The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-24

Ianeous matters and conducted inves
LEGATIONS In IA accident cases.
Insurance Commissioner.
The annual directory OF insurance
companies, agents and brokers II
censed to do business In the state hal
been issued during the month and
copies may be obtained by addressing
the insurance commissioner at Mont
pelier. Two suspicious fires have beer
reported to the commissioner and In
vestigations have been started In con
nection Herewith. An attempt lie be
| ing made 10 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, 1876 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, AZ 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
anti-tuberculosis campaign has been
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-
the largest numbers being
examinations, 1870; 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
lied on during the month, this kind Of |
work having been completed for the |
season from the Bennington County |
md South Vernon stations. Distribu-
ion of lake trout and salmon from the
hatchery and the Essex Coun-
y station has not yet been completed.
rhe commissioner attended the annual
of the fish and game COM
nissioners held at St Paul, Minnesota,
Turing the month and while there
made arrangements for a visit to this
tate of a representative Of the United
states Biological Survey for the pur.
'ose of establishing a game refuge
lear Lake Champlain, more particular
Y for wild fowl, This representative
vill also make an inspection Of state
orests with view to the establish.
lent of state forest game refuge.
Board Of Charities and Probation.
The board of charities and proba.
on is new department created by {
ne legislature of 1917 to take over the
'ork formerly done by the probation
commission. and in addition, to have
eneral charge of dependent, delin- i,
uent and neglected children OF the
ate and to supervise and inspect ;
lie poorhouses in the state The 7
scretary of the board acts as state
officer and probationers t
re committed to his care by the court \
lther than to county probation off,
RS as formerly. Reports are made by b
direct to the secretary,
state probation officer, although
,me of the probation work ia done,
1der the direction of the secretary,
: deputy probation officers appointed 4
: the board. At the close of August s
ere were slightly more than 700 pro-
Itioners reporting to the state proba- Y
On officer 4s new probationers hav- q
& reported during the month, and the S
riod for reporting of 105 probation.
3 having terminated W
The child welfare work of the board
insists largely in finding temporary al
permanent homes for children CON- a
ltted to the board through juvenile y
urts or coming under its care y
rough some other means During the
onth OF August, children were :,
aced in temporary or permanent N
mes. one child placed out by adop.
N, 8 children committed 10 the in. ar
strial school and 8 children assisted. X,
( poorhouses were inspected during NJ
gust. "
Commissioner Of Industries. W.
There were 702 accidents reported Il.
the commissioner OF industries. 3 Of
Itch were fatal. Compensation has %
IN ordered in 100 cases. final settle
nts approved in 30 cases and AIS IN
les finally disposed OF. The commits co
ner held 81 formal and informal To
.rings during the month The work jol
factory inspection has been or
1ized and the deputy who has this lo'