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Chapdelaine, Gedeon - Picker Ciesla, Antoni - Contractor Clemence, George H. - Retired Coderre, Henry F. - Merchant Costa, Sotir V. - Merchant Cournoyer, Aldori - Taxi Driver Cournoyer, H. Norman - Dealer Dauphinais, Adlard - Optical Worker
Davis, Steven L. - Factory Worker Desaulniers, Leo - Specmaker Donais, Armand - A. O. Co.
Dufault, Joseph - Laborer Dulmaine, Walter - Retired
Dupaul, Leon - Foreman
Duquette, Albert F. - Grinder Duquette, George - Specmaker Eno, Arthur J. - Electrician Fafard, Wilfred - Back Tender Farland, Alfred J. - Painter Flood, Henry F. - Clerk Fontaine, Alpha - Optical Worker Fountaine, Lucien - Machinist Galipeau, Euguen - Inspector Gamache, George A. - Mach. Oper.
Garceau, Wilfred - Waiter
Gaudette, Noe J. - Clerk
Gaumond, Armand - Truckman
Gaumond, Eugel - Retired
Gauthier, Valmore - Foreman Gendron, Albert - Picker Gelineau, Alfred - Retired
Genereux, Louis W. - Clerk Girard, Wilfred - Fireman Gladu, Charles H. - Developer
191 Worcester St. 76 Plimpton St. Clemence Hill 560 South St. 308 Main St. 81 Pleasant St. 59 Fiske St. 199 Charlton St. 50 Sturbridge Rd. Lebanon Hill 444 Worcester St .. 156 Mechanic St. 99 Pine St.
250 Marcy St. 14 Worcester St. 736 Lebanon Hill 76 Pine St. 11 Columbia St. 372 Hamilton St. 300 Hamilton St. Ammidown District 97 Worcester St. 46 Fiske St. 105 North St. 14 Worcester St. 9 Curtis St. 711 Main St.
16 Gardner St. 5 Fiske St. 42 Thomas St.
17 Charlton St. 206 Main St.
222 Mechanic St. 36 Cohassee St.
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Graf, Peter F. - Foreman Gravel, Charles - Lens Polisher Grenier, William - Def. Worker Grenke, Louis - Blocker Hebert, Armand T. - Finisher Hebert, Joseph A. - Box Maker Hebert, Leo - Grinder Hetu, Louis - Janitor Hill, Emerson H. - Specmaker Holton, Frank B. - Machinist Johns, Leonard W. - Foreman Julien, Joseph - Mail Carrier Karle, Cyril - Supervisor Kurposka, Mitchell - Toolmaker Lafleche, Albert - A. O. Co. Lafleche, Edmond 0. - Grinder LaFrance, Charles - Electrician Laliberte, Oliver - Clerk Lamontagne, Henry - Polisher Landry, Victor - Specmaker
Lariviere, Ubald - Machinist Lamoth, Adolphe - Bartender
Lataille, Frank - Optical Worker
Lataille, Joseph - Retired
Lavallee, Adelard - Shear Tender
Lavallee, Napoleon A. - Clerk
LeBlanc, Leon - Spinner LeBoeuf, Roland, Clerk
Lemire, Napoleon - Frame Maker
Lepage, Adelard - Foreman
Libera, Joseph - Optical Worker
Lippe, Clement - Specmaker
Loranger, Edward - Def. Worker Lucier, Theodore - Springfield Arm.
38 Golf St. 158 Charlton St. 53 Pleasant St. 9 Rose St. 55 Coombs St. 5 Moon St. 48 Fiske Śt. 48 Dresser St. 472 South St. Lebanon Hill 25 Harding Ct. 73 Newell Ave. 121 Everett St. 65 Crystal St.
42 Worcester St.
19 Moon St. 38 Pleasant St.
71 River St. 9 Rose St. 800 Worcester St. 165 Mechanic St. 104 Worcester St. 284 Mechanic St. 39 Henry St. 75 Crystal St. 48 School St.
