Town of Arlington annual report 1942, Part 18

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Village Lane


285 Lake Street to 297 Lake Street


40


363


Wachusett Avenue


62 Wollaston Ave. to 207 Appleton St.


40


650


+Wachusett Avenue


206 Appleton Street to Florence Avenue 146 Florence Ave. to Park Ave.


50


1725


March 23, 1938


Waldo Road


57 Cleveland Street to 71 Amsden Street 45


940


April 15, 1898; April 15, 1926; March 26, 1930; Formerly Laurel Street


Waldo Road


71 Amsden Street to 70 Teel Street


40


341


Wall Street


202 Spring St. to 723 Concord Turnpike.


40


449


144


Walnut Court


20 Walnut Street, easterly


25


275


Walnut Street


998 Massachusetts Ave. to 252 Gray St.


33


1360


March 7, 1870


Walnut Terrace


55 Walnut Street to 269 Gray Street


40


300


302


April 1, 1940


*Warren Street


59 Medford Street to 133 Broadway


50


2680


May 27, 1873; Old Town Way, November 9, 1846


+Warren Street


538 Appleton Street, southerly


30


350


Warwick Street


27 Marathon Street to Trowbridge Street


45


200


Washington Avenue


55 Madison Avenue to Orient Avenue


40


250


Washington Street


..


46 Brattle Street to Summer Street


40


700


Washington Street


334 Summer Street to Ronald Road


40


1442


April 8, 1931


Washington Street


79 Ronald Road to west of Aerial Street 40


306


880


Water Street


675 Massachusetts Avenue to Russell St. Mystic Street to Russell Street


50


1300


Waverley Street


158 Florence Avenue to Cedar Avenue ...


40


2180


+Waverley Street


163 Florence Avenue to Dow Avenue ...


40


644


April 15, 1936 March 15, 1894


#Water Street Ext.


40


680


730


Wachusett Avenue ..


50


April 8, 1931


March 19, 1941


346


Length


Date of Acceptance


March 26, 1930


March 31, 1937


November 13, 1894


March 13, 1942


347


Webcowet Road Webcowet Road


128 Medford Street to Orchard Terrace 22 Orchard Ter. northerly to Mystic Lake Drive


40


473


March 31, 1937


April 15, 1926 March 25, 1861, and April 15, 1926 November 8, 1897; March 6, 1911


March 13, 1942 August 4, 1884; March 17, 1881


Westmoreland Ave. West Street White Street


221 Lowell Street to Orient Avenue


40


50


40


375


Whittemore Street


40


466


1082


Wildwood Avenue ..


31 Bartlett Avenue to Lockeland Avenue


40


1110


Wildwood Avenue ..


17 Lockeland Ave. to 14 Highland Ave.


40


370


Wildwood Avenue


14 Highland Avenue to 14 Coleman Road 40


365


Williams Street


12 Arnold Street to 43 Piedmont Street


40


1250


Willow Place


801 Massachusetts Avenue, northerly


30


169


Wilson Avenue


170 Lake Street, southerly


40


300


Winchester Road


74 Old Mystic St. to 2 Greenwood Rd.


40


896


2159


Windermere Avenue


48 Bartlett Avenue to Churchill Avenue


40


441


Windermere Park ..


12 Windermere Avenue, southerly


30


400


Windmill Lane


2 Old Middlesex Path, southeasterly


40


554


Windsor Street


127 Massachusetts Ave. 577 feet north easterly


45


577


Windsor Street


38 Waldo Road, 423 feet southeasterly ...


45


423


Winnick Place


126 Medford Street, northwesterly


20


111


Winslow Street


30 Mystic Street to Russell Terrace


40


528


Winter Street


201 Massachusetts Ave. to 79 Broadway ....


40


1540


March. 14, 1892 April 13, 1874; also Old Town Way, November 9, 1846


Winthrop Road


97 Summer Street, northerlv


40


265


Wollaston Avenue


103 Park Avenue to West Street


60


1340


September 23, 1878; November 13, 1894; March 16, 1908


+Wollaston Avenue


3 West Street to Rublee Street


60


980


Wollaston Avenue ..


