The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-24
STATES WORK
.es of August Reports Of State
Departments to Board
of Control

DuFlng lhe month OF august inc SVANE
mission DISPOSED OF matters relating
to telephone companies. matters re-
lating 70 railroad companies, matters
relating TO power companies, 2 miscel-
laneous matters and conducted inyes-
legations In n accident cases.
Insurance Commissioner.
The arasal directory Of insurance
companies, agents and brokers H.
consed to do business in the state has
been issued during tho month and
copies may be obtained by addressing
the insurance commissioner ct 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 ualawiully
placing insurance in this atato not
having been properly licensed By the
insurance department
Board OF Health.
The epidemic OF infantile paralysis
has continued during the month, 81
new cases having been reported Or
Loyett held clinics for the treatment
Of infantile paralysis patients in ST
Adams, Barton, Montpelier. Burning
ton. and Rutland, ls6 cases having
been seen by him Two nurses are en-.
gagged in the after.oare OF infantile
paralysis sr
During the month there have been
reported dSl cases Of communicable
diseases. the most numerous being
measles, 81 cases; goncrrhca, AZ cases;
humps, 81 cases; whoopine cough cnd
poliomyleus. 81 cases eacn; aDl a
lesser number of cases of chicken p0x,
scarlet fever, syphilis, diphtheria, Ger.
man measles and tuberculosis. The
antituberculosis campaign has been
conducted by means Of moving picture
exhibits and lectures In the towns OF
Hartland, Springfield. Windsor Nor
wich. 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 heing
diphtheria examinations, $50; tuber-
culosis examinations. 100; typhoid
fever examinations, SO; and sanitary
water examinations, IS.
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 Dlstribu-
ton OF lake trout and salmon from the
Roxbury hatchery and the Essex Coun
ty station has not yet been completed
Tho commissioner attended the annual
convention OF the FISH and game com
missioners held at st. Paul Minnesota
during the month and while there
made arrangements FOR visitto this
state OF a representative OF the United
States Biological Survey for the pur
pose of establishing n game refuge
near Lake Champlain. moro particular
ly for wild fowl This representative
] will oico ,,r.~a M frrrantiOp 90 c4ot.
( forests with view TO the establish
ment Of a state forest game refuge
Board Of Charities and Probation.
The board OF charities and proba
ton is a new department created by
the legislature of 1917 to take over the
work formerly done by the probation
commission, and in addition, to have
general charge OF dependent, delin
quent and neglected children of the
state and to supervise and inspect
the poorhousos in the state TIT
secretary of the board acts as stlt,
probation officer and probationer!
arc committed to his care by the cour
rather than to county probation on
GERS as formerly Reports arc made b,
probationcrs direct TO the secretary
as state probation officer. although
some of the probation work is done
under the direction OF the secretary
by deputy probation officers appointe,
by the board AZ the close of Angus
there were slightly more than ZOO pre-
lhoticrers reporting to tho state nroba
t,sa oGoer, 20 new probationors hay
ing reported during the month, and tn
period for reporting of los probation
/ ers having terminated
The child welfare work of the boar
consists largely In finding Temporal
, or permanent homes for children con
! mltted to the board through juyenil
! courts or coming under its car
, through some other means. During tn
: month OF August, children wer
. placed In temporary or permanent
| homes, one child placed out by adoI
ton. children committed to the II
4. dustrial school and children assisted
Six poorhouses were inspected durin
August
: Commissioner Of Industries.
}. There were zoe accidents reporte
4 to the commissioner of industries, 3 {
r which we're fatal Compensation ha
:. been ordered IN 100 cases. final settl
= ments approved in 30 cases and AZ
j. cases finally disposed Of The commit
0 nloner held 81 formal ard inform.