Town annual reports of the officers of Southbridge for the year ending 1957-1961, Part 72

Author: Southbridge (Mass.)
Publication date: 1957
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 1366


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I wish to take this opportunity to thank the members of


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your Board and other Boards, Committees, and Departments, for their cooperation during the year.


Respectfully submitted,


HENRY A. RACICOT, P.E., Town Engineer


REPORT OF THE DUTCH ELM DISEASE


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen:


I herewith submit my report for the Dutch Elm Disease Department for the year ending December 31, 1961.


Seventeen dead elm trees were cut down and removed. Three elm stumps were removed. Deadwood out of elm trees on Town owned property were removed.


I sprayed Town owned elm trees twice with a hydraulic sprayer, using Malathion and DDT emulsion. Dormant in the spring to control Elm Bark Beetle, to protect elm trees from beetle feeding all bark surfaces of living elms that may be invaded by Bark Beetles from infected wood. Summer (Leaf Spray) to protect elm leaves of elms from being fed upon by Elm Leaf Beetle, it feeds on the leaves of elms and when it is abundant the leaves become brown and fall off. Such de- foliation weakens the trees, and many valuable elms have been killed as a result of outbreaks of this insect.


Dutch elm disease is probably the most serious shade tree problem facing our community today. The situation is however far from being hopeless. Using proper methods can do much to maintain a large percentage of our elms for many years to come.


Dutch Elm Disease 1961 Appropriation


$3,500.00


Salaries and Wages:


Moth Superintendent


$ 106.28


Help


225.84


Other Expenses:


Trucks hired - Winch and Dump


67.98


Chain Saw Hire


15.75


Hydraulic Spraying


2,205.00


Insecticide


780.01


Brush


.19


Southbridge Water Supply Co.


98.95


$3,500.00


Respectfully submitted, CHESTER J. MASKA Moth Superintendent


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REPORT OF TREE WARDEN


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen:


I herewith submit my report for the Tree Warden De- partment for the year ending December 31, 1961.


The past year 19 dead trees were cut down and removed. Deadwood and broken branches were pruned out of Town owned trees. Three stumps were removed. Tree preservative applied to cavaties that needed repainting. Three trees were braced and cabled.


Six trees blown down by Hurricane Esther were removed. Three trees split by Hurricane Esther were also removed.


Soil on Town owned Morris Street land was prepared for transplanting and 60 Town owned Shade trees were moved and transplanted from Town Infirmary land.


Seventeen Main Street trees were fed with a liquid fertilizer using a hydraulic sprayer. 25 Town owned trees were planted and guyed on streets where trees were removed. 1961 Tree Warden Receipts and


Appropriation Salaries and Wages:


$3,470.00


Tree Warden


$ 388.08


Labor


1,362.54


$1,750.62


Other Expenses:


Trucks Hired: Aerial, Dump


220.50


Chain Saw Hire


74.25


Tools and Material: Rope, Cable, Pole Saw, Handled Axes, Brushes, etc.


154.63


449.38


Plant and Guy 25 Town owned trees and Feed 17 Town trees on Main Street


Salaries and Wages:


Tree Warden


123.83


Labor


262.20


386.03


Other Expenses:


Truck Hire


26.25


Paint (to paint guy stakes)


.72


Liquid Fertilizer


45.00


Hydraulic Sprayer


72.00


143.97


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Prepare soil and transplant 60 Town owned shade trees to Town owned Morris Street land


Salaries and Wages:


Tree Warden


27.30


Labor


139.70


167.00


Other Expenses:


Tractor and Truck Hire


73.00


Hurricane Esther Storm Dam- age


Salaries and Wages:


Tree Warden


137.48


Labor


260.38


397.86


Other Expenses:


Trucks Hired


75.25


Chain Saw Hire, Tree Paint


26.89


102.14


$3,470.00


Respectfully submitted, CHESTER J. MASKA Tree Warden


MOSQUITO CONTROL


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen:


I herewith submit my report for Mosquito Control for the year ending December 31, 1961.


DDT was applied with a hydraulic sprayer to swamp and low areas, on Charlton Street, Elm Street and Meadowbrook Road for Mosquito Control, with excellent results. Remain- ing swamp areas could not be sprayed the past year because of the limited funds.


