Town annual reports of the officers of Southbridge for the year ending 1947-1951, Part 23

Author: Southbridge (Mass.)
Publication date: 1947
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 1052


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Total appropriations as certified by Town Clerk to be raised by taxation $1,226,967.13


Total appropriations voted to be taken from available funds. In 1948 since 1948 tax rate was fixed 143,936.01


Amount voted in 1948 to be taken


from the Taxy Levy of 1949 :- Town Hall Account


53.75


Selectmen's Clerk's Salary Account


130.00


$1,371,086.89


STATE:


1949 1948


Tax and Assessments Estimates Underestimates


State Tax (No State Tax in 1949)


State Parks & Reservations $ 1,262.31 $ 173.11


State Audit of Municipal Accounts 643.84


State Examination of Retire-


ment System


52.37


$ 1,958.52


$ 173.11


2,131.63


COUNTY:


Tax and Assessments


County Tax


$40,113.98


$4,371.65


Tuberculosis


27,725.95


4,007.85


$67,839.93


$8,379.50


76,219.43


OVERLAY of Current Year


16,687.24


GROSS AMOUNT TO BE RAISED


$1,466,125.19


Estimated Receipts and Available Funds


Estimated receipts for the year 1949 $443,196.14


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Amounts Voted to be Taken from Available Funds:


Amounts and dates of approval by Commissioner of Corporations and Taxation


$ 4,629.10-July 2, 1948 10,560.00-Nov. 1, 1948


22,150.00-Nov. 2, 1948 1,200.00-Nov. 9, 1948 6,320.28-Dec. 21, 1948 99,076.63-Apr. 1, 1949


$143,936.01 $143,936.01


$587,132.15 Total Estimated Receipts & Available Funds Net Amount to be Raised by Taxation on Polls and Property


$587,132.15


$878,993.04


Number of Polls, 5998 @ $2 each $ 11,996.00


Total Valuation:


Personal Property $ 2,707,120.00 151,598.72


Real Estate 12,774,970.00 715,398.32


$15,482,090.00


Total Taxes Levied on Polls and Property $878,993.04


Items not Entering into the Determination of the Tax Rate


Betterment and Special Assessments:


Sewer Assessments in 1949 $6,227.06


Betterment and Special Assessments added to Taxes


Sewer Assessments in 1949 & Int. 184.92


Sewer Assessments in 1949 & Int. 5,563.02


Total of all Other Commitments 11,975.00


Total Amount of all Taxes on Polls & Property and Assessments Committed to the Collector to Date of Tax Rate 890,968.04


Additional Assessments:


Nov. 7th, 1949, 61 Polls @ $2 each 122.00


Warrant to Collector, Nov. 7th, 1949 122.00


May 31st, 1949-47 Polls @ $2 each 94.00


Aug. 15th, 1949, 19 Polls @ $2 each 38.00


Warrant to Collector, May 31st, 1949 94.00


Warrant to Collector, Aug. 15th, 1949 38.00


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Total Assessed Valuation on Personal and Real Estate $15,482,090.00


Total Warrants to Collector on Polls, Real Estate, Personal, Sewer and Sidewalk Assessments for 1949


891,222.04


Valuation on Motor Vehicles For 1949 $ 2,209,430.00


Tax on Motor Vehicles for 1949 71,991.89


Warrant to Collector for 1949 $ 71,991.89


Total Assessed Valuation for 1949 Including Motor Vehicles $17,691,520.00


Total Warrants to Coll. for 1949 956,986.87


Value of Exempted Property


Churches, Parsonages, Schools and Hospitals $1,730,485.00


Town Property 1,776,540.00


U. S. Post Office Property 98,000.00


U. S. Government Housing Project 144,250.00


Total Number of Motor Vehicles Assessed, 5,556. $3,749,275.00


CHARLES NORMANDIN, JOSEPH LAFLECHE, RAYMOND BENOIT, Board of Assessors.


REPORT OF TREE WARDEN


To the Citizens of Southbridge:


Last year I sprayed the town Elm trees with parathion and DDT, trying to check the Dutch Elm disease, cut and burned five trees with Dutch Elm disease, have twelve more trees that the state men have found to have Dutch Elm disease and should be cut and burned in 1950 but more money will be needed for this work.


I did some trimming of trees on various streets in town, cabled and braced some that were weak in some places. I am asking Finance Committee for extra money to purchase twenty- five young trees to plant on various streets in town.


Respectfully submitted, WILBUR WILSON, Tree Warden.


