Town of Newton annual report 1891, Part 13

Author: Newton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1891
Publisher: Newton (Mass.)
Number of Pages: 728


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Acknowledgments.


It is with great pleasure that the Board acknowledges the many courtesies received from His Honor, the Mayor, the members of the City Council, the heads of the various departments and many others.


Respectfully submitted,


WM. S. FRENCH, Clerk.


PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND OTHER STATISTICS.


Population, Estimated, .


25,438


Death rate per 1,000 in 1891


14.66


Area of city in acres .


11,600


Area of parks in acres


60


Gas, miles of mains laid


59


Gas, capacity of holders in cubic feet


370,000


Lights, number of electric {arc 79 incandescent 440


519


Lights, number of gas


803


Lights, number of oil


173


Number of churches .


36


Number of dwellings


4,700


Number of volumes in public libraries


39,500


Number of public schools .


22


Number of pupils attending


4,093


Number of teachers .


115


Number of private schools


20


Railways, miles of steam


12.5


Railways, number of stations


14


Railways, miles of street


8


Streets, average width of main


. 50 to 70 ft.


Streets, miles of accepted .


114.26


Streets, miles of unaccepted


55.04


Streets, miles of graveled .


108


Streets, miles of macadamized


61


55


REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH.


Streets, miles of concrete sidewalks 50


Streets, miles of gravelled sidewalks . 70


Telephones, number of, in use by citizens . 400


Telephones, number of, controlled by city . 53


Water, capacity of reservoirs in gallons . 25,000,000


Water, daily average consumption in gallons


1,067,294


Water, daily pumping capacity of engines in gallons . 10,000,000


Water, number of fire hydrants 676


Water, number of services in use


4,705


Water, number of meters in use


3,269


Water, number of miles of main laid


102


Water, number of standpipes for street watering


66


1889


1888


1887 _20 656.


1886 __ 20 208 .__ Estimated.


1885 __ 19.759. State Census.


JAN.


FEB


MAR


PR.


HAY


JUNE


JULY


AUS


SEPT.


DCT.


NOV.


DEC.


JAN


FEB


MAR


APR


MAY


JUNE


JULY


AUG.


SEPT.


OCT.


NOV.


DEC


JAN


FEB


MAR.


APR


#


MAY


JUNE


JULY


AUG


SEPT.


OCT.


NOV.


DEC.


JAN.


FEB.


MAR.


APR


MAY


JUNE


JULY


AUG.


SEPT


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OCT.


NOV.


DEC.


JAN.


FEB


MAR.


APR.


MAY


JUNE


1889


JULY


AUG


SEPT.


OCT.


NOV.


DEC.


JAN.


FEB.


MAR


PR


MAY


JUNE


1890


JULY


AUG.


SEPT.


OCT.


NOV.


DEC.


JAN.


FEB.


MAR.


APR.


MAY


JUNE


189!


JULY


AUG.


SEPT.


OCT.


NOV.


DEC.


AS REPORTED MONTHLY DURING THE LAST SEVEN YEARS. TOGETHER WITH RAINFALL.


COMPARATIVE VIEW OF CASES OF DIPHTHERIA, SCARLET FEVER, AND TYPHOID FEVER IN NEWTON,


Typhoid fever.


Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria.


5


10


15


20


25


Number.


21.553


21.105


POPULATION.


.


10


9


6


5


+


2


I


Inches.


POPULATION .


1891 _25,438. _ Estimated 1890 __ 24,379 ._ U.S. Census


18 87


1


1888


188 6


1885


TABLE I. Statement of Deaths by Months in each Ward .*


WARDS.


-


2


3


4


5


6


V


Total.


Aggre- gate.


Males.


Females.


Males.


Females.


Males.


Females.


Males.


Females.


Males.


Females.


Males.


Females.


Males.


Females.


Males.


Females.


31


January .


1


.


5


2


2


3


3


1


3


4


4


:


.


..


11


10


21


February


·


2


6


1


4


1


3


4


2


6


3


3


2


19


18


37


March


.


2


3


2


6


4


. .


1


6


.


4


3


2


2


1


2


00


15


23


May


.


·


·


·


:


00


19


37


July


2


3


2


4


5


6


2


3


3


1


5


1


2


1


1


2


19


17


36


August


·


4


1


3


3


4


3


6


2


1


. .


.


7


3


2


4


1


4


2


1


2


I


3


1


1


13


19


32


November


1


4


2


3


5


2


2


4


5


5


2


1


2


1


1


20


19


39


December


24


26


31


46


24


25


31


35


30


25


28


23


10


15


178


195


373


Totals


.


REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH.


Aggregate


50


77


49


66


55


51


25


373


.


.


2


1


1


1


2


1


3


4


14


18


June


2


1


.


·


1


2


6


2


3


2


·


1


3


22


11


33


September


19


11


30


October .


1


. .


2


3


3


3


2


2


2


3


3


1


Co


.


1


1


. .


:


co


12


24


36


April


.


. .


1


2


. .


5


1


4


:


3


3


1


. .


3


2


2


2


2


co


13


00


2


1


1


.


* Deaths at Cottage Hospital are distributed to Wards as much as possible.


59


.


3


60


REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH.


TABLE II. Comparative View of the Causes of Death during the Year 1891.


5


10 15


20


25


30


35


40


45


Pneumonia . 43


Phthisis ( Consumption) . 36


Heart Diseases . 29 .


Diphtheria


Croup, membranous Croup


14


Cancers 13


Cholera Infantum 13


Old Age 13


Tuberculosis 12


Marasmus 11


Brain Diseases 10


Bronchitis 10


Premature Birth 9


Convulsions 8


Nephritis(Bright's Disease) 8


Paralysis 8


Diphtheria


7


Meningitis 6


Fever, Typhoid . 6


Apoplexy . 5


Croup .


4


Dysentery 5


Catarrh, Gastro-Intestinal 4


Two diseases . each 2


Five diseases . 66


3


Four diseases


1


Nine diseases


66


2


Seven diseases 66


1


Thirty-seven diseases 66


1


Deaths from Zymotic Diseases.


Deaths from Other Diseases.


61


REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH.


TABLE III. Causes of Death in each Month as Registered by the City Clerk, Arranged Alphabetically in Classes.


DISEASES.


JANUARY.


FEBRUARY.


MARCH.


APRIL.


MAY.


JUNE.


JULY.


AUGUST.


SEPTEMBER.


OCTOBER.


NOVEMBER.


DECEMBER.


TOTAL.


I. ZYMOTIC.


Alcoholism


Blood poisoning -carbuncle


Cholera Infantum


Cholera Morbus


Croup


1


1


1


1


3


Diarrhea


1


2 7 4


Dysentery


1


1


Erysipelas


1


3


Fever, Scarlet


1


2


Fever, Typhoid


·


1


Influenza (La Grippe) .


3


Meningitis, Cerebro spinal


Metrc-Peritonitis


1


1


1


1


II. CONSTITUTIONAL.


Anæmia


Cancer of Cæcum


1


Cancer, Intestinal


Cancer of Liver


1


1


Cancer of Lungs .


1 1 1


Cancer of Pancreas


1


Cancer of Peritoneum .


1


Cancer of Rectum


1


Cancer of Stomach


2


Cancer (not stated)


2 1


Hydrencephalocele


1


Hydrocephalus


Leukæmia


1


Marasmus


11


Meningitis Tubercular


1


HINI


HINI


5


1


36


Rheumatism


Tuberculosis


1


1


III. LOCAL.


NERVOUS.


Apoplexy


1


5


Brain, Disease of


Brain, Embolism in


1


Brain, Hemorrhage of


7


Brain, Paralysis of


1


Convulsions .


1


Epilepsy


1


1


1


1


6


Myelitis


I


1


Paralysis


1


1


I


I


1


1


8


ʻ


I


1


1


-


-


1


1


Croup, Membranous


Diphtheria


1


Dysentery, Typhoid


1


6


Gangrene-mouth and throat Hydrophobia


1


1


1


I


-


-


1


IIIIIN


3


1


8


2


Meningitis


1


1


I


1


1


Phthisis (Consumption)


5


1


Caries, Tubercular Spinal .


1


1


-


2 12


Cancer of Œscophagus


Cancer of Omentum


1


13


1


4


Purpura Hemorrhagica


62


REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH.


TABLE III .- Continued.


DISEASES.


JANUARY.


FEBRUARY.


MARCH.


APRIL.


MAY.


JUNE.


JULY.


AUGUST.


SEPTEMBER.


OCTOBER.


NOVEMBER.


DECEMBER.


TOTAL.


NERVOUS, Continued.


Sciatica .


-


-


-


-


-


-


1 -


-


-


-


1


CIRCULATORY.


Angina Pectoris .


Heart, Disease of


Heart, Dropsy of .


Heart, Enlargement of


Heart Failure


Heart, Fatty degeneration of


Heart, Hypertrophy of


1


1


1


1


1


-


2


RESPIRATORY.


