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Health Department
27,021.09
Highway Division
114,771.36
Highway Construction
3,382.78
Incidentals :
Selectmen
14,086.19
Assessors
3,272.91
Auditor
744.99
Collector
1,977.93
Town Clerk
2,,787.33
Treasurer
499.76
Committee of Twenty-one
210.56
Insurance
17,869.93
Memorial Day
950.00
Medford Street Estate
109.81
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
Outside Poor
20,527.35
Park Commission
Pensions of Employees
Planning Board
333.88 1,723.55 98.75
Police Department
Robbins Library
Salaries
Schools
School Repairs
Sewer Division
Sewer Construction
Sidewalks
10,030.0I 5,501.8I 29,233.02 5,081.06 968.00
Soldiers' Relief
State and Military Aid
2,344.00
Snow and Ice
4,580.87
Street Lighting
13,390.64
Suppression of Moths
6,255.91
Spy Pond Athletic Field
1,928.15
New Town House
9,249.72
Old Town House
4,051.70
Tree Warden
4,025.36
Water Division
28,416.1I
Water Extension
12,365.96
Wire Department
3,584.05
High School Income Fund
1,095.16
New Junior High School
117,452.79
New Junior High School Furnishings
15,,789.77 18,998.51
New Junior High School Fire Loss on Furnishings
3,954.25
Refunds on Taxes
81.38
Redemption of Tax Titles
754.87
Robbins Library Art Fund
1,887.40 4,796.30
Tax Titles
300.27
Grading Crosby School Lot
691.3I
Sinking Fund
14,550.00
E. Nelson Blake, Jr., Fund
47.36
$937,749.34
New Junior High School Fire Loss on Buildings
Surface Drains
36,083.67 13,514.64 20,727.10 280,131.28
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MEMORANDUM ACCOUNT OF DEPARTMENT TRANSFERS
Cemeteries
Committee of Twenty-one
Engineering
$395.49 24,877.94
Highway Division
1,380.93
Highway Construction
1,208.08
Health Department
7,469.70
Incidentals : Town Clerk
49.60
Grading Crosby School Lot ,
163.15
New Junior High School
8,066.33
222.72
New Town House
II.50
Park Commission
175.50
Robbins Library
IO.12
Sewer Construction
3,321.38
5,362.18
Sewer Division
590.97
108.55
Sidewalks and Curbing
2,9382I
Snow and Ice
333.53
Storm Drains
3,695.23
1,089.13
Tree Warden
392.87
Water Division
4,757.85
3,235.83
Water Extensions
2,402.82
1,441.67
Water for Hydrants
7,000.00
Water Rates
7,000.00
Wire Department
259.94
$44,175.98
$44,175. 98
Dr. $3377.14 13.60
Cr.
REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH
The Board of Health respectfully submits its report for the year ending December 31, 1921.
At the annual Town Meeting held March 7, 1921, Dr. Charles F. Atwood was re-elected a member of the Board for the term of three years, and after being duly sworn by the Town Clerk to the faithful performance of his duties the Board held a meeting March 8, and organized with the unani- mous choice of Alfred W. Lombard to succeed himself as Chairman for the ensuing year.
APPOINTMENTS
At the regular monthly meeting held April 4, the follow- ing appointments were made for the year ending April I, 1922 :
William H. Bradley, Agent and Clerk.
Dr. Ezekiel Pratt, Physician to Board.
Dr. Ezekiel Pratt, Bacteriologist.
*Flora M. Wilson, Nurse (part time). Alice R. Waterhouse, Nurse (part time) .
Dr. W. H. Gullifer, Dental Operator.
Marion K. Peirce, Assistant to Dental Operator.
Alfred W. Lombard, Inspector of Milk.
George W. Day (Civil Service 3 years), Inspector of Plumbing.
Thomas J. Green, Inspector of Slaughtering.
MEETINGS
The Board meets the first Monday evening of each month. During the past year twelve regular and two special meetings have been held.
