Town of Arlington annual report 1933, Part 18

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55 Six Graves @ $210.00 per lot (outside) 11,550. 18 Six Graves @ $240.00 per lot (outside) 4,320.


14 Eight Graves @ $280.00 per lot (inside) 3,920.


8 Eight Graves @ $280.00 per lot (outside) 2,240.


2 Eight Graves @ $320.00 per lot (outside) 640.


16 Eight Graves @ $554.00 per lot with care (outside) 8,864.


$168,311.00


60 Veterans and Soldiers graves.


EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHINGS


Office Furniture and Supplies :


2 Desks, 4 Chairs $ 90.00


Filing Cabinets and Drawers 100.00


L. Table 12.00


1 Huntley Safe 35.00


1 Clock 10.00


2 Wall Pictures 30.00


1 Typewriter 20.00


Electric Heater, etc.


15.00


$312.00


Waiting Room


Settee, Chairs and Table $165.00


Chapel


1 Piano $ 40.00


1 Bible 10.00


Portieres 100.00


$150.00


STOCK AND TOOLS ON HAND


2 Lowering Devices $100.00


Lawn Mowers


200.00


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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF CEMETERIES


Hose and Carts


60.00


Sail Cloths 25.00


Dump Truck 500.00


Evergreen grave coverings.


125.00


Screen, sand and gravel.


90.00


1 Wheel Barrows


15.00


Waste Barrels


15.00


Lawn Sprinklers


10.00


Power Lawn Mower


100.00


Shovel, picks and tools of all kinds


140.00


$1,380.00


Total


$2,007.00


CEMETERY RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES


Receipts


Appropriation for 1933


$23,460.00


Expenditures


Salaries :


Superintendent


$ 3,120.00


Clerk


1,144.00


Wages


15,714.33


Loam, Fertilizer, Shrubs


803.31


Excavating


236.00


Markers


149.10


Tools and Equipment


359.60


Auto Maintenance


335.34


Telephone


63.54


Office Supplies


265.78


Fuel and Lighting


160.87


Cement and other supplies


108.40


Engineering, Surveying, etc.


211.94


Miscellaneous Expense


100.73


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Drain


24.92


Fence and Entrance


300.00


Unexpended Appropriation


Expenditures


Revenue :


Annual Care of Lots. $ 3,750.50


Watering 127.00


Opening Graves


3,363.00


Foundations


994.95


Miscellaneous


1,413.00


$9,648.45


Transfers to Town from Trust


Fund Income $ 3,477.01


$13,125.46


Excess of Expenditures over


Revenue and Transfers. $9,972.40


J. EDWIN KIMBALL, M. ERNEST MOORE, FREDERICK W. HILL,


Cemetery Commissioners.


$23,097.86 $362.14 $23,097.86


REPORT OF TOWN PHYSICIAN January 15, 1934


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :


Gentlemen :


I present you herewith the report of the activities of the Town Physician for the year ending December 31, 1933.


As my term of office began April 1, 1933, I shall pre- sent the figures covering that period, as follows :


Number of Office Calls 686


Number of House Calls 454


Number of Police Calls 40


Total


1180


This gives an average of over 130 calls per month, or · on a yearly basis a total of 1572 calls, as compared with 652 calls for the previous year.


Briefly, the work was divided as follows :


Welfare Department:


This part of the work was devoted to the care of the


sick poor of the town, and constituted by far the largest part of the work.


Also under the Welfare Department comes the care of the welfare workers employed on municipal projects


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who are injured in the course of their employment. In industry, the men injured in the course of their employ- ment in most cases, come under the authority of the In- dustrial Accident Board, while injuries to the welfare workers are cared for by the Town Physician.


Hospitalization: Over three quarters of the welfare cases which require hospital care are sent to the Symmes Hospital. At the request of the Welfare Agent, I have made an inspection of these hospitalized cases every three or four days to determine whether or not they could be released from the hospital a few days earlier than they otherwise would be. By this the constant su- pervision our cost per case for hospitalization has been materially reduced.