Bronchitis


Congestion, Bronchial


1


1


1


1


1


1


NITINTH


1 DIHITIN 9


1 3 1 3 1 43


DIGESTIVE.


Bowels, Inflammation of


Bowels, Intussusception of


Catarrh, Gastro-Intestinal .


Enteritis


Entero-Colitis


Gastro-Enteritis


Hepatitis


Intestinal Obstruction


1


1


Liver, Atrophy of


Liver, Cirrhosis of


1


Peritonitis


Stomach, Paralysis of


Stomach, Ulcer of


Stomatitis .


MISCELLANEOUS.


Albuminuria


Cystitis .


Diabetes


Kidneys, Abscess of


Nephritis (Bright's Disease)


IV. DEVELOPMENTAL.


Asthenia


1


1


-


1


1


-


I


1


Mal-nutrition


Old Age


.


Premature Birth


1


1


1


LOWNONOH 9 1


-


1


1


-


1


1


1


INI


1 1


1


1


2


Heart, Malformation of


Heart, Mitral Stenosis of


Pericarditis


1


I


1


1


1


1


Congestion, Pulmonary


1


1


Lungs, Congestion of .


Œdema, Pulmonary .


1


Pneumonia


5


3


CO /


1


1


1


1


1


1


I


-


-


-


-


1


-


NITHH


82811


Teething


1


1


1


1


3


1


1


1


I


Ì


1


NII


1


1


1


1


I


1


1


1 1


1 1


1


1


1


1


INI


1


1


-


Tetanus


3 21


1 1


1


10


Emphysema .


1


1


1


Inanition


13


1


-


-


63


REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH.


TABLE III .- Concluded.


DISEASES.


JANUARY.


FEBRUARY.


MARCH.


APRIL.


MAY.


JUNE.


JULY.


AUGUST.


SEPTEMBER.


OCTOBER.


NOVEMBER.


DECEMBER.


TOTAL.


V. VIOLENT.


Accident, Pistol Shot .


Accident, Railroad


Asphyxia


Drowned


Injuries, Internal abdominal


1


Suicide, Hanging


Suicide, Poison


1


Suicide, Throat-cut


1


Thigh, Fracture of


Umbilical cord compression


Vertebra, Dislocation of


Unknown


SUMMARY.


Zymotic


2


3


5


3


11


3


10 8


5 9


6


57


Local


18


15


19


17


16


9


15


10


10


8


14


22


173


Violent .


1


1


1


3


1


1


1


1


12


Unknown


1


Total


29


20


36


33


23


17


35


35


30


29


30


35


352


Still born


2


1


1


3


-


1


2


1


3


1


2


4


21


Aggregate


31


21


37


36


23


18


37


36


33


30


32


39


373


I


1


1


1


1


9


8


5


4


5


13


1


81


Developmental


2


3


4


1


1


8


3


2


2


2


28


-


-


-


1


1 1


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


1


9 8


Constitutional


64


REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH.


TABLE IV. Deaths During the Year 1891, by Sex, Condition, Color, Nativity, Parentage, and Months.


JANUARY.


FEBRUARY.


MARCII.


APRIL.


MAY.


JUNE.


JULY.


AUGUST.


SEPTEMBER.


OCTOBER.


NOVEMBER.


DECEMBER.


TOTAL.


Total Deaths


31


21


37


36


23


18 37


36


33


30


32


39


373


SEX :


Males .


13


11


19


12


8


4


18


19


22


19


13


20


178


Females


18


10


18


24


15


14


19


17


11


11


19


19


196


CONDITION :


Single .


14


6


14


19


12


7


28


24


17 12


19


17


20


197


Married


11


9


16


12


7


7


7


6


8


10


11


116


Widows


5


5


4


5


4


4


1


3


2


1


4


5


43


Widowers


1


1


3


1


1


14


Unknown


1


. .


2


3


COLOR :


White .


31


21


37


36


22


18


37


35 1


32


30


29


39


367


Colored


6


NATIVITY :


Newton


10


4


13


5


21


19


13


16 6


11 7


13


140


Massachusetts


5


4


10


8 S


3


4


3


5


4


6


4


61


England


1


1


1


. .


.


2


1


·


.


1


7


Ireland


6


5


7


4


2


3


4


5


5


1


6


5


53


Scotland


1


..


.


. .


1


1


. .


. .


1


British America


1


2


2


1 1


. .


. .


.


4


1


2


2


15


Other Countries


6


Unknown


1


1


1


1


5


PARENTAGE :


America


18


8


22


18


10


7


12


14 14


14


16


163


England


8


Ireland


9


5


11


12


5


1


S


12


8


6


10


9


102


Scotland


.