364 Hamilton St. 25 Chestnut St. 30 Taft St. 122 Litchfield Ave.
9 Ballard Ct. 711 Main St.
127 Pleasant St. 14 Spring St.
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Loranger, Napoleon J. - Innkeeper Lusignan, William - Sub-foreman Lynch, Charles - Inspector Maloney, Phillip - A. O. Co. Marand, Napoleon - Polisher Mathieu, Isaac - Canvasser Matte, Osa - Amer Worster Mitchell, Irving - Clerk Monnette, Moise - Clerk Moriarty, Timothy J. - Mill Operator Nadeau, Jean Baptiste - Retired Nichols, Thomas - Retired Normandin, Joseph S. - Clerk
Noyes, Gordon - Retired Orsini, Antonio - A. O. Co. O'Shaughnessy, John J., Sr. - Real Estate Page, Ernest P. - Salesman
Paquette, Walter - Foreman Paquin, William - Inspector Patnaude, George - Warper Paul, Wilfred - Truck Driver Paulhus, Albert - Gate Tender Peloquin, Felis - Wire Stretcher
Peloquin, Narcisse - Repair Man Peloquin, Philip, - Painter Perron, Omer - Merchant Pezzetti, John - Ins. Agent Picard, Alfred A. - Truck Driver Pinsonneault, Richard - Inspector
Plante, Ernest A. - Bartender Plouffe, George E. - Truer Pratt, Walter W. - Farmer Pratt, W. Willis - Farmer Proulx, Charles F. - Carpenter
18 Pine St. 393 Worcester St. 26 School St. 87 Edwards St. 276 Mechanic St. 50 Coombs St. 77 Moon St. 47 Oliver St. 50 Coombs St. 150 Pleasant St. 266 Main St. 29 Fiske St.
14 Dresser St. 16 Edwards St. 145 Elm St. 164 Hamilton St. 431 Hamilton St. Brickyard Road 32 Worcester St. 12 Pine St. 45 Union St. 199 Charlton St. 27 Coombs St. 62 Green Ave. 216 Everett St. 215 Marcy St. 7 Glover St. 482 Main St.
110 Pine St.
41 Union St.
135 Marcy St. 873 N. Woodstock Rd. 700 Woodstock Rd. 81 Wall St.
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Proulx, Joseph D. - Cook Raimondo, Bernard L. - Foreman. Renaud, George - Machine Operator Renaud, Israel, Jr. - Machinist St. Germaine, Joseph - Laborer St. Martin, Arsene - Printer St. Martin, Rudolphe - Sub-Foreman St. Pierre, Rodolphe - Machinist Sansoucy, Leonard, - Bookkeeper Santo, Dominic - Foreman Silk, George W. - Clerk
Staves, Arthur - Freight Clerk
37 Franklin St.
Stypulkowski, Anthony - Mach. Operator
110 01d Sturbridge Rd.
Talbot, Ernest - Laborer
34 Hamilton St.
Tasciotti, Ralph - Knife Maker
113 Cross St.
Tavernier, Omer J. - Edger
10 Lens St. 53 Fiske St.
Tetreault, Eugene - Clerk
Thomas, Gregory - Merchant
Toomey, John F. - Clerk
84 Dresser St. 30 North St. 16 Clarke St.
Trahan, Ovila - Carpenter
Tsavidis, John - Polisher Tully, Andrew F., Sr. - Order Clerk
33 Crystal St. 547 Main St.
Varin, Raymond - Foreman
110 Mechanic St.
Whalen, Robert - Warper
Willet, Lloyd F. - Ins. Agent
Ziu, Thomas - Inspector
62 Mill St. Westwood Parkway 46 Morris St.
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46 South St. 9 Crescent St. 149 Mill St. 173 Pine St. 120 Sayles St. 23 Chapin St. 75 Hamilton St. 10 Rose St.
