Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-08-22


OF 1917 which created the board OF
control provided that the various state
departments shall make monthly re-
ports 10 the board showing work done
and expenses incurred II also pro
vided that these reports should be
delivered TO the legislative reference
librarian who should make 8 con-
densed statement thereof for the
newspapers Of the state Pursuant
70 those provisions this statement Is
issued
During the month OF July orders
were drawn BY the auditor of accounts
20 the amount Of SS02.SS1-25. With
the bank commissioner the auditor
made the annual examination Of the
state treasurer's books and the an
nuaI statement OF finance as shown
thereby has Just been printed BY the
treasurer. On July 81, 1917 cash on
hand in the treasury amounted TO
$3.50. sS0-91
Under the direction OF the state
treasurer as commissioner of weights
and measures there we're made by the
inspectors Of the department 1894 in
spect0ns of weights and measures in
IS different towns
Secretary Of State
The secretary Of state issued during
the month Of July. % licenses for the
sale Of oleOmargarine and 81 new
corporations were authorized TO do
business in the state during the
month. The department sent out 1855
packages OF publicity matter and there
were issued two new books. The Lure
Of Vermont's Silent Places" and The
Lakes OF Vermont" copies OF which
may be obtained by addressing the
secretary OF state. In the automobile
department OF the Office there were
1886 cars registered and 2S02 opera
tors and $50 chauTeurs' licenses
granted. and Il licenses were suspend
ed The fees received for registra-
tions and licenses totalled, $2S.545-05-
Beard of Health.
An epidemic OF infantile paralysis
has largely held the attention Of the
health department during the month.
There was issued on July 18th an or
der fOrbidding the holding OF al fairs
chautauQuas, circuses, etc. which has
been the cause Of considerable cor
resp0ndence with and inquiries made
OF the board A temporary Injunction
issued by 2 federal court against the
board OF health restraining them from
enforcing this order was vacated after
hearing at St Johnsbury on July Goth
In connection with the epidemic IN
~ -
meeting attended by thirty-six health
officers. July 5th- There we're IS cases
Of fnfantiIe paralysis during the
month Under the direction OF the
state board OF health nurses employed
in the after-care OF MANTLE paralysis
have made 154 visits since May 23rd-
During the month there have been
reported 73e cases OF communicable
diseases. the most numerous being
measles, SzT cases; who0p5ng cough.
1G3 cases; German measles, So cases;
number Of cases OF smallpox chicken
pox- munps. typhoid fever, diphtheria.
pneumonia. peIlagra. erysipeIas. syph-
Ills. gOn0rrhea, tuberculosis
Moving picture exhibits and lectures
in connection with the educational
work Of tuberculosis have been held
IN Z places during the month Visits
By the sanitary inspector have been
made 10 3 towns
The laboratory Of hygiene made 1889
examinations during the month OF
which 679 were 10 determine the exis-
tence OF disease. the rest being exam
nations OF water. milk. food. drugs
and other miscellaneous examinations
Attorney General.
Aside from the REGULAR routine work
OF his department the attorney general
has spent considerable time IN the in
vestigation OF the Bradshaw murder
case At ST J0hnsbury and In the prep
aration for and the holding OF hear
ings relating TO the order OF the state
board OF health relating 70 the holding
chautauquas-
Commissioner Of Agriculture.
During the month OF July the mar
keting agent OF the department has
visited Is creaneries with an expert
accountant OF the federal bureau OF
marketing. interesting creamery men
IN the installation OF z system OF ac-
counts devised by the federal bureau
Thirteen creameries VIII adopt this
system The market agent has also
made investigations relating 70 the
methods OF disp0sing CT wool by Z
pooling method and OF methods for
the sale OF dairy products. The dairy
manufacturing expert OF the depart
nent has visited nineteen creaneries.
giving instruction N methods OF man
ufactUring OF dairy products. The work
Of the creamery inspectors has been
recognized. the state being divided
into four districts. with an inspector
assigned TO each district Regulations
covering sanitary requirements for
creanerfes and farms have been drawn
up and IS plants and "a farms in
spected during the month
4 cooperative agreement with the
federal department OF agriculture has