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11 Mildred Becker
20
4
23
Pneumonia
16 Ora Barrett
19
11
8
Endocarditis
17
Jennie C. Gilman
80
1
-
Myocarditis
17 James Townsend
71
10
17
Carcinoma
20 Otis P. Symonds
86
9
15
Obstruction
23 Annie Rogers
53
Myocarditis
25 Charles H. Rose
76
9
14 Pneumonia
26 Roxanna C. Underwood
72
7
26
Hemorrhage
30 John L. Dunshee
72
8 16
Carcinoma
May
12 Carl P. Matson
0
0
23
Neonotorium
13 Hannah Lothrop Worth
81
0
15
Carcinoma
14 Lizzie M. Heselton
77
2
2
Hemorrhage
17 John F. Hurley
48
7 15 Arterio Sclerosis
18 Emma Kimball Eames
89
10
13
Hemorrhage
21 Mary Ann Ainsworth 21 Catherine F. Corrigan
64
6 7
Hemorrhage
22 Daisy Sullivan
36
3
9 Embolism
24 Helen Eyre Robinson
50
9
11
Endocarditis
26 Carrie M. Verrill
39
11
26
Tuberculosis
27 Francis W. Kenney
48
4
5 Appendicitis
28 Ella S. Pease
78
6 29
Carcinoma
28 Martha B. Willis
78
6 21
Arterio Sclerosis
29 Mary Josephine Doyle
80
- Myocarditis
30 James W. Borthwick
69
0
3 Arterio Sclerosis
30 Ellen Murphy
72
8
8 Erysipelas
30
Edward White
17
8 28 Poisoning
-
62
1 23
Myocarditis
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DEATHS REGISTERED IN TOWN OF READING FOR YEAR 1925
Date
Name
YM
D
Cause of Death
June
3 Robert C. Sherrod
0
5
8
Thrombosis
4 Frank E. Gleason
41
9
18
Anthrax
6 Edward Payson Guild
68
2
23
Bronchitis
8 Elizabeth Hall Bennett
77
7
26 Myocarditis
14 William Thompson Langdon
86
11
18
Myocarditis
30 Infant Burke
0
0
1
Reaction, Difficult Birth
July
1 Mary A. Ford
67
0 26
Myocarditis
2
4 Pauline S. Downes
85
Myocarditis
4 Olena A. Jones
81
11
12
Heart Disease
9 Sylvina A. Manning
85
9
28
Carcinoma
10
Hannah E. Pomfret
44
6
25 Surgical Shock
13 Lydia M. Baker
85 0
7
Heart Disease
16 Hildegard E. Sillars
45
4
2
Hemorrhage
20
Paul W. Doucette
2
2
18
Cleft Palate
20 Raymond Meuse
5
2
1 Uraemia
21 Samuel J. Howarth
56
4
22
Brain Sclerosis
21 Birtwell L. Varnum
53
2
6 Apoplexy
23 Mary Ellen Doucette
58
3
3 Pneumonia
24 Mary E. Powers
76
6
29
Hemorrhage
25
Emma F. Poock
43
11
27
Regurgitation
Aug.
6 George S. Hamilton
75
7 12
Cancer of Stomach
6 Minnie J. Owen
59
3 25
Carcinoma
15 Isabella Jane Chandler
87
8
14
Hemorrhage
15
20 Daniel W. Mackinnon
52
8 20
Peritonitis
28 Nellie Frances Smith
69
4
14
Hemorrhage
30
Winfield F. Partridge
87
2
23
Hemorrhage
Sept.
3 Hazel M. Cullinane
22
2 14
Tuberculosis
7 William Walton Nason
77
7 10
Inanition
13 Charles H. Wilson
56
5 26 Heart Disease
21 Janet F. Amirault
1
11 - Convulsions
21 John N. Bennett
0
8 21 Asphyxiation
21 Elizabeth Dwyer
77
10
24 Cholelithiasis
-
-
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DEATHS REGISTERED IN TOWN OF READING FOR YEAR 1925
Date
Name
Y M D
Cause of Death
21 Thomas Surrette
21
Accidental Burns
22 Richard Arsenault
19
3
7 Accidental Burns
22 Albert D. Shumaker
35
3
18
Tuberculosis
26 Isabelle B. Newhouse
70
4
11
Thrombosis
Oct.