1347 Appleton Street to Rublee Street


60


495


Woodbury Street ..


35 Dundee Road to Hibbert Street


40


750


Woodland Street


120 Jason Street to Bartlett Avenue ...


40


282


Woodland Street


109 Bartlett Avenue to 18 Lincoln St.


40


240


Wright Street


607 Summer Street to Winchester Line ..


40


1930


Wyman


Street


347 Massachusetts Ave. to 84 Warren St.


40


1050


Wyman Terrace


342 Massachusetts Ave. to 352 Mass. Ave. Ridge Street to end


40


751


40


450


*Streets laid out by the County Commissioners.


+Proposed Street not built.


Length of Public Streets and Town Ways Length of Private Streets open for travel Length of Proposed Private Streets


66.69 miles


36.23 miles


8.21 miles


..


ยท Webster Street


267 Broadway to Mystic Valley Parkway 86 Pleasant Street, easterly


40


40


#Wellington St. Ext. West Court Terrace


39 Wellington Street to Addison Street


40


191


167 Lowell Street, 200 feet northwesterly


40


Westminster Avenue 118 Lowell Street to Lexington Line


50


211 2310


985 450


82 Wollaston Avenue to Appleton Street 29 Margaret Street to 16 Burch Street 406 Massachusetts Ave. to B. & L. R. R. 58 Williams Street to Ely Road


April 1, 1940 November 23, 1909


+Wilbur Avenue


40


April 3. 1929 March 29, 1939; Formerly Trent St. April 3, 1929, Formerly Trent St.


March 29, 1939 March 27, 1906; April 3, 1929


March 25, 1915 May 6, 1924


March 22, 1909 March 25, 1915


arch 19, 1888; November 22, 1906 March 20, 1916


Yerxa Road


10


608 2390 737


Wellington Street ..


348


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


GENERAL STATISTICS


Arlington is situated six miles northwest of Boston, in latitude 42 deg., 25 min. north; longitude 71 deg., 09 min. west, at an elevation above mean tide of from 4 to 377 feet.


Massachusetts Avenue at Cambridge line, elevation 10 feet.


Massachusetts Avenue at Pleasant Street, elevation 48 feet.


Massachusetts Avenue at Park Avenue, elevation 155 feet.


Park Circle at Eastern Avenue (base of standpipe), elevation 377 feet.


Crescent Hill Avenue at Park Place, elevation 281 feet.


The Town and a part of what is now Belmont were set off from Cambridge and incorporated as West Cam- bridge in 1807. The name was changed from West Cam- bridge to Arlington in 1867.


Area of Town, including that covered by water, 3,5171/2 acres, 51/2 square miles; area covered by water, 268.2 acres.


Parks: Town, 127.03 acres; Metropolitan, 55 acres.


Total cemetery areas, 45.8 acres. 1


Public streets and Town ways: Macadam, 33.31 miles; Simasco, 1.40 miles; Warren Bitulithic, 0.13 miles; Macas- phalt, 0.27 miles ; Colprovia, 0.29 miles ; Kyrock, 0.47 miles ; gravel, 16.77 miles; concrete, 6.26 miles; reinforced con- crete and bituminous macadam, 2.23 miles ; bituminous ma- cadam, 5.56 miles; total 66.69 miles.


349


REPORT OF THE TOWN ENGINEER


Private streets open for travel, 36.23 miles.


Length of proposed private streets, 8.21 miles.


Permanent sidewalks: Tar concrete, 9.39 miles; brick, 3.12 miles ; artificial stone, 51.71 miles.


Edgestones, 46.01 miles.


Paved gutters, 15.08 miles.


Storm drain system, 48.48 miles. Catch basins, 1,925.


