The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-13
STEVENS ELECTED IVES' SUCCESSOR
 AS HEALTH HEAD
Commissioners Discuss Pro- posed Amendments To
 Bpt's. Charter.

The Health Board was formally re- organized yesterday afternoon and at night had it's January meeting. The reorganization took place at city hall with Mayor Wilson presiding. pr. F. w. Stev ens was formally elected pres ident succeeding Fred D. Ives Com missioner George c. Peet assumed his place on the board.
 Little excepting routine business was transacted at the meeting at night in the pol1ce and charities building. An intereStirlx report was read from the supervisors Of the dental clinic It in cI1ded reports that up to December Drs. Strang and Zones have lectureds on dental subjects before 2,5O0 pupils in the public schools
 The first round of inspection was completed December 12. In, grade there were s,826 scholars examined and $40 in grade ?. Among the grade scholars there were 21, ,432 cavities and temporary f11lings given attention among grade scholars and s092 among grade ? pupils. Cavities given permanent were 1s575 among grade l pupils and 742 among those of grade 2. There were 3,249 students found among grade rooms without tooth brushes the former rooms there were 5Q8 found suffering from abscesses of the gums and so among those of grade
 The report of the Supervisors for De cenber showed that 1909 pupils have been treated with 7,o42 cavities and l temporary filings found and treated; there were 799 cavities given perTna- nent filings; aibseesses found on the gums numbered 198 and there were l 913 children found without tooth l brushes. Tooth brush drills were giv- en to T 161 children.
 Approval was given to a proposed amendment to the city ordinance I whereby the activities of local nfd- l wives will come more under the s11- 1 perviSion of the health board and the 4 commissioners will be enabled to keep lin closer touch with their work The 4 ordinance win be drafted and the com ] lTnissioners will use all efforts to have 1t passed by the legislature Another proposed ordinance that will be sup Eported before the legislature calls for l3changing the registration of vital sta i tistics from the town clerks office to the offices of the Health Board. It is believed that this will enable the city E health officers to keep in closer touch
 with diseases prevailing in the city
 pr. E. A. Mcclellan, city health officer lfavors both. The first will require that all Tnidwives register with the city
 heatIh officer before being allowed tc
 practice that she satisfactorily pass an exaThination proving her ability to E slpractice and that immediate report be made by her of any births at which
 she has of11ciated. There will be other Regulations.
 That Dr. R. D. Martin is the only Eofncfal designated to pass on animals
 killed at the slaughter house was the
 substance Of word received from Conn missioner of Domestic Animals J. O
 Phelps, Jr., Of Hartford. The ruling
 was asked so as to determine the au-
 thority of Dr. A. c. Knapp, the Health
 Boards veterinarian. at the house
 There was a slight nldsunderstanding
 regarding the matter "A few days lago Cudahy Bros had some calves te be slaughtered. Dr. Martin wss mol to be located and Dr. Knapp happened Ito pay a visit at the albattoir. Know ing that Dr. Martin would not be there Ennui the next day and supposing thad
 he had the proper authority, he exam ined and passed the animals The ac- tdon was reported to Hartford by pr
 Martin. The commissioners decided to coInKnunicate with Commissions
 Phelps asking him to inform them re Egarding the exact status of procedure there ss