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Gasoline
37
Garage
49
Auctioneers
4
Hawkers' and Peddlars'
7
Junk
9
Bowling and Pool
3
109
Paid Town Treasurer $ 231.00
DOG LICENSES ISSUED
Male
591
Female
95
Spayed Female
237
Kennel
5
928
Paid Town Treasurer $1,995.40
SPORTING LICENSES ISSUED
Resident Citizens' Fishing Licenses 682
Resident Citizens' Hunting Licenses 281
Resident Citizens' Sporting Licenses 268
Resident Citizens' Minors' Fishing Lics.
100
Resident Citizens' Women's Fishing Lics. 136
Resident Citizens' Trapping Licenses
2
Non-Resident Citizens' 3-Day Fishing Lics.
4
Non-Resident Minor's Fishing License
1
Non-Resident Ctitizens' Fishing Licenses
11
Non-Resident Citizens' Hunting Licenses
2
Duplicate Licenses 19
Resident Citizens' Sporting & Trapping Licenses - Free 109
Resident Citizen Old Age Assistance, and
10
to the Blind Fishing Licenses-Free
1625
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Amount paid to Division of Fisheries and Game $5,271.75 Clare P. Boyer,
In account with the Town of Southbridge:
Vital Statistics:
Includes Birth, Death and Marriage certificates issued; also duplicate dog tags. Vital Statistic corrections and Marriage intentions
$ 837.85
MORTGAGES
1,345.00
Dog Licenses Fees
185.60
Sporting Licenses Fees
407.00
Recordings: Includes Pole and Wire Locations, Registration of Optometrist and Registration of Dentist
63.25
Recordings of Blasting Bonds
6.00
Paid Town Treasurer
$2,844.70
LIST OF JURORS DRAWN BY SELECTMEN DURING 1954
Joseph A. Bombardier, 30 Cohasse Street.
Wilfred J. LeBlanc, 219 Charlton Street.
Charles F. Proulx, 81 Wall Street. Herman Plasse, 79 Fairlawn Avenue. Leodore Tremblay, 276 Charlton Street. Napoleon J. Lavallee, 88 School Street.
Armand F. Hebert, 55 Coombs Street.
Marie Rose Russell, 86 Hamilton Street. Armand Gaumond, 711 Main Street.
Richard Pinsonneault, 35 Orchard Street. George J. Patenaude, 12 Pine Street. Marie Lariviere, 97 Everett Street.
George V. Costa, 76 Elm Street.
Louis G. Ethier, 224 Mechanic Street. Alexis Laporte, 119 West Street. Florence Decker, 206 Chapin Street. Rudolphe St. Germain, 466 Worcester Street.
Ranato Volpini, 193 Eastford Road. Joseph R. Durocher, 107 Pine Street.
Albert F. Duquette, 14 Worcester Street.
Ernest A. Farland, 15 Chestnut Street. Roger B. Thompson, 227 High Street. Robert E. Brown, 468 Main Street. Edward Loranger, 127 Pleasant Street. Jean B. Jolin, 272 Mechanic Street. Wilfred Leblanc, 219 Charlton Street. Adelard Lavallee, 75 Crystal Street. Francis D. Dumas, 14 Ames Street. Ovila Trahan, 19 Clarke Street.
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MEETINGS HELD DURING 1954
March 8, 1954
Annual Town Meeting
June 21, 1954
August 9, 1954
September 14, 1954
November 2, 1954
November 22, 1954
Special Town Meeting Special Town Meeting State Primaries State Election Special Town Meeting
Respectfully submitted, CLARE P. BOYER, Town Clerk.
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REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER
For year ending December 31, 1954
Cash on Hand, January 1, 1954
$ 366,283.21
Receipts for 1954 2,359,069.78
1954 Disbursements
Balance-Cash on Hand, December 31, 1954 $ 373,145.42
FUNDED DEBT
Due 1955
Denominated
Date of Issue
Amt. of Outstanding Loan
Dec. 31, 1954
$ 6,000.00
Eastford Rd. &
West St. Schools
1936
$152,490.00
$12,000.00
4,000.00
Northern Dist.
Elementary Sch.