The past year from a public health standpoint has been a most satisfactory one. The number of cases of communicable diseases reported has been low and the Fall months practic- ally free from this type of illness.
The Dental Clinic has completed its first full year of service and with a record of fourteen hundred and fifty-two (1452) treatments, and fees collected amounting to $314.71,
* Resigned.
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we feel that this feature has amply proven its value as a part of the town's welfare work.
During the Summer, conjointly with the State Depart- ment of Public Health, a thorough investigation was made of the unsightly vegetable growth which each year, for a num- ber of years past appears during the mid-summer months in the waters of Spy Pond. An exhaustive report of the find- ings of this investigation was published in the issue of De- cember 9 of the Arlington Advocate, and a copy is on file at
this office. While a careful analysis of this report would indicate that the work should be done, it seems inadvisable at this time, owing to excessive labor costs for the town to undertake so large an expenditure of public funds.
While we have in mind no specific recommendations for the extension of the public sewer mains, we would, as in the past suggest liberal appropriations in order that such exten- sions can be made in sections where needed. That the same interest and pride in the cleanliness of the town may continue to prevail, all property owners should make a special effort wherever possible to have their homes connected with the public sewer.
The importance of co-operation by individuals with town officials becomes increasingly important as the town grows and the population and number of homes multiplies.
In closing this report we wish to thank the local chari- table organizations for their assistance and co-operation. To the Arlington Branch of the American Red Cross, for the use of their ambulance and other favors, we extend our sin- cere thanks. .
A detailed report by appointees connected with this de- partment follows.
REPORT OF THE AGENT AND CLERK
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my report as Agent and Clerk for the year ending December 31, 192I.
Under the Revised Laws, 78, Section 44, the following persons were granted a license to engage in the business of Undertaking for the year ending May I, 1922 :
Bonney, Thomas S., 21 Fairview Avenue.
Dale, William P., 113 Medford Street.
Derby, Edwin L., 6 Freeman Street.
Grannan, Daniel W., 376 Massachusetts Avenue.
Grannan, William D., 376 Massachusetts Avenue.
Kelley, George H., 418 Massachusetts Avenue.
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Quinn, Joseph F., 138 Massachusetts Avenue.
Saville, Leonard B., 8 Avon Place.
Smith, Leslie E. A., 4 Medford Street.
CHILD HYGIENE Protection of Infants
Under the Revised Laws, 833, Section 2, five licenses submitted by the State Board of Charity, Division of State Minor Wards, were approved to maintain Boarding Houses for Infants.
LYING-IN HOSPITALS
Under the Revised Laws, Section 62 (as amended by 1910, 569 and by 1911, 264), three licenses submitted by the Department of Public Welfare, Division of Child Guardian- ship, were approved to maintain Lying-in Hospitals.
MANICURING
Under the' Revised Laws, Acts of 19II (as amended by 1912, 155) four persons were granted a license to engage in Manicuring.
ALCOHOL
Under Chapter 360 of the General Acts of 1919 seven- teen licenses were granted for the manufacturing, buying, selling or dealing in Methyl alcohol, Wood Alcohol or De- natured alcohol.
AN ACT TO REGULATE BAKERIES AND BAKERY PRODUCTS
Under General Acts, Chapter 418, nine firms engaged in the manufacture of bakery products were registered.
SLAUGHTER HOUSES
Under the Revised Laws, 75, Section 99, one firm was granted a license to engage in the business of maintaining a Slaughter House.
Under our Rules and Regulations the following permits were granted.
CHAPTER IV
Under this Chapter permits were issued for the build- ing of twenty-seven cesspools, and twenty-six permits were issued for the cleaning out of cesspools.
CHAPTER VI
Under this Chapter sixty-one (61) permits were issued for the hauling of house offal through the streets of the town.
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CHAPTER IX
Under this Chapter six (6) permits were issued for the Collecting of Grease and Bones from Stores and Markets. Fee $2.00.