350


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


REPORT OF TOWN COUNSEL


December 31, 1942


Honorable Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works:


On January 19, 1942, the present Town Counsel was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Paul M. White, who served the Town faithfully and well for many years. During the interim Addison R. Pike, Esq., Town Counsel of Winchester and an associate of Mr. White, acted as Town Counsel. On January 19, 1942, several mat- ters and one case involving the purchase by the Town of the Robbins Farm as a playground, were in Mr. Pike's charge. It was believed to be for the best interests of the Town to have him continue with these questions. From and after January 19, 1942, all matters which have arisen have been attended to by the present Town Counsel.


From January 19, 1942, to December 31, 1942, the Town Counsel has attended all the regular meetings of the Joint Board and the Board of Selectmen and meetings of the other Boards and Committees, as requested by them. In addition, he has attended hearings and conferences at the State House and other places, had conferences with Town and state officials, rendered legal opinions on various questions, examined records, deeds and other instruments, prepared legal documents and performed other duties pertaining to his office. Many novel and interesting questions have arisen as a consequence of the War.


Fourteen claims were filed against the Town and seven court actions commenced. Seven claims were settled and eleven court actions disposed of by trial or settlement. All payments made in settlement were first approved by the Board of Selectmen. Various suits and claims were brought by the Town against other persons.


351


REPORT OF TOWN COUNSEL


I am greatly indebted to the Boards, officers and em- ployees of the Town for their ever-ready cooperation and assistance, and to Addison R. Pike, Esq., for his cooperation and helpfulness.


Respectfully submitted,


GEOFFREY A. SAWYER Town Counsel


352


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WELFARE DEPARTMENT


January 1, 1943.


Honorable Board of Selectmen, Town Hall, Arlington, Mass.


Gentlemen :-


I herewith submit my report for the Welfare and Soldiers' Relief Departments and the Bureau of Old Age Assistance for the year ending December 31, 1942.


There was a continued reduction in Welfare Aid ex- penditures through the year. It is probable the level has been reached however, at which point no further sub- stantial reduction in this category of relief may be expected inasmuch as practically all employable persons except those cases aided because of illness or other temporary circum- stances, have been absorbed by employment in the war ef- fort or private industry.


Under the provisions of Chapter 729 of the Acts of 1941, an increased minimum monthly allowance for Old Age Assistance recipients was established effective May 1, 1942.


Although the case load was substantially the same in total as in the previous year this legislation, plus necessary increases in budgetary standards throughout the year, was followed by a resultant increase in cost per case and in total expenditure.


There was small change in the total number of cases aided under Aid to Dependent Children as compared to the previous year.


Again, however, the expense per case and total ex- penditures for this category of relief increased because of the need of increasing budgetary standards through the year in order to enable families to meet the increased cost of necessities.


353


PUBLIC WELFARE DEPARTMENT


Emergency legislation was enacted to provide assist- ance to dependents of men serving during the present war.


Under the provisions of this legislation (Chapter 11, Acts of 1941) and in accordance with the rules and regula- tions of the Department of State Aid and Pensions War Allowance was granted, under the Soldiers' Relief appro- priation, to those applicants found in need and eligible for this relief.


CASE LOAD PER MONTH


Aid to Old Age Dependent Soldiers' Welfare Aid Assistance Children Relief


January


140


474


62


25


February


126


477


61


23


March


119


481


62


24


April


116


486


61


27


May


103


479


62


19


June


100


470


63


19


July


97


484


63


18


August


95


482


62


19


September


98


486


60


21


October


92


488


56


19


November


80


488


55


18


December


81


482


54


17


Medical and Dental Clinic


2,639 visits were made to our Medical Clinic by per- sons in direct relief families in need of out patient care and treatment.


Summary:


Welfare


955


Old Age Assistance


1,147


Soldiers' Relief


117


Aid to Dependent Children 420


Total


2,639


526 visits were made to the clinic for dental care.