Respectfully submitted, CHESTER J. MASKA Tree Warden


REPORT OF GYPSY MOTH DEPARTMENT


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen:


I herewith submit my report for Moth Extermination for the year ending December 31, 1961.


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The past year I sprayed with a hydraulic sprayer using Malathion and DDT, as many of our Town owned trees and wooded areas as possible. In sprayed areas infestation has been kept down with good results. Moth Extermination 1961 Appropriation $ 400.00


Salaries and Wages: Labor


$ 1.50


Other Expenses:


Insecticide


74.29


Hydraulic Sprayer


324.00


Paint Brush (used to paint egg clusters with creosote)


.21


$ 400.00 Respectfully submitted, CHESTER J. MASKA Moth Superintendent


REPORT OF THE HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen.


Gentlemen:


I wish to submit the following report of the expenses of the Highway Department for the year ended December 31, 1961.


Administration


Salary of the Street Superintendent


$


4,900.00


$


4,900.00


Labor


Labor Payrolls


$ 52,461.81


52,461.81


Other Expenses


Telephone


$ 343.70


Office Supplies


415.16


Lights and Power


333.62


Heating Fuel


1,433.50


Water


159.30


Repairs to Buildings


789.75


Bituminous Patch


1,988.90


New Tools


826.60


Tools Sharpened and Repaired


39.00


138


Guard Rail Repairs


146.27


Sweeper Brooms refilled


633.98


Gasoline


3,518.50


Range Oil


46.12


Manhole Frames and Covers


58.30


Supplies


1,302.02


·Oxygen and Acetylene


187.70


First Aid Supplies


57.77


Masonry


275.40


1962 Equipment Registrations


76.00


12,587.74


Oil for Roads


MC-2 Asphalt


$ 5,298.32


.MC-3 Asphalt


606.08


Dense Mix Type S. T.


1,090.28


6,994.68


Road Machinery Maintenance


1957 Ranch Wagon


$ 151.71


1953 Dodge Dump Truck


331.45


1949 International Dump Truck


325.99


'1954 Dodge Eductor


63.24


1959 International Sander


1,110.04


1955 International Rubbish Truck


412.81


1959 International Dump Truck


141.57


1952 Ford Sander


384.93


1946 Chevrolet Compressor Truck


423.40


1957 Ford Dump Truck


271.44


1956 GMC Sander


328.93


1940 Austin-Western Grader


372 91


1949 Austin-Western Grader


1,242.94


R-10 Nelson Snow Loader


1,190.51


K-5 Nelson Snow Loader


261.23


1958 Hough Payloader


1,291.20


1951 Elgin Sweeper


683.77


1954 Oliver Tractor


44.39


1961 International Dump Truck


49.80


Rex Mixer


5.55


Essco Porto Screen


121.59


C. H. & E. Roller


3.62


Diesel Fuel


132.79


Gasoline


1,404.67


Motor Oil and Grease


691.31


Tires and Tubes


617.13


Oxygen and Acetylene


234.93


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Anti-Freeze Supplies New Tools Cross Chains


98.76


784.55


887.73


15.25


14,080.14


Road Machinery New Equipment


1961 International Dump Truck


$ 4,912.00


1961 Hough Payloader Model B70 15,869.88


1961 Bros. Snow Flyr


4,150.00


24,931.88:


Chapter 90 Maintenance


Dresser Hill Road:


Patching


34.00


Drainage Maintenance


50.00


Dudley Road:


Drainage Maintenance


50.00


Hamilton Street:


Drainage Maintenance


50.00


Mechanic Street:


Drainage Maintenance


50.00


North Woodstock Road:


Patching


150.00


Guard Rail Repairs


91.00


S. T. Dense Mix


1,106.19


Traffic Line


495.00


Old North Woodstock Road:


Patching


90.80


Bituminous Patch


109.00


Worcester Street:


Patching


80.00


Eastford Road:


Patching


100.00


Drainage Maintenance


60.80


Cutting Brush


100.00


Guard Rail Repairs


131.25


Labor - Oiling


620.00


MC-3 Asphalt


397.14


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Brickyard Road: Drainage Maintenance ... 50.00


Dresser Hill Road:


