Town of Arlington annual report 1944, Part 17

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Publication date: 1944
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40


1625


92


March 26, 1914; March 28, 1928;


April 8, 1931


Venner Road


267 Pleasant Street to 76 Hillsdale Road 37 Summer Street to 174 Mystic Street 285 Lake Street to 297 Lake Street ... 62 Wollaston Ave. to 207 Appleton St.


40


777


March 19, 1941


Victoria Road


50


746


363


Village Lane


40


650


November 13, 1894


tWachusett Avenue


206 Appleton Street to Florence Avenue 50


50


1725


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


144 275


Walnut Court


20 Walnut Street, easterly


25


1360


March 7, 1870


Walnut Street


998 Massachusetts Ave. to 252 Gray St.


40


300


302


April 1, 1940


*Warren Street


59 Medford Street to 133 Broadway


50


2680


May 27, 1873; Old Town Way,


+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 334 Summer Street to Ronald Road


40


700


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


338


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


April 8, 1931 April 15, 1936 March 15, 1894


+Water Street Ext.


40


680


730


March 23, 1938


Wachusett Avenue ..


146 Florence Ave. to Park Ave.


40


968


Valentine Road


50 & 40


200


1707


March 26, 1930


Valley Road


40


280


+Unnamed Street


March 31, 1937


40


Wachusett Avenue ..


March 13, 1942


Walnut Terrace


55 Walnut Street to 269 Gray Street


November 9, 1846


40


1442


Washington Street


33


Date of Acceptance


Webcowet Road Webcowet Road


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


Webster Street


267 Broadway to Mystic Valley Parkway 86 Pleasant Street, easterly


40


2390


40


737


+Wellington St. Ext.


39 Wellington Street to Addison Street


40


West Court Terrace


167 Lowell Street, 200 feet northwesterly


40


211


50


2310


40


West Street


50


White Street


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 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


Windermere Avenue


48 Bartlett Avenue to Churchill Avenue ..


40


441


Windermere Park


12 Windermere Avenue, southerly ..


50


400


Windmill Lane


2 Old Middlesex Path, southeasterly


40


554


Windsor Street


127. Massachusetts Ave. 577 feet north easterly


577


Windsor Street


38 Waldo Road, 423 feet southeasterly ...


4%


423


Winnick Place


126 Medford Street, northwesterly ...


40


528


March 14, 1892


Winslow Street


30 Mystic Street to Russell Terrace


40


1540


April 13, 1874; also Old Town Way, November 9, 1846


Winthrop Road Wollaston Avenue


97 Summer Street, northerly


60


1340


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


.


*Wollaston Avenue


3 West Street to Rublee Street


on


980


Wollaston Avenue ..


347 Appleton Street to Rublee Street


60


495


Woodbury Street ..


35 Dundee Road to Hibbert Street


in


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


1050


Wyman Terrace


347 Massachusetts Ave. to 84 Warren St 342 Massachusetts Ave. to 352 Mass. Ave Ridge Street to end


40


751


40


450


*Streets laid out by the County Commissioners,


Length of Public Streets and Town Ways


66.55 miles


Length of Private Streets open for travel


Length of Proposed Private Streets


36.48 miles 8.32 miles


339


REPORT OF THE TOWN ENGINEER


March 25, 1915 May 6, 1924


20


111


Winter Street


201 Massachusetts Ave. to 79 Broadway ...


40


265


March 22, 1909 March 25, 1915


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


Yerxa Road


..


40


473


..


March 31, 1937


40


608


.....


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


Westminster Avenue 118 Lowell Street to Lexington Line Westmoreland Ave. ..... 221 Lowell Street to Orient Avenue


985 450


April 1, 1940 November 23, 1909


+Wilbur Avenue


40


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


Williams Street


40


365


2159


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


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


191


Wellington Street


+Proposed ' Street not built.


1930


Wyman Street


103 Park Avenue to West Street


340


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 Cambridge in 1807. The name was changed from West Cambridge 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, 50.87 acres.


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, 16.63 miles; concrete, 6.26 miles; reinforced con- crete and bituminous macadam, 2.23 miles ; bituminous ma- cadam, 5.56 miles; total 66.55 miles.


State highways and parkways, 5.87 miles.


Private streets open for travel, 36.48 miles.