354


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


Welfare Aid Total Expenditures


$66,905.18*


Less Reimbursements


State


$16,891.70


Cities and Towns


3,430.63


Individuals


320.84


20,643.17


$46,262.01


* $23,448.41 paid other Cities and Towns included in this amount.


Welfare Aid was granted to 234 cases including 632 persons.


SETTLEMENT STATUS


Arlington


162 cases


State (unsettled)


47 "


Other Cities and Towns 2.5


Total 234 cases


Old Age Assistance


Total Expenditures $182,806.23


Less Reimbursement and Grants :


Federal Grants $81,716.68


State


68,545.57


Cities and Towns 2,441.95


Individuals and Estates


592.00


153,296.20


Net Expenditures $29,510.03


CASE LOAD SUMMARY


Cases, January 1, 1942 461


New cases, 1942 106


Total case load, 1942 567


Cases closed, 1942 85


Cases, December 31, 1942 482


355


PUBLIC WELFARE DEPARTMENT


SETTLEMENT STATUS


Arlington


407 cases


State (unsettled) 67


"


Other Cities and Towns 93


"


Total


567 cases


REASONS FOR DISCONTINUANCE


Death 35


Moved from Arlington


27


Sufficient income 22


Transferred to institutions 1


Total 85


Aid to Dependent Children


Total Expenditures


$50,464.53


Less Reimbursements and Grants


Federal Grants


$12,995.98


State


16,079.39


Individuals and Estates


5.00


29,080.37


Net Expenditures


$21,384.16


71 families were aided under this category of relief, including 258 persons, 138 children under 16 years of age and 49 children between 16 and 18 years of age.


Soldiers' Relief and War Allowance


Total Expenditures :


Soldiers' Relief


$9,813.86


War Allowance


820.00


Total


$10,633.86


Cases aided included 48 Veterans of all wars, or their widows and dependents, including 169 persons (Soldiers' Relief) and 8 cases War Allowance.


356


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


State Aid


Total Expenditures $1,170.00


Reimbursements (State) 1,475.00


This aid was granted to 15 disabled Veterans of all wars and their widows and children.


Military Aid


Total Expenditures $30.00


Reimbursements (State) 301.25


Military Aid was granted to 1 Veteran.


I wish to express my appreciation to the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Town Departments and officials, em- ployees of this Department, private relief agencies, civic organizations and individuals for their splendid cooperation and assistance during the year.


Respectfully submitted,


CLIFFORD W. COOK, Agent.


357


REPORT OF TOWN PHYSICIAN


REPORT OF TOWN PHYSICIAN


February 2, 1943.


Honorable Board of Selectmen Town Hall


Arlington, Massachusetts


Gentlemen :


I have the honor to submit herewith the report of the medical inspector of the Department of Public Welfare for the year ending December 31, 1942.


Welfare


955 calls


Old Age Assistance


1,147


"


Soldiers' Relief


117 "


Aid for Dependent Children


420


"


The total number of calls for the year 1942 was 2,639. Therefore, for the current year there has been a decrease of 764 calls. This decrease involved every form of relief, except Old Age Assistance in which there was an increase of 272 calls.


The Medical Clinic continues to furnish the usual out- patient care. The equipment at the Clinic was handsomely enriched by the purchase of a first-class Diathermy machine in December, 1942. This will go far in the alleviation of pain in the aged and infirm.


Respectfully submitted,


EDWARD W. FEELEY, M. D.


358


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS


December 31, 1942.


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Arlington, Massachusetts.


Gentlemen :


I herewith submit my report as Inspector of Animals for the year ending December 31, 1942.


Early in November the Director of the Division of Live- stock Disease Control ruled that there would be no barn in- spections during December, to save tires and gasoline.


Number of dogs and cats quarantined for bites 174


Number of calls made after above quarantines 185


Total number of calls made during year 359


Number of heads to Laboratory-1 cat, 3 dogs 4


Number of heads reported negative 4


Number of cases of rabies in 1942 .none


I wish to express my appreciation to the Board of Health and the Police Department for their hearty coop- eration.