Patching


100.00


Drainage Maintenance


162.90


Cutting Brush


100.00


4,500.00


Highway - Drain Pipes


6" Corrugated Coated Pipe $ 89.89


12" Corrugated Coated Pipe


594.29


18" Corrugated Coated Pipe 156.55


24" Corrugated Coated Pipe


157.37


998.10


Town Dump


Salary of Caretaker $ 3,158.00


3,158.00


Town Dump Rodent Control


Treatments to Eliminate Rats. $ 339.00


339.00


Rubbish Collection


Labor for 8 monthly collections


$


5,499.73


5,499.73


Snow and Ice


Labor


$ 13,905.58


Truck Hire


11,467.50


Rental of Shoveldozer


3,405.00


Rental of Bulldozer


4,838.50


Rental of Loader


3,230.50


Rental of Grader


968.50


Salt


3,837.77


Gasoline


2,146.12


Calcium Chloride


68 25


Snow Plow Repairs


745.79


Plowing Blackmer Road


97.50


Plowing Tipton Rock Road


75.00


Snow Plow Blades


571.40


Snow Fence


266.15


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Chains Supplies


383.50 484.47


46,491.53


Chapin Street Storm Drain Manhole Frame and Cover $ 44.55


44.55


Guelphwood Road Guard Rail Erection Guard Rail Anchors $ 49.10


49.10


Sidewalk Repairs


Concrete


$ 1,487.21


Mason


367.50


Labor Building Forms


20.79


Lumber for Forms


59.47


Cement


56.70


1,991.67


Cliff Street Guard Rail Erection


Flex Beam Guard Rail


$ 1,152.35


Steel Posts


327.54


Terminal End


3.15


Bolts and Washers


6.96


Lumber


8.64


1,498.64


Henry Street Field Lateral Support


Labor


$ 95.94


Grass Seed


3.96


Lebanon Hill Reconstruction


MC-1 Asphalt


$ 912.38


MC-3 Asphalt


482.26


Removing Trees


75 50


Gasoline


254.65


Mason


56.00


99.90


1,780.79


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Roosevelt Drive Storm Drain


Masonry


$ 28.00


Bituminous Patch


530.00


MC-1 Patch


280.23


838.23


Thomas Street Storm Drain


8" Metal Culvert


$ 520.93


Cement Brick


64.68


Mason Building Catch Basins


112.00


Bituminous Patch


106.75


"D" Frames and Grates


95.04


Rental of Jackhammer


5.80


905.20


West Street Sidewalk


Mason


$ 224.00


Concrete


451.05


Bituminous Patch


231.00


Lumber for Forms


37.62


Expansion Joints


4.58


948.25


Respectfully submitted, JOSEPH E. BENOIT, Street Superintendent.


REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE


To the Citizens of the Town of Southbridge:


During the last quarter of a century many changes have occurred in the administration of public welfare. The enact- ment of the Social Security Act to fill the most pressing needs of the depression years, that is, unemployment and old age, began the trend of changes in public welfare. Since then, changes in programs have been broad in scope, but the basic principles of the original act have not been changed. The ori- ginal intent of the Social Security Act was and still is, that public assistance is supplementary to the insurance programs, and inter-related to other social programs for the welfare


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and security of the people of the country. In 1960, an amend- ment was enacted to establish a new program to help persons over 65 years of age, who are not eligible for Old Age Assist- ance, but find themselves unable to meet their medical ex- penses. This new program, known as Medical Assistance for the Aged, is not an insurance, nor is it a pension. It is a pro- gram of public assistance based on needs. To be eligible, medical needs must exist at the time of application. The year 1961 was the first full year for this agency to administer this program. We have aided an average of 69 cases per month dur- ing the year. The number of cases on January 1, 1961 were 49, and as of December 31, 1961, 85 cases were being aided. The total cost for this new program, $135,684.09 for the year.


With the addition of the Medical Assistance for the Aged, we have now a total of five programs to administer, each with its own laws, rules, regulations and services. The Old Age Assistance for persons over 65 years of age, who are in need; Aid to Dependent Children to meet the needs of children who lack the support of a father, either by death, desertion or di- vorce, in 1961 an amendment to the Social Security Act also included children of unemployed fathers; Disability Assistance for the permanently and totally disabled; and General Relief for those who are in need temporarily and are not eligible for the other programs.


The total welfare cost for these five programs, including salaries and administration expenses for the year 1961, $596,342.54. Federal and State reimbursements and recoveries amounted to $460,132.39, making the net cost to the town $136,210.15.