The number of cases requiring medical care under Soldiers Relief, Mothers' Aid, and Old Age Assistance re- mained about the same. Police Department :


The work for the Police Department consists chiefly in the treatment of prisoners and in the commitment of. mental cases. During the past year there has been a slight increase in both types of cases: Social :


From time to time cases arise which require medical care but which cannot be classified either under the head- ing of police or welfare work, such as the abandonment of children. These cases eventually come to the attention of the Town Physician for disposition. There have been several cases of this type during the past year. Legal :


Persons claiming to have obtained personal injuries through defects in side walks or streets frequently make


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claims against the town. At the request of the Town Counsel the Town Physician makes an examination of these cases and sends a written report of his findings to the Town Counsel.


I feel that the town of Arlington, and particulary the Welfare Department has performed in the year 1933 a most commendable and thorough piece of work, and has done it in a business-like, dignified and kindly manner.


I wish to express my appreciation especially to the Welfare Department, Police Department, and Board of Health for their kind cooperation on many occasions.


Respectfully submitted


EDWARD W. FEELEY, M.D., Town Physician.


REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH


In compliance with the Town By-Laws the Board of Health herewith submits the Annual Report of the De- partment for the year ending December 31, 1933.


Board meetings are held at the office in the Town Hall the first Monday evening of each month at 7:30 o'clock. Special meetings are called when occasion re- quires. At the Annual Town meeting, held March 6, 1933, Dr. Charles F. Atwood was re-elected a member of the Board for the term of three years. Dr. Atwood having qualified before the Town Clerk, the Board held a special meeting on date of March 9, and organized by re-electing Alfred W. Lombard as its Chairman for the ensuing year. The personnel of the Board is the same as last year, and is as follows :


ALFRED W. LOMBARD, Chairman CHARLES F. ATWOOD, M. D. ERNEST R. BROOKS, D. M. D.


WILLIAM H. BRADLEY, Agent, Clerk and Milk Inspector


EZEKIEL PRATT, M. D., Bacteriologist and Physician to Board


E. F. MACKAY, D. M. D., Dental Operator


HELEN M. HEFFERNAN, R. N., Nurse and Asst. to Dental Operator


ARTHUR TAYLOR, Inspector of Slaughtering


WILLIAM H. BRADLEY, Inspector of Slaughtering


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Under the heading of "Communicable Diseases" em- bodied in this report will be found a comparative list of the various diseases for the years nineteen hundred thirty-two and nineteen hundred thirty-three. These, as are to be expected, will vary in number from year to year. For the control of the minor diseases we have nothing new to offer other than to repeat what we have stated in previous years. "Guard your children, particularly while very young, from coming in contact with a child showing the least sign of any sickness, even a slight cold."


The Middlesex County Tuberculosis Sanatorium, which opened in 1931, with accommodations to care for two hundred twenty-five patients, is probably not ex- celled in management, personnel, equipment and sur- rounding's by any similar institution of its size in the United States. With slightly less than two years of ex- istence, however, it is plainly apparent that it is not large enough to accommodate the many over and above the allotted number desiring admittance. The fact that from three to four months must elapse after application has been filed before applicant can be admitted is proof suffi- cient for this statement. Both from a humane and public health viewpoint these conditions should be remedied by providing additional accommodations and with the least possible delay. At the present time, December 31, 1933, sixteen persons having a legal settlement in Arlington are being cared for at this institution, with three others on the waiting list. In addition to this we have Tuberculosis patients placed in other institutions as follows :


One at the Rutland State Sanatorium; one at the Waltham Hospital; three (children) at North Reading State Sanatorium; two (one child and one adult) at the Lakeville State Sanatorium.


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There is not the slightest doubt that artificial im- munization enters largely into the decrease in the number of cases of Diphtheria in Arlington in recent years. Dur- ing the past year we held two Clinics and administered the Toxin Antitoxin treatment to five hundred and eight children. That this measure has rapidly gained in favor is clearly demonstrated by the large number of babes in arms brought to our Clinics to receive the treatment. It is hoped the day is not far distant when all Arlington children upon reaching the age of one year will be im- munized against this disease. Parents can greatly assist towards this end by having the family physician admin- ister the treatment.


Recently the State Department of Public Health have advised local Boards of Health of the value of blood of persons convalescent from Scarlet Fever for use in the prevention and treatment of the disease in others. The Board, after being assured that no harmful results would follow either to the donor of the blood or those to whom it may be administered, decided to put this measure into effect in Arlington, and on December 22nd, 1933, upon the payment of five dollars to each, procured the consent of eight suitable subjects, residents of Arlington, who con- tributed a sufficient amount of blood to make the under- taking worthwhile. The procedure of collecting and processing this blood is interesting yet involves a con- siderable amount of time and labor. The donors must be twelve years of age or over and have recovered from an attack of the disease within a period of one year. The blood is collected by a physician from the State Depart- ment of Public Health, taken to the State Laboratory where it is tested for purity, processed and returned to the local Board of Health. We hope to have this serum ready for limited distribution to the physicians as a prophylactic early in January, 1934.


