous : Victuallers' applications approved 17


The sum of $18.50 has been collected for licenses and permits issued during the year and the said amount has been paid to the Collector and his receipt obtained.


Respectfully submitted,


CLARENCE W. HORTON, Health Officer.


Inspector of Plumbing


To the Board of Health:


Gentlemen:


I herewith submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1945:


Plumbing permits issued


59


Installations approved 60


The sum of $118.00 has been collected for the plumbing permits issued during the year and said amount has been paid to the Collector and his receipt obtained.


Respectfully submitted,


EDWARD C. PHILLIPS, Plumbing Inspector.


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[Dec. 31


Milk Inspector


To the Board of Health:


Gentlemen:


I herewith submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1945:


The following licenses and permits have been issued during the year:


To sell milk (dealers) 19


To sell milk (stores) 33 To sell frozen desserts 26 To sell oleomargarine 10


The sum of $44.00 has been collected for the licenses and permits issued during the year and the said amount has been paid to the Collector and his receipt obtained.


Respectfully submitted, CLARENCE W. HORTON,


Milk Inspector.


Health Nurse


To the Board of Health:


Gentlemen:


I herewith submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1945:


Communicable diseases placarded


47


Communicable diseases investigated 164


Examinations for communicable diseases


869


Examinations for release


84


Exclusions from school


45


Physical examinations


1179


Dental examinations


2258


Home visits


671


School visits


99


Kindergarten visits


18


Tuberculosis patients visited


157


Tuberculosis follow-up visits


70


Schick tests


138


Clinics and meetings


51


New baby conferences


130


Consultations


36


Violations of quarantine


7


Clinic children weighed


6


Ear examinations (Parochial school)


280


Eye examinations (Parochial school)


280


Patients taken to Sanatorium clinics


111


Sanitary inspections


4


Pre-school examinations


52


Miscellaneous


424


Parochial children weighed


319


Respectfully submitted, EVELYN ANDERSON, R.N., Health Nurse.


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1945]


Dental Clinic


To the Board of Health:


Gentlemen :


I herewith submit the following report of the activities of the Dental Clinic for the year ending December 31, 1945:


Every effort has been made to have every child obtain proper dental care either at their family dentist or at the clinic. All children in elementary schools are examined in the fall at opening of school and cards sent to all parents notifying them of the need for dental work. If they wish us to do the work a returned signed card will assure the child will be taken care of through the year. No returned card means the family dentist is to do the work. A checkup examina- tion is made in the spring and those not having work done are again notified.


There is no need of any child in elementary grades of either the public or parochial schools suffering from neglect of their dental de- fects as we are ready and willing to give them the needed attention and there is no charge for our services.


The High School Senior and Junior classes are examined in the fall and notification cards are sent parents of all pupils needing care, that they may send children to their dentists.


The results of our efforts are shown in the wonderful dental con- dition of our schools as compared to most municipalities.


The following is a detailed summary of the work of the past year:


Extractions (temporary teeth)


97


Extractions (permanent teeth)


3


Local anaesthetic


77


Pulp cappings


...


Fillings (permanent teeth)


351


Fillings (temporary teeth)


513


Prophylaxis


311


Examinations


2093


Miscellaneous


103


Respectfully submitted,


JAMES J. FENELON, D.M.D., Dentist.


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[Dec. 31


Report of the Park Commissioners


Shade Tree Division


A great part of this year's work was spent on the new adminis- tration grounds where experience and skill was needed.


At the request of property owners, six trees were duly posted and public hearings held, resulting in the removal of five. Three cut-leaf maples and one elm were removed as the aftermath of two hurricanes. Two small Norway maples were destroyed by careless motorists and one died with bleeding canker. Twenty-one trees were planted-eight lindens, seven pin oaks, four sugar maples, and two Norway maples.


Vincent B. Easterbrooks has now returned after duty in the Pacific with the U. S. Navy, greatly strengthening the efficiency and morale of the division.


Phillips Park


A $2,000 appropriation permitted the grading and loaming of a large play area at Phillips Park. Additional fill from the administra- tion grounds placed at this spot almost doubled the first area, so with seeding this spring we can offer a full size football field, or hockey field.