CHAPTER X
Under this Chapter the following permits were issued :
Cows
Sixty-two (62) permits were issued to keep one hundred and forty-eight (148) cows.
DUCKS
Twenty-eight (28) permits were issued to keep two hun- dred and one (201) Ducks.
GOATS
Under this Chapter ten (10) permits were issued to keep twenyt-eight (28) Goats.
HENS
Under this Chapter five hundred and sixty (560) per- mits were issued to keep eighteen thousand, four hundred and twenty-seven (18,427) Hens.
SWINE
Under this Chapter fourty-six (46) permits were issued to keep one hundred and fifty-six (156) Swine.
CHAPTER XIII
Under this Chapter seven (7) permits were issued for the conducting of Rummage Sales.
COURT CASES
Notwithstanding repeated warnings we were obliged the past Summer to hale three offenders into Court for driving non-water tight vehicles containing house offal through the town. These were disposed as follows: One case was placed on file, while on the other two a fine was imposed, and a decided improvement was thereafter noticeable in all such vehicles.
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INSPECTIONS
Markets and Stores
347
Fish Markets
I26
Bakeries
84
Fruit Stores
48
Lunch Rooms and Carts
197
Ice Cream Plants and Soda Fountains
85
Total 887
OTHER INSPECTIONS
Barber Shops
44
Regent Theatre, Toilets
41
B. & M. R. R., Toilets
38
Boston & Lexington Street Railway Toilets
32
Total I55
COMPLAINTS
Dirty Cellars
6
Dirty Yards
I3
Garbage Pails, unclean
I4
No Garbage Pails
2
Odor from Pigs
4
Odor from Hens
6
Odor from Manure
3
Odor from Spy Pond
I
Odor from Cows
3
Overflowing Cesspools
8
Frozen Water Pipes
I
Minor Complaints
35
Total 96
INVESTIGATIONS
Twenty: settlement cases were investigated, and reim- bursement collected to the amount of $656.86.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM H. BRADLEY, Agent and Clerk.
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REPORT OF THE PHYSICIAN
To the Board of Health, Arlington, Mass.
Gentlemen: I herewith submit my report as Physician to the Board for the year ending December 31, 1921 :
Visits to Homes
For diagnosis
26
For release
53
Total 79
Dispensary (Tuberculosis )
Patients at Dispensary
53
Visits to Homes 30.
Total 83
During the year, with the assistance of the Nurse, I have upon receiving notice of a communicable disease taken the usual precautions in preventing its spread, and I feel that in a great many instances our efforts have been success- ful. As a new and advanced step in public health work I have made a physical examination of all journeymen Bakers em- ployed in the town, and I am in hopes that in the very near future a law will be passed requiring all persons handling foodstuffs which is to be sold for human consumption, be compelled to undergo a physical examination at least once a year.
Another step which I with the assistance of the Nurse hope to put into operation the coming year, is the examina- tion by the Von Pirquet test of all those children of known tubercular parents. By this test we would know those chil- dren who are not affected and could advise them for their own protection, while those affected must also be educated, their education should be accomplished with the least possible men- ace to the health of other school children. This is a matter that will very soon have to be dealt with by school authorities.
Respectfully submitted,
EZEKIEL PRATT, M. D.
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REPORT OF THE BACTERIOLOGIST
To the Board of Health, Arlington, Mass.
Gentlemen: . I herewith submit my report as Bacterio- logist for the year ending December 31, 1921 :
Laboratory Examinations
Positive
Negative
Total
Throat Cultures
24
290
314
Sputa (T. B.)
I6
91
I07
Widal test (Typhoid)
6
39
45
Malaria Smears
0
I5
I5
Venereal Smears
I2
28
40
Totals
58
463
521
Respectfully submitted,
EZEKIEL PRATT, Bacteriologist.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH NURSE
To the Board of Health, Arlington, Mass.