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Owing to the prevailing conditions the Board made no request for appropriations for mosquito-control work or for the care of Spy Pond and the Reservoir. We had, however, from our Mosquito-Control appropriation of 1932 an unexpended balance of $281.17. Working under this, we deepened the outlet trench from the Symmes Swamp, laid one twelve-foot length of six-inch iron pipe, built a dirt dam over same, with stone buttresses laid in cement at either end, at a cost of $185.25; the balance of $95.92 was used in the Dixon Swamp area. All other mosquito-control work during the year was done by the local Unemployment Department, under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.


Included in Article 23 of the Report of the Finance Committee was an appropriation of $450.00 for the care of Spy Pond and the Reservoir at Arlington Heights, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Select- men. Acting under authority given by the Selectmen, the Board of Health, with men from the local Unemployment Department, directed the work which consisted of clear- ing the rubbish from shores of Spy Pond and treating both bodies of water with Copper Sulphate. During the process of removing the rubbish from Spy Pond an un- fortunate accident occurred when on date of May 29th the boat which the men were using capsized, and one of their number, a Mr. William Dutton, lost his life by drowning.


The Board is still of the opinion that one of the out- standing necessities of which the Town stands greatly in need is the installing of an incinerator for the burning of rubbish collected by Town teams.


The usual licenses and permits required by Statute law and our regulations have been issued.


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The financial report of the Department, giving a de- tailed account of expenditures and receipts for the year, together with morbidity and mortality reports and re- ports of appointees, is appended.


In closing, we wish to extend our thanks to the Arl- ington Visiting Nursing Association, to the Nursing Staff of the Arlington public schools, and the Nursing Staff of the Ring Sanatorium for assistance rendered during the year.


ALFRED W. LOMBARD. CHARLES F. ATWOOD, M.D., ERNEST R. BROOKS, D.M.D.,


Board of Health.


FINANCIAL REPORT


Appropriation


$26,846.00


Expenditures


Salaries


$ 9,066.00


Tuberculosis


Paid Middlesex County Sana- torium, board and care of pa- tients for year ending Decem- ber 31, 1933


$ 8,083.25


Lakeville State Sanatorium. .. 399.00


No. Reading State Sanatorium


589.00


City of Cambridge


73.93


Channing Home


98.00


City of Malden


75.00


Waltham Hospital


165.00


Rutland State Sanatorium 212.50


Miscellaneous Expenses


53.00


$9,748.68


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Hospitalization and Expenses for other Communicable Diseases


Diphtheria


$ 295.78


Scarlet Fever


2,451.50


Anti-Rabic Serum


48.43


Gonorrhea


424.85


Ophthalmia Neonatorum


250.40


Influenza


15.00


Measles


33.00


Miscellaneous Expense


5.00


$3,523.96


Other Expenditures


Maintenance of Office


$289.24


Telephone


90.18


Maintenance of Auto


331.65


Milk Inspector Expenses


381.50


Dental Supplies


334.88


Laboratory


34.30


Burial of Animals


65.00


$1,526.75


Total Expenditure


$23,865.39


.


Total Balance $2,980.61


Receipts


For Licenses issued for sale of Alcohol $ 50.00


For Licenses issued to manufacture Ice Cream 10.00


For Licenses issued to practice Manicuring and Massage 60.00


For Licenses issued to collect Meat Trimmings. 16.00


For Licenses issued to sell Milk from stores 96.50


For Licenses issued to sell Milk from vehicles. 29.50


For Licenses issued for sale of Oleo. 2.50


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For Licenses issued to operate Pasteurization Plant


20.00


For Licenses issued to operate Slaughterhouse. 1.00


Witness Fees 4.50


Receipts from Dental Clinic


335.30


$625.30


Receipts from Communicable Diseases


From Tuberculosis


$1,944.70


From Other Communicable Diseases


582.86


From Miscellaneous


35.78


Total


$2,563.34


Total Receipts


$3,188.64


COMMUNICABLE DISEASES


A total of 1301 cases of the various diseases declared by the State Department of Public Health to be report- able were reported to this office during the year ending December 31, 1933.