449 Hamilton St. 462 Elm St.
723 Main St.
REPORT OF SELECTMEN
To the Voters of Southbridge:
The following report covers the activities of the Board of Selectmen for the year 1944.
A new Switch Panel was installed in the Town Hall Auditorium to replace an obsolete and dangerous one.
Three Automatic Auxiliary Electric Lamps were installed in the Auditorium for the safety of the Public. This is compulsory by law.
A new Celotex Ceiling and Linoleum flooring has improved the Selectmen's Office.
Postwar plans are being studied for the installation of a ven- tilation system and fire escapes for the Main Auditorium.
The Second World War Veterans' Rehabilitation Committee was es- tablished to aid the various veterans after their discharge from the Armed Forces. Many cases have been helped in hospitilization, ob- taining jobs and general advice for their benefit.
The Southbridge Public Improvement Committee was formed to con- sider Postwar activities.
Your Airport Committee after considerable studies accepted plans and began the construction of the local Airport and has been built up-to-date, ahead of schedule.
Your Board wishes to thank the various committees and Town De- partments for their cooperation and their interest in the various activities.
LEO J. COURNOYER WESLEY K. COLE
NAPOLEON J. BLANCHARD
Selectmen
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REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT
Honorable Board of Selectmen
Southbridge, Mass.
Gentlemen:
I hereby submit for your consideration my yearly report end- ing December 31, 1944.
Complaints made in the District Court during the fiscal year, Total 653. Males 611, Females 42.
MISCELLANEOUS
Motor Vehicle accidents with personal injuries . 22
Motor Vehicle accidents with property damaged 34
Motor Vehicle stolen and recovered 8
Motor Vehicle licenses suspended or revoked
39
Persons injured in Motor Vehicle accidents 19
Persons killed in Motor Vehicle accidents 3
Parking summons served. 66
Doors and windows found unlocked 187
Lodging given to travelers. 93
Persons reported missing. 25 Bicycles reported stolen. 9
Goods stolen and recovered.
$10,947.43
Goods stolen not recovered. 1,874.38
Radio calls sent out. 923
In behalf of the police officers and myself I wish to thank your Honorable Board and Town officials for their consideration dur- ing the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
ULRIC BRAULT
Chief of Police
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE JACOB EDWARDS MEMORIAL LIBRARY
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TRUSTEES
For the Town
Wardwell M. Edwards, Chairman
Dr. Nerio W. Pioppi
Oswald J. Laliberte
For the Edwards Bequest
George B. Wells W. Wesley Crawford
Gertrude W. Smith
Arthur Kay
LIBRARY HOURS
Open 1945:
Week days -- 10:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M.
Closed 1945:
January 1 -- New Year's Day
May 30 -- Memorial Day
July 4 -- Independence Day
September 3 -- Labor Day
November 11 -- Armistice Day (Until 2:00 P.M. )
November 22 -- Thanksgiving Day
December 25 -- Christmas Day
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REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN
To the Trustees of the Jacob Edwards Memorial Library:
In spite of hobbling along with an inadequate staff until August, the library has had a good and busy year. Circulation in- creased over last year's by more than 6,000, and more normal use has been made of the Reference Department.
In August Mrs. C. Barnard Price, a former staff member, re- turned as Children's Librarian, and the circulation of children's books for the year was nearly half that of adult books. The col- lection of books for Young Adults (High School age) has been given more attention and care this year with gratifying results.
The Technical Department, with its reading room and book col- lection on the ground floor is growing slowly, but is not suffi- ciently used to make us proud of it. More publicity would probably result in more extensive use but time is lacking on the part of a limited staff and of officers of the Technical Society, joint sponsors of the project.
The increase in circulation figures (books borrowed for home use ) broken down is: adult fiction 2,189; adult non-fiction 1,355; children's books 2,408; and books in foreign languages 112 - 5%, 7.6%, 8.9%, 19% respectively. The books in foreign languages are drawn from our own French collection and loan collections of twenty or more books ata time in each of the following languages: French, Italian, Green and Polish. Southbridge could make use of a collec- tionin Albanian language but has been unable to buy or borrow any.