4 Henry W. Flagler
49
10
17
Automobile Accident
8 Julia Gallant
78
-
Apoplexy
21 John W. Fowler
60
0
3
Diabetes
25 Charles I. Grant
58
3
Carcinoma
28 Susie Ann Brown
55
Thrombosis
Nov.
2 Roxanna Kaulbeck
87
4 18
Heart Disease
3 Harold Gray
0
0 18
Lymphaticus
4 Martha J. Hutchinson
86
3 20 Bronchitis
5 Horace G. Wadlin
74
.1 3 Uraemia
10 Blanchard Daniel Sewell
67
5 5 Cancer of Pancreas
13 Henry Irvin Thompson
0
0
3
Convulsions
14 Mary C. Norton
65
- Myocarditis
16 Mary L. Heilge
76
6
14
Nephritis
18 Frank M. Clark
74
5
10
Hemorrhage
24
26 Doris May Meuse
0
2
12
Pneumonia
29 Daniel V. Clarke
73
3 20
Myocarditis
Dec.
9 Emmacetta M. Gunnison
72
8
3
Cerebral Thrombosis
11 Eugenie Arsenault
38
6
Embolism
13 Emma H. Cook
79
6 24
Hemorrhage
25 Charles S. Gerritson
73
1
22
Nephritis
26 John James Cameron
77
7 15
Myocarditis
27 Edward A. Ricketts
82
17
Shock
29 Emma M. Brown
83
3
11
Myocarditis
1
31 Catherine Josephine Chadbourne
26
0 0 Arsenical Therapy
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REPORT OF BOARD OF SELECTMEN
To the Citizens of Reading:
We herewith submit the annual report of the Board of Selectmen for the year ending December 31, 1925, together with the reports of the various departments under our supervision.
. The first meeting of the board following the annual election, was held March 6, 1925. Frederick L. Springford was chosen Chairman, Robert E. Parker, Secretary, and Leon G. Bent was appointed Clerk.
The regular meetings were held on Friday evenings throughout the year and in addition eleven special meetings were held.
We have held five hearings on applications for permits to store and sell gasoline and three permits have been issued.
In joint meetings with the Board of Public Works and the Planning Board, it has been decided to develop a comprehensive plan for the im- provement of the Common and the Municipal Building and Library grounds.
With this in view the services of Mr. Warren H. Manning have been secured to assist in the matter, and while it may not be practical to carry out the whole of this plan at once, we believe that whatever may be done should conform to a definite plan of development.
The trust funds accruing to the Town through bequests together with the Cemetery Trust Fund held by the Town have accumulated to an amount where it has seemed wise to this Board that a Board of Trustees of all Trust Funds of the Town should be appointed and we have, there- fore, petitioned the State Legislature for an act providing for the ap- pointment of such a Board.
In line with the policy of the Board of Selectmen to meet the need of increased police protection, due in a large measure to greater auto traffic, we have appointed an additional patrolman.
Through the efforts of some of the insurance agents in Reading, a survey has been made by the New England Insurance Exchange, with a view to obtaining a lower classification, which would result in lower fire insurance rates throughout the Town, and while the changes recom- mended would entail expenditures not commensurate with the immediate return, yet this report gives a basis along which we may work toward ultimate improvements.
We are pleased to report that the Board has been able to reduce the budget of the departments under its charge so that the total appro- priation requested for 1926 is about one thousand dollars less than last year.
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The financial statements of our departments are found in the Town Accountant's report.
In conclusion we acknowledge with appreciation the fine spirit of co-operation evidenced by the various officials, department heads and employes, with this Board, tending to lessen the problems and resulting in greater efficiency and success in the conduct of our Town affairs.
Respectfully submitted,
FREDERICK L. SPRINGFORD, Chairman ROBERT E. PARKER, Secretary CHARLES F. TREVOR
December 31, 1925.
Selectmen of Reading.
