New Britain herald., 1917-06-12
RE VACCINATED OR ].
 PAY FOR SICKNESS sss 14.8
This Would Be Health Dept.
 Stand If Law Allowed It

<AAAy &AA0AA W4AO AGAAS00 LO 00 V&ASS cinated and then contracts smallpox should be forced to bear, all expenses. in the opinion of the health depart ment in it's annual bulletin issued to-. day. Concerning the smallpox 7sit- uation. the bulletin says:
 'The first case of smallpox to oc- cur in New Britain was reported May 15, 1917. The patient had nev- CT been vaccinated.
 Approximately 600 cases of small- pox have been reported in Connecti- cut since October, 1916. Of this. number less than twenty had ever been vaccinated and, with two excep- tions,. the vaccinations were old.
 The man who would rather have smallpox than be vaccinated should be made to stand all the expense in- cured by the quarantine If he con- tracts the disease, and not be sup- ported by his fellow citizens
 The monthly report of the bureaus of the health department for May. issued today, Is. as follows:
 Communicable Diseases.
 Tuberculosis 6, diphtheria ?, scar let fever 3, measles 8, whooplng cough 2. chickenpox s. venereal l. and houses Quarantined 12.
 nabratory Report
 Total examinations 25s, first cul- ture examined 35, second and more cultures examined 51, first culture showing diphtheria B 1, second cul- ture showing diphtheria B 19, vidal blood test for typhoid 2, sputum ex- aminations 13, miscellaneous ex- aminations 15 and samples of milk examined 137.
 Report of Tuberculosis Department
 Cases carried over from previous month 169, new cases reported g, cases discharged 4. deaths 5. cases under care 159.. cases at sanatoria 25, cases sent to sanatoria 3, cases discharged from sanatoria 1, cases now at sanatoria 24, cases supplied with milk 8. cases supplied with eggs I, cases supplied with sputum cups 21, calls at office s6, calls made by nurses 460, regular nursing care giv- en 6, fumigations and renovation of rooms occupied by tuberculosis l.a- tients 10.
 Plumbing Inspectors Report.
 Number applications received 75, permits issued for work in new build ings 13, permits, old buildings 62, permits issued for new sinks in old buildings 39, permits issued for new laundry trays in old buildings IT, plumbing in new buildings tested 22, plumbing approved in new buildings 95, final inspection in new buildings IT. final inspection in old buildings 4S, permits issued for new toilets in old buildings 32, permits issued for new bath-tubs in old buildings 17, permits issued for new wash-bowls in old buildings g, work approved in, ofd buildings 75, sewer connections in- spected 6, defects found and remedied 1, total inspections 21S. sewer per-sl mits issued 10.
 Food Inspeca1ona
 Inspections and sreznspections of food stores bakeries, candy mfrs, res- taurants. etc. 33s, number Of articles of other foods destroyed 51, meat boxes Inspected 2S5, meat boxes or4+ dered cleaned Is. foods ordered covered 23. stores ordered cleaned 1s, i! prosecutions 4.
 Milk Inspector's Report.
 Total samples collected 137, ,Dair- ies inspected and re-inspected 4S, dairies ordered cleaned 3, dairy al- teratfons ordered 20, stables ordered cleaned 19, stable alterations ordered IT. cows inspected 333, cows osdered destroyed 6. milk ordered condemned pending recovery of animal IS, prose- cutions l.
 Report of Slanel1tee HOuse.
 Cattle inspected 90. calves inspected | Ss, Hogs inspected 12. animals con-l ! sassk :