Respectfully submitted,


CHESTER L. BLAKELY, M. D. V., Inspector of Animals.


359


REPORT OF DOG OFFICER


REPORT OF DOG OFFICER


January 12, 1943.


Honorable Board of Selectmen Arlington, Mass.


Gentlemen :


I herewith submit my report as Dog Officer for the Town of Arlington for the year ending December 31, 1942, in accordance with Section 3 of Article 3 of the Town's By- Laws.


Complaints registered with me are as follows :


Dogs impounded 312


Court complaints None


Dogs destroyed at pound 9


Dogs returned to owners


104


Dogs contacted on Warrant


750


Dogs caused to be licensed


474


Dogs licensed 1,955


Complaints registered with me to remove dead or mut- ilated animals from the highway are as follows :


Dogs


72


Cats


164


Skunks


37


Pigeons


22


Squirrels


19


At this time I wish to thank the Board of Selectmen for advice rendered me in settlement of controversies aris- ing between dog owners and complainants, and to thank Chief Bullock for his splendid cooperation through his de- partment.


My thanks to the dog owners of Arlington for prompt attention in the licensing of their dogs during the past year.


Respectfully submitted,


SAMUEL F. FEMIA, Dog Officer, Town of Arlington.


360


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH


In accordance with the Town By-Laws, the Board of Health herewith submits its annual report for the year end- ing December 31, 1942.


At the annual Town Election held March 3, 1942, Dr. Carl E. Barstow, unopposed candidate, was elected a mem- ber of the Board of Health for a term of three years. Dr. Barstow appeared before the Town Clerk March 4, 1942, qualified, and was sworn to the office.


The Board met in special session and organized for the year as follows:


Ernest R. Brooks, D.M.D., Chairman John S. Crosby Carl E. Barstow, M.D.


The first Monday of each month was set as the regular meeting date.


Appointments


J. Philip Bower, Agent and Clerk of the Board


Ezekiel Pratt, M.D., Bacteriologist and Physician to the Board


*Edward F. Hand, D.M.D., Dentist Helen M. Heffernan, R. N., Nurse and Dental Assistant Arthur Taylor, Inspector of Slaughtering


J. Philip Bower, Inspector of Slaughtering


J. Philip Bower, Milk Inspector


The usual clinics and health services, as in past years, were rendered.


Licenses and permits required by statute law and by the Regulations of the Board of Health were issued upon receipt of application.


* Deceased May 28, 1942


361


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH


The reports of all activities of the Department for the year with those of Appointees are appended.


Respectfully submitted,


ERNEST R. BROOKS, D.M.D., JOHN S. CROSBY, CARL E. BARSTOW, M.D., Board of Health


362


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


FINANCIAL REPORT


Appropriation


Personal Service $ 9,293.00


General Expense 2,400.00


Communicable Diseases


18,500.00


Total $30,193.00


Expenditures


Personal Service $ 8,314.33


Hospitalization for Tuberculosis


Middlesex County Sanatorium, board and care


of patients for year ending December 31, 1942 14,418.25


Lakeville State Sanatorium 1,171.00


North Reading State Sanatorium 184.00


$15,773.25


Hospitalization and Expenses for Other Communicable Diseases


Lobar Pneumonia :


Cambridge, City of


$ 31.00


Malden, City of


114.44


$145.44


Measles :


Mass. Memorial Hospital


$ 24.50


$24.50


Scarlet Fever:


Mass. Memorial Hospital


$929.50


Waltham Hospital


82.20


$1,011.70


Typhoid Fever :


Mass. Memorial Hospital


$204.50


Symmes Hospital


248.40


$452.90


Miscellaneous Supplies and Expenses 105.58


$1,740.12


363


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH


Antirabic Clinic, Vaccine


$284.23


Antirabic Clinic, Expense


284.30


$568.53


Paid E. R. Squibbs & Sons,


Antirabic Vaccine $ 29.48


Paid Physicians Administering


Antirabic Vaccine


195.00


$224.48


Total Expenditures (Communicable Diseases) ....