Gentlemen : I herewith submit my report as Board of Health Nurse from January I to July 31, 1921 :
Number of visits to
Tuberculosis cases
260
Measles
II2
Diphtheria cases
7
Scarlet Fever cases
27
Typhoid Fever cases
II
Opthalmia Neonatorum
I
Miscellaneous cases
I4
. . Total 432
Boarding Houses for Infants inspected
2
Patients treated at Dispensary
I5
Patients admitted to State Institutions
2
Respectfully submitted,
FLORA M. WILSON, R. N.
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Heretofore the Board of Health and School Committee have jointly employed the necessary nursing service for these departments. The Nurse devoting her time as required to either Board and each bearing an equal share of her salary and expenses. At the last session of the General Court a law was passed (Chapter 357, Acts of 1921) which requires that School Committees in towns having a valuation of one million dollars or more shall make provision for the employing of a nurse or nurses. The passage of this Act necessarily made a change, and Miss Flora M. Wilson who for more than three years has very satisfactorily served in these positions was ap- pointed by the School Committee to the position of full time School Nurse. This left a vacancy in our department, and not having sufficient work to employ the services of a full time nurse, we were very fortunate in being able to make arrange- ments with the Arlington District Nursing Association where- by we have the services of Miss Alice Waterhouse, R. N., (part time) and this arrangement, together with the work of Miss Waterhouse has up-to-date proven wholly satisfactory.
To the Board of Health, Arlington, Mass.
Gentlemen: I hereby submit my report as Board of Health Nurse for the period beginning August I to December 31, 1921 :
Number of visits to
Tuberculosis cases
191
Diphtheria cases
7
Scarlet Fever cases
I
Typhoid Fever cases
3
Anterior Poliomyelitis cases
I
Septic sore throat
I
Measles
9
Total 213
Patients treated at Dispensary
38
Patients admitted to Cambridge Tuberculosis Hospital
I
Patients admitted to State Sanatorias
3
Tuberculosis patients under observation
70
Number of new cases reported 27
ALICE R. WATERHOUSE, R N.
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REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF MILK
To the Board of Health, Arlington, Mass.
Gentlemen: I herewith submit my report as Inspector of Milk for the year ending December 31, 1921.
More samples of milk have been taken from wagons on the street for analysis than in previous years.
Bacterial counts have beenunusually low in the case of pasteurized milk and not excessively high in the raw product.
The price of milk has been reduced during the year and the market is not as yet on a stable basis. The City and Town Milk Council formed for the purpose of interchange of in- formation in regard to sources of milk supply should prove of benefit to Arlington and help to keep the quality of the milk sold of high grade from a sanitary standpoint.
A summary of the year's work follows :
192I
Licenses issued :
Sale of milk from wagons
37
Sale of milk from stores
86
Sale of oleo from stores 29
Total 152
Cases in court, I. Sale of oleo without registration.
1921
Inspections :
Stores
15
Milk plants
27
Dairies
8
-
Total 50
192I
Samples Analyzed :
Taken from Wagons
I53
Left at Laboratory
61
Taken from Restaurants and Lunch Rooms
IO
Taken from Milk Plants
7
Ice Cream
3
Cream
3
Butter
I
Total 235
Respectfully submitted,
ALFRED W. LOMBARD, Inspector.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF PLUMBING
To the Board of Health, Arlington, Mass.
Gentlemen: I herewith submit my reort as Inspector of Plumbing for the year ending December 31, 1921.
During the year two hundred and twenty-seven (227) applications were received for which permits were granted calling for the installation of twelve hundred and sixty-five (1265) fixtures as follows:
Water closets
303
Kitchen sinks
266
Wash trays, one, two and three parts included
20I
Bath tubs 227
Shower baths with separate setting
3
Lavatories
243
Butler's pantry sink
I
Slop sinks
2
Urinals
3
Floor drains for machines
3
Gasoline and sand trap for Garage
I
Soda fountain sinks
5
Ice chest connections
7
The addition of the inspection of all Gas, Electric or other hot water heating boilers for heating water for domes- tic purposes will require a considerable amount of additional time, yet with the number of lives constantly endangered, to- gether with the damage liability to property, inspection ap- pears to be absolutely necessary.