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REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
The duties of the Board of Public Welfare are of such a nature that an extended public report is not feasible and as so much of the detail of this department receives the efficient and conscientious attention of our Visitor, Miss Helen A. Brown, we submit her report which follows as the report of the Board.
Respectfully,
FREDERICK L. SPRINGFORD, Chairman ROBERT E. PARKER, Secretary CHARLES F. TREVOR
Board of Public Welfare.
December 31, 1925.
REPORT OF VISITOR
To the Board of Public Welfare:
I herewith submit my report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1925.
Owing to scarcity of houses in Reading, which may be rented for a small amount, several of the families who had formerly received aid from the Board of Public Welfare, have been obliged to leave and find cheaper tenements in nearby towns. This has reduced the number being aided in this town, but does not help our annual budget, for if these families have to be aided in another town where they are now living. the bills will have to be paid by the town of Reading, as long as their settlement in Reading holds. The number of those aided in Reading has also been reduced for other reasons. Four Mothers' Aid cases terminated, one on account of insurance received from death of the husband, an- other by the marriage of the widow, a third by the age limit of the chil- dren being reached, and the fourth by removal from town. Aid was given to two families when the man was out of work, but stopped when work was again to be found. Death claimed four elderly people. Aid to six- teen families, comprising a total of seventy-five persons, was stopped during the year, while only six new cases, comprising nineteen persons, were taken on. Three of these new cases have already been closed.
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At present we are furnishing milk to only one family, fuel to five families, cash to ten, including Mothers' Aid, and rent to four, two of which are reimbursed by the State. The board of three elderly people is being paid. The visitor recorded three hundred and ninety-two calls made, beside several visits to hospitals.
We wish to thank the Social Service Committee of the Visiting Nurse Association for the work done in distributing the bountiful Thanksgiving dinners supplied by the school children, and the Elks and other organizations and individuals for the generous aid at Christmas. The Tuberculosis Committee has given aid in welfare work during the year which is much appreciated, and has organized a Confidential Ex- change. We hope all churches and other organizations will register with this exchange, as it will help to avoid duplication in aiding families.
The visitor wishes to express her thanks to the members of the Board for their co-operation, and to the clerk of the Board, Mr. Bent, for his constant interest and assistance.
Respectfully submitted,
HELEN A. BROWN, Visitor.
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REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen :- I herewith submit the annual report of the Police De- partment of the Town of Reading for the year ending December 31, 1925:
Arrests for the year 1925
Total number of arrests for the year 1925-152.
Males
143
Females
9
Residents
52
Non-residents
100
American born
132
Foreign born
22
Adults
137
Minors
15
Causes of Arrests
Assaults
13
Drunkenness
45
Breaking and entering
2
Driving under influence of liquor
12
Illegal transportation of liquor
4
Unlawfully appropriating auto
1
Violating auto law
24
Non-support
3
For out of town officers
7
Manslaughter
1
S lling leased property
2
Larceny
7
Cruelty to animals
1
Not paying help
1
Violating parole
1
Capias
2
Insane
2
Keeping and exposing liquor for sale
8
No home
1
Tramp
1
Forgery
1
Disturbing the peace
3
152
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Disposition of Cases in Court
Fined
41
Released
13
Turned over to out of town officers
7
Placed on file
44
Placed on probation
6
Cases continued
5
State Hospital at Danvers
2
Committed, House of Correction
5
Discharged
13
Sentenced to the House of Correction, suspended
5
Appealed
5
Held for Grand Jury
2
Concord Reformatory, sentence suspended
2
State Hospital, Tewksbury
1
Defaulted
2
Amount of Fines Imposed by the Court
9 at $ 5.00 each
$ 45.00
7 at $10.00 each 70.00
4 at $15.00 each 60.00
3 at $20.00 each 60.00
50.00
7 at $50.00 each
350.00
3 at $75.00 each
225.00
4 at $100.00 each
400.00
1 at $150.00
150.00
1 at $200.00
200.00
Total
$1,610.00
Miscellaneous
Accidents
153
Buildings found open and secured
73
Cases investigated
105
Dead bodies taken care of
2
Defective sidewalks and streets
3
Dogs killed
17
Disturbances quelled
15
Lanterns put in dangerous places
7
Lights reported out
11
Search warrants served
13
Keys found in doors
3
Summons served for out of town officers
29
Windows found open
6
Children found and returned to parents
11
Wire found burning and reported
4
2 at $25.00 each
62
Fire discovered by officers
Horses killed
1
Gas leaks found and reported to the Gas. Co. 1
Houses vacated and special attention given them
15
Amount of property reported stolen
$3,000.80
Amount of property recovered 2515.00
Amount of property damaged and restitution made
850.00
Stolen automobiles reported by out of town officers 75
ROSTER Chief
Jeremiah Cullinane Patrolmen
Oscar H. Low
Frank R. Fisher
Daniel T. Scanlon
Patrick J. Long William F. O'Brien Harold W. O'Brien
Francis T. Slack
Timothy J. Cullinane
Conclusion
At this time I wish to thank the Honorable Board of Selectmen, the Judges and Officers of our District Court, our local press, and all others who have assisted in promoting the welfare of this department; also all members of the force for what they have done to make our town safe and sane.