Two hundred and seventy-four applications were taken during the year, one hundred and ninety-seven were approved and seventy-seven were rejected. An average of six hundred and twenty-eight persons were aided each month under the five programs administered by this agency.


With a new program specializing in medical care, in addi- tion to the medical needs of the recipients of the other cate- gories, all based on standards established under the Medical Care Plan of the State Department of Public Welfare under which federal and state reimbursements may be received or lost, it was felt by all concerned that a committee of local physicians was needed. An unpaid Medical Advisory Com- mittee was established and met with the Director of Public Assistance for the first time in March, 1961. The purpose of this committee is to study and interpret the Medical Care Plan, and to discuss problems met by the physicians, as well as the problems of the local agency over medical needs of recipients of public assistance, under the Medical Care Plan; and to act as liaison between the physicians and the local agency. It is


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difficult to give an evaluation of the results after such a short period of existence, but it appears that results have been ac- complished and some of our mutual problems have been re- solved, but one area we can readily evaluate is the splendid cooperation of all the physicians in town.


We wish to express our sincerest gratitude to Dr. Nerio W. Pioppi, chairman; Dr. George E. Casaubon, and Dr. Robert A. Van Vooren, the members of the committee for their time, ef- forts and interest, as well as to all the physicians for their co- operation with us in meeting the State Department of Public Welfare rules, and regulations, in order to avoid loss of fed- eral and state reimbursements for medical expenses incurred by this agency. We feel that we are fortunate, and we are in- deed grateful for the excellent medical care and services given to recipients of public assistance by their physicians.


We also wish to express our thanks to the various organ- izations and individuals, too numerous to list here, who throughout the year provided extras to the recipients of pub- lic assistance.


At the beginning of the year we welcomed Arnold, David, and Sidney Neustadt, owners of the Southbridge Nursing Home. In 1960 they purchased the Clemence Property on Dresser Street. Beginning with the charming and spacious Clemence residence, they redecorated and added to the origi- nal building and established a first class 52-bed nursing home. Within six months it became apparent that more beds were needed to service the demand for care there. Again they added to the original building and now 72 beds are available for the care of persons needing nursing care but not hospi- talization.


Soon after the nursing home was opened, it won the In- terior Design Magazine Award, a national magazine for pro- fessional Interior Designer, for outstanding Nursing Home in- terior decorations. It also won an award from the Nursing Home Administrators Magazine as the Nursing Home of the month. An article will be published shortly in the National Magazine of the Association describing the Southbridge Nurs- ing Home and its excellent services and equipment. The Southbridge Nursing Home is the most modern and largest privately owned nursing home in the Commonwealth. We of- fer our congratulations to the Neustadt family, for providing the town with such excellent resources for its aged.


On August 26, 1961, Mr. Herbert Michon died at the age of 77. He retired after thirty years of service on July 1, 1954. Mr. Michon was the first Welfare Agent for the Town of Southbridge; under his supervision the first programs estab- lished by the Social Security Act were organized in this town, beginning the many changes that have occurred in public


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assistance during the last quarter of a century. We extend our sincerest condolences to his family.


Respectfully yours,


JOHN M. BEAUDRY, Chairman HERMAS LIPPE, Clerk


RAYMOND L. BOUCHER


LILIAN G. PROULX, Director


REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT


Honorable Board of Selectmen


Town of Southbridge


Southbridge, Massachusetts


Gentlemen:


I submit my report for the year ending December 31, 1961.


On behalf of the Police Department, I wish to express my sincere thanks for the splendid support and cooperation re- ceived from Your Honorable Board, all other Town depart- ments, parents and members of the School Safety Patrol, the School Superintendent and the faculty of all schools for their support and interest in pedestrian safety for school children in close cooperation with the Safety Officers; The Southbridge Safety Council, Press, Radio, Industry, Merchants and Citi- zens in the year 1961.