A comparative list of these for the years 1932 and 1933 is herewith presented:


1932


1933


Anterior Poliomyelitis (Infantile Paralysis)


0


4


Chicken Pox


389


90


Diphtheria


17


10


Dog Bite


52


73


Dog Bite (Requiring Anti-Rabic Treatment)


4


2


Epidemic Cerebro-spinal Meningitis


1


0


German Measles


26


9


Gonorrhea


30


34


Influenza


5


16


Measles


30


532


Mumps


154


231


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Ophthalmia Neonatorum


6


2


Pneumonia (Lobar)


34


30


Scarlet Fever


126


96


Septic Sore Throat


3


0


Syphilis


24


29


Tuberculosis (Pulmonary)


32


48


Tuberculosis (Other Forms)


7


13


Typhoid Fever


4


0


Whooping Cough


127


81


Cholecystitis


2


0


Trichinosis


0


1


Total


1,073


1,301


Number of persons hospitalized during the year for


Diphtheria


3


Measles


1


Influenza


1


Scarlet Fever


18


Persons afflicted with Tuberculosis and having a legal settlement in Arlington placed in Institutions as follows :


Middlesex County Sanatorium


13


Rutland State Sanatorium


1


North Reading State Sanatorium


2


Lakeville State Sanatorium


2


Waltham Hospital


2


Malden Hospital


1


Channing Home


1


Persons residents of afflicted with Tuberculosis and hav- ing no legal settlement in Arlington placed in institutions as follows :


Rutland State Sanatorium 4


North Reading State Sanatorium 7


Lakeville State Sanatorium 1


Westfield State Sanatorium 1


Boston Sanatorium 1


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BIRTHS AND DEATHS OCCURRING IN ARLINGTON, RESIDENT AND NON-RESIDENT DURING 1933


With Five-Year Comparative Death Rate and Infant Mortality (Stillbirths Excluded)


1929


1930


1931


1932


1933


Population estimated


35,000


36,089


38,500


39,000


39,000


*Number of deaths.


316


338


323


298


309


* Apparent Death Rate per 1,000 Population


9


9.4


8.4


7.6


7.9


Births


572


935


532


503


436


Deaths of Children under one year of age


35


27


20


16


18


Rate of Infant Mortality per one thousand births.


61.2


29


37.6


31.8


41


*Crude Rate


Age of oldest persons dying in Arlington Female, 97 yrs., 5 months, 11 days. Male, 96 years.


CORRECTED DEATH RATE


Note: The corrected death rate is found by eliminating the deaths of all non-residents dying in Arlington and adding the deaths of all residents of Arlington dying elsewhere, as shown by the records of the Town Clerk.


Deaths of residents occurring in Arlington. 269


Deaths of residents of Arlington occurring elsewhere 97


Total. 366


Death rate per one thousand population. 9


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SHOWING THE FIVE PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF DEATH IN ARLINGTON DURING 1933


Heart Disease All Forms


Cancer All Forms


Cerebral Hemorrhage


Pneumonia All Forms


Nephritis All Forms


Number of Deaths


Number per 1,000 of population


Number of Deaths


Number per 1,000 of population


Number of Deaths


Number per 1,000 of population


Number of Deaths


Number per 1,000 of population


Number of Deaths


Number per 1,000 of population


87


2.23


32


.82


29


.74


46


1.18


15


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RESIDENT AND NON-RESIDENT DEATHS CLASSIFIED BY SEX, BY AGE AND BY CAUSE, FOR 1933-(Stillbirths Excluded)


CAUSES OF DEATH


All Causes


Male or


Female


1


2


3


4


5-9


10-14


15-19


20-24


25-29


30-34


35-39


40-44


45-49


50-54


55-59


60-64


65-69


70-74


75-79


80-84


85-89


90-99


M


F


Class I


Epidemic, Endemic and Infectious Diseases: Influenza (Pulmonary Complications).


11A


31 Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System.


