Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-04
HEALTH oFFIcEHs REPORT. statsment ef Work for ths Year Mads by pr. \. ?. LswisFiYs Rseem- mandafiana

Statement q Work for the Year Mads
 by Dr. \. ?. Lswis FiYs Rseem-
 mstldations.
 In his annual report, Dr. N. B. Lew is, health officer, said that from May mild cases of scarlet fever and on two different occasions an epidemic was threatened. Three schools were closed and those with rooms in three other schools were thoroughly fumigated.
 Because of tho prevaIence of cholera 8 list Of all immigrants from Russia and Italy Since November first 31 have come here from Russia and Po- land and 19 from Italy.
 Reference ts made to the building of the sewers in Eleventh street end Boswell avenue, Tenth street, P1att avenue, Oneco street, and Ripley hill. New sanitary catchbasins have been installed in their place The use of oil to keep down the dust proved very satisfactory. The cuIvert at Com , stock pond should be. continued to
 Dumping Garbage.
 Comstoe.k pond being filled there is now no place for dumping except Gen. tral wharf, where it is necessary to sptIe thiz year. He thinks it would be economy to spile on the north side to Sturtevant street and put in a spile bridge to connect with the street so as to save a large amount of extra carriage.
 There were IS cases of tuberculosis reported by the physicians and under takers in the year and 1s by the state board of health There were 4s deaths from tuberculosis in the town during the year. or eleven more deaths than cases reported by the physicians. un- dertakers and state board, and two more than the preceding year.
 Pamphlets for the care of children during the summer were distributed. fants under five and five from chii- dren over five in the town, which is a very satisfactory report.
 Watsr.
 Regarding the shortage of water, was empty for the first time in its history. He had for two years in his reports advised the council of a short age and the probability of the water supply failing unless there was an additional supply, but no attention was given the matter Mehesan leke hsfp- ed out as an emergency supply and later it was voted to go to Trading Cove brook for 8 supply to be pumped. On account of the. large quantity of snow on the ground it was not a prop CT time to inspect the watershed o1 this brook until January first, 1911. when the report states he inspected the watershed and pumping station and two days later sent samples from the brook to the state chemist, advfs- ing the board net to allow any water to be turned on until the analysis be- state chemist had been received. He advised the treating or filtering o1 the water and two Roberts filters have been secured and are being in- stalled. so that the water can be used in short time, which will, think with what water can be obtained from Fairview reservoir, provide sufacteni water for the city until the new res- ervoir. which has been voted by the city, is completed and ready for use On account of the scarcity of Watel fewer new connections with the pub lie sewers have been made than usual but it is expected that we shall have sufficient water In the future, and tha. connections which have been delayed can now be made. Forty-five sampler of water have been sent to the state chemist for analysis and about one hundred other springs and wells have been examined by the health ofl1cei during the past year"
 There were 94 permits to clean vaults, 42 cases of scarlet fever re- ported and placarded, 23 cases of diph- theria, 86 fonses fumixated, 32 vaults E investigated, IA ordered cleaned, F vaults abated, nuisances inspected 30 abated 43. visits made $40, visits te schools g, schoolhouses fumigated 5 telephone calls 570.
 During last year there were 45s deaths, besides 27 non-residents, meaning a-~death rate per thousand oi 1s. There were sixty drains laid iE the year and IA closets installed.
 Recommendations
 1. That the cuivert in ComstocA pond be completed
 2. That a sewer be built in Laurel Hill avenue from the manhole near Jennings block southerly 450 feet
 3. That a sewer be built in North Thames street from Thames street northerly to Cove street culverzt
 4. That Yantic street sewer be built
 5. That the spiling at the dump be extended to Sturtevant avenue and a spile bridge be constructed to Sturte- want avenue.