1938
80,000.00
16,000.00
$10,000.00
$28,000.00
TEMPORARY LOANS
$150,000.00
Anticipation of Taxes
Due May 2, 1955
POST WAR FUND
21/4% U. S. Treasury Bonds - Dated Feb. 1, 1954
$75,000.00
21/4% U. S. Treasury Bonds - Dated June 1, 1954
75,000.00
$150,000.00
Coupon & Savings Bank Interest Through Dec. 31, 1954
38,638.14
Total Fund
$188,638.14
CEMETERY FUND
Balance Dec. 31, 1954
Int. 1954
Depository
Cambridge Savings Bank
$ 3,000.00
$ 93.75
Dedham Inst. for Savings
2,000.00
60.00
Gardner Savings Bank
3,000.00
90.00
Lynn Inst. for Savings
2,000.00
27.50
Leominster Savings Bank
2,475.00
74.26
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$2,725,352.99 2,352,207.57
Millbury Savings Bank
2,000.00
50.86
New Bedford 5-Cent Savings Bank
3,000.00
82.50
Natick 5-Cent Savings Bank
2,500.00
75.00
Southbridge Savings Bank
10,698.20
308.05
Salem 5-Cent Savings Bank
3,000.00
90.00
Winchendon Savings Bank
3,000.00
105.00
Ware Savings Bank
2,000.00
62.50
Webster 5-Cent Savings Bank
2,000.00
47.14
Worcester 5-Cent Savings Bank
2,000.00
60.00
Worcester Federal Co-op. Bank
4,000.00
120.00
Workingmen's Co-op. Bank
4,000.00
115.00
Merchant's Co-op. Bank
4,000.00
120.00
Mattapan Co-op. Bank
2,000.00
60.00
Mt. Washington Co-op. Bank
4,000.00
120.00
Congress Co-op. Bank
4,000.00
120.00
Southbridge Co-op. Bank
2,000.00
60.00
Merrimack Co-op. Bank
2,000.00
60.00
Suffolk Co-op. Bank
4,000.00
120.00
Minot Co-op. Bank
2,000.00
60.00
Lincoln Co-op. Bank
2,000.00
70.00
Southbridge Credit Union
6,000.00
180.00
Southbridge Credit Union
4,602.10
118.70
Southbridge Credit Union
8,000.00
240.00
$94,735.30
$2,790.26
Cemetery Fund as of January 1, 1954 Added to Fund, 1954
$93,305.30
1,430.00
Cemetery Fund - December 31, 1954
$94,735.30
TRUST FUNDS
Balance Jan. 1. 1954
Int. 1954
Balance Dec. 31, 1954
Mary Mynott Fund
Southbridge Savings
$1,000.00
$30.00
$1,000.00
Boyer Fund
Southbridge Savings
479.67
14.48
494.15
Depository
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Jesse J. Angell Fund
Southbridge Savings
1,596.46
48.24
1,644.70
Ella M. Cole Fund
Attleboro Savings
1,000.00
26.25
1,000.00
Cambridge Savings
1,000.00
31.25
1,000.00
Charlestown 5-Cent
1,000.00
31.25
1,000.00
Hannah Edwards Fund
First National Bank of
Boston, Trustee
5,000.00
155.00
5,000.00
Mabel Murphy Fund
Southbridge Savings
2,000.00
2,000.00
Adah Stedman Fund
Southbridge Credit Union
1,000.00
1,000.00
Respectfully submitted,
NORBERT C. BENOIT, Town Treasurer.
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REPORT OF ASSESSORS
The Board of Assessors submit the following report for the year ending December 31st, 1954. All appropriations voted since 1954 Tax Rate was fixed.
Tax Rate for 1954 was set at $55.00.