Instead of shying away from books about the war, the tendency in former years, Southbridge readers have become clamorous for the newest and best of the reporters' accounts, the personal adventures of those in action, and to a lesser extent, but noticeable, in the many proposals of future solutions of our present ills. Some of us are still reading to forget about the war but more are really aware that our thinking and our decisions are an important factor in the outcome.
Borrowers have grown used to the registration system and are no longer up in arms at being given a new number, but the system now in force will have to run another five years before we can tell exactly how many people use the library, and so how vital a force we are in the community.
Increased use of the library after the war will bring more acute realization of our cramped working space. Reading rooms and shelving capacity are fairly adequate but books do not come from the publishers ready to circulate, and inefficient handling of their preparation because of lack of space for such work means a slowing down in efficiency. Long range planning becomes a necessary part of our responsibilities, and perhaps the range is not so long as we assume. Southbridge has every advantage as a natural center and leader in this part of the state. Its library should conform to standards that would assure such leadership and adequate service to every one of its 16,825 citizens. Conforming to established standards means first of all, a budget of $21,250 as against our 1944 budget of $14,350. That is a goal toward whichwe travel slow- ly but hopefully.
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STATISTICAL RECORD
Library
Jacob Edwards Memorial Library
Date of Founding
1871
Population served
16,825
Days open during year
308
Hours open each week
66
Number of volumes January 1, 1944
27,883
Number of volumes added New 1,439)
Including 349 books by gift and
Replaced 260) transfer from Rental Collection
482
Number of volumes December 31, 1944
29,100
Number of registered borrowers (estimate)
6,000
Number of volumes lent for home use
94,747
LIBRARY STAFF
Librarian
Eleanor Shane
Reference Librarian
Elaine Van Nostrand Elizabeth B. Price
Janitor
Romualdo Di Bonaventura
PART TIME STAFF
Jean Small
Helen Rowley
Louise E. LeClair Muriel P.
0 ' Shaughnessy
Gertrude L. Peloquin
Respectfully submitted,
ELEANOR SHANE Librarian
TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT
THE JACOB EDWARDS MEMORIAL LIBRARY
1944 Receipts and Expenditures 1945 Budget Estimate.
Item
1944 Receipts
1944 Expenditures
1945 Budget
RECEIPTS
TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE
APPROPRIATION
10,350.00
Less Refund to E. & D. a/c
92.35
10,257.65
MYNOTT FUND
Bal. Jan. 1, 1944
$57.72
Receipts
20.00
77.72
Disbursements
13.83
13.83
Bal. Dec. 31, 1944
63.89
1,699
Number of volumes discarded
Children's Librarian
Darthia P. Bernheim
Anne Marie Langevin
Patricia Robson
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TRUSTEE FUNDS
Bal. Jan. 1, 1944
905.20
Receipts (Edwards Trusts)
(Bradford Trust)
4,974.88 97.36
MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS
Interest Sp. Reserve 65.00
Total Receipts
6,042.44
Disbursements
3,810.46
3,810.46
Trans. to Sp. Reserve
1,000.00
Operating Balance
Dec. 31, 1944
1,231.98
SPECIAL RESERVE
Jan. 1, 1944
4,000.00
1944 Addition
1,000.00
Dec. 31, 1944
5,000.00
TOTAL 1944 Receipts
$14,081.94
EXPENDITURES
PAYROLL
Acct.