Fish House


This fall we were again visited by what has become our annual destructive storm, and the Fish House, its driveways and the Blaney Beach walls suffered some $2,000 damage. Repairs have been made to the Fish House, but the walks will have to wait for spring weather.


Administration Grounds


During the past year the main job of the Park Department was to landscape the grounds at the New Administration Building. The areas bounded by Burrill Street and Monument Avenue are now graded and grassed over. There are still several trees to go in next spring, but by and large these areas are completed. In addition, al- though not on our 1945 schedule, we are able to regrade much of the area bounded by Elmwood Road, and lay out an additional parking space and an entrance roadway. These will be black-topped in the spring if money is appropriated for this work.


Thanks to the contribution of the Swampscott Garden Club, the formal garden was redesigned and replanted. All bulbs, shrubs, and plantings were donated by the membership. The plantings at both sides of the formal garden were renewed with hybrid lilacs and flow- ering shrubs. The evergreen planting of rhododendrons in front of the wall was transplanted to the Elmwood side of the building, due to the exposure.


We wish to devote the remainder of our report to a listing of the Donors of Memorial trees to be planted at the Administration grounds. We are to plant most of them in the spring, and are now working on the bronze plates which will identify the tree, its donor, and the per- son in whose memory it was planted. The list, complete to date, is as follows :


Park Department Arboretum


Memorial Trees :


Oxydendrum arboreum (sourwood), donated by Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Ross in memory of their son, Gershon.


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1945]


Betula alba (European white birch), donated by Mr. and Mrs. Lennart Bjorkman in memory of their son, Alan.


Betula alba (European white birch), donated by Mrs. Charles Addison in memory of her son, Charles, Jr.


Aesculus hippocastanum (horsechestnut), donated by Mr. and Mrs. Tony Paradise in memory of their son, Michael J. Fagus s. purpurea riversi (purple beech), donated by Mr. and Mrs. John Homan in memory of their son, John, Jr.


Crataegus oxycantha plena rosea (sp) (double pink flowering hawthorne), donated by Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Norris in memory of their son, Robert.


Acer palmatum atropurpureum (blood leaf maple), donated by Miss Elinor Barnes in memory of her father, Roland C. Barnes.


Acer saccharum (sugar maple), donated by Mr. H. M. Colclough in memory of his brother, Wilfred.


Betula alba (European white birch), donated by William Elder Doll, Jr., in memory of his father.


Platanus occidentalis (American plane), donated by Mrs. Harold H. Bartol and daughter, Doris, in memory of Harold H. Bartol.


Platanus orientalis (Oriental plane), donated by Mrs. Thomas J. Carson in memory of her husband.


Laburnum vulgare (golden chain), donated by Mrs. R. E. Bicknell in memory of her brother, Gilbert L. Pitman.


Fagus sylvatica (English beech), donated by Miss Hannah Walton in memory of her sister, Nancy.


Fagus sylvatica asplenifolia (fern leaf beech), donated by Miss Florence Lampard in memory of her father, George H. Lampard.


Cladrastis lutea (yellowwood), donated by Mrs. Jennie A. Wood- worth in memory of her husband, Ernest Stone.


Helesia monticola (mountain silver bell), donated by Mrs. Blanche Stanley in memory of her parents.


Robinia pseudacacia (locust), donated by Miss Mary C. E. Jack- son in memory of her father.


Picea pungens kosteri (Koster's blue spruce), donated by Mrs. James Libby in memory of her husband.


Picea Omorika (Serbian spruce), donated by Mr. Lester B. Morley in memory of his parents.


Tsuga caroliniana (Carolina hemlock), donated by Mrs. Howard K. Glidden and daughter, Mary, in memory of Dr. Howard K. Glidden.


Other Trees Donated:


2 Ulmus americana (American elms).


1 Betula pendula gracilis (weeping white birch), donated by Swampscott Mothers' Service Group.


Sorbus aucuparia (mountain ash), donated by the Farm and Garden Club.


Tilia cordata (little leaf linden), donated by the Swampscott Council of Girl Scouts.


2 Cornus Florida (white dogwoods), donated by the Leon E. Abbott Post #57, American Legion.




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