Total Appropriations as certified by Town Clerk to be raised by Taxation $1,498,215.16
Total appropriations voted to be taken from available funds. In 1954 since 1953 tax rate
was fixed
76,515.98 $1,574,731.14
STATE:
Tax and
1954
1953 Under- estimates
Assessments:
Estimates
State Parks & Reservations
$ 3,438.96
$ 765.11
State Audit of Municipal
Accounts
1,115.80
State Examination of Re-
tirement System
488.21
$ 5,042.97
$ 765.11 $ 5,808.08
COUNTY: Tax & Assessments:
County Tax
$47,565.41
Tuberculosis
43,151.45
$5,410.99
$90,716.86
$5,410.99
$ 96,127.85
OVERLAY of Current Year
23,095.43
GROSS AMOUNT TO BE RAISED
$1,699,762.50
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS:
Estimated receipts for the year 1953 $ 545,268.23
OVERESTIMATES of previous year to be used as available funds:
County Tax
$
2,186.30
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Amounts voted to be taken from Available Funds:
$ 5,000.00-Sept. 14, 1953 290.00-May 8, 1953 8,402.39-Dec. 16, 1953 30,323.59-June 23, 1953 92,000.00-March 8, 1954 15,000.00-March 8, 1954 8,500.00-March 8, 1954 9,000.00-March 8, 1954
$168,515.98
$ 168,515.98
$ 170,702.28
Total Estimated Receipts and Available Funds $ 715,970.51
Net Amounts to be Raised by Taxation on Polls and Property $ 983,791.99
Number of Polls 5200 @ $2.00 each .. $ 10,400.00
Total Valuation:
Personal Property $ 2,934,245.00 $ 161,383.48
Real Estate $14,763,715.00 $ 812,004.32
Total Assessed Valuation on Personal and Real Estate
$17,697,960.00
Gain on account of fraction
division of tax rate
$
4.19
Total Taxes Levied on Polls & Property $ 983,791.99
Items not Entered into the Determination of the Tax Rate:
Betterment & Special As- sessments added to taxes:
Sewer Assessments
$
104.10
Total of all Other Commitments
$
104.10
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Total Amount of all Taxes on Polls & Property and Assess- ments Committed to the Tax Collector to Date of Tax Rate
$ 983,896.09
ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENTS:
Aug. 3, 1954-Poll Tax
$ 48.00
Warrant to Col., Aug. 3, 1954
$ 48.00
Aug. 11, 1954-Sidewalk
423.89
Warrant to Col., Aug. 11, 1954
423.89
Dec. 15, 1954-Poll Tax
22.00
Warrant to Col., Dec. 15 ,1954
$ 22.00
Dec. 15, 1954-Pers. Prop.
16.50
Warrant to Col., Dec. 15, 1954
16.50
Total Warrants to Collector on Polls, Real Estate, Personal,
Sewer, Sidewalk and Omitted Assessments for 1954 $ 984,006.48
Valuation of Motor Vehicles for 1954
$2,894,349.00
Tax on Motor Vehicles for 1954 $ 126,854.91
Warrant to Collector for 1954
$ 126,854.91
Total Assessed Valuation for 1954 Including Motor Vehicles $20,592,309.00
Total Warrants to Collector for 1954 Value of Exempted Property
$1,110.861.39
Churches, Parsonages, Schools and Hospital
$1,494.300.00
Town Property
1,493,905.00
U. S. Post Office 98,000.00
U. S. Government Housing Project
144,250.00
Total Exempted Property $3,230,455.00
Total number of Motor Vehicles Assessed 6399
Total number of Dwelling Houses 2745
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES NORMANDIN, ROSARIO ARPIN, RAYMOND BENOIT, Board of Assessors.
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REPORT OF TREE WARDEN
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Gentlemen:
I wish to submit my report for the Tree Warden Depart- ment for the year ending December 31, 1954.
The past year I removed 12 dead trees on town owned prop- erty that were endangering the public. Six stumps out of side- walks, also repainted 16 cavities, fed 4 trees in front of Wor- cester County Trust Co. and the Post Office.
I pruned dead limbs on trees on various streets, also braced and cabled 5 trees.
Tree Warden Department:
1954 Receipts and Appropriation
$4,605.00
Salaries and Wages:
Tree Warden
$ 581.81
Labor
2,190.22
Other Expenses:
Equipment Hire
96.00
Winch Service
233.75
Truck Hire
796.25
Power Saw Hire
438.50
Tree Fertilizer
21.38
Elm Tree Removal in front of
Hospital Spa
105.00
Tools and Material (rope, axes, Tree
paint, paint brushes, etc.)
142.09
$4,605.00
Tree Warden Department, First Hurricane "Carol":
Salaries and Wages:
Tree Warden
$ 144.76
Labor
331.29
Other Expenses:
Truck Hire
113.75
Power Saw Hire
42.75
$ 632.55
Tree Warden Department, Second Hurricane "Edna": Salaries and Wages:
Tree Warden $ 122.26
Labor 372.97
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Other Expenses: Truck Hire Power Saw Hire
85.75
33.25
614.23
$1,246.78 Respectfully submitted, CHESTER J. MASKA, Tree Warden.