101)
Librarian & Assistant
102)
103 Regular Employees
104 Part-time Employees
105 Sunday Opening
$6,638.41 $7,100.00
BUILDING OPERATION & MAINTENANCE OF BUILDING & GROUNDS
150
Payroll - Janitor
151 Payroll - Janitor's Helpers
301 Fuel
302 Light
303 Water
304 Supplies
305 Removal of Ashes, etc.
306 Misc. Expenses
2,710.38
2,850.00
MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING EXPENSES
401)
Telephone, Stationery
402) and Postage
403 Desk & Office Supplies
404 Audit
405
Survey
406 Pension
407 Miscellaneous
1,418.86
1,500.00
351
Building Maintenance
128.13
150.00
352 Grounds Maintenance
21.25
100.00
BOOKS & PERIODICALS
201
Books
202 Periodicals
2,900.67
2,600.00
250 Book Repairs
264.24
400.00
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EQUIPMENT
501 Furniture & Fixtures
100.00
$14,081.94 $14,800.00
1,000.00-A $15,800.00
Involves Lighting, Heating & Renovation
SUMMARY
1944 Budget
1944 Appropriation
1944 Expenditures
1945 Budget
Amount
Amount
%
Amount
%
Amount
$
Town-Normal Basis
10,350.00
67.43
10,350.00
72.13
10,350.00
10,800.00
68.35
Town-Special Fund
1,000.00
6.51
1,000.00
6.33
Town Cr.to E&D a/c
92.35
11,350.00
10,257.65
72.84
Trustee Funds
4,000.00
26.06
4,000.00
27.87
3,810.46
27.06
4,000.00
25.32
Mynott Funds
13.83
.10
Total
15,350.00 100.00
14,350.00 100.00
14,081.94 100.00
15,800.00 100.00
If the amount collected by Library and turned in to Town Treas- urer ($1,043.39) is taken into consideration, the net cost to tax- payers for 1944 ($9,214.26) 1s 65.43% of the cost for year.
Attention is called to the estimated contribution for 1945 of $4,000.00 from trust funds. On this basis the town cost will be only 74.68% of total budget including the special appropriation of $1,000.00 if granted, and 68.35% if that special appropriation is not granted.
APPROVED BY TRUSTEES THE JACOB EDWARDS MEMORIAL LIBRARY
W. M. EDWARDS
N. W. PIOPPI
O. J. LALIBERTE
G. B. WELLS
GERTRUDE W. SMITH
ARTHUR KAY
W. W. CRAWFORD
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Special Appropriation Building Repairs & Improvements
A. Special appropriation $5,000.00 requested by Trustees in 1941 to be appropriated by Town over a period of five years at the rate of $1,000.00 each year, is referred to Finance .Committee for decision as to year 1945. In view of existing conditions, this appropriation was not granted for 1942, 1943, or 1944. Trustees call attention to importance of this special appropriation being made available as soon as conditions war- rant.
REPORT OF TAX COLLECTOR
To The Citizens of Southbridge Massachusetts:
I wish to submit the following report as Collector of Taxes for the year 1944:
Taxes of 1941:
Exemption from Estate Collected from Estate
$61.10 $61.10
Taxes:
Levy of 1942:
Outstanding January 1, 1944
$696.66
Exemption under Chapter 59, Sec. 5a
$760.04
Payments to Treasurer
$760.04
Taxes :
Levy of 1943:
Outstanding January 1, 1944
$33,748.55
Exemption under Chapter 59, Sec. 5a
60.12
Payments to Treasurer
$33,625.33
Tax Title
31.82
Abated
47.70
Outstanding December 31, 1944
103.82
$33,808.67
Taxes :
Levy of 1944:
Payments to Treasurer
$495,051.17
Abated
4,901.79
Tax Title
191.37
Outstanding December 31, 1944
23,455.41
Refunds paid by Treasurer
$6.00
$523,593.74
Excise Taxes :
Levy of 1943:
Outstanding January 1, 1944
$135.41
Commitments per warrants
26.00
Payments to Treasurer
$135.49
Abated
25.92
$161.41
Excise Taxes:
Levy of 1944:
Commitments per warrants
$15,438.69
Payments to Treasurer
$15,017.00
Abated
436.29
Outstanding December 31, 1944
115.60
Refunds paid by Treasurer
$130.20
$15,438.69
Sewer Assessments:
Levy of 1943:
Outstanding January 1, 1944
$161.29
Payments to Treasurer
$161.29
Sewer Assesments Interest:
Levy of 1943:
Outstanding January 1, 1944
$13.71
Payments to Treasurer
$13.71
Added interest on Sewer assessments payments
$3.91
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63.38
