The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-24

During the month of August the COM
mission disposed OF matters relating
to telephone companies, matters re-
lating to railroad companies. matters
relating to power companies, 2 miscel-
laneous matters and conducted inves-
LEGATIONS in IA accident cases.
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 in
vestigations have been started in con-
nection Herewith. An attempt is be-
ing made to secure the licensing OF
any persons who have been unlawfully
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.
Adams, Barton. Montpelier, Burling-
ton, and Rutland, 1S6 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, s. cases; gonorrhea. 43 cases;
nlumps, 81 cases; whooping cough and
poliomyletis, "a cases each; and a
lesser number of cases of chicken pox.
scarlet fever. syphilis, diphtheria, Ger
man measles and tuberculosis. The
anti-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-
| diphtheria examinations, $50; tuber-
culosis examinations, $50; typhoid
? fever examinations, 50; and sanitary
Il water examinations. 6S.
! Fish and Game Department.
3 3 The rggu1tar. fr1fEs rrfb4qtf9n Pr trout
:. from the various stations has been car
;. ried on during the month. this kind of
s work having been completed for the
S season from the Bennington County
e and South Vernon stations. Distribu-
ton of lake trout and salmon from the
e RoXbury hatchery and the Essex Coun-
s. ty station has not yet been completed.
e. The commissioner attended the annual
convention of the fish and game COM
missioners held at St. Paul, Minnesota.
a. during the month and while there
o. made arrangements for a visit to this
r state of a representative of the United
e States Biological Survey for the pur-
lg pose of establishing a game refuge
near Lake Champlain. more particular
~ for wild fowl This representative
will also make an inspection of state
- forests with view to the establish
re ment of state forest game refuge.
Board of Charities and Probation.
The board of charities and proba.
~ ton is new department created by
Mt the legislature of 1917 to take over the
Id work formerly done by the probation
IS commission. and in addition, to have
~ general charge of dependent, delin
s. quent and neglected children of the
III state and TO supervise and inspect
50 the pOorhouses in the state Thu
10 secretary of the. board acts as stat,
n probation officer and probationer:
&C are committed-to his care blythe cour
o. rather than 10 county probation off
III GERS as foTidTly. Reports are made b!
on practitioners direct to the secretary
VI as state probation officer, although
some OF the probation work is done
Vi under the direction of the secretary
by deputy probation officers appointet
by the board. At the close of Angus
on there were slightly more than 700 pre-
bationers reporting to the state proba
' ton officer. As new probationers hav
40 ing reported during the month. and tn
of period for reporting of los probation
of ers having terminated.
BILE The child welfare work of the boar
on consists largely in finding temporar
he or permanent homes for children con
Int mitted to the board through juvenil
nd courts or coming under its car
NV through some other means. During tn
Der month of August, children wer
lis placed in temporary or permanent
A homes. one child placed out by adoI
H. ton. children committed TO the il
ra- dustrial school and children assiste,
Six poorhouses were inspected dG-in
August.
,lic Commissioner of Industries.
re- There were 702 accidents reporte
4 s to the commissioner of industries,