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GYPSY MOTH DEPARTMENT


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:


Gentlemen:


Last year we found and exterminated 8,632 gypsy moth egg clusters, this included the spring and fall extermination. In- spection was restricted only to trees under town jurisdiction because of the limited amount of funds. I find the moth situa- tion somewhat better since we have sprayed the trees.


Respectfully submitted,


WILBUR WILSON, Gypsy Moth Supt.


REPORT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:


In accordance with the law and custom, I submit the fol- lowing report of the year ending December 31, 1949, giving names of members of the fire department, values of properties under my supervision, number of fires we responded to, value of properties where loss occurred, dates and locations of fires.


We responded to 10 bell alarms and 385 still alarms, total of 395 alarms.


302 Hydrants at $55.00 each per year, total $16,610.00.


The detailed report and budget follows:


Value of Buildings


$1,265,000.00


Loss on Buildings


69,201.22


Insurance on Buildings


2,797,100.00


Insurance Paid on Buildings


66,091.00


Value of Contents


247,500.00


Loss on Contents


96,313.06


Insurance on Contents


218,300.00


Insurance Paid on Contents


91,213.06


Inventory of the Fire Department


Two Fire Stations


75,000.00


Fire Apparatus


30,000.00


Fire Department Supplies 9,000.00


Gamewell Fire Alarm System


4,000.00


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ROSTER OF THE SOUTHBRIDGE FIRE DEPARTMENT


Chief Deputy Chief


Oswald Meunier Daniel Daniels


Permanent Firemen


Captain Emile Caouette Lieut. Archie Langevin


Harry Gendron


Arthur Marand


Victor Caouette


Ovila Donais


Edward Boucher Edward McNally


Ernest Collette


Biago Puccilli Romeo Mathieu


Alva Gregoire


Rodolphe Arpin


Napoleon White


Henry Desourdy


Adrien Pouliot Jean St. Amant


Callmen Hose No. 1


Captain Hermas Lippe Lieut. Stewart Casavant


Clarence Blais


James Dunn George Hogan


Lionel Peloquin


Thomas Mannis


Ernest Tremblay


Leopold Langlois


Gerard Fontaine


Albert Beaudry


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Callmen Aerial No. 1


Captain Ovide Desrosier Lieut. Eugene Blais


Napoleon Blais


Louis Ciprari Ronald Sheriff


Romeo Lippe


Raymond Dartt


Archie Ruzzoli


Armand Durocher


Arthur Caplette


Normand Larochelle


Callmen Hose No. 2


Captain Adelard Lepage Lieut. Eugene Gaumond


Alexander Daigle Roy Proulx


Walter Kingsbury


Aime Ravenelle Archie Matte Melvin Williams


Armand Gibeault George Plouffe


Supt. of Fire Alarm James C. Sandgren


REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT


Permits


Transporting Gasoline 5


High Explosives 9


Range Oil Burners


215


Power Oil Burners 125


Open Air Permits 381


Removal of Gasoline Tanks


1


Decorations 25


Bottled Gas Permits


160


Inspections


Stores


161


Hotels and Boarding Houses


49


Tenement Houses


1780


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Roland Larochelle


Range Oil Burners


215


Power Oil Burners 125


Clubs and Cafes 96 Locked Out 13


Complaints


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Jan. 6-Still alarm at 11:15 a. m. Tenement at 128 Highland St. Owned by Ernest Persse. Caused by careless smoking. Insured.


Jan. 21-Still alarm at 10:25 p. m. Tenement at 107 Pine St. Owned by G. Joseph Pinsonneault. Caused by portable oil burner explosion. Insured.


Jan. 30-Box 57 at 10.20 p. m. Tenement at 196 Everett St. Owned by Edward Bonnette. Caused by defective stove pipe. Insured.


Feb. 22-Still alarm at 3:25 p. m. Business block at 284 Main St. Owned by Masonic Bldg. Assoc. Caused by careless smok- ing. Insured.


Feb. 25-Still alarm at 10:48 a. m. Grain elevator at 51 Foster St. Owned by Weld & Beck. Caused by a rat's nest against stove pipe. Insured.


Feb. 27-Box 21 at 5:00 a. m. Tenement at Dennison District. Owned by Joseph Desaulniers. Cause unknown. Insured.


March 15-Still alarm at 6:05 a. m. Tenement at 21 Goddard St. Owned by Onorato Micheli. Caused by blankets on steam pipes. Insured.