$33,808.67
$523,593.74
$161.41
Sidewalk Assessments:
Levy of 1943:
Outstanding January 1, 1943
Payments to Treasurer
$7.58 $7.58
Sidewalk Assessment Interest:
Levy of 1943:
Outstanding of January 1, 1944
$1.36
Payments to Treasurer
$1.36
Sewer Assessments:
Levy of 1944:
$255.20
Advance Payment
33.79
$288.99
Payments to Treasurer
$245.42
Outstanding December 31, 1944
43.57
$288.99
Sewer Assessment Interest:
Levy of 1944:
$22.99
Payments to Treasurer
$18.39
Outstanding December 31, 1944
4.60
$22.99
Sidewalk Assessments:
Levy of 1944:
$108.81
Payments to Treasurer
$84.35
Outstanding December 31, 1944
24.46
$108.81
Sidewalk Assessment Interest:
Levy of 1944:
$12.07
Payments to Treasurer
$9.13
Outstanding December 31, 1944
2.94
$12.07
Interest and costs on Taxes and Assessments:
Levy of 1941:
$9.16
Levy of 1942:
34.65
Levy of 1943:
760.43
Levy of 1944:
165.68
$969.82
Grand total collected during the year 1944
$546,165.09
I wish to thank the citizens of Southbridge and the various Town Officials for their kind cooperation during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
MEDERIC DUHAMEL
Tax Collector
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REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
To The Honorable Board of Selectmen:
In accordance with the law and custom, I submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1944. Giving values of properties under my supervision, number of fires we responded to, value of properties where loss occurred, also recommendations I deem necessary for the ensuing year.
I recommend for 1945 an appropriation of $62,921.92.
We responded to 360 Still Alarms and 11 Bell Alarms. Total 371 Alarms.
The detailed report follows:
Value of buildings.
$ 348,200.00
Loss on buildings 8,303.30
Insurance on buildings 4,361,500.00
Insurance paid on buildings 8,143.30
Value of contents 3,258,900.00
Loss on contents. 8,493.57 Insurance on contents
3,229,750.00
Insurance paid on contents 8,493.57
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
PERMITS
There were 574 permits issued for transporting gasoline, high explosives, range oil burners, power burners, open air permits and removal of empty gasoline tanks.
INSPECTIONS
There were 1,288 inspections made of stores, hotels & boarding houses, tenement houses, range oil burners, power burners and clubs and cafes.
In closing my report for the year, I wish to thank the citizens for their cooperation, and the members of the department for their loyalty to their work.
In conclusion the Chief, Oswald Meunier, on behalf of the members of the Fire Department wishes to thank the Board of Select- men and the other Town Officials for their courtesy and considera- tion of the department.
OSWALD MEUNIER
Chief of the Fire Department
For the Fire Department Archie Langevin (Clerk)
REPORT OF THE FOREST FIRE DEPARTMENT
The Forest Fire Department answered 21 alarms for forest fires in 1944.
There were 295 permits for fires in the open.
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JACOB EDWARDS LIBRARY
I wish at this time to thank the people for their good will and again ask their cooperation with this department to prevent forest fires in this vicinity.
OSWALD MEUNIER
Forest Fire Warden
REPORT OF THE AMBULANCE DEPARTMENT
In 1944 the Ambulance Department has collected $740.00.
During the past year the ambulance made 171 trips in town of Southbridge and 121 out-of-town trips.
I wishat this time to thank all the Red Cross Ambulance Corps for their splendid cooperation when our ambulance was out of town or being repaired.
OSWALD MEUNIER
Chief of the Fire Department
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
To the Citizens of Southbridge:
Following the elections in the Spring, the Board of Health met and organized as follows: Dr. William E. Langevin, Chairman; Dr. Raymond F. Haling, Clerk; and Mr. Ernest Tetreault, the other mem- ber.
