Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05

returned to prisoners personal property tc
| the value of $132, 1895. and delivered te
| the collector at Police Court sums Of col.
| lateral to the amount of $50. 100 and to
| the clerk of the Juvenile Court sums Of
| collateral to the amount of $13646. There
| was reported stolen money and property
| to the amount of $113, S3S. IL, which is in
cluded in the above report. of which losses
| there was recovered $87 161.14.
| The flag presented annually to the police
', precinct having the highest standard
during the year. both in discipline and
efficiency. was won by police precinct No.
4. under the command of Capt. G. H.
Williams.
Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting.
Six hundred and eighty-six bell and $40
! local alarms Of fire were received during
| the year. an increase Of al over the pre-
ceding year. The total estimated fire loss
was $4,000. covered by an insurance Of
$4.241 1863. This fire loss Is an increase of
$214,511 over the loss for the preceding
year and is due to large extent to the
! number Of extra alarm fires, twenty-five
such fires causing total loss of $3.50, 521.
Notwithstanding this increase, the work
of the fire department in handling the
large number of fires is most gratifying,
and the efficiency of the department has
! been maintained at high standard.
The inspection of business houses, no.
tells, apartment houses. etc, has been
conscientious and thorough throughout
the year. and the value of such fire pre-
vention efforts is apparent when the COM
parative freedom of the business section
of the community from fire Is noted. The
protection of patrons of theaters. moving
picture houses and other places of public
assembly and amusement has also been
given the closest supervision by the de-
partment and no precautiOn has been
overlooked to render such places as safe
as possible in event of fire or panic.
In connection with the work of a con-
gressional committee the chief engineer
of the department has made inspections o.
the various buildings owned by the fed
eral government and has recommended
adequate protection from fire for the oc-
cupants thereof, as we'll as for govern
ment records.
The following motor apparatus has been
provided the fire department during the
year: One combination chemical engine
and hose wagon; one car for the chief en-
gineer, and one car for the superintendent
Of machinery. Additional motor fire ap-
paratus has been included in the estf-
mates of the Commissioners for the COM
ing year and it is hoped that Congress
will grant the appropriation.
Discipline in the fire department has
been maintained at its usual high stand,
ard and the conduct of the officers and
members has been such that only In ex-
tremely rare cases was it necessary Tor
the Commissioners to administer severe
punishment for violations OF the rules
November %, 1910, new fire company,
designated as "engine company No. %. y
was p aced in service on G street between
21st and 22d streets northwest.
November 9. 1910, Il new engine house
for No. 2 engine company was placed
in service On 18th street between q
and II streets northwest.
The flags presented annually to the
engine company and the truck company
having the highest standard during the
XS~:4
were won by engine company No. FL,
| under the command of Capt E. OCon-
nor, and truck company No. 1. under
the command Of Capt. c. E. Schrom.
Health Department.
The number of deaths in the District
of Columbia during the fiscal year
1910-1911 has been marked by no un-
usual variation from that usually re-
corded Deaths from all causes num-
bered 6,511, as against 6,212 in 1909.
including 3,199 deaths during the first
six months Of 1911, which must be
considered in order to round out the
period covered by this report. while in
1910. for the same period. 1897 were
recorded.
Infantile paralysis has stood out
prominently by reason of its preva-
lence and Of the inability Of the gov
-
to cope with it. In the absence Of any
klaw or regulation requiring the report
ing of cases Of infantile paralysis, no
accurate record could be kept of the
prevalence Of this disease but an in
vestfgation made by the Medical AS
ISOLATION of the District Of Columbia
discloses sos cases, q number not far
from the total. Recent discoveries hav-
ing shown that this disease is COM
municable, the Commissioners, May 8.
1911 nYnnnlllH9fad OH Ia tiOnQ deSi n
to prevent its spread. Fortunately. the
disease, which is prevalent in the sum-
mer months, did not reappear in cpl
| demic form in 1911. and nothing can,
| therefore, be reported as to the efficacy
| Of the measures officially adopted.
J Births.
| Births reported during 1910 numbered
1901. an increase Of over the preceding
year. Since the close of 1910 and UP to
| the close of the present fiscal year re-
corded births numbered 3,413, a decrease
| Of sixty-six as recorded for the CORE
spending period of the preceding year.
1t is believed that the registration OF
! births approxtmates 95 per cent Of all
| that occur.
Medical Inspection Of Schools.
| Nine thousad nine hundred and eighty
five visits to schools and sixty-seven
visits to homes Of pupils were made by
the medical inspectors Of schools during
| the school year 191O-11. The total num-
Der Of examinations Of pupils made was
| IL, 1917, and In 822 instances those exami-
nations resulted in the exclusion of the
pupil because OF the existence of some
condition that would render school at
| tendance dangerous to his own health
/ or that of his associates One hundred
and eighteen pupils were referred by the
| board of education to the health depart
ment for determination as to the advisa-
bility of assignment to atypical or I'M
graded schools on the ground of mental
deficiency. OF the pupils actually ex-
! amined sixty-two were recommended for
such assignment, thirty-three were not
so recommended; in eight cases pupils
| were withdrawn by their parents, and in
| fifteen instances final reports had not
been made at the close of the year. Five
hundred and thirty-four children were
| examined at the request of the board OF
| education, operating under the child labor
law. to determine IL they were physically
able to perform the duties Of the positions
| they desired to fill. OF these chi dren
three were found to be physically dis
qualified, and with respect to the re-
mainder 1t was recommended that work
| thirty-two candidates for admission to
the Normal School were examined and
passed. thirty-four Of them. however. be-
| Ing found to have defective vision requir-
| Ing glasses for its correction.
| Food-Inspection Service.
The food-inspection service has been
maintained as in past years. Efforts