-
Respectfully submitted, ,
GEORGE W. DAY, Inspector.
.
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BOARD OF HEALTH
REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING To the Board of Health, Arlington, Mass.
Gentlemen: I herewith submit my report as Inspector of Slaughtering for the year ending December 31, 1921.
Whole number of carcasses inspected, by months :
Calves
Cows Condemned
January
19I
February
167
March
I7I
April
288
May
327
June
386
July
22I
I
August
226
T
September
217
October
213
I
November
252
December
214
2
Totals
2873
I
4
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS J. GREEN, Inspector.
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BOARD OF HEALTH
Comparative death rate by months (Still-Births excluded) :
January
24
23
February .
39
30
March
I7
16
April
18
I3
May
27
23
June
2I
28
July
20
23
August
18
I7
September
23
29
October
18
I8
November
18
I8
December
22
19
Total
265
257
Still-Births
25
21
*Corrected death rate.
For names of persons dying, see report of Town Clerk.
Admitted to
Contagious
Hospitals
Admitted
to State
Sanatorias
Anterior Poliomyelitis
Chicken Pox
44
Diphtheria
2I
Dog Bite (no anti-rabic treatment)
8
Erysipelas
I
O
I
Gonorrhea
7
O
LaGrippe
I
O
Lobar Pneumonia
5
4
Measles
II7
0
Mumps
I
O
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
37
IO
4
Other forms
I
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
I
0
Scarlet Fever
47
I4
Septic Sore Throat
I
Typhoid Fever
9
Trachoma
I
O
Whooping Cough
I6
0
Totals
320
I7
22
4
N Cases
3 O O owo O Deaths
7
.
1920
1921
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The following is a summary of mortality rates occurring in Arlington during the previous five years.
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
Population estimated.
14,860
15,500
17,000
18,500
20,000*
Number of deaths.
222
291
212
265
257
Apparent death rate per 1000 population
14.93
18.77
12.47
14.32
12.85
Births.
394
478
383
526
563
Deaths of children under one year .
27
30
26
25
27
Rate of Infant mortality per 1000 births
68.52
62.76
67.86
47.52
47.95
NOTE:
*The corrected death rate is found by eliminating from the records the names of all non-residents dying in Arlington and adding to the records the names of all Arlington residents dying elsewhere, as shown by the records of the Town Clerk.
CAUSES OF DEATH
Causes of Death All Ages
TOT.
Under
1 Day
Under
1 Week
Under
1 Year
1
2
3
4
5-10
10-15
15-20
20-25
25-30
30-35
35-40
40-45
45-50
50-55
55-60
60-65
65-70
70-75
75-80
80-85
85-90
90-100
I. GENERAL DISEASES:
M-1
M-1
M-1
· Diphtheria.
30
Cancer of Breast .
0 3
Cancer of Uterus
0
4
F-1
F-1
F-2
Cancer of Pancreas.
20
M-1
Cancer of Liver. .
1 1
M-1
Cancer of the Intestines
1 1
F-1 M-1|M-1
Cancer of the Stomach.
2 1
M-1
Cancer of the Bladder
1 0
M-1
Cancer of Jaw.
1 0
F-1
Cancer of Heart.
0 1
M-1
Cancer of Rectuni.
M-1
Cancer of the Prostate.
1 0
M-1 M-1
Pernicious Anæmia. .
2 4
M-1
F-2| F-2|F-5
F-1 F-2
F-1|F-1 |F-1
F-1
Acute Miliary Tuberculosis
1 0
M-1
Tubercular Meningitis ..
1 0
Diabetes.
0 3
F-1
F-1
F-1
Septicemia.