March 26-Still alarm at 12:35 a. m. Business block at 37 Central St. Owned by John B. Dragon. Caused by a discarded cig- arette in waste basket. Insured.


March 9-Still alarm at 6:00 a. m. Garage at 373 Main St. Owned by Joseph Hamel. Caused by spontaneous combustion. Insured.


April 3-Box 43 at 3:03 a. m. Mill at Sandersdale. Owned by Bernard Golding. Caused by careless smoking. Insured.


April 10-Still alarm at 3:15 a. m. Tenement at 149 Mill St. Owned by Joseph St. George. Caused by careless smoking. Insured.


April 23-Still alarm at 6:50 a. m. Store house at 6 Bowlen Ave- nue. Owned by Louis Colognesi. Caused by overheated mo- tor in electric refrigerator. Insured.


May 1-Box 413 at 11:20 a. m. Tenement in Dennison District. Owned by William Barnes. Cause unknown.


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June 11-Still alarm at 6:04 p. m. Tenement at 8 Roger Street. Owned by George Mitsis. Caused by portable oil burner explosion. Insured.


June 15-Still alarm at 6:55 p. m. Tenement at 192 Chapin Street. Owned by Mrs. George Grant. Caused by electric pad. Insured.


July 1-Still alarm at 5:45 p. m. Tenement at 15-17 Benefit Street. Owned by Anna Piccione. Caused by fireworks. Insured.


July 2-Box 423 at 2:21 p. m. Barn at North Woodstock Road. Owned by Alpheus Wright. Caused by a discarded cigar- ette. Insured.


Aug. 27-Still alarm at 8:10 a. m. Storehouse at River Street. Owned by Harrington Cutlery Co. Caused by defective electric switch. Insured.


Aug. 31-Still alarm at 7:40 a. m. Tenement at 138 Elm Street. Owned by Anthony Piucci. Caused by careless smoking. Insured.


Sept. 8-Still alarm at 1:35 p. m. Tenement at 128 Elm Street. Owned by John Soldani. Caused by a discarded match in waste basket. Insured.


Sept. 11-Box 37 at 2:27 p. m. Tenement at 108 Chapin Street. Owned by Mrs. Napoleon and Claire Senecal. Caused by spontaneous combustion. Insured.


Sept. 11-Still alarm at 2:35 p. m. Tenement at 313 South Street. Owned by James Lacey. Caused by flooded power oil burner. Insured.


Sept. 20-Stil lalarm at 11:12 p. m. Tenement at 5 Moon Street. Owned by Frank Bouvier. Caused by spark from cigarette. Insured.


Sept. 25-Still alarm at 1:15 a. m. Tenement at 415 Charlton Street. Owned by Steve Simonelli. Caused by spark from cigarette. Insured.


Sept. 20-Still alarm at 11:12 p. m. Tenement at 5 Moon Street. Owned by Frank Nichols. Caused by jack o'lantern. Insured.


Oct. 31-Still alarm at 7:40 p. m. Tenement at 35 Worcester Street. Owned by Louis Delage. Caused by jack o'lantern. Insured.


Nov. 13-Still alarm at 10:10 p. m. Tenement at 18 Thomas Street. Owned by Tony Commito. Caused by short circuit in extension cord. Insured.


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Dec. 4 Still alarm at 7:10 a. m. Tenement at Lebanon Hill Road. Owned by Joseph Mandeville. Caused by overheated chim- ney. Insured.


Dec. 12-Still alarm at 1:58 p. m. Tenement at 20 Lebanon Street. Owned by William F. Lachapelle. Caused by flooded pot burner. Insured.


Dec. 14-Box 34 at 4:45 a. m. Business at 291-293 Main Street. Owned by Blanchard Bros. Cause unknown. Insured.


Dec. 23-Box 48 at 9:57 p. m. Tenement at 245 Charlton Street. Owned by Eva Belanger. Caused by defective electric candle. Insured.


In closing my report for last year, I wish to thank the citizens for their co-operation, and 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 Selectmen and the other Town Officials for their courtesy and consideration of the department.


OSWALD MEUNIER, Chief of the Fire Department.


For the Fire Department,


ARCHIE LANGEVIN, (Clerk).


FOREST FIRE DEPARTMENT


The Forest Fire Department answered 53 alarms for forest fires in 1949.


Fire Warden's Salary, $200.00.


There were 331 permits for fires in the open.


I wish at this time to thank the people for their good will and again ask their co-operation with this department to pre- vent forest fires in this vicinity.


