Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-07
CITY HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS
Made by Dr. Lewis in His Annual Report-SeveraI Sewers
Needed Scaret Fever Visitation Was the Most Serious
Item in Health of the City in Past Year.

feet Of new sewers were built. The
Yantic Street sewer was rebuilt and
new sewers were laid in Harrison ay-
enue. Thames street and Summit
street. Nothing has been done as yet
towards accepting GARFIELD avenue as
ly needed In order that a sewer be
constructed in this street 1t is first
necessary that the council accept the
street as a public street. Laurel Hill
avenue should be severed beyond the
Laurel Hill school house as several
cellars are already built for new
houses in this section with no chance
for sewerage or even cess pools on &C
count of the rocky condition of the
soil.
Streets.
During the past year the macadam
streets were oiled as usual which Is
very effective in laying the dust dur
ing the summer months The paved
streets were kept swept and occa-
sionally hueshed at night, which keeps
them in fair condition. In Jamestown,
New York, a city little larger than
Norwich a. new plan has been tried for
the past two years, which is claimed to
be very effective without additional
expense to the city. The dutp OF
keeping all paved streets clean is dele
gated to the fire department, which is
equipped with all necessary hose for
that purpose. This, it is claimed. has
resulted in clean streets without ex-
pense to the city, and with no impair
ment in the service of the fire de-
partment in case Of fire.
Water and Ice.
Although very little rain fell during
the past season we had sufficient wa
ter for all purposes. The water of
Stony Brook, on account of it's recent
construction, had a peculiar taste, but
was safe for domestic use. There was
sufficient ice for all purposes harvest
ed on local ponds for the past year.
All the ice ponds are in safe condition
for good sanitary ice.
Inspection of School Children and Ger
tifieates.
About two hundred children have
been examined for different minor all
ments at my office and about fifty
visits made to homes and school
houses upon complaints of teachers.
About five hundred certificates have
been issued to children for return to
school after absence of five days or
more.
Mosquitoes.
All ponds were oiled during May
and June for the destruction of
mosquitoes and good results were OBJ
tanned
The following is the summary of
work done in this department during
lAS Cd4 !, 1SIOs
Permits to clean vaults ........ Ga
Cases scarlet fever reported and
placarded Observation-Disclosures. So
Cases diphtheria reported and pla-
carded Il
Houses fumigated for scarlet fever AZ
Houses fumigated for diphtheria.. 20
Houses furnigated for pulmonary
tuberculosis lS
Vaults investigated ...... 27
Vaults ordered cleaned ............ IA
Vaults abated Observation-Disclosures. 80
Miscellaneous nuisances inspected. "a
Miscellaneous instances ordered
aDated II
Miscellaneous visits made ....... .62S
Visits to- school houses .......... 4
School houses fumigated ......... 8
Telephone calls HOO
Contagious Diseases.
April /, 1914 to April l, 1915: Scar
let fever So, dipiltheria 81, typhoid fe-
yer 2, measles II, tuberculosis A,
CHAMBERS and farcy 1.
Vital Statistics For Town.
Number of deaths from January 1914
to January L 1915, exclusive of non
residents 412, number of deaths, of non
residents 81, number of deaths in pub
lie institutions 141, death rate per
thousand upon estimated population IL
pr. ct.
Death From Infections Diseases For
Town.
January 1, 1914 to January 1, 1915:
tuberculosis 81, tuberculosis at SAM
tarium 40, typhoid fever 0, scarlet fe-
yer 2, diphtheria and Group 5, measles
0, pneumonia SO, cerebro-spi meni-
gifts 1. whooping cough 1, diarrheaI
diseases under five 16, diarrheal diseas-
es over five s.
Population of town 10000, number Of
miles Of city streets So, number of
miles of city sewers % IL, number of
miles of city streets without sewers
81 IL, sewers built in 1914 1875 feet,
number of drains laid from April /,
1908 to April 1, 1908 1910, number of
drains laid from April /, 1908 to April
1, 1914 944, number Of drains laid@from
April 1, 1914 to April 1, 1915 80, total
21S4.
Number new water closets installed
during year PIT, number fixtures con-
nected with sewer from 1902 to 1914
1854, number fixtures connected with
sewer from April 1, 1914 to April /,
1915 469.