Major Crimes Reported and Known to Police


62


Unfounded


Cleared by Arrest


Reported not Cleared by Arrest in Other Years but Cleared in 1961


8


Classification of Offenses


Burglary, Breaking and Entering


(2 Juveniles)


11


Larceny, Theft (2 Females; 2 Juveniles)


30


Assaults (1 Juvenile)


Weapons, Carrying, Possessing (1 Juvenile)


Statutory Rape (Juvenile)


Sex Offenses (Except forcible rape, prostitution) (1 Juvenile)


Offenses Against Family, Children


Buying and Receiving Stolen Property


Using Motor Vehicle W/O Authority


Accosting


Delinquency


Deserter from Armed Forces


Operating Motor Vehicle to Endanger


10 1


Idle and Disorderly Person Illegitimacy


1


8 3 1


4 4


1 5 1 14 2


1 40


146


Lewdness


2


Depositing Refuse on Highway


1


Giving False Name to Police Officer


1


Violation of Liquor Laws


9


Drunkenness


(26 Females)


303


Vagrancy


(1 Female)


9


Operating Under the Influence of Liquor (1 Female) Violation of Town By-Laws


27


Disturbance of The Public Peace


(1 Female)


13


Arrests for Out of Town Police, Courts


7


Violation of Probation


4


Profane Cursing, Swearing


Violation of Road and Driving Laws


(11 Females; 4 Juveniles) 141


Traffic and Motor Vehicle Laws


(8 Females)


34


Total Persons Charged


(50 Females; 14 Juveniles) 646


Parking Summons Issued


453


Violations of Parking Rules (482 of Winter Parking Ban)


1,407


Permits Issued to Carry Firearms


99


General Firearms Permits, Sale of, Issued


5


Summonses Served for Out of Town Police, Courts


330


Persons Committed to State Hospitals


17


Permits Issued to Work Lord's Day, Holidays


381


Sound Truck Permits Issued


12


Door and Windows Found Unlocked, Open by Of- ficers


844


Radio Calls Sent Out to Cruisers


912


Night Lodging Given Travelers


26


Total Bicycles Registered


1,469


Local Traffic Warnings Issued, Violations


294


Motor Vehicle Violation Notices to Registry of Motor Vehicles 158


Licenses to Operate Motor Vehicles, Suspended or Revoked


56


Rights to Operate Motor Vehicles Suspended


23


Names Placed on Registrar's Black List


10


Motor Vehicle Registrations Suspended, Revoked


18


Personal Injury Accidents Reported to Police


60


Passengers Injured, All Accidents


17


Operators Injured, All Accidents


35


Bicyclists Injured by Motor Vehicles


2


Coasting Injury by Motor Vehicles


3


Pedestrians Injured by Motor Vehicles


16


Property Damage Accidents Reported to Police, Over $200.00 in Damages 77


Persons Fingerprinted Including Firearms Permit Renewals


185


Persons Reported Missing, Located


8


Bicycles Reported Stolen


Recovered


16


Not Recovered


4


8


1


147


Prisoners Detained in Southbridge Lockup for Stur- bridge, Charlton Police, State Police


416


By Southbridge Police Total Parking Meters in Service


592


Parking Meters Serviced by Collections 285


11,020


Parking Meter Receipts


$14,115.97


Teletype Messages Sent Out


250


Street Lights Reported Out by Police


280


Respectfully submitted,


OVIDE A. DESROSIERS,


Chief of Police


DIRECTOR OF VETERANS' SERVICES


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen.


Gentlemen: As Director and Agent of the above named de- partment, I am pleased to submit my annual report for the year 1961.


Veterans' Benefits - Chapter 115, General Laws


The work of this department has increased again this year. An increase in medical the past year has been responsible for an increase in our expenses. Under this heading, the largest amount spent was for hospitalization.


A total of 68 applications for Veterans Benefits were pro- cessed during the year ending December 31, 1961.


61 Cases - Southbridge Settled


2 Cases - State Settled


5 Cases - Out of Town Settled


As of December 31, 1961, there were 74 active cases on file, aiding 115 persons.


For detail report on expenditure and reimbursements of this department, please refer to the report of the Town Ac- countant.


Veterans' Services


The service work of this department, consisting of settling claims which our veterans and their families have had, has in- creased about twenty percent. This work includes the filing of claims for pensions, compensation, hospitalization, questions on schooling, insurance and many other items in which their dependents are interested.


Deceased veterans for the years 1961:


1 Spanish War


13 World War I


6 World War II


I wish to express my appreciation to all department heads for their cooperation during the year. I also would like to


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thank all veterans organizations and their auxiliaries, the Santa Fund, and the various persons who wish to remain anonymous for their generous donations at Christmas time to provide extras for the needy children of the community.