41


Purulent Infection, Septicemia


360


Class II 43 44A


General Diseases not Included in Class I : Cancer of the Buccal Cavity


Cancer of the Throat and Stomach


44B Cancer of the Liver


45 Cancer of the Intestines and Rectum


F


46 Cancer of the Female Genital Organs


47 Cancer of the Breast.


49 Cancer of Other Unspecified Organs


57 Diabetes Mellitus


58A Pernicious Anemia


60B1 Myxedema


65A


Leukemia


65B Hodgkin's Disease


M


2


1


M F MI


F M F M F M F M F


Under 1 Year


Total


Class III Diseases of the Nervous System and Organs of Special Sense:


73A


Myelitis.


74A Cerebral Hemorrhage.


74B Cerebral Embolism and Thrombosis


75A Hemiplegia. . .


75B Parkinson's Disease


Class IV 88A


Diseases of the Circulatory System: Endocarditis (acute and malignant)


1


2


88B Myocarditis (acute)


8.9 Angina Pectoris.


90


Other Diseases of the Heart


M


1


1


2


1


8


M F


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


5


F


MI


F


90D Acute Dilatation of Heart, Heart Block


M


F


1


3


M


F M


1


91C2 Diseases of the Coronary Artery


92


Embolism and Thrombosis (not cerebral)


Cl:68 V 99A 100A


Diseases of the Respiratory System: Bronchi is Acute)


1


1


1


101A


Pneu monia, Lobar


00


101B Pneumonia, Hypostatic


105 Asthma ..


107 Other Diseases of the Respiratory System (Tuberculosis excepted)


1


M


21


1


2


2


1


1


1


M


. c


F


1


1


1


2


2


1


15


F


1


1


1


1


1


7


90A Mitral and Valvular Diseases of the Heart and Chronic Endocarditis


90B Chronic Myocarditis and Cardiorenal Disease M


2


3


3


3 13


19


1


1


.-


.00


Broncho-pneumonia


13


1


1


1


2


121


5


2


1


1


2


2


6


2


361


90C Acute Myocardial Failure


91B Arteriosclerosis.


2


DEATHS CLASSIFIED BY SEX, BY AGE AND BY CAUSE, FOR 1933-(Stillbirths Excluded)-Continued


CAUSES OF DEATH


All Causes


Male or


Female


1


2


00


4


5-9


10-14


15-19


20-24


25-29


30-34


35-39


40-44


45-49


50-54


55-59


60-64


65-69


70-74


75-79


80-84


85-89


90-99


M


F


Class VI 112C


Diseases of the Digestive System : Gastric Hemorrhage


113


Enteritis (under two years of age)


118A1


Hernia, Strangulated.


118B


Intestinal Obstruction


F


124A


Septic Gall-bladder.


124B


Cholecystitis.


362


126


Peritonitis without Specified Cause


Class VII Non-venereal Diseases of the Genito-urinary System: Acute Nephritis.


128


129A


Chronic Nephritis


1


129C


Uremia


131℃


Renal Suppression


Class VIII 149


The Puerperal State: Following Childbirth


1


Class XI 159C2


Malformations: Congenital Atelectasis


1


1


Total


Under 1 Year


1


HWHWEWIN


Class XII 161A


Early Infancy : Premature Birth.


2


161B


Injury at Birth


162 Class XIII 164


Old Age: Senility


3


4


Class XIV External Causes: Suicide by Firearms. 170 171 Suicide by Cutting or Piercing Instruments.


363


183 Accidental Traumatismn by Firearms


185 Accidental Traumatism by Fall


2


188℃ Accidental Traumatisni by Automobiles


3


2


194 Excessive Heat.


201A Fracture of Neck .


('lass .1.\' 205A


Ill-defined Diseases: Ill-defined


1


205B


Unknown.


1


1


Total Stillbirths


136 189 12 4


1


2


1


182


Accidental Drowning


27112


Other Diseases Peculiar to Early Infancy . ...


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REPORT OF AGENT AND CLERK


To the Board of Health Arlington, Mass.


Gentlemen :


I herewith submit my report as Agent and Clerk of the Board for the year ending December 31, 1933.