. .


.


. .


1


1


.


. .


. .


.


. .


. .


.


British America


3


2


1


3


1


5


1


2


3


2


3


26


Other Countries


3


Mixed .


1


4


2


1 1


2


1


. .


1


2


3


5


17


..


. .


1 2


. 1


1 11


8


6


5


3


5


52


Unknown


2


1


1


.


1


1


1


. .


. .


1


2


Germany


1


.


. .


. .


.


.


. .


1


.


.


. .


.


13


82


Other States


7


4


10


S 7


6


6


6 3


4


.


.


.


·


3


Germany


1


2 1


1


3


1


2


. .


3


. .


1


. .


1


1


. .


. .


·


.


. .


1


10 2


·


TABLE V.


Mortality arranged by Classes for the last Seven Years, together with Percentages to Total Mor- tality and Rate per 1000 Inhabitants.


1891.


1890.


1889.


1888.


1887.


1886.


1885.


CLASSES.


Percentage of


Total Mortality.


Rate per 1000 In-


Percentage of


Total Mortality.


Rate per 1000 In-


Percentage of


Total Mortality.


Rate per 1000 In-


Percentage of


Total Mortality.


Rate per 1000 In-


Percentage of


Deaths to


Total Mortality.


Rate per 1000 In-


Percentage of


Total Mortality.


Rate per 1000 In-


Percentage of


Total Mortality.


Rate per 1000 In-


habitants.


Zymotic .


57


15.28


2.24


48 13.56


1.97


70


21.67


3.25


51


14.82


2.42


49


15.26


2.37


34 12.36


1.68


36


13.14


1.82


Constitutional


81 21.71


3.18


61 17.23


2.50


59


18.27


2.74


56


16.28


2.65


51


15.89


2.47


53| 19.28


2.62


63


22.99


3.19


Local


173


46.38


6.80


174


49.15


7.14


130


40.25


6.03


174


50.58


8.25


158


49.22


7.65


119


43.27


5.89


114


41.61


5.77


Developmenta l


28


7.51


1.10


42 11.87


1.72


36


1.67


39


11.34


1.85


37


11.53


1.79


39


14.18


1.93


33|


12 04


1.67


Vio len . .


13


3.49


0.51


11


3.11


0.45


14


4.33


0.65


10


2.91


0 47


15


4.67


0.73


6


2.18


0.30


10


3.65


0.51


Total


352)


94.37


13.83


336| 94.92


13.78


309


95.67


14.34


330


95.93


15.64


310


96.57


15.01


251


91.27


12.42


256


93.43


12.96


Still born


21


5.63


0.83


18


5.08


0.74


14


4.33


0.65


14


4.07


0.66


11


3.43


0.53


24


8.73


1.19


18


6.57


0.91


Aggregate . .


373


14.66


354


14.52


323


14.99


344


16.30


321


. .


15.54


275


.


13.61


274


. .


..


. . .


-


..


-


REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH.


Number.


Deaths to


habitants.


Deaths to


habitants.


Number.


Deaths to


habitants.


Number.


Deaths to


habitants.


Number.


Number.


Deaths to


habitants.


Deaths to


Number.


65


.


.


-


.


.


.


13.87


11.15


habitants.


Number.


99


TABLE VI. Total of Deaths, Still-births, and Deaths from Zymotic Diseases, for Seven Years with Percentages.


Total Deaths exclussive of


Still-births.


Still-births.


Total Mortality.


Rate per 1000 Inhabitants


Rate of Still-births per 1000


Total Rate per 1000 In-


Percentage of Still-births to


Diphtheria and Croup.


Scarlet Fever.


Typhoid Fever.


Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.


Whooping Cough.


Measles.


Diarrheal Diseases.


Small-pox.


Other Zymotics.


Total Zymotics.


Percentage of Zymotic


Deaths to Total Mortality.


Population.


1891


352


21


373


13.83


0.83


14.66


5.63


14


2


6


2


0


0


21


0


12


57


15.28


25,438


1890


336


18


354


13.78


0.74


14.52


5.08


10


0


5


0


2


0


22


0


0


ão


13.56


37


1889


309


14


323


14.34


0.65


14.99


4.33


40


1


13


0


1


0


10


0


70


21.67


21,553


1888


330


14


344


15.64


0.66


16.30


4.07


10


2


11


1


2


-


16


0


00


ت


14.82


21,105


1887


310


11


32.