0 1
F-1
F-1|F-1 M-1|M-2|M-2|M-1
F-1
F-1
Tuberculosis of the Lungs.
716
M-1
F-1 F-1
F-1
M-1
M-1
F-1
F-1
MFE
Epulis. .
0 1
F-1
Leukanemia.
0 1
F-1
M-1
Oster-arthritis
10
Measles .
0 1
F-1
II. DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OF THE ORGANS OF SPECIAL SENSE :
M-1
M-1|M-2 M-2
M-1|M-1
Cerebral Hemorrhage.
820
F-1
F-i|F-2 F-1|F-1 |F-2|F-2 |F-3 F-4 F-1 F-2
Abscess of Brain .
10
Cerebrospinal Meningitis
0 1
F-1
Paralysis Agitans
01
F-1
Cerebral Tumor. ..
0 1
F-1
M-1
Anteria Poliomyelitis ..
1 0
M-1
Convulsions of Infants.
10
III. DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM:
M-1
M-1
M-1
M-2
Chronie Myocarditis.
510
.... F-1 F-1 M-1
Organie Diseases of the Heart. .
4 9
F-2
F-1
F-1
Fİ
F-2 F-2
Mitral Insufficiency .
2 5
F-1
Fİ
F-1
F-2
Arteriosclerosis .
5 3
F-1
F-1 |F-1
Chronic Endocarditis.
11
F-1
M-1|M-1
Coronary Sclerosis.
20
M-1
..
Fİ
F-3 F-1 F-2
....
M-1
M-1
M-1 ..
.
M-1
M-1
.
M-1|M-1|M-2 M-1
M-1
M-1
CAUSES OF DEATH -Continued
Causes of Death All Ages
Тот.
Under
1 Day
Under
1 Week
Under
1 Year
1
2
3
4
5-10
10-15
15-20
20-25
25-30
30-35
35-40
40-45
45-50
50-55
55-60
60-65
65-70
70-75
75-80
80-85
85-90
90-100
Mesenteric Thrombosis.
01
Angina Pectoris .
0 1
M-1
Aneurism of the Abdominal Aorta
1 1
Pulmonary Embolus.
0 4
M-1
Pericarditis .
10
F-1
Cerebral Arteriosclerosis
0 1
M-1
Congenital Heart Disease.
10
IV DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM:
Lobar Pneumonia. .
1 4
M-2
Broncho Pneumonia.
7 7
M-1
Oedema of Lungs
1 1
M-1
F-1 F-1
Acute Bronchitis
1 2
F-1 F-1
Asthma.
0 2
V. DISEASES OF THE SYSTEM:
DIGESTIVE
M-1 M-1 F-2
F-1
Intestinal Obstruction
33
Acute Colitis.
0 1
F-1
M-1
Gastro-Entcritis
10
F-1
M-1 F-1
F-1
F-2 M-1
M-3
M-1
F-1
F-1
F-1|F-2
F-1|F-1
F-1
F-1
F-2
F-1
F-1
F-1
F-1
MFF
M-1
Peritonitis
0 2
F-1
F-1
Perforated Gastrie Ulcer ..
10
Acute Tonsilitis .
01
F-1
Hypertrophie Cirrhosis .
10
M-1
Pyloric Stenosis .
11
Volvulus of Sigmoid.
01
F-1
F-1
Choledochitis .
01
F-1
M-1
Cholera Infantun
10
VI. NON-VENEREAL DISEASES OF GENITO-URINARY SYSTEM AND ANNEXA:
Interstitial Nephritis .
1 3
F-1|F-1
F-1
Clironie Nephritis.
7 3
F-1
F-1
F-1
Acute Nephritis.
1 1
M-1
Pyelo-Nephritis.
10
VII. THE PUERPERAL STATE:
Accidents of Pregnancy ..
01
F-1
Pyelitis.
01
F-1
Embolism Puerperal.
0 1
F-1
Eclampsia Puerperal.
0 1
F-1
Eclampsia.