Respectfully yours,
JEREMIAH CULLINANE, Chief of Police. Dec. 31, 1925.
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REPORT OF CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
Reading, Mass, December 31, 1925.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen :- The annual report of the Fire Department is herewith submitted giving the record of fires that have occurred during the year ending December 31, 1925, together with such information as I think may be of interest to the Town.
Finances
My financial transactions are all embodied in the report of the Town Accountant to which I would respectfully refer you for any information you may desire in that line.
Manual Force
The Department consists of eight permanent men (including its chief) and twenty-two call men. The permanent force is divided into two platoons-three on one shift and four on the other.
Apparatus and Equipment
The Department has five pieces of motor apparatus, four of which are at the Central Fire station, as follows: one Knox triple combination pump- ing engine of 600 gallons per minute capacity, purchased in 1913; one Robinson double tank combination, purchased in 1916; one Robinson com- bination service ladder truck in which a White motor has been installed, purchased in 1916; one Simplex single tank combination which was placed in service in 1923. All of the machines are in good working order. At Hose No. 2 Station on Woburn St. there is a Ford hose truck.
Recommendations
I would recommend that Combination C be painted this year and also that a new radiator be purchased for this truck. As the tires on the ladder truck are now six years old and in a weakened condition I would recommend that these be replaced this year. I would further recom- mend the purchase of the following: six chairs, a table, six ash cans, safety helts, two all service masks and one portalite. I also recommend that the Board of Selectmen and the Board of Public Works confer on more hydrants as there is a decided shortage of hydrants in the Square.
Fire Prevention
I have issued 685 permits for fires out of doors, four permits for the installation of oil burning equipment, five permits for the sale of fireworks, and three permits for the transportation of explosives.
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There are now over one hundred fuel oil burners in use in this town, most of which are of an approved type and have the necessary safety attachments on them, but there are still a few which are not so equipped and constitute a fire hazard.
Record of Alarms
This has been the busiest year in the history of the department we having answered 251 alarms. Three workmen lost their lives at the explo- sion and fire of the Leo Products Co. on September 21st. We also had a call for the lungmotor from Martin's Pond. And two calls were to assist in the rescue of horses from cesspools. The record by months is as follows:
Bell
Still
Tel.
Total
January
5
3
10
18
February
2
0
5
7
March
4
0
20
24
April
6
1
25
32.
May
3
0
11
14
June
1
0
6
7
July
6
2
12
20
August
5
1
9
15
September
9
2
5
16
October
8
4
27
39
November
11
1
18
30
December
8
1
20
29
-
-
Total
68
15
168
251
Number of miles traveled
1,107.4
Number of feet of 21/2 in. hose laid
10,850
Number of feet of 11/2 in. hose laid
6,000
Number of feet of chemical hose used
1,400
Number of feet of ladders raised
347
Number of gallons of chemical used
1052
Number of gallons of gasoline used
518
Number of gallons of oil used
32
Value of property in danger
$76,650.00.