Twelve regular and two special meetings were held in the course of the year.
The disposal of garbage has been carried on under contract, for the past two years. Although every effort was made by the Board to maintain the collection on schedule, numerous complaints were reg- istered by householders, especially in the summer months. Several factors were responsible for these complaints, such as the unusual accumulation of garbage during the canning season, lack of adequate help, and unforeseen repair on equipment.
Various nuisances, such as dumping and burning rubbish and garbage in forbidden areas, were reported during the year. Also objectionable noises and odors coming from poultry houses and barns situated too close to dwellings. Since the voters and taxpayers provide the necessary funds for periodic collection of garbage and rubbish, it seems that certain townspeople with considerable incon- venience and effort to themselves, persist in disregarding health rules and regulations. Every incident was investigated and of- fenders advised as to the proper method to abate same. In order to inform the general public, the Board of Health published two articles in the local newspaper stating the major nuisances as health prob- lems and their relation to the primary requisites of a healthy com- munity.
Our well-equipped milk-testing laboratory has been available to all producers and dealers within the town limits. With the high standard required by this industry, these facilities have been helpfulin assisting dealers to comply with latest regulations.
In cooperation with the State Department of Public Health, our inspector with Mr. Theodore Shepardson, the District Sanitary In- spector made a survey of the local eating and drinking establish- ments. Over fifty places were visited, each one checked as to gen- eral cleanliness, efficiency of equipment, handling and storage of food to preserve same from contamination. The findings recorded on charts were compared with the minimum United States Public Health regulations . About forty-eight per cent compared favorably with the requirements. Gross negligence was called to the attention of the manager, with suggestions for improvements.
Last June, Mr. Paul Dneillo, the supervising health district sanitary officer, met with the Board to discuss the state-wide restaurant sanitization program, aimed at controlling a number of our communicable diseases. The State Department of Public Health is planning to formulate a set of recommended rules and regulations, and inspection forms for eating and drinking establishments for later adoption by the cities and towns.
In addition, there is a series of lectures as to the proper handling of food and personal hygiene, to be given to employers, managers, and employees. This course may be conducted by the local Board of Health, with the assistance of the Department of Public Health.
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Clinics for the detection and immunization of disease, also for the correction of dental defects were sponsored during the year, to help maintain our public health program for the prevention of disease.
In closing, the members of the Board of Health wish to express their appreciation to all persons and organizations who have co- operated with the department in the promotion of community health. Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM E. LANGEVIN, M.D., Chairman RAYMOND F. HALING, M.D., Clerk ERNEST TETREAULT
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REPORT OF THE PAROCHIAL SCHOOL PHYSICIAN
To the Board of Health Town of Southbridge, Mass.
The following is the report of examinations of the parochial schools for the year 1944:
Notre-Dame School
Total children examined -- 483
Defects requiring notices -- 219
Carious Teeth. 94
Enlarged Tonsils
56
(Tonsils Removed -- 22 -- defects
19
Eyes corrected with glasses
18
Blephritis
1
Eye Squint
5
Nose
1
Skin - Acne
14
Lungs .
1
Heart.
9
Spine.
1
Foot Defects -- 97
Classified as follows:
Weak Feet.
13
Pronation.
12
Flat Feet.
24
Congential Feet.
1
Athlete's Foot
1
Depressed Anterior Arch.
2
Overlapping 5th Digit R.F.
1
Dermatitis - Left Foot
1
Dermatitis Venenata.
1
Hallux Valgus.
1
Deformed 3rd-4th-5th Digits.
1
PesCavus from Anterior Polio
1
Epidermophytosis
8
Exzematous Dermatitis
1
Encipient Deformity
1
Polydactylism Bilateral.
1
Ringworm
1
Heloma
1
Strain Foot.
1
Ste. Jeanne d'Arc School
Total children examined -- 379
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