15.01


0.53


15.54


3.43


6


1


7


0


0


3


22


0


10


49


15.26


12.36


20,208


1885


256


00


274


12.96


0.91


13.87


6.57


3


3


7


0


0


5


12


0


6


36


13.14


19,759


REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH.


20,656


1886


.


251


24


275


12.42


1.19


13.61


8.73


4


2


6


0


2


0


16


0


4


34


exclusive of Still-births.


Inhabitants.


habitants.


Total Mortality.


YEARS.


.


.


·


.


TABLE VII. Deaths from Zymotic Diseases, with Yearly Percentages to Total Mortality for Seven Years.


Percentage of each cause to Total Mortality.


Cause.


Deaths per 1000 Inhabi-


Total Deaths by Sex.


tants.


Total Deaths by Sex under Five Years.


Years.


Percentages of each cause


under Five Years to


Total Mortality.


1891.


1890.


1889.


1888.


1887.


1886.


1885.


M.


F.


M.


F.


Alcoholism


1


0.04


1


. .


.


Cholera Infantum


13


0.51


5


8


5


7


12


3.22


3.49


4.52


2.89


2.33


4.36


4.36


3.28


Cholera Morbus


1


0.04


. .


·


·


2


5


7


1.88


1.88


.57


3.40


.58


.62


.36


.36


Diarrhoea


2


0.08


2


..


. .


· .


.


.53


1.88


2.26


8.98


2.33


1.25


1.09


.73


Diphtheria


7


0.28


1


6


1


1


2


2


.53


1.34


.57


Dysentery


5


0.19


1


4


. .


Erysipelas


3


0.12


3


. .


. .


.


:


..


.80


28


..


.28


. .


.58


.31


.73


1.10


Fever, Typhoid


6


0.23


4


2


. .


·


.


1.61


1.41


4.02


3.20


2.18


2.18


2.56


Influenza


3


0.12


. .


. .


·


.


.


.80


.57


. .


..


.94


1.83


Measles


·


. .


·


.


..


1


1


1


1


.27


.54


. .


. .


. .


. .


. .


Purpura Hem.


1


0.04


1


..


..


. .


.


..


. .


. .


.28


.62


.29


.31


Pyæmia


.


..


Septicæmia


..


. .


. .


. .


..


..


. .


. .


.85


.31


.58


Whooping Cough


.


. .


.


. .


. .


. .


. .


. .


1.07


..


..


..


.94


.36


1.11


Other Causes .


4


0.15


3


1


. .


..


. .


.


Total .


57


2.24


23


34


9


16


25


6.70


15.28


13.57


21.67


14.82


15.26


12.36


13.14


.


7


0.28


2


5


Croup


.53


.85


.31


1.16


.31


1.46


36


1.16


2.49


. .


. .


·


.


..


. .


. .


. .


. .


.27


.53


.31


Fever, Scarlet .


2


0.08


. .


. .


1


1


. .


·


. .


.


.29


Meningitis, Cerebro-spinal


2


0.08


.31


·


..


. .


.


.


. .


. .


.36


..


.57


.31


.58


. .


.73


. .


REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH.


67


.


.31


.73


.36


.27


.28


.31


.


.


.27


.28


. .


. .


.


.


.


. .


1.16


.93


.29


.31


.36


Fever, Malarial


·


.


·


. .


..


·


. .


.


.29


.27


.36


. .


..


..


.


Total Deaths from each


Total Deaths under Five


. .


1


2


.73


2


3


TABLE VIII .- Deaths from Eighteen of the Principal Causes.


Total Deaths from


each cause.


Percentage of each


cause to Total


Deaths per 1000 In-


habitants.


Total Deaths by Sex.


Total Deaths by Sex under five years.


Total Deaths under


five years.


Percentage of each


cause under five years


to Total Mortality.


Pneumonia


43


11.53


1.69


20


23


7


2


9


2.41


Phthisis (Consumption)


36


9.65


1.41


15


21


. .


·


. .


Heart Diseases


29


7.77


1.14


13


16


3


3


6


1.61


Diphtheria


4


14


3.75


0.55


3


11


3


6


9


2.41


Croup, memb. Cancers .


13


3.48


0.51


5


8


·


7


12


3.22


Old Age


13


3.48


0.51


4


9


. .


. .


. .


:


Tuberculosis


12


3.22


0.47


7


5


1


.


.


.


10


2.68


0.39


6


4


2


1


3


.80


Premature Birth


9


2.41


0.35


6


3


6


3


9


2.41


Convulsions


8


2.14


0.31


6


2


6


1


7


1.88


Nephritis (Bright's Disease)


8


2.14


0.31


3


. .