Insurance thereon
$63,900.00
Loss thereto
$15,635.80
Insurance paid
$10,887.80
Uninsured loss
$ 4,748.00
.
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Conclusion
In conclusion, I wish to extend to your Honorable Board, to the Town Accountant, Treasurer and the Finance Committee, my thanks for the courtesies and co-operation I have received during the year. I wish to compliment the officers and members of the department on the prompt and efficient manner in which they have performed their duties. I also wish to express my thanks to the Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company for the use of current, to the Chief of Police for services rendered by his department at fires and to the employees of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company for the prompt and efficient service rendered in receiving alarms by telephone.
Respectfully submitted,
ORVILLE O. ORDWAY, Chief of Fire Department.
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REPORT OF FOREST WARDEN
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Reading, Mass, December 31, 1925.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen :- The annual report of the Forest Warden is herewith sub- mitted for the year ending December 31, 1925.
The financial transactions of this department are embodied in the report of the Town Accountant to which I refer you for any information along this line.
The following deputies were appointed by me and approved by the State Forest Warden: Henry M. Donegan, Federal St., Hugh L. Eames, Central Fire Station, John J. O'Brien, Central Fire Station.
Combination C is now used for all grass and brush fires and this machine is now equipped with 1200 ft. of 11% in. hose as well as brooms and 21/2 gallon extinguishers.
In the Spring of this year I posted all wood lots and roadsides in the wooded section of the town with very gratifying results. I have in- vestigated all fires and sent reports of them to the State Fire Warden. Number of permits for fires out of doors 226
Number of calls for grass and brush fires 148
17 Number of calls from look-out stations
In conclusion, I wish to thank all who have in any way assisted this department during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
ORVILLE O. ORDWAY, Forest Warden.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDING
Reading, Massachusetts, Dec. 31, 1925.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen :- I herewith submit my report for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1925:
The building construction for the past year was as follows :-
74 New one-family dwellings and one two-family dwelling at an approximate cost of $441,850.00
19 Alterations and additions to dwellings at an approximate cost of 11,980.00
35 New one-car garages
31 New two-car garages
7 New garages for three cars and more
5 New greenhouses
5 New factories
1 New building containing stores
5 New small stores
2 Alterations cr additions to stores
1 New restaurant
2 Additions to garages
7 New hen houses and 1 addition to hen house
1 New office and garage
1 Addition to office
1 New tool shed
1 Addition to a barn
The above buildings were built at an approximate cost of 161,683.00
The total cost of all new and remodelled buildings the past year amounts to approximately $615,513.00
Respectfully submitted,
A. RUSSELL BARNES, Inspector of Buildings.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF WIRES
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen :- I respectfully submit herewith my report as Inspector of Wires for the year ending December 31, 1925:
Number of new buildings wired 80
Number of old buildings wired 43
Number of buildings re-wired or in which additional wiring has been installed 70
Number of service outlets wired (approximate) 2883
Number of ranges connected 23
Number of heaters connected 7
Number of motors connected 27
H. P. of motors connected 270
The new buildings wired were 80 dwellings, eight garages, seven stores, two filling stations and one church.
Property owners are requested to see that the Inspector of Wires is notified whenever additions or changes are made in their electric wiring, in order that inspection may be made.
"The National Electrical Code," which contains the regulations of the National Board of Fire Underwriters for Electric Wiring, has been revised during the past year and is on file at the office of the Inspector of Wires .. Any one desiring a copy may obtain same at the office of the New England Insurance Exchange, 18 Oliver Street, Boston.
Special attention should be given to the installation of outdoor an- tennas for radio reception. These cannot be installed over electric light or power wires without creating a dangerous hazard to life and property. Suitable antennas are now available for attaching to the ridge of the house, where space is limited.
Poles and Overhead Wires
One hundred and sixteen defective poles have been renewed by the Municipal Light Department during the year. Many have also been renewed by the Telephone and Street Railway Companies, but the exact number is not available. Additional poles have been set on the following streets:
Bancroft Avenue, Edgewood Avenue, Hartshorn Street, Main Street, Norman Road, Pleasant Street, Parkman Street, Prescott Street, Pratt Place, Pearl Street, Summer Avenue, Thorndike Street, Tower Road, Wal- nut Street and Warren Avenue.