Inventory of the Forest Fire Department


One forest fire pump with 3,000 ft. of 11/2 hose $1,800.00


2,800 ft. of 1-inch hose 1,400.00 6 11/2 shut-off nozzles 125.00


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6 1-inch shut-off nozzles


8 Open end nozzles


1 1/2-ton Ford truck 1,000.00


1 1-ton Ford truck


150.00


17 21/2-gallon extinguishers


119.00


13 Indian fire pumps


170.00


2 21/2-gallon hand pumps


30.00


3 Ten-quart pails


2.50


20 Brooms


20.00


2 Shovels 2.00


12 Reducers


60.00


Deputy Forest Fire Wardens


Daniel Daniels


Harry Michaels Archie Langevin


Albert Servant


Emile Caouette


Rosario Bellerose


Romeo Lippe


Joseph Mandeville


OSWALD MEUNIER,


Forest Fire Department Warden.


AMBULANCE DEPARTMENT


In rendering my report for the past year, I wish to state that there was an appropriation of $700.00 made for this de- partment.


In 1949 the ambulance department has collected $1,574.00.


During the past year the ambulance made the following trips:


Out of town trips at no charge


Public Welfare


2


Old Age Assistance


2


Town Infirmary


2


Abated


7


Southbridge


236


Sturbridge


57


Worcester


54


Charlton


22


Fiskdale


14


Brimfield


10


Boston


9


Grafton


6


28


120.00 54.00


6 5 4 3 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 1


Dodge


Spencer


Framingham


Springfield


West Dudley


Holland


Dorchester


East Brimfield


Fall River


Millbury


Dudley


Brookline


West Boylston


1


South Attleboro


1


Arlington


1 1


West Brimfield


1


Wales


1


Mashapaug


1


Warren


1


Palmer


1


Hartford


1


Total trips for 1949


467


Inventory of the Ambulance Department


1 Cadillac Ambulance


$5,500.00


1 Ford Ambulance 500.00


2 Spare Tires 55.00


2 Folding Stretchers 60.00


1 Orthopatic Stretcher


60.00


2 First Aid Kits


12.00


11 Blankets


55.00


2 Flame Proof Blankets


90.00


12 Sheets


12.00


8 Pillow Cases


6.00


3 Pillows


7.50


VETERANS' SERVICE CENTER


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen


Gentlemen:


This Department is pleased to submit for your considera- tion its fourth report concerning its activities. During the course of the year, we have had veterans of the town of South-


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Willimantic


bridge and their dependents avail themselves of the following services:


Allotment or Allowance


15


Burial


10


Civil Service


140


Compensation


85


Discharge


Copy


18


Recorded


26


Education, Training, Rehabilitation


186


Employment


200


Filing for Bonus


14


Flags


10


Hospitalization


71


Housing


102


Insurance


642


Legal


22


Loans


60


Medical-Dental


340


Miscellaneous


250


Notarization


175


Pensions


64


Photostat


180


Readjustment Allowance


13


Social Security


18


Taxes


72


Unemployment Compensation


282


Veterans' Benefits


Temporary Cases


66


Permanent Cases


47


Selective Service Act of 1948


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This office operates under Chapter 115 and Chapter 584 of the General Laws to determine proper expenditures of Vet- erans' Benefits.


During 1949 this Department approved aid to benefit sixty- six temporary cases and forty-seven permanent cases.


We wish to express our very sincere thanks to all Town Departments, Worcester Office of the Veterans' Administration, Webster Office of the Division of Employment Security, local industries and all others with whose cooperation the services of this Department were carried out.


Respectfully submitted, PAUL H. BENOIT, Director.


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REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH


To the Citizens of Southbridge:


The Board of Health met on March 17, and organized as follows: Dr. Raymond F. Haling, chairman; Ernest Tetreault, clerk, and Dr. Robert W. DeJordy, third member. We held twelve (12) regular meetings and fifteen (15) special meetings.


On August 1st, Mr. Ernest Tetreault submitted his resigna- tion as member of the Board of Health to take effect September 1st when his appointment as Board of Health Agent and Sani- tary Inspector was to become effective.


The Board of Selectmen appointed Mr. Henry Demers as a member of the Board to replace Mr. Ernest Tetreault, effec- tive September 1st.


The Board reorganized at their September meeting with Dr. Raymond F. Haling, chairman; Dr. Robert W. DeJordy, clerk, Henry Demers, third member.


