Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-28
: Insurance Commissioner.


The annual directory of insurance
companies, agents and brokers H.
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, 1856 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. A. cases;
mumps, 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-
aminations, the largest numbers being
diphtheria examinations, 1870; tuber-
culosis examinations, 100; typhoid
fever examinations, So; and sanitary
water examinations, 68.
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. Distribu-
ton of lake trout and salmon from the
Roxhury hatchery and the Essex Coun-
ty station has not yet been completed.
The 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 a visit to this
state of representative of the United
States Biological Survey for the pur-
pose of establishing a game refuge
near Lake Champlain. more particular
ly for wild fowl This representative
will also make an inspection of state
forests with a view to the establish.
ment Of state forest game refuge.
Board of Charities and Probation.
The board of charities end proba-
ton is a new department created by
the legislature of 1917 % 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 poorhouses in the state The
secretary Of the board acts as state
probation officer and probationers
are committed to his care by the court
rather than to county probation off,
GERS as formerly. Reports are made by
probationers 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 appointed
by the board. At the close of August
there were slightly more than 700 pro-
bationers reporting to the state proba-
ton officer, 4S new probationers hav.
ing reported during the month, and the
period for reporting Of 105 probation.
ers having terminated.
The child welfare work of the board
consists largely in finding temporary
or permanent homes for children COM
mitted to the board through Juvenile
courts or coming under its care
through some other means. During the
month of August, children were
placed in temporary or permanent
homes, one child placed out by adop-
ton, children committed to the in
dustrial school and children assisted
Six poorhouses were inspected during
August.
Commissioner of Industries.
There were 702 accidents reported
to the commissioner of industries, 8 Of
which were fatal. Compensation has
been ordered in 100 cases, final settle
ments approved in 80 cases and 476
cases finally disposed Of. The commits
sioner held 81 formal and informal
hearings during the month. The work
of factory inspection has been or.