DUTCH ELM DISEASE DEPT.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Gentlemen:
I wish to submit my report for the Dutch Elm Disease De- partment for the year ending December 31, 1954.
I sprayed the town owned Elm trees twice with a Hydrau- lic Sprayer, using DDT Emulsion to control Elm Leaf and Bark Beetle, with excellent results.
I also removed and burned 5 DUTCH ELM DISEASED trees on town owned property.
With State help we removed 7 DUTCH ELM DISEASED trees on private property.
Dutch Elm Disease Department:
1954 Receipts and Appropriation
$3,500.00
Salaries and Wages:
Moth Superintendent
$ 153.35
Labor
568.15
Other Expenses:
Power Saw Hire
83.00
Truck Hire
169.75
Winch Hire
35.00
Material (Paint brushes, tree paint, rope, etc.)
31.08
Telephone and Postage for Elm Samples
1.42
Insecticides (#C996 Niatox D-25)
514.25
Hydraulic Spraying
1,944.00
$3,500.00
Respectfully submitted,
CHESTER J. MASKA, Moth Superintendent.
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GYPSY MOTH DEPT.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Gentlemen:
I wish to submit my report for the Gypsy Moth Depart- ment for the year ending December 31, 1954.
The past year I sprayed with DDT and Lead as many of our town owned trees as possible, for Gypsy Moth and Web Worm, because of limited amount of funds.
I find in sprayed areas infestation has been kept down to my satisfaction, unsprayed areas, infestation is spreading, es- pecially from Sandersdale to Dudley and north to Charlton.
Moth Extermination 1954 Appropriation $ 400.00
Salaries and Wages:
Moth Superintendent $ 25.27
Labor
19.38
Other Expenses:
Hydraulic Sprayer & Spray Material
343.10
Truck Hire
12.25
$
400.00
Respectfully submitted,
CHESTER J. MASKA, Moth Superintendent.
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, 1954, giving names of members of the Fire Department, values of proper- ties under my supervision, number of fires we responded to, values of properties where loss occurred. dates and location of fires.
We responded to 19 Bell Alarms. 251 Still Alarms. Total Alarms for the year, 270.
350 Hydrants at $65.00 each per year Total $21,450.00
Value of Buildings $164,800.00
Loss on Buildings 28,972.27
Insurance on Buildings
106,550.00
Insurance Paid on Buildings 18,552.27
Value of Contents
123,520.00
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Loss on Contents Insurance on Contents
Insurance Paid on Contents
13,142.87 89,700.00 10,222.87
Inventory of the Fire Department
Fire Station
$ 75,000.00
Fire Apparatus
50,000.00
Fire Department Supplies
12,000.00
Gamewell Fire Alarm System
30,000.00
FIRE ALARMS ANSWERED:
Jan. 19-Box 134 at 9:42 A. M. Tenement at 19 Locust Ave. Owned by Norman Proulx. Caused by defective wiring. Insured.
Feb. 17-Still Alarm at 1:03 A. M. Rooming House at 562 Ham- ilton St. Owned by William Laughnane. Caused by care- less smoking. Insured.
Feb. 27-Still Alarm at 11:45 A. M. Tenement at 120 Marcy St. Owned by Leopold Lemmelin. Caused by defective wiring. Insured.
March 3-Box 434 at 3:15 P. M. Tenement at 3 Ames St. Owned by Emile Giroux. Caused by sparks from incinerator. In- sured
March 16-Still Alarm at 10:16 A. M. at 142 Pleasant St. Owned by Chester Pezzetti. Caused by kerosene pot stove. In- sured.
March 25-Box 35 at 7:55 P. M. Tenement at 86 Hamilton St. Owned by Mrs. Lena M. Page. Caused by careless smok- ing. Insured.
April 25-Box 46 at 10:09 P. M. Radio repair shop at 50 Lens St. Owned by Napoleon Eno. Caused by sparks from emery wheel into saw dust. Insured.
May 29-Box 24 at 1:59 P. M. Shed at rear 35 Lovely St. Owned by Ovide Trahan. Caused by careless smoking. Insured. May 29-Box 24 at 1:59 P. M. Shed at rear 35 Lovely St. Owned by William Bouvier. Caused by careless smoking. Not insured.