For many years, the State Department of Health has been urging your local Board to reorganize and reapportion the work of the department in order to render more efficient service in its various branches. This was accomplished in the follow- ing manner. The position of agent was taken away from the Board of Health Nurse in order to leave her free to devote her time to nursing, which is of utmost importance. She has charge of the general nursing care in the three (3) Parochial Schools and is in attendance at the tuberculosis, dental, pre-school and immunization clinics. In addition, she is responsible for home contact work in communicable diseases.


The positions of Sanitary Inspector and Slaughtering In- spector were taken away from Mr. Joseph Chagnon, in order that he might devote his time to improving the service in his remaining work; viz: plumbing inspector, milk inspector and food inspector. It is felt that these three phases of the work of the Board require the full time attention of this man.


The appointment of Slaughtering Inspector was made at our September meeting and the application of Mr. Alcide Fournier was favorably acted upon. Mr. Fournier satisfactorily completed a course of instruction with the Federal Meat In- spectors and his appointment was approved by the State De- partment of Health.


Under this reorganization program, the Board of Health has been able to observe the application of broader and more .exacting Public Health work in our community.


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The reports of the various members of our organization will bear out the results of such reorganization.


It is hoped that the townspeople will continue to cooperate with the Board and its members and further our efforts to give you an effective and efficient Health Department.


Respectfully submitted, RAYMOND F. HALING, M. D. ROBERT W. DeJORDY, D.S.C., HENRY E. DEMERS.


REPORT OF PAROCHIAL SCHOOL PHYSICIAN


To the Board of Health, Southbridge, Mass.


Gentlemen:


The results of the annual inspection of pupils in the ele- mentary grades are distributed as follows:


St. Mary's School-Number examined, 149


List of Defects


Teeth


79


Enlarged Tonsils


42


Tonsils Removed


9


(Defect corrected)


Ears (Cerumen)


2


Eye (squint)


1


Eyes Corrected with Glasses


12


Enlarged Cervical Glands


1


Skin (Acne)


2


Notre Dame School-Number examined, 480


Teeth 104


Enlarged Tonsils


87


Tonsils Removed


8


(Defect corrected)


Ears (Cerumen)


2


Eyes Corrected with Glasses


29


Enlarged Cervical Glands


2


Skins (Acne)


17


Heart


1


Posture 2


Ste. Jeanne d'Arc School-Number examined, 259


Teeth


91


Enlarged Tonsils 58


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Tonsils Removed 6 (Defect Corrected) Ears (Cerumen) 2 2 Eyes (Squint) Eyeş Corrected with Glasses 7


Skin (Acne) 8


The elementary grade was examined in the pre-school clinic before the regular school session.


Respectfully submitted, RAYMOND F. HALING, M.D.


REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH NURSE


To the Honorable Board of Health


Dear Sirs:


I herewith submit my report as Board of Health Nurse for the year ending December 31, 1949.


Tuberculosis Consultation Clinics


During the past year, the tuberculosis consultation clinics have been conducted as usual by the staff of the Rutland State Sanatorium.


Since the value of chest X-ray is recognized, the facilities of this service have been used more and more by various groups and industries to check contacts. Thirty-eight men in a local industry were X-rayed after contact with a fellow-employee, as a precautionary measure. Another group consisted of thirty- two children, eight teachers, and a janitor.


A total of three hundred and fifty were X-rayed and ex- amined in this clinic. The largest number since its organization, nearly sixteen years ago.


Twenty-two doctors, representing nineteen towns, received this service.


Diphtheria Immunization Clinics


Diphtheria is best prevented by immunization of all chil- dren, early in life-from six months to six years is the ideal time.


In the past three years there has been an increase in the number of cases reported in the State. To further protect chil- dren immunized three or more years ago, a booster dose of toxoid is recommended.


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Four toxoid clinics were held during the Spring, ninety- eight children received the regular immunization doses of tox- oid, and seventy-six children, the booster dose.


Dental Clinics


Following our regular schedule, all school children in the first four grades in the public and parochial schools are eligible to attend the clinics. Each child with a permit from his parents, is admitted and given the necessary treatment, insofar as our program will allow.


Nevertheless, we feel that we have contributed consider- ably in the prevention and correction of dental defects and the importance of oral hygiene.


Five hundred and sixty-two children had their teeth cleaned; there were one hundred and nine fillings, and fifteen extractions.


Pre-School Clinics


Registration and physical examinations were conducted by the School Health Department and the Board of Health.


So many more children were registered, due to the opening of a public kindergarten, that it was necessary to have five clinics instead of the regular two as in previous years.