Respectfully submitted, ROLAND G. HETU, Director and Agent.


REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH


To the Citizens of Southbridge:


The Board of Health met March 10, 1961, and organized as follows: Dr. Raymond F. Haling, Chairman; Dr. Armand DeGrenier, Clerk; and Mr. Henry Demers, Publicity Chairman.


The Board made the following appointments: Rachel Joli- coeur, R.N., Nurse; Ernest Tetreault, Agent; Arthur O. Ballard, Plumbing, Food and Milk Inspector; Ernest Tetreault, Sani- tary Inspector, and Alcide Fournier, Animal Inspector.


During the year twelve regular and two special meetings were held. One new case of tuberculosis was discovered dur- ing the year and two patients are receiving treatment in Sana- toria, contacts and cases reported to us by the family physi- cian are examined and X-Rayed at the County Sanatorium.


Clinics were held in the Town Hall for inoculation of Pre- School and School Children against Diphtheria, Tetanus and Whooping Cough.


A program sponsored by the South Worcester Tuberculosis Association and financed by the sales of Easter Seals, held an X-Ray Clinic in the Town Hall in September of this year.


This year the Board concluded the storm and water drain survey started in 1960 at a cost of $1,500.00, the amount voted for this survey at the March, 1960, Town Meeting was $3,000.00.


During the year various health meetings were attended by Board Members, the Nurse and the Agent.


A more detailed account of the activities of the Depart- ment will be found in the report of the Personnel of the Board.


We wish to thank all the Citizens and various Town Offi- cials for their cooperation during the year.


Respectfully submitted, RAYMOND F. HALING, M.D. ARMAND O. DeGRENIER, D.M.D. HENRY DEMERS, Ph.G.


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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH NURSE


To the Honorable Board of Health: Gentlemen:


I hereby submit my report as Board of Health Nurse for the year ending December 31, 1961.


Tuberculosis:


Home visits and conferences with ex-san patients and con- tacts were held as needed. Out-patient clinics sponsored by the State Department of Public Health are held weekly on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, at the Worcester County Sanatorium. Eighty reported for diagnostic X-Rays and there are two patients hospitalized at present.


Immunization Clinics:


Held for pre-chool and school children. a) Four clinics were conducted at monthly intervals for Diphtheria, Tetanus and Whooping Cough immunizations. Fifty-four were given a series of three injections and three hundred and twenty-eight were given booster doses, and twenty-two did not complete the series. b) Two clinics for Salk Anti-Polio vaccine were held for pre-schoolers and first graders. Eighty-five were given two inoculations and one hundred and sixty-four were given a booster.


Dental Clinics:


These were held for the benefit of pupils in grades two through four in both public and parochial schools. Sixty-four clinics were held. Four hundred and forty-five attended. Pro- phylaxis was given and eight hundred and sixty-seven cavi- ties filled. Dental caries are still a major school health prob- lem. It is hoped that as the parents become more aware of this need they will do their utmost to help eliminate this problem.


Pre-school registration was held at the Mary E. Wells High School for both public and parochial schools. This is a joint program of the Health and School Departments. Two hun- dred and sixty-seven registered. Following registration, two clinics for mandatory pre-school physicals were held in the Board of Health office. Sixteen reported. All others were examined by the family physician.


Nursery Schools:


Three operating at present with a combined enrollment of sixty-six. Seven visits were made during the year.


School Activities:


Physicals and chiropody examinations were given to pupils


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in grades 2, 4, 6, and 8, by the school physician and by the chiropodist. Parents were notified of defects needing atten- tion. Twelve hundred and forty were given the Massachu- setts Vision Test. Failures were re-tested and notices sent to parents of those failing re-test.


The Maico hearing test was given to nine hundred and two. Re-tests given when necessary and notices sent to parents of pupils failing the re-test. Reports of both programs, as well as all clinics held, were sent to the State Department of Health for statistical purposes. Two hundred and five visits were made to the schools. Health conferences totaling one thou- sand eighty-four, held with physicians, nurses, teachers, par- ents and pupils, as well as social workers and public health personnel. Home visits were made whenever necessary. List of handicapped children in parochial schools was made out. Arrangements made for three home teachers for children un- able to attend school because of illness. Conferences and lectures on school health practices were attended during the year.




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