June 1-Still alarm at 1:45 P. M. Tenement at 125 Morris St. Owned by Albanian Society. Caused by carelessly thrown cigarette. Insured.
June 1-Still alarm at 2:15 P. M. Shack at 5 Belmont St. Owned by Napoleon Vory. Caused by overheated stove. Not insured.
July 19-Still alarm at 12:43 A. M. Tenement at 20 Liberty St. Owned by Eugene Blais, Jr. Caused by smoking in bed. Insured.
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July 29-Still Alarm at 11:00 P. M. Store awning at Main and Elm Sts. Owned by Martin Krasowski. Caused by care- lessly thrown cigarette. Insured.
Sept. 12-Box 424 at 1:20 A. M. House, shed and barn at Black- moore Rd. Owned by Arthur Beaumier. Caused by defec- tive pot oil burner. Insured.
Sept. 30-Box 23 at 9:34 P. M. Tenement at 135 Litchfield Ave. Owned by John Cuikaj. Caused by careless smoking. Partly insured.
Oct. 2-Box 112 at 7:34 P. M. Radio repair shop at 50 Lens St. Owned by Napoleon Eno and Romeo Bonnette. Caused by washing radio parts in thinner. Insured.
Oct. 3-Still alarm at 7:56 P. M. Store awning at 133 Elm St. Owned by Mrs. Inez Ruzzolli. Caused by carelessly dis- carded cigarette. Insured.
Oct. 5-Box 52 at 8:07 P. M. Tenement at 75 Morris St. Owned by Ralph Eldred. Caused by setting fire to couch in a va- cant apartment. Not insured.
Oct. 11-Box 226 at 6:40 P. M. Tenement at 2411/2 Charlton St. Owned by John Pasay. Caused by overheated electric plate left on a padded chair. Partly insured.
Oct. 28-Still alarm at 9:50 A. M. Tenement at 7 Charlton St. Owned by Elzear Senecal. Caused by ash tray thrown in box. Insured.
Oct. 30-Still alarm at 5:30 P. M. Coal shed at off Hook St. Owned by Southbridge Coal Co. Cause undetermined.
Nov. 7-Still alarm at 5:30 A. M. Tenement at 28 Thomas St. Owned by Edward Bonnette. Caused by overheated chim- ney. Insured.
Nov. 8-Still alarm at 4:02 P. M. Tenement at 47 Morris St. Owned by Ralph Mitchel. Caused by careless use of matches. Insured.
Nov. 25-Box 65 at 1:24 P. M. Tenement at 973 Main St. Owned by Omer Perron. Caused by overheated chimney. Insured.
PERMITS
Transporting Gasoline 5
High Explosives
48
Range Oil Burners 40
Power Oil Burners
114
Open Air Permits 453
Removal of Gasoline Tanks
5
Decorations
12
Bottled Gas Permits
14
Burning Paint off Buildings
7
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INSPECTIONS
Stores
Hotels and Boarding Houses
Tenement Houses
Range Oil Burners
Power Oil Burners
Clubs and Cafes
Locked Out
Complaints
309 61 1906 40 114 130 41 109
In closing my report for last year, I wish to thank the Citi- zens 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, EDWARD BOUCHER (Clerk)
ROSTER OF THE SOUTHBRIDGE FIRE DEPARTMENT
Chief Oswald Meunier
Deputy Chief Daniel Daniels
Permanent Firemen
Captain, Emile Caouette
Ovila Donais
Harry Gendron
Ernest Collette
Henry Desourdy
Captain, Archie Langevin Adrien Pouliot Victor Caouette Edward McNally Romeo Mathieu Napoleon White
Alva Gregoire Arthur Marand
Edward Boucher
Jean St. Amant Alfred Langevin Roland LaRochelle
Biago Puccilli
Rodolphe Arpin
William Berry
Call Men - Hose Co. No. 1
Captain, Hermas Lippe Armand Dumas
Henry Santelli Walter Earnest
Joseph Brouillard
Lieutenant, Leopold Langlais Paul Lucier Clarence Blais Thomas Mannis Wilfred Forcier
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Call Men - Hose Co. No. 2
Captain, Eugene Gaumond Ferdinand Szczypien Roy Proulx Aime Ravenelle
Armand Gibeault
Lieutenant, Alexander Daigle George Plouffe Archie Matte
Roger Favreau
Melvin Williams
Call Men - Aerial No. 1
Captain, Eugene Blais
Lieutenant, Napoleon Blais
Raoul Plouffe
Louis Ciprari
Armand Durocher
Arthur Caplette
Angelo Monaco
Francis Healy
Raymond Dartt
Anthony DiPeitro
Supt. of Fire Alarm Normand LaRochelle
FOREST FIRE DEPARTMENT
The Forest Fire Department answered 48 alarms for forest fires in 1954.