The medical history of each one admitted to the clinic was recorded, as well as the height and weight, and any behavior problems that might handicap the young child during his first year at school. A total of three hundred and thirty-nine registered.


The following week, the above group reported for a physi- cal examination to their own physician or to the school physi- cians and dentist serving in the dental clinic.


The physical fitness of each child is the first aim of the clinics, in order to make it possible for the children to enter school free from remedial defects.


Five boys were admitted to the Sterling Health Camp, but one was unable to adjust himself and was dismissed after a week. The remaining four spent the entire eight weeks.


Selection of children was made on the following basis: Con- tacts to tuberculosis; positive tuberculin tests; suspicious X-ray findings or definite malnutrition.


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Considerable improvement was noted in each child, due to the well-planned and supervised program during this period.


The annual sale of Christmas Seals maintains the Camp and pays the services of a nurse to assist at the monthly clinic. This is a part of a nation-wide program for the prevention of tuberculosis.


Eight hundred and eighty-eight pupils in the elementary grades of the parochial schools were examined by the school physician, assisted by the nurse. Defects noted were recorded and reported to parents.


The children in Ste. Jeanne d'Arc school, with the excep- tion of the pre-primary group had an eye test with the Massa- chusetts Vision Test Kit. This test provides an improved meth- od for detecting children with suspected visual handicap. From those screened by the test, the eye specialist can deter- mine which cases should receive treatment.


The test is based on tried and familiar technique used by the eye specialists. The administrator only determines which child passes, and which child fails-referral cases become the responsibility of the family eye specialist.


Two hundred and fifty-seven were examined-of which nineteen failed to register a perfect score. This number in- cludes children under treatment and some with congenital eye conditions.


Dr. Robert W. DeJordy, podiatrist, examined the feet of the pupils in the three parochial schools. Separate notices of defects were sent home to their parents.


The communicable diseases reported to the Board of Health were placarded according to local requirements. A home visit was made in each case and instructions given to pre- vent the spread of disease.


Generous funds donated by the Lions' Club has provided milk for a considerable number of parochial school children. It is a worthy cause-well appreciated by all concerned.


At this time, I wish to thank all organizations and individu- als who have co-operated and assisted in any way.


Respectfully submitted, MARGUERITE C. HOULE, R.N.


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REPORT OF AGENT OF BOARD OF HEALTH


To the Honorable Board of Health


Dear Sirs:


As agent of the Board of Health from January 1st, to July 1st, 1949, I herewith submit the following list of contagious diseases reported to this office:


Chicken Pox 22 Lobar Pneumonia 3


Dogbite


13 Pulmonary Tuberculosis 3


German measles 7 Miliary Tuberculosis


1


Measles


307


Tubercular Pleurisy


1


Mumps


49 Trichinosis


1


Scarlet Fever


9 Total 416


List of deaths in Town from January 1st to July 1st, 1949, for which this office has issued permits for burial:


Diseases of the Circulatory System


Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease


2


Arteriosclerosis (general)


4


Acute Heart Failure


4


Acute Coronary Occlusion


2


Congestive Heart Disease


1


Coronary Heart Disease


3


Coronary Sclerosis


4


Coronary Thrombosis


9


Hypertensive Heart Disease


1


Chronic Myocarditis


1


Myocardial Failure


2


Diseases of the Nervous System


Cerebral Hemmorrhage 9


Cerebral Thrombosis


1


Infarct Emboli


1


Subarachnoid Hemorrhage


1


Diseases of the Digestive System


Abscess of Liver


1


Acute Gastro-enteritis


1


Cirrhosis of Liver


2


Cancer of Stomach


2


Cancer of Pancreas


1


Diabetes Mellitus


1


Esophageal Varices


1


Intestinal Obstruction


2


Carcinoma of Colon


1


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Diseases of the Respiratory System


Carcinoma of Both Lungs 1


Bronchopneumonia 1


Lobar Pneumonia 1


Diseases of the Gentio-Urinary System


Adenocarcinoma of the Breast 2


Adenocarcinoma of the Uterus 1


Carcinoma of the Bladder 1


Carcinoma of Ovaries


1


All Others


Prematurity 3


Second and Third Degree Burns


1


Stillborn 3


War Casualties


3


Certificate Issued for Transfer from St. George to Oak Ridge Cemetery


1


Total


76


Respectfully submitted, MARGUERITE C. HOULE, R.N.


To the Honorable Board of Health


Dear Sirs:


As Agent of the Board of Health from July 1st to December 31st, 1949, I herewith submit the following list of contagious diseases reported to this office:




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