$18,306.38


Other Expenditures


Maintenance of Office $234.27


Telephone 108.28


Maintenance of Auto


387.64


Milk Inspector Expense


159.00


Dental Clinic Supplies


440.12


Laboratory


75.38


Burial of Animals


350.00


Travel in State


Care of Spy Pond and Reservoir


35.00


Total Expenditures (General Expense)


$1,789.69


Receipts


Licenses Issued :


34 Sale of Alcohol


$34.00


4 Manufacture of Frozen Desserts or Ice Cream Mix (Retail) 20.00


1 Manufacture of Frozen Desserts or Ice


Cream Mix (Wholesale) 100.00


7 Practice of Massage and Giving of Vapor Baths 7.00


1 Practice of Massage and Giving of Vapor Baths (Establishment Owners)


2.00


5 Collecting Meat Trimmings 10.00


54 Sale of Milk from Vehicles 27.00


126 Sale of Milk from Stores 63.00


17 Sale of Oleomargarine 8.50


2 Operating Pasteurization Plant 20.00


364


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


1 Operating Slaughter House 1.00


2 Cleaning Cesspools 2.00


4 Keeping Goats 9.00


7 Installing Septic Tanks and Constructing Cesspools 7.00


Rat Poison 1.00


Total Receipts from Licenses Issued $311.50


Receipts from Dental Clinic


328.00


Receipts from Communicable Diseases


From Tuberculosis (State Subsidy) $4,761.95


From Other Tuberculosis


236.75


Reimbursement from County Commissioners for Dog Bites 125.14


From Other Communicable Diseases


2,893.00


Total Receipts (Communicable Diseases) $8,016.84


Total Expenditures


$28,410.40


Total Receipts 8,656.34


Net Cost to Operate


$19,754.06


Cost Per Capita


.49


Including debt and maintenance of Middlesex County Sanatorium


$25,492.20


Net Cost to Operate 19,754.06


Total


$45,246.26


Cost Per Capita


1.13


COMMUNICABLE DISEASES


A comparative list of those diseases declared by the State Department of Public Health to be reportable is here- with presented for the years 1941 and 1942:


1941


1942


Bacillary Dysentery


3 0


Cat Bites 2 4


365


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH


Chicken Pox


205


292


Diphtheria


1


0


Dog Bites


139


163


Epidemic Cerebrospinal Meningitis


1


0


German Measles


13


37


Gonorrhea


10


8


Malaria


0


1


Measles


502


294


Meningitis, Pfeiffer


1


0


Mumps


95


374


Ophthalmia Neonatorum


1


0


Paratyphoid Fever "B"


0


1


Pneumococcal Meningitis


1


0


Pneumonia (Lobar)


36


35


Rabbit Bites


0


1


Scarlet Fever


42


53


Septic Sore Throat


1


2


Suppurative Conjunctivitis


1


2


Syphilis


26


26


Trachoma


1


0


Tuberculosis (Other Forms)


2


4


Tuberculosis (Pulmonary)


20


26


Typhoid Fever


2


2


Typhus Fever


0


1


Undulant Fever


1


0


Whooping Cough


164


111


Total


1,270 1,437


Number of Arlington residents hospitalized through this office, with Arlington settlement, during the year for:


Scarlet Fever


5


Typhoid Fever


1


Typhus Fever


1


Whooping Cough


1


Number of Arlington residents hospitalized through this office, with no Arlington settlement, during the year for : Measles 1


Scarlet Fever 3


366


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


Number of persons not hospitalized through this office, but with Arlington settlement, during the year for:


Lobar Pnuemonia 2


Scarlet Fever 1


Persons afflicted with Tuberculosis and having a legal settle- ment in Arlington placed in Institutions as follows :