.


8


2.14


0.31


4.


4


. .


. .


. .


Diphtheria


7


1.88


0.28


1


6


1


1


2


.53


Meningitis


6


1.61


0.23


5


1


4


1


1.34


Fever, Typhoid


6


1.61


0.23


4


2


..


.


. .


.


.


.


.


13


3.48


0.51


5


8


5


Marasmus


11


2.95


0.43


3


1


3


10


2.68


Brain Diseases .


10


2.68


0.39


6


4


1


. .


1


.27


Bronchitis


. .


..


Paralysis .


.


REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH.


68


Mortality.


Male


Female


Male


Female


Croup


Cholera Infantum


1


27


8


69


REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH.


TABLE IX.


Total Number of Deaths under Five Years, and Five Years and over, for Seven Years, with Percentages to the Total Mortality.


PERCENTAGES.


YEARS.


Total Deaths exclusive of Still-births.


Five Years Under Five and over.


Years.


Five Years and over.


Under Five Years.


1891


352


254


98


72.16


27.84


1890


336


244


92


72.62


27.38


1889


309


223


86


72.17


27.83


1888


330


248


82


75.15


24.85


1887


310


218


92


70.32


29.68


1886


251


179


72


71.32


28.68


1885


250


199


57


77.74


22.26


70


TABLE X. Total Deaths Each Quarter of the Last Seven Years, with the Aggregate and Average Numbers.


1891.


1890.


1889.


1888.


1887.


1886.


1885.


Number.


Percentage.


Number.


Percentage.


Number.


Percentage.


Number.


Percentage.


Number.


Percentage.


Number.


Percentage.


Number.


Percentage.


Aggregate.


Average.


First Qu.,


89


23.86


103


29.10


86


26.62


94


27.32


70


21.81


63


22.91


75


27.37


580


25.97


Second Qu.,


77


20.64


73


20.62


74


22.91


76


22.09


85


26.48


64


23.28


73


26.64


522


23.53


Third Qu., .


106


28.42


00


27.68


00


25.08


95


27.62


86


26.79


85


30.90


73


26.64


624


27.39


Fourth Qu.,


101


27.08


80


22.60


82


25.39


79


22.97


80


24.92


63


22.91


53


19.35


538


23.11


2,264


Total, .


373


354


323


344


321


275


274


323


REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH.


TABLE XI. - Statement of cases of Diphtheria, Scarlet Fever, Typhoid Fever, and Cholera Infantum by Months in each Ward.


SCARLET FEVER.


DIPHTHERIA.


MONTHS.


Ward One.


Ward Two.


Ward Three.


Ward Four.


Ward Five.


Ward Six.


Ward Seven.


Total.


Ward One.


Ward Two.


Ward Three.


Ward Four.


Ward Five.


Ward Six.


Ward Seven.


Total.


January,


1


1


:


1


1


2


2


1


1


2


..


February,


.


March,


1


1


1


..


1


..


:


1


4


2


..


1


1


April,


.


·


1


.


1


4


May,


2


. .


..


..


1


1


1


. .


3


. .


. .


.


. .


1


IA


. .


5


June,


1


..


July,


1


. .


.


. .


.


August,


. .


.


.


. .


..


. .


. .


.


·


2


1


.


6


.


..


.


.


November,


1


2


1


. .


3


co


12


December ,


co


1


2


:


1


1


:


00


5


·


1


:


.


Total,


.


10


10


3


4


7


5


3


42


19


10


24


OD


4


35


7


105


REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH.


71


6


2


11


1


. .


1


1


..


.


..


6


.


1


. .


1


5


1


. .


1


3


.


1


. .


1


..


. .


2


. .


.


1


. .


1


15


September,


2


.


.


..


. .


. .


12


. .


20


October,


17


4


..


00


1


6


.


. .


10


00


. .


..


2


.


2


2


1


OT


3


.


2


..


. .


2


. .


. .


1


.


3


. .


14


1


4


6


.


.


72


TABE XI. - Concluded.


TYPHOID FEVER.


MONTHS.


Ward One.


Ward Two.


Ward Three.


Ward Four.


Ward Five.


Ward Six.


Ward Seven.


Total.


Ward One.


Ward Two.


Ward Three.


Ward Four.


Ward Five.


Ward Six.


Ward Seven.


Total.


January,


·


.


:


1


1


·


·


March,


1


.


..


1


1


. .


3


· .


April, .


..


.


. .


. .


..


. .


3


3


. .


. .


. .


May, .


.


.