Length of proposed private streets, 8.32 miles.


341


REPORT OF THE TOWN ENGINEER


Permanent sidewalks: Tar concrete, 9.46 miles; brick, 3.09 miles; artificial stone, 51.98 miles.


Edgestones, 46.37 miles. Paved gutters, 15.08 miles. Sewer system, 86.50 miles. Water system, 97.91 miles. Storm drain system, 48.59 miles. Catch basins, 1,959.


342


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


REPORT OF TOWN COUNSEL


December 30, 1944.


Honorable Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works:


Gentlemen :


I herewith submit my report for the year 1944 in compliance with Section 3 of Chapter 3 of the By-Laws of the Town.


There have been twelve accident claims against the Town this year, three have been abandoned by the claimants, three have been settled as authorized by the Selectmen, two have brought suit, and four are in abeyance. Of the prev- ious years' claims, seven were abandoned by the claimants, five were settled as authorized by the Selectmen, and two were tried in Court resulting in verdicts for the Town. There have been no verdicts against the Town.


There were two contract actions against the Town, one of which was settled for a nominal amount as authorized by the Selectmen, the other abandoned by the claimant.


A suit pending in Court against Medford was disposed of by a verdict in favor of Arlington. A suit pending in Court against Lowell was disposed of by payment to Arl- ington. A suit pending in Court against the Town of Salis- bury was disposed of by payment to Arlington.


There have been fourteen claims against third persons for damage to Town property, automobiles, trucks, precinct boxes, etc. Nine were collected in full, three were settled, and two are in process, all payments being made to the Town Collector.


Substantial amounts of money for aid rendered by the Board of Health or by the Symmes Arlington Hospital have been collected and turned over to the Town Collector.


-


343


REPORT OF TOWN COUNSEL


The Town Counsel has been available at regular meet- ings of the Board of Selectmen and the Board of Public Works, has rendered opinions as requested by other Boards, Departments, Committees and Officers, has attended Hear- ings at State Boards and Commissions, and has been vig- ilant to all other matters affecting the interests of the Town.


For the kind consideration and cooperation extended to me by all the officials of the Town during the past year and especially to the Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, I desire to record my sincere appreciation.


Respectfully submitted,


RUSSELL T. HAMLET Town Counsel.


344


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WELFARE DEPARTMENT


January 1, 1945.


Honorable Board of Selectmen,


Town Hall,


Arlington, Massachusetts.


Gentlemen :


I herewith submit my report for the Public Welfare Department for the year ending December 31, 1944.


CASE LOAD PER MONTH


Welfare Old Age Aid


Assistance


Aid to Dependent Veterans' Children


Benefits


January


64


466


48


25


February


60


465


45


20


March


65


455


43


25


April


60


456


44


31


May


65


453


43


43


June


69


443


42


29


July


67


436


40


24


August


64


427


38


24


September


59


428


36


23


October


59


430


35


21


November


....


60


429


35


21


December


....


59


433


.35


23


Medical and Dental Clinic


1,202 visits were made to our Medical Clinic by per- sons in Direct Relief Families in need of out-patient care and treatment.


Summary :


Welfare


263


Old Age Assistance


709


Veterans' Benefits


41


Aid to Dependent Children


189


1,202


345


PUBLIC WELFARE DEPARTMENT


305 visits were made to the Clinic for dental care.


Welfare Aid


Total Expenditures


$35,401.77*


Less Reimbursements :


State


$7,066.01


Cities and Towns


1,775.78


Individuals and Estates


193.16


9,034.95


Net Expenditures $26,366.82


$10,381.25 paid other Cities and Towns included in this amount.


Welfare Aid was granted 117 cases including 229 persons.


SETTLEMENT STATUS


Arlington


89 cases


State (unsettled)


19


"


Other Cities and Towns


9


"


Total


117 cases


Old Age Assistance


Total Expenditures


$197,978.67


Less Reimbursements and Grants :


Federal Grants


$87,201.74


State


80,235.83


Cities and Towns


3,525.98


Individuals and Estates


1,598.87


172,562.42


Net Expenditures 25,416.25


CASE LOAD SUMMARY


Cases, January 1, 1944


467 cases


New cases, 1944


74


Total case load, 1944


541


Cases closed, 1944


108


Cases, December 31, 1944 .. 433 ..


..