Forest Fire Warden's salary, $200.00.
There were 453 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 fires in this vicinity.
Inventory of the Forest Fire Department
3 Forest Fire pumps
$3,000.00
4900 Ft. of 11/8 in. hose
2,400.00
6 11/2 in. shut-off nozzles
125.00
6 1-in. shut-off nozzles
120.00
8 Open end nozzles
54.00
1 1/2 ton Ford truck
800.00
22 21/2 gallon extinguishers
155.00
13 Indian fire pumps
163.50
4 21/2 gallon hand pumps
60.00
6 Ten quart pails
15.00
14 Brooms
14.00
2 Shovels
2.00
12 Reducers
60.00
OSWALD MEUNIER, Forest Fire Dept. Warden.
Deputy Forest Fire Wardens
Daniel Daniels
Emile Caouette
Albert Servant
Joseph Mandeville
Romeo Lippe
Archie Langevin
Harry Michaels
Rosario Bellerose
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Raymond Houle
AMBULANCE DEPARTMENT
In rendering my report for the past year, I wish to state that there was an appropriation of $1,731.00 for this Depart- ment.
During the past year the Ambulances made the following trips:
Southbridge
357
Sturbridge
55
Worcester
54
Charlton
46
Boston
19
Fiskdale
19
Brimfield
8
Jamaica Plains
7
Tewksbury
5
Dodge
5
Holland
5
Dudley
5
Spencer
4
Barre
4 3
West Dudley
West Boylston
2
Grafton
2
Brookfield
2
Wales
2
Ludlow
1
Upton
1
Millbury
1
Leominster
1
Oxford
1
East Brimfield
1
Springfield
1
East Thompson, Conn.
1
Putnam, Conn.
1
Northampton
1
Webster
1
Woodstock, Conn.
1
Total
616
Inventory of the Ambulance Department
1 Cadillac Ambulance
$3,000.00
1 Packard Ambulance
4,000.00
2 Spare Tires
35.00
2 Folding Stretchers 60.00
1 Orthopatic Stretcher
60.00
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2 First Aid Kits
10.00
2 Flame Proof Blankets
90.00
3 Pillows 7.50
19 Pillow Cases
8.50
15 Sheets
15.00
24 Blankets
96.00
REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH
To the Citizens of Southbridge, Mass .:
The Board of Health met March 4, 1954 and organized as follows: Dr. Raymond F. Haling, Chairman; Dr. Armand Degrenier, Clerk, and Mr. Henry Demers, Publicity Chairman.
During the year 12 regular and 4 special meetings were held.
On September 1, 1954, the Board appointed Mr. Arthur Ballard, plumbing, milk and food inspector.
Three new cases of pulmonary tuberculosis were discov- ered during the year, and six patients received treatment in Sanatoria, at the present time four patients are being hospital- ized at the County Sanatorium, contacts, suspicious cases and cases reported to us by their family physician are examined and X-rayed at the County Sanatorium, transportation to and from West Boylston is provided in most cases.
Report submitted by the various members of our staff are contained in the following pages.
We wish to thank all the Citizens who have cooperated and assisted the Department in any way.
Respectfully submitted,
RAYMOND F. HALING, M.D., Chairman DR. ARMAND DEGRENIER, D.M.D.
HENRY DEMERS, P.H.G.
REPORT OF THE AGENT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
To the Honorable Board of Health
Dear Sirs:
The clerical work for the year 1954, included the tabula- tion of all deaths, and reported contagious diseases, recording the minutes of all regular and special meetings and necessary correspondence.
