St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-26

During the month Of August the com
mission disposed Of 2 matters relating
to. telephone companies, s matters re-
1ating to railroad companies, matters
relating to power companies, 2misce1-
laneous matters and conducted inves-
LEGATIONS III IA accident cases. IS:
Insurance Commissioner.
The annual directory Of insurance
companies, agents and brokers IL
censed to do business In the state has
been issued during the month and
copies may be obtained by addressing
the insurance commissioner at Mont
pelier. Two suspicious fires have been
reported to the commissioner and irl-
vestigations have been started IN con
nection Herewith. An attempt is be-
ing made to secure the licensing OF
any persons who have been lnlawfully
placing insurance in this state not
having been properly licensed by the
insurance department.
Board Of Health.
The epidemic Of infantile paralysis
has continued during the month, "a
new cases having been reported. DR..
Lovett held clinics for the treatment
OF infantile paralysis patients in St.
Albans, Barton, Montpelier, Bnfling.
ton, and Rutland, 1856 cases having
been seen by him. Two nurses are en-.
gagged in the after-care of infantile
paralysis.
During the month there have been
reported 431 cases of communicable
diseases, the most numerous being
measles, 81 cases; gonorrhea, 43 cases;
mumps, 81 cases; whooping cough and
| poliomyletis. 81 cases each; and a
lesser number Of cases of chicken pox
scarlet fever, syphilis, diphtheria, Ger.
man measles and tuberculosis. The
antf-tuberculosis campaign has been
conducted by means of moving picture
exhibits and lectures in the towns OF
Hartland, Springfield, Windsor, Nor
witch, Thetford Center, Fairlee, East
Middlebury, Cornwall, Whiting and
Shoreham.
There were made during the month
by the laboratory of hygiene, S26 ex
aminations, the largest numbers being
diphtheria examinations, 1870; tuber
culosis examinations. a60;. typhoid
fever examinations. 50; eel -enitar5
water examinations, 6S.
Fish and Game Department.
The regular distribution of trout
from the various stations. has been car
ried on during the month, this kind Of
work having been completed for the
season from the Bennington County
and South Vernon stations. Distribu
ton of lake trout and salmon from thu
Roxbury hatchery and the Essex Coun
ty station has not yet been completed
The commissioner attended the annua
convention of the fish and game com
missioners held at St. Paul, Minnesota
during the month and while Their,
made arrangements for a visit to thi
state of representative of the Unitet
States Biological Survey for the pur
4 pose of establishing a game refug
near Lake Champlain, more particular
ly for wild fowl This Representative
will also make an inspection of stat,
forests with view to the establish
ment Of state forest game refuge.
Board Of Charities and Probation.
The board of charities and probs
ton is new department created b.
the legislature of 1917 to take over tn
work formerly done by the probation
commission, and in addition, to hav
general charge of dependent, :delir
quent and neglected children of tn
state and to supervise and inspec
the poorhouses in the state Tn
secretary of the board acts as stat
probation officer and probationer
are committed to his care by the coul
rather than to county probation off
GERS as formerly. Reports are made b
probationers direct to the secretar.
as state probation officer, a1thoug
some of the probation work is don,
under the direction Of the secretar,
by deputy probation officers appointe
by the board At the close Of Augus
, there were slightly more than 700 pr,
:, bationers reporting to the state prob;
ton officer, As new probationers ha,
; ing reported during the month, and th
period for reporting Of los probation
{ ers having terminated.
q The child welfare work of the boar
: consists largely in finding temporar
. or permanent homes for children con
t mitted to the board through juvenil
l courts or coming under its car
' through some other means. During th
: month of August, children we1
! placed in temporary Or permaner
4 homes, one child placed out by ado
|. ton, children committed to the il
! dustrial school and children assiste
Six poorhouses were inspected durin
August. .4s.<.4.
6 Commissioners Of Industries.
J. There were TOP accidents reporte
& to the commissioner of industries, 8
: which were fatal. Compensation hs
> Ibeen ordered In 109 cases, final settl
r ments approved in 80 cases and a
l. cases finally disposed of. The commi
= sioner held n formal and inform