346


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


SETTLEMENT STATUS


Arlington


388 cases


State (unsettled)


73 "


Other Cities and Towns


80 "


Total


541 cases


REASONS FOR DISCONTINUANCE


Sufficient income and


resources 41 cases


Death 35


Moved from Arlington


19


,


Secured employment


8


"


Transferred to institutions


5


"


Total


108 cases


Aid to Dependent Children


Total Expenditures $40,687.88


Less Reimbursements and Grants :


Federal Grants $8,818.16


State


15,288.91


Individuals and Estates .... 12.00


$24,119.07


Net Expenditures


$16,568.81


52 families were aided under this category of relief including 184 persons, 108 children under 16 years of age and 26 children between 16 and 18 years of age.


Veterans' Benefits


Total Expenditures


Soldiers' Relief


$6,119.22


War Allowance


1,974.00


$8,093.22


Less Reimbursements (War Allowance)


1,740.13


Net Expenditures .... $6,353.09


347


PUBLIC WELFARE DEPARTMENT


There were 72 cases aided including Veterans of all wars or their dependents, and dependents of service men in the present war.


State Aid


Total Expenditures


$590.00


Reimbursements (State)


510.00


Net Expenditures


$80.00


This aid was granted 8 cases during the year.


Military Aid


Total Expenditures


$930.00


Reimbursements (State) 1


187.50


Net Expenditures


$742.50


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 cooperation during the year. /


Respectfully submitted,


CLIFFORD W. COOK


Agent.


348


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


REPORT OF TOWN PHYSICIAN


January 6, 1945.


Honorable Board of Selectmen, Town Hall,


Arlington, Mass.


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, 1944.


House


Office


Total


Aid to Dependent Children


48


189


237


Old Age Assistance


321


709


1030


Temporary Aid


76


263


339


Soldiers' Relief


12


41


53


457


1202


1659


The total number of cases for the year 1944 was 1659. Therefore, for the current year there has been a de- crease of 584 cases. This trend is consistent with the gradual decrease which has been going on for the past sev- eral years and this decrease involves every form of relief.


.


Respectfully submitted,


EDWARD W. FEELEY, M.D.


349


INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS


REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Arlington, Massachusetts.


Gentlemen :


I herewith submit my report as Inspector of Animals for the year ending December 31, 1944.


No inspections of livestock and premises were made this year.


The following table shows the inspection duties as per- formed during the year :


Number of dogs and cats quarantined for bites 174


Number of calls made after quarantine 222


Total number of calls made during year 396


Number of animal heads sent to Laboratory ( Harvard) 1


Number of animal heads reported positive of Rabies None


There were no cases of rabies in Arlington in 1944.


There were 23 more bite cases quarantined and 71 more calls made in 1944 than during 1943.


The Rabies Clinic was well attended and a success in every respect.


I wish to express my sincere appreciation to the Board of Health, its office personnel and to the Police Department for their hearty cooperation at all times.


Respectfully submitted,


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


350


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


REPORT OF DOG OFFICER


January 13, 1945


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, 1944, in accordance with Section 3 of Article 3 of the Town's By-Laws.


Complaints registered with me are as follows :


Dogs impounded 278


Court complaints None


Dogs destroyed at pound 9


Dogs returned to owners


112


Dogs contacted on Warrant


574


Dogs'caused to be licensed


524


Dogs licensed


1,938


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


Dogs


122


Cats


237


Skunks


48


Pigeons


39


Squirrels


57


Turtles


5


Rats


3


Pigs


1


Hens


2


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.


351


REPORT OF DOG OFFICER


· 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.


352


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 ending December 31, 1944.


At the annual Town Election held March 6, 1944, Ernest R. Brooks, D.M.D. was elected a member of the Board of Health for a term of three years. Dr. Brooks qualified and was sworn to the office by the Asst. Town Clerk March 7, 1944.


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


ERNEST R. BROOKS, D. M. D., Chairman


CARL E. BARSTOW, M. D.


JOHN S. CROSBY


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.


Carl J. Donlon, D. M. D., Dentist.


Helen M. Heffernan, R. N., Nurse.


J. Philip Bower, Milk Inspector.


J. Philip Bower, Inspector of Slaughtering.


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


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


353


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., CARL E. BARSTOW, M. D., JOHN S. CROSBY,


Board of Health.