0 1
F-1
M-1
M-1
M-1
M-2
M-2|M-2
M-1 F-1
TOT.
M-1
M-1
CAUSES OF DEATH -Concluded
Causes of Death All Ages
TOT.
Under
1 Day
Under
Under
1 Year
1
2
3
· LA
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X. MALFORMATIONS .
M-2
Patent Framen Ovale.
2 0
XI. DISEASES OF EARLY INFANCY:
Infantile Atrophy
0 1. ...
F-i
M-1
Premature Birth .
1 4| F-3 F-1
Asphyxia Neonatorum .
1 1|F-1 F-1
M-1
Hemorrhagie Disease of the New- Born .
1 1
F-1
Asphyxia Pallida .
1 0
XIII. AFFECTIONS PRODUCED EXTERNAL CAUSES:
BY
Septicemia following Abortion. . . Cerebral Compression following Forceps Delivery ... Hemorrhage following Knife Wound ..
M-1
10
M-1
10
0 1
F-1
M-2|M-1
F-1
M-1
M-1
M-1|M-1
Fracture of Skull, Auto Accident
40
M-1
10
.
M-1
M-1
0 2
F-1| F-1
Peritonitis following Caesarian Operation: .
Drowning, Aecidental.
3 1
Fracture of Vertebra, Aecidental.
IM FI
1 Week
Suicide by Cyanide of Potash
. ..
Asphyxia by Illuminating Gas .. . Fracture of Skull, Struck by Elcc- tric Car. Exhaustion following Gun-Shot Wound.
Other Acute Poisonings.
Suicide by Bichloride of Mercury Surgical Shock from Cholesto- tomy. Post Operation Hemorrhage and Shock.
1 0
M-1
1 0
M-1
1 0
M-1
10
M-1
10
M-1
10
03
F-1
F-1
F-1
0 1
F-1
M-1
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE FOR THE YEAR 192I
To the Citizens of the Town of Arlington:
Your School Committee herewith presents a brief report on the Arlington schools for the past year.
The year 1921 was marked with events not always en- countered in the regulating the affairs of school routine. Not- withstanding this, the Committee feels that substantial prog- ress has been made along the lines of educational advance- ment, and that the standard of excellence, which the citizens of Arlington demand for their children, and for which they always appropriate money generously, has been maintained.
Much has been done during the past year to improve the school buildings, but much still remains to be done. For sev- eral years past the appropriation for repair of schools has been inadequate for the proper upkeep of the buildings and much that should have been done in the way of repairs was left undone for want of the necessary funds. In 1921 the School Committee requested a somewhat larger appropriation for re- pairs and this the Town granted. This increased appropria- tion, expended under the joint supervision of the sub-commit- tee on Repairs and the Town Inspector of Buildings, has enabled the Committee to bring the buildings up to a reason- ably good state of repairs. We shall request $10,000.00 for the coming year, which being less than one per cent of the valuation of our school buildings, is a conservative amount with which to meet natural depreciation.
In May, 1921, the Committee revised its salary schedule, establishing new maxima with regular annual increments, which, while conservative, we felt to be sufficiently liberal to ensure reasonable stability in our working force. The salary schedule adopted was made known to the teachers, but with the distinct understanding that it would be effective only when approved by the Town, as evidenced by their granting suf- ficient funds to put it into operation.
On July 18, 1921, our High School was visited by a disastrous fire, from a cause never definitely determined. The School Committee endeavored to get a contract price for re- placement from five different contractors, but were unable to
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get a complete figure for the work. Men of standing in the building profession advised the Committee that, owing to the uncertain nature of repairing fire damage, a person giving å contract price would protect himself against any possible con- tingency that might arise by making his price high enough to cover it, and that the Town would probably save money by doing the work on the basis of actual cost plus a percentage. The Committee, therefore, made a contract on this basis, and on September 7, the date set for the opening of school, the work was completed with the exception of a few small details.
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