Middlesex County Sanatorium 16


Lakeville State Sanatorium 0


North Reading State Sanatorium 0


Waltham Hospital 0


Persons afflicted with Tuberculosis and having no legal settlement in Arlington were placed in Institutions as follows :


Middlesex County Sanatorium 4


Rutland State Sanatorium 0


Lakeville State Sanatorium 1


367


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH


DIPHTHERIA PREVENTION BY IMMUNIZATION Arlington, Mass., 1922-1942


Year


Number Children Immunized


Percentage Below Age 5 Of Those Immunized


Percentage Between Age 5-10 Of Those Immunized


Diphtheria


Cases Deaths


1922


110


8%


58%


45


0


1923


427


1


58


53


1


1924


203


10


67


25


0


1925


119


13


72


19


0


1926


223


17


73


12


0


1927


376


22


72


10


1


1928


0


0


0


15


0


1929


974


21


68


18


0


1930


748


30


64


23


0


1931


700


32


59


9


0


1932


543


35


54


17


1


1933


523


54


43


9


0


1934


560


58


41


10


0


1935


198


58


41


22


0


1936


535


58


41


1


0


1937


410


65


34


1


0


1938


347


78


21


0


0


1939


288


76


24


0


0


1940


337


77


23


1


0


1941


242


69


31


1


0


1942


143


90


10


0


0


Totals for


21 years


8,006


78


22


291


3


SUMMARY OF FIVE-YEAR PERIODS


1923-1927 1928-1932


1933-1937


1938-1942


Average Annual Num- ber of Children Im- munized


269


593


445


271


Number of Children


Immunized per 1,000 Population


10.7


16.5


11.5


6.7


Percentage below Age 5 of those Immun- ized


12


28


58


78


Percentage between 5-


10 years of those Immunized


70


62


41


22


Reported Cases- Diphtheria


119


82


23


0


Reported Deaths


-


Diphtheria


2


1


0


0


Population: 1925-24,943


1930-36,094


1935-38,539


1940-40,000


368


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


BIRTHS AND DEATHS OCCURRING IN ARLINGTON, RESIDENT AND NON-RESIDENT DURING 1942 With Five-Year Comparative Death Rate and Infant Mortality (Stillbirths Excluded)


1938


1939


1940


1941


1942


Population estimated


40,000


40,000


40,000


40,000


40,000


*Number of deaths


300


334


332


358


341


* Apparent Death Rate per 1,000 Population


7.5


8.4


8.3


9.0


8.5


Births


362


303


627


271


269


Deaths of Children under


one year of age


10


12


11


20


6


Rate of Infant Mortality


per 1,000 births


27.6


39.6


17.54


73.8


22.3


* Crude Rate.


Age of oldest persons dying in Arlington (1942) : Male, 92 years, 3 months, 29 days. Female, 92 years, 2 months, 21 days.


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 taken from the rec- ords of the Town Clerk.


Deaths of residents occurring in Arlington


296


Deaths of residents of Arlington occurring elsewhere.


121


Total


417


Death rate per 1,000 population


10.4


BIRTHS OCCURRING IN ARLINGTON RESIDENTS AND NON-RESIDENTS DURING 1942


1942


Population estimated


40,000


*Number of births


269


* Apparent Birth Rate per 1,000 Population


6.7


*Crude Rate.


369


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH


CORRECTED BIRTH RATE


Note: The corrected birth rate is found by eliminating the births of all non-residents born in Arlington and adding the births of all residents of Arlington born elsewhere, as taken from the records of the Town Clerk.


Births of residents occurring in Arlington. 149


Births of residents of Arlington occurring elsewhere.


454


603


Birth rate per 1,000 population


15.1


SHOWING THE FIVE PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF DEATH IN ARLINGTON DURING 1942


Heart Disease (All Forms)


Pneumonia (All Forms)


Diseases of Coronary Artery


Cancer


Cerebral Hemorrhage


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




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