I herewith submit the following list of contagious diseases reported to this office:
Chicken Pox 26
Dog Bite 28
33
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Mumps
44
German Measles
1
Measles
48
Meningoccocal
2
Scarlet Fever
11
Tuberculosis
3
Whooping Cough
15
Diphtheria
2
Typhoid Fever
1
Bacillary Sonne
6
Poliomyelitis
2
189
List of deaths for 1954 which this office issued permits for burial:
Rheumatic Heart
1
Arterioclerotic
18
Chronic Mycocarditis
1
Congestive Heart Failure
3
Coronary Occlusion
3
Coronary Thrombosis
39
Hypertensive Heart Disease
3
Unknown
2
Mycardial Infarct
2
Cerebral Vascular Thrombosis
3
Cerebral Hemorrhage
18
Respiratory Failure
1
Hypostatic Pneumonia
5
Pulmonary Embolism
5
Myocardial Failure
3
Pulmonary Edena
4
Chronic Myocarditis
2 2
Lobar Pneumonia
Bronchial Pneumonia
4
Carcinoma of Ovary
1
Carcinoma of Intestine
2
Carcinoma of Rectum
3
Carcinoma of Breast
2
Carcinoma of Liver
1
Carcinoma of Stomach
5
Cancer of Prostate
2
Cancer of the Esophagus
2
Cancer of Colon
1
Intestinal Obstruction
3
Fractured Spine
1
Uremia
3
Cancer of Bladder
1
Axphyxia
1
Pathological Studies
1
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Cancer of the Lungs
5
Bleeding Duodenal
1
Hernia
1
Gastric Hemorrhage
1
Gangrene
1
Cancer of Cecum
1
Senility
1
Leukemia
1 1
Fractured Skull
1
Sub Arochnoid Hemorrhage
1
Suicide
2
Prematurity
14
Still Born
4
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Respectfully submitted, ERNEST TETREAULT, Agent.
REPORT OF THE SANITARY INSPECTOR To the Honorable Board of Health
Dear Sirs:
I hereby submit my report as Sanitary Inspector for the year ending December 31, 1954.
I received, during the year, 39 complaints; all were inves- tigated.
Permits and Licenses Issued
Day School
2
Boarding for the Aged
1
Vapor Bath
1
Convalescent and Nursing Home
1
Slaughter House
1
Funeral Director
5
Anti-Freeze
42
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Respectfully submitted, ERNEST TETREAULT, Sanitary Inspector.
REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH NURSE
To the Board of Health
Dear Sirs:
I herewith submit my report as Board of Health Nurse for the year ending December 31, 1954.
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Fractured Pelvis
Tuberculosis Clinics
Bi-weekly clinics were scheduled at the Worcester County Tuberculosis Sanatorium for chest X-ray and examination of patients, referred by their family physician. Sixty-one persons were X-rayed, thirteen as routine to assist physicians to con- firm their diagnosis, nineteen were ex-sanatoria patients, re- porting for a regular checkup, twenty-four were contacts, and five, as a requirement for admission to college. Nine patients were hospitalized for treatment in three sanatoria. The num- ber of days residence for each patient varies according to the severity of the disease.
Dental Clinics
Each school year we have sixty-four clinic periods, to clean and repair carious teeth, also to teach children the value of oral hygiene, and its relation to health. During the first few years of school, care of the teeth is still largely a matter of forming the habit of regular cleaning, and the clinic stimulates this habit. The allotted time for each pupil is limited, it's often necessary to have them return several times, in order to complete the work. Two clinic periods in class rooms were used to chart dental defects. Three hundred and fifty-nine pupils were examined. Four hundred and nineteen reported to the clinics, all had their teeth cleaned, plus two hundred and fifty-three fillings.
Immunization Clinics
Our annual immunization program for the prevention of diphtheria, whooping-cough, and tetanus took place on the following dates-January 12th, February 9th, March 9th, and April 6th, plus two class-room sessions for booster injections.
Primary immunization should be followed by a recall (booster) injection, one year after completion for children im- munized in infancy. Repeated again at five or six years of age, and thereafter every five years through elementary and the tenth and eleventh grades in High School. Two hundred and thirty were given a booster dose, and a hundred and thirteen had the initial series of three injections a month apart. It is interesting to note that more than fifty percent of the pupils entering school for the first time were immunized by their family physician.
Pre-School Clinics
The preparation of children to enter school in the Fall is considered a part of the school health program. The first aim of the clinic, to make it possible for every child to enter school free from remedial defects. A great deal of time was neces- sary to check and record names, birth dates, and addresses of children eligible for the kindergarten and first grade. The
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