Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-24

ports to the board showing work done
and expenses incurred. 1t also pro
vided that these reports should be
delivered to the legislative reference
| librarian who should make a con.
| densed statement thereof for the
newspapers of the state. Pursuant
to those provisions this statement is
issued.
During the month of July orders
were drawn by the auditor of accounts
to the amount of $302,98125. With
the bank commissioner the auditor
made the annual examination of the
state treasurer's books and the an,
nual statement Of finance as shown
thereby has just been printed by the
treasurer. On July 81, 1917 cash on
hand n the treasury amounted to
S56O,93o91.
Under the direction of the state
treasurer as commissioner of weights
and measures there were made by the
inspectors of the department 1924 in
spections of weights and measures In
As different towns.
Secretary Of State.
The secretary Of state issued during
the month of July, % licenses for the
sale Of oleomargarine and Fl 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
1875 cars registered and 1892 opera
tors and 552 chauffeurs' licenses
granted and IA licenses were suspend
ed. The fees received for regstra-
lions and licenses totalled, $2S,545.05.
Board 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 all fairs,
chautauquas, circuses, etc, which has
been the cause of considerable cor
respondence with and inquiries made
of the board. A temporary Injunction
issued by federal court against the
board of health restraining them from
enforcing this order was vacated after
hearing at st. Johnsbury on July 30th.
In connection with the epidemic in
Washington County there was held a
meeting attended by thirty-siI health
officers, July 5th. There were 28 cases
of infantile paralysis during the
month. Under the direction of the
state board OF health nurses employed
in the after-care Of infantile paralysis
have made 154 visits since May 23rd.
During the month there have been
reported 739 cases OF communicable
diseases. the most numerous being
measles. 327 cases; whooping cough.
1O3 cases; German measles, SO cases;
scarlet fever, SO cases; and lesser
number of cases of smallpox. chicken
pox. mump5, typhoid fever, diphtheria,
pneumonia, pellagra, erysipelas, syph
Ills, gonOrrhea, tuberculosis
Moving picture exhibits and lectures
in connection with the educational
work OF tuberculosis have been held
in IL places during the month. Visits
by the sanitary inspector have been
made to 8 towns.
The laboratory Of hygiene made 1899
examinations during the month OF
which 679 were to 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. Johnsbury and in the prep
aration for and the holding of hear
ings relating to the order of the state
board of health relating to the holding
chautauquas
Commissioner Of Agriculture.
During the month OF July the mar
keting agent Of the department has
visited Is creameries with an expert
accountant OF the federal bureau of
marketing. interesting creamery men
In the installation Of system OF &C.
counts devised. by the federal bureau.
Thirteen creamer1es will adopt this
system. The market agent has also
made Investigations relating to the
methods of disposing Of wool by a
pooling method and of methods for
the sale Of dairy products. The dairy
manufacturing expert Of the depart.
ment has visited nineteen creameries.
giving instruction in methods of man
ufacturing OF dairy products. The work
Of the creamery inspectors has been
re-organized, the state being divided
into four districts, with an inspector
assigned to each district. Regulations
covering sanitary requirements fol
:reameries and farms have been drawn
up and 46 plants and 254 farms In
Bpected during the month.
A cooperative agreement with the
federal department Of agriculture has
been entered into by which an expert
veterinarian to do testing work fol
bovine tuberculosis will be furnished
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