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The joint use of poles by the Municipal Light Department, New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, and Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company, has resulted in the removal from the streets of many duplicate pole lines.
Tree wire with special insulation has been installed in several streets where trouble has occurred due to contact with trees. It is planned to have more of this work done during the coming year.
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR G. SIAS, Inspector of Wires.
Reading, Mass., Dec. 31, 1925.
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REPORT OF TREE WARDEN
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
The work in the Tree Warden Department for the past year has con- sisted of the usual trimming and repairing of the trees.
I also planted one hundred shade trees on the roadside and as I find it very difficult to purchase trees suitable for roadside planting I have started a nursery at the Town Farm by planting one thousand seedlings and I intend to plant three thousand more this year. So the town will have their own shade trees in a few years.
I recommend the same appropriation as last year-fifteen hundred dollars.
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY M. DONEGAN, Tree Warden.
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REPORT OF CUSTODIAN OF VETERANS' GRAVES
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen :- I herewith submit my report as Custodian of Veterans' Graves for the year 1925.
Acting under your instructions, one man was employed a part of each working day from May 2, until December 11, to work exclusively on Veterans' lots.
During the growing season it took all of his time to keep the grass cut but later in the season several sunken graves were raised and seeded.
The location of the particular grave in which Veterans are buried in the various lots is quite a problem at the present time and will become more of one in future years if each grave is not provided with a permanent marker of some sort while there are Veterans alive who are familiar with their location.
Having this in mind, the latter part of the season was devoted to this work. Over two hundred markers were made which will show the location of the grave, the war in which he served and the number of the grave to correspond with the record in this office.
The markers are five inches in diameter and are to be set flush with the turf. They are marked as follows:
Revolutionary, Civil, Mexican, Spanish, World. .
Following is a statement of the cost of the work done during the past season :
Appropriation
$500.00
Fred Marr, pay roll
$472.43
Lodi and dressing
27.57
$500.00
Respectfully submitted,
ALFRED E. GOODWIN, Custodian Veterans' Graves. Dec. 31, 1925.
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REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH
There were one hundred seventy-four (174) contagious cases reported during the year 1925.
Chicken Pox
6
Diphtheria
7
Scarlet Fever
11
Measles
132
Mumps
7
Tuberculosis
4
Typhoid Fever
1
Whooping Cough
5
Pneumonia
1
174
Number of deaths
Male
40
Female
54
2 were over .90 years of age
20 were between 80 and 90 years
24 were between .70 and 80
14 were between .60 and 70
12 were between 50 and 60
3 were between 40 and 50
30 and 40
3 were between
40 and 50
4 were between
.30 and 40
2 were between
.20 and. 30
1 was between
10 and 20
3 were between
1 and 10
6 were under
3 were still births .1 year
Respectfully submitted,
E. M. HALLIGAN, M. D.
C. H. PLAYDON
C. F. ATKINSON
Board of Health.
Dec. 31, 1925.
94
4 were between
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF PLUMBING
To the Board of Health:
Gentlemen :- I herewith submit my report for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1925:
Number of permits granted 157
Number of fixtures granted 649
Closets
142
Bath tubs
125
Lavatories
132
Sinks
138
Wash Trays
105
Showers
4
Drinking fountains
3
Respectfully submitted,
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DAVID TAGGART. Inspector of Plumbing.
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REPORT OF DEMONSTRATION WORK IN AGRICULTURE AND HOME ECONOMICS
Reading, Mass., January 1, 1926.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen :- I herewith submit my report for the year 1925 and desire to thank the School Department, Municipal Light Department, Read- ing Grange, the teachers and volunteer workers in the Junior and Women's Department for courtesies and help extended and to the Editors of The Reading Chronicle for space given in The Chronicle.
An appropriation of $200.00 was made at the annual meeting in sup- port of the Middlesex County Extension Service in Agriculture and Home Economics. The following is a report of the work done by this organiza- tion in Reading for the year 1925:
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