. .


..


. .


. .


. .


1


·


June, .


1


.


..


9


July,


. .


. .


. .


.


.


1


1


2


. .


1


1


2


1


.


5


August,


September,


1


3


..


.


1


6


..


..


. .


.


. .


1


1


1


6


1


October,


.


. .


4


. .


November ,


. .


..


..


. .


:


December ,


. .


:


·


.


. .


·


.


.


Total,


4


4


4


1


2


7


3


25


07


1


1


-


6


2


..


16


REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH.


. .


. .


1


. .


. .


1


. .


. .


.


. .


. .


.


. .


.


. .


:


:


.


.


:


·


.


:


February, .


.


.


co


1


.


4


1


.


1


2


. .


.


. .


..


CHIOLERA INFANTUM.


.


TABLE XII. - Cases of Diphtheria, Scarlet Fever and Typhoid Fever reported during the last Seven Years by Months.


TYPHOID FEVER.


DIPHTHERIA.


SCARLET FEVER.


MONTHS.


1891.1


1890.t


1889.1


1888.


1887.


1886.


1885.


1891.


1890.


1889.


1888.


1887.


1886.


1885.


1891.


1890.


1889.


1888.


1887.


1886.


1885.


January,


6


17


25


2


5


4


11


9


1


13


3


5


14


0


1


1


:


2


.


February,


2


5


13


2


1


1


3


6


2


2


15


3


2


13


3


March,


2


7


15


2


2


4


3


6


2


3


9


9


5


13


3


18


0


2


1


. .


.


. .


.


April, .


3


. .


4


7


4


2


1


5


4


1


1


6


3


11


1


1


1


.


. .


. .


1


. .


.


3


1


. .


.


3


4


7


0


1


7


5


6


3


1


4


3


July,


2


3


2


.


.


7


4


.


..


. .


6


5


10


September,


2


1


7


6


.


. .


. .


15


1


6


3


1


.


6


6


16


13


5


15


4


8


1


October, .


6


..


.


4


12


4


3


5


6


17


3


4


2


25


5


6


1


4


1


3


1


2


4


December,


9


3


8


3


5


5


1


12


3


7


5


19


4


3


0


4


Total,


·


48


55


136


42


27


19


19


105


28


52


69


108


53


102


25


34


42


49


20


23


28


Aggregate,


.


49


Average,


.


+Including Membranous Croup.


73


REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH.


221


346


31


..


4


2


11


5


9


15


10


3


2


1


1


2


4


15


5


4


2


..


May, ·


June,


1


4


2


2


2


5


1


1


.


20


. .


6


7


6


3


5


6


9


14


5


3


1


..


8


3


2


2


November,


8


·


10


11


.


2


1


.


11


11


18


4


..


1


. .


.


10: :


3


1


August,


1


·


517 74


. .


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT


AND OF THE


FIRE AND POLICE TELEGRAPH


OF THE


CITY OF NEWTON.


FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1891.


E


BERTY AND UNIO


FOUNDED 163 0 .!


88 A CITY 1873


NON


TUM


NCORPORATE


AT


NEWTON UPPER FALLS : FANNING PRINTING CO. 1892.


MAYOR : HON. HERMON E. HIBBARD.


JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON FIRE DEPARTMENT.


Alderman FREDERIC W. CREHORE, Chairman. Residence, Pine Grove Avenue, Newton Lower Falls. Alderman ARTHUR F. LUKE.


Residence, Prince Street, West Newton.


Councilman, GEORGE F. RICHARDSON.


Residence, Marshall Street, Newton Centre. Councilman, ERASTUS MOULTON.


Residence, Walnut Street, Newton Highlands.


Councilman GEORGE F. CHURCHILL.


Residence, Crafts and Clifton Streets, Newtonville.


REPORT


OF THE


CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.


HEADQUARTERS FIRE DEPARTMENT, CITY HALL, WEST NEWTON, MASS., December 31, 1891.


To the Honorable, the Mayor and City Council of Newton :


GENTLEMEN :- Agreeable to the ordinance governing this department, I have the honor herewith to submit my thirteenth annual report, and the seventeenth of the present organization.


Fires.


A total of eighty-one calls were answered during the year as follows :


Bell alarms


54


Telephone


13


Verbal


9


Out of city


5


Thirty-one buildings were damaged, and three totally destroyed by fire.


Losses and Insurance.


Losses on buildings


$10,589 65


Insurance paid 10,186 65 .


6


REPORT OF CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.


Loss on contents


$7,945 50


Insurance paid 7,495 50


Total insurance at risk .