REPORT OF AGENT


Inspections


Food producing and distributing establishments 7,517


Other inspections 971


Complaints


Investigated and adjusted


244


Legal Settlements


Investigated


46


REPORT OF CLERK


Licenses Issued


To buy, sell and deal in Alcohol. Fee $ 1.00


50


To manufacture Ice Cream


Fee 1.00


10


To Practice Manicuring and Massage


.Fee 1.00


60


To collect Meat Trimmings


Fee


2.00


8


To operate Milk Pasteurization Plant


Fee


10.00


2


To operate Slaughterhouse


Fee


1.00


1


To sell Oleomargarine


Fee


.50


5


To sell Milk (Stores)


Fee


.50


193


To sell Milk (Vehicles)


Fee


.50


59


To engage in Undertaking


No fee


12


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PERMITS ISSUED


For Burial or Removal Permits. .367


PERMITS ISSUED No Fee


For the keeping of 12 Cows 10


For the keeping of 84 Ducks. 5


For the keeping of 5 Goats. 3


For the keeping of 6,476 Hens 162


For the keeping of 31 Swine 3


For the construction of Cesspools 18


For the emptying of Cesspools 24


For the hauling of Offal through Arlington 42


For the holding of Rummage Sales


3


Respectfully submitted,


WILLIAM H. BRADLEY, Agent and Clerk.


REPORT OF BACTERIOLOGIST AND PHYSICIAN


To the Board of Health Arlington, Mass.


Gentlemen :


I herewith submit my report as Bacteriologist and Physician to the Board for the year ending December 31, 1933.


Report of Bacteriologist


Specimens Examined


Blood Smears 9


Sputa 76


Throat Cultures 165


Urethral Smears 75


Total 325


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Report of Physician


Home Visits


For release upon recovery from Communicable Disease 90 Bakers Examined (Physical Examination) 19


Dispensary Report


Patients at Dispensary. 18


Home Visits to Tuberculosis Patients 24


I also assisted in administering the Immunizing treatment of Toxin Antitoxin for the prevention of Diph- theria to the five hundred eight children at the two public clinics, held the past year.


Respectfully submitted,


EZEKIEL PRATT, M. D.


REPORT OF DENTAL OPERATOR


To the Board of Health


Gentlemen :


I herewith submit my report of the work performed in the Dental Clinic for the year ending December 31, 1933.


In September the customary examination of first- grade children was made. Six hundred and forty children were examined. Of this number four hundred and twenty- four, or sixty per cent, were found to have defective teeth.


The past year has seen an increasing number of emergency cases, the direct result of economic conditions,


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with a resulting increase in extractions. This is in con- tradiction to previous years as this class of work has shown a falling curve for the past six years.


Our original chair, which was the adult type, has been replaced by a child's chair. A much-needed improve- ment in the Dental equipment.


The pre-school attendance showed a gratifying in- crease over previous years.


We have enjoyed the customary co-operation of the school authorities in furthering the work of the Clinic.


Following is a detailed report of the year's work:


Pre-School


All Children


Extractions


[ Deciduous


58


399


Permanent


37


Filling's


[Deciduous


773


2,378


Permanent


6


585


(Deciduous


242


674


Treatments


¿ Permanent


35


Prophylactic


118


394


Total number of Operations


1,197


4,502


Total number of Sittings.


384


1,373


Total number of New Patients


136


332


Total number of Cases Dismissed


175


591


Total number of Working Hours, 515 ...... or 172 mornings


Respectfully submitted,


EDGAR F. MACKAY, D. M. D.


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REPORT OF DENTAL ASSISTANT


To the Board of Health.


Gentlemen:


I have assisted the Dental Operator at the daily ses- sions of the Clinic and the examinations of six hun- dred forty first-grade pupils of the Public and Parochial schools in September.


Continuous work among the parents is showing re- sults in the ever-increasing number of pre-school children who attend the Clinic and return regularly for re- examination.


Respectfully submitted,


HELEN M. HEFFERNAN, R. N.


REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH NURSE


To the Board of Health.


Gentlemen :


I herewith submit my report as Board of Health Nurse for the year ending December 31, 1933.


Number of visits made to homes of persons suffering from a communicable disease, and visits related thereto, 1,795.


Referred seventeen patients to Dr. Pratt for exami- nation.


Conveyed thirty-eight patients to Middlesex County Sanatorium for examination and X-ray; two visits are required per patient.


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Conveyed six patients to Middlesex County Sanator- ium for admission.


Conveyed one patient to Boston Sanatorium, Matta- pan, for admission.


Conveyed two patients to North Reading State Sana- torium for examination and X-ray.


Conveyed three patients to North Reading State San- atorium for admission.


Conveyed one patient to her home in Arlington from North Reading State Sanatorium on discharge.




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