354


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


FINANCIAL REPORT


Appropriation


Personal Services


$9,493.33


General Expense


2,500.00


Communicable Diseases


18,500.00


Total


$30,493.33


Expenditures


4


Personal Services


$9,047.60


Hospitalization for Tuberculosis :


Middlesex County Sanatori-


um, Board and care of


patients for year ending


December 31, 1944


$6,717.50


North Reading State Sana- torium


210.00


Lakeville State Sanatorium


362.50


Peter Bent Brigham Hospital


49.95


Costa Ambulance Service


60.00


7,399.95


Hospitalization and Expenses for other Communicable Diseases :


Anterior Poliomeylitis


$358.25


Diphtheria


56.00


Erysipelas


42.00


Meningitis


52.00


Scarlet Fever


2,095.00


Whooping Cough


88.00


Miscellaneous Supplies and


Expenses 48.02


2,739.27


355


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH


Antirabic Clinic, Vaccine


$361.85


Antirabic Clinic, Expense


258.70


620.55


Paid Chester Baker, Inc.


Antirabic Vaccine


$22.90


Paid Physicians Administering


Antirabic Vaccine


96.00


118.90


Total Expenditures (Communicable Diseases) $10,878.67


Other Expenditures


Maintenance of Office


$141.99


Telephone


135.70


Maintenance of Auto


540.04


Milk Inspector Expense


289.00


Dental Clinic Supplies


124.27


Laboratory


26.10


Burial of Animals


350.00


Travel in State


1.50


Total Expenditures (General Expense)


$1,608.60


Total Expenditures


$21,534.87


RECEIPTS


Licenses Issued :


17 Sale of Alcohol $17.00


5 Manufacture of Frozen Desserts or Ice Cream Mix (Retail) 25.00


1 Manufacture of Frozen


Desserts or Ice Cream Mix (Wholesale) 100.00


7 Practice of Massage and giv- ing of Vapor Baths 7.00


1 Practice of Massage and giv- ing of Vapor Baths (Estab-


356


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


lishment Owners) 2.00


4 Collecting Meat Trimmings .. 8.00


34 Sale of Oleomargarine


17.00


104 Sale of Milk from Stores ...


52.00


47 Sale of Milk from Vehicles ....


23.50


2 Operating Pasteurizing Plants


20.00


2 Constructing Cesspools 2.00


1 Cleaning Cesspool · 1.00


1 To keep goat 1.00


Total Receipts from Licenses Issued ..


$275.50


Sale of Rat Poison


.30


Receipts from Dental Clinic


525.05


Receipts from Communicable Diseases : From Tuberculosis $7,653.88


Reimbursements from Coun- ty Commissioners for Dog Bites 126.30


From Other Communicable


Diseases


906.61


Total Receipts (Communicable Diseases) $8,686.79


Total Receipts $9,487.64


Total Expenditures


$21,534.87


Total Receipts


9,487.64


Net Cost to Operate


$12,047.23


Cost per Capita


.30


Including debt and maintenance of Middlesex County Sanatorium


$17,781.23


Net Cost to Operate


12,047.23


Total


$29,828.46


Cost per Capita .74


357


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH


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 1943 and 1944:


1943


1944


Anterior Poliomeyelitis


2


5


Chicken Pox


153


210


Diphtheria


2


1


Dog-Bites


157


184


Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis


1


0


German Measles


486


11


Gonorrhea


9


18


Measles


240


279


Meningitis


4


4


Mumps


278


100


Paratyphoid Fever


0


1


Pneumonia Lobar


16


5


Scarlet Fever


146


142


Septic Sore Throat


1


2


Streptococcus Throat


1


0


Suppurative Conjunctivitis


1


1


Syphilis


22


11


Tuberculosis (Pulmonary)


17


23


Tuberculosis (Other Forms)


1


0


Whooping Cough


45


73


Total


1,586 1,070


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


4


Scarlet Fever


20


Whooping Cough


1


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


358


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


Diphtheria 1


Measles


3 Meningitis 1


Infantile Paralysis


1


Scarlet Fever


3


Whooping Cough


1


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


Middlesex County Sanatorium 16


Lakeville State Sanatorium 1


Persons with Tuberculosis and having no legal settle- ment in Arlington were placed in Institutions as follows :