117,000 00


Total of property at risk


203,000 00


Manual Force.


I am pleased to report the morale of the entire command as beyond criticism. An increase of the working force, authorized by the City Council has been made as follows :


Drivers


2


Lieutenant Chemical B


1


Foreman Truck 2


1


Assistant Foreman Truck 2 .


1


Truckmen Truck 2


8


The total manual force being classified as follows :


UNIFORMED AND PERMANENT.


Chief of Department


1


Assistant Chief


1


Engineers of engines .


3


Drivers engines and trucks


6


Drivers reels


7


Relief engineer


1


Lieutenant Chemical B


1


Telegraph lineman


1


AT CALL.


Foremen .


9


Assistant Foremen


. 9


Hose and truckmen


48


Grand total 87


-


7


REPORT OF CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.


Apparatus.


The general condition of the apparatus is reasonably good. A new engine is an imperative necessity at No. 1 Station, and a careful examination of the matter satisfies me that a third-class engine will fully meet the require- ments in this district. This should receive early attention. I shall recommend that no outlay be made to our hose reels other than necessary repairs -looking to the intro- duction of wagons at the earliest opportunity.


NEW APPARATUS.


As authorized by the City Council, the following apparatus has been purchased and added to the equipment : One third size Babcock aerial truck.


One two-horse fifty gallon Champion chemical engine, being a duplicate of one previously in service.


APPARATUS-(in active service.)


Steam fire-engines


3


Hose reels


7


Chemical engines


2


Aerial truck (Babcock)


1


Ordinary truck


1


The following additional rolling stock, etc., is part of the equipment:


Chief's wagons


3


Chief's sleighs


2


Exercise wagons .


6


Exercise, etc., sleighs (heavy)


6


Hose Inventory.


Eighty-eight hundred feet of hose, good, bad, and in- different, is the sum total of the equipment in this depart- ment. Companies one, three, five and six, are fully supplied


8


REPORT OF CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.


with first-class hose, while the remaining companies have outfits of fabric hose fast proving defective from wear and age. The surplus now on hand will hardly meet the re- quirements, in case of the unexpected. Five hundred and fifty feet of condemned has been turned over to the Water Department. Provision must be made for the purchase of additional hose for 1893. For distribution of the present complement, see inventory list, appended.


Hose Inventory.


COTTON.


RUBBER.


STATIONS.


TOTAL.


GOOD.


POOR.


GOOD.


Engine One . .


. .


400


850


1,250


Engine Two .


..


1,400


50


1,450


Engine Three


1,500


. .


50


1,550


Hose Four


. .


1,400


50


1,450


Hose Five


. .


. .


650


650


Hose Six


. .


. .


700


700


Hose Seven


. .


1,100


50


1,150


Chemical A


50 2 in.


250 1 in.


300


Chemical B


50 2 in.


..


250 1 in.


300


Grand Total


1,600


4,300


2.900


8,800


Horses.


Twenty-one horses are required for the moving of apparatus, and for use of the Chief and Assistant Chief. The usual standard has been maintained in this branch of the service, considering the prices paid. The ordinary health of the horses has been exceptionally good, and reflects credit on the employes having them in charge, under the super- vision of the Department Veterinarian.


9


REPORT OF CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.


One horse killed (in collision, alarm 71) Chemical A. One horse died, inflamation bowels Chemical B.


One horse shot, old age . Chief Department.


New horses were purchased to replace the above, also for the placing in service of Truck 2, and Chemical B. Radical measures should be adopted for prompt and syste- matic removal of the stable refuse at all stations. Its accumulation for weeks and even months is decidedly ob- jectionable to those compelled to pass twenty-one hours per day in such surroundings. I would suggest an early solution of this decidedly unpleasant feature.


For details pertaining to condition, etc., of horses, with accompanying recommendations, you are respectfully referred to the report of the Department Veterinarian herewith an- nexed.


Stations.


The several stations are in reasonably good repair, with these exceptions : at No. 3, a new floor would seem necessary in the apparatus room, together with minor repairs to gutters, sky-lights, etc. At No. 1 Truck Station, the front doors must be enlarged to admit of use of the "three horse hitch." Additional windows on the apparatus floor are necessary for light and ventilation, and the removal of the unsightly storage sheds to the rear is urgently recom- mended. The condition of No. 2 Station is such as to require special examination to decide as to what is best to be done. (See recommendations.)


The new double station at the Highlands was occupied in July by Truck 2 and Chemical B, both pieces being operated by the same company, which will furnish both ladder and chemical service to the south side of the city.




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