Middlesex County Sanatorium . . . . . . 2


359


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH


DIPHTHERIA PREVENTION BY IMMUNIZATION Arlington, Mass., 1922-1944


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


33'


77


23


1


0


1941


242


69


31


1


0


1942


143


90


10


0


0


1943


164


85


15


2


0


1944


145


86


14


1


0


Totals for


23 years


8,315


82


18


294


3


Population:


1925-24,943


1930-36,094


1935-38,539


1940-40,000


360


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


BIRTHS AND DEATHS OCCURRING IN ARLINGTON, RESIDENT AND NON-RESIDENT DURING 1944 With Five-Year Comparative Death Rate and Infant Mortality (Stillbirths Excluded)


1940


1941


1942


1943


1944


Population estimated


40,000


40,000


40,000


40,000


40,000


*Number of deaths


332


358


341


396


511


*Apparent Death Rate per 1,000 Population


8.3


9.0


8.5


9.9


12.7


Births


627


271


269


312


420


Deaths of Children under


one year of age


11


20


6


7


8


Rate of Infant Mortality


per 1,000 births


17.54


73.8


22.3


22.4


19.04


*Crude Rate.


Age of oldest persons dying in Arlington (1944) Male, 92 years Female, 100 years


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 311


Deaths of residents of Arlington occurring elsewhere 150


Total 461


Death rate per 1,000 population


11.5


BIRTHS OCCURRING IN ARLINGTON RESIDENTS AND NON-RESIDENTS DURING 1944


1944


Population estimated


40,000


*Number of births


420


*Apparent Birth Rate per 1,000 Population


10.5


*Crude Rate.


361


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 176 Births of residents of Arlington occurring elsewhere 478


Total 654


Birth rate per 1,000 population 16.3


SHOWING THE FIVE PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF DEATH IN ARLINGTON DURING 1944


Heart Disease


Cancer


Cerebral Hemorrhage


Pneumonia (All Forms)


Accidents


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


145


3.60


45


1.12


40


1.


28


.70


17


.43


RESIDENT AND NON-RESIDENT DEATHS CLASSIFIED BY SEX, BY AGE AND BY CAUSE, FOR 1942-(Stillbirths Excluded)


Total


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 I Infectious and Parasatic Diseases :


13B Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System .... [


24A Septicemia


Class II Cancer and Other Tumors :


45F Cancer of the Throat


1


46A Cancer of Esophagus


46B Cancer of Stomach


1


2


46D Cancer of Rectum


M


1


46F Cancer of Liver


M


46G Cancer of Pancreas


M


1


2


47C Cancer of Bronchus


M


1


48 Cancer of Uterus


M


1


49A Cancer of Ovary


M


2


50 Cancer of Breast


M


6


F


Under 1 Year


2


-


46E Cancer of Intestines


F


51B Cancer of Prostate


55B Cancer of Spine


55E Cancer of Other and Unspecified Organs


Class III Rheumaticm, Diseases of Nutrition and of the Endocritic Glands, other General Diseases, and Avitaminoses : Diabetes Mellitus


61 Class V


Chronic Poisoning and Intoxication :


77C Acute Alcoholism


- F


Class VI Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs :


11


6 2


18


1


6


2


29


2


83A, Cerebral Edema


83B Cerebral Embolism and Thrombosis


85 Epilepsy


87C Parkinson's Disease


Class VII Diseases of the Circulatory System :


91C Endocarditis (not Rheumatic)


92B Diseases of the Mitral Valve


92D Chronic Endocarditis and Valvular Heart Disease


-


93A Acute Myocarditis (except rheumatic) ..


93D Chronic Myocarditis, Hypertensive and Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease


-


HH 1


1


3


3


1


3


3


16


1


2


3


3


4


9


6


29


1


1


...


1


1


1


6


2


.


3


2


21


.00 . 8


.


1


3


1


3


2


Cr.


2


1


93E Myocarditis


94A Diseases of the Coronary Arteries


5


23


221


-


1


83A Cerebral Hemorrhage


8


1


1


37


RESIDENT AND NON-RESIDENT DEATHS CLASSIFIED BY SEX, BY AGE AND BY CAUSE, FOR 1942-(Stillbirths Excluded)


Total


CAUSES OF DEATH All Causes


Male and


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




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