Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-24
3 JEWETT CITY
Reports Submitted by Fire Marshal and Health offioer-sehool Attend
 anee and Reeistration-Topies Dis F. cussed7 at Teachers Meeting.

Jan. 15, still alarm, time 10 a. m, chimney fire, w, A. Slater mill tene ment, No. 121. Slater avenue. No dam age. Extinguished with gallons of chemical.
 Jan 22-Still alarm time. a. m. Chimney fire. J. Boucher Mathewson street No damage. Extinguished with 1 15 gallons chemical.
 | Feb, 6. still alarm. F m. c. R. Ca rey,s drug store, Main street, explo- sion oil heater. Damage SIP. Feb. 20-Bell alarm, time, 10 p. m. Freight house, N. r., N. H. R. R.. Rail- road avenue Caused by overlle1ted stove. 250 feet hose laid. Damage $50 March 15-Bell alarm, time 10 p. m. Vim. A. Slater mill tenement, occupied by Malel1's Polish store, Slater ave- nue. 700 feet hose laid, 8 streams rsed.' Damage s1,220.
 March 27-Still alarm, 12.30 D.. m.
 Ashland Cotton Co.'S tenement, Hill ical used. No damage. | April 1-Stil1 alarm, a. m. Carroll block. Anthony street. Chimney fire. 6 gallons chemical used. No damage. April 17-Still alarm, 10.30 a. m. w. A. Slater mill tenement, Main street Chimney fire. 5 gallons chem ical used. No damage. April 24-Still alarm, S30 a. m. Ash. land Cottor Co.'S tenement. Ashland street. Chimney fire. gallons chem ical used. No damage.
 May 17--BeIl alarm 9.4o a. m. Wech- 'sler Block Main street. Probably i N. Y. N. H. & H. R. R.. igniting roof. i 300 feet hose laid 2 streams used. 1 Damage to pool room. sc & 10c store
 and building, s1,4s4
 l : July 10-Rel1 alarm, 1 a. m. Baka-
 "owsky's saloon: Railroad avenue. Pro- hable cause of fire, from cigarette.
 Damage to fixtures and building s975,
 Sert 6-5e'l alarm, s.05 D. m Ash
 land Cotton Co. Picker room. Caused
 |" foreign substance in cotton run
 through picker 600 feet hose laid, ] streams. Damage unknown.
 Sept 6-Still alarm. 7.30 a. m. As
 n'ncoil Co.'S tenement. Aspinook street Chimney fire. 99 gallons chemical used No damage.
 | Nov. 5-still alarm. 1o.so a. m. Hor-
 ace Dawlnv residence. Mechanic street
 chimney fire. g gallons chemical used
 No damage
 Dec. 2-Still alarm, 6.3o a: m. Car roll block Anthony street. Chimney fire. g gallons chemical used. NJ damage.
 Dec 7-Reu alarm, 1.S0 p. m. Jew. cit City Hotel barn. Railroad avenue Probably caused by hot ashes. NJ
 damage ) Total bell alarms. 6: total stil alarms. 10 total number fires, 1S. Fir, less sS,s11.
 Health Officers Statement . The report of George H. Jennings 3 Ihealth officer of the borough of Jewet
 City, follows: ~. Financial statement: Personal ex
 penses, s9.26; contagious disease ex
 penses, es134; printing $6.75; miscella | Leous, s4. Total cost of health worl .including salaries, etc.,, for year, end | ing Sept 1. 1917. S154O1, How mucl
 of the above was incurred because 0 fpoliomyelitis or other extraordinar 5 conditions, $14.50. T(l,z General Information: Population, 3, ,. 800. Per cent: foreigners, 29; coloreo
 1.43. Number of Italians, 25: Hebrews ' 20; Polish 570;' Russian, 25: German l 20: Canadian, PIP; Armenian an I Turks, 25. Other nationalities, specify
 Greek, II. Per cent of total popula
 tion vaccinated 20 Per cent of birth s reported, 100 Estimated number sum a mer visitors, 75.
 Q Antitoxin on hand fresh and in goo
 condition: Diphtheria: 1000 units; 900
 units; 5000 units; 0,009 units: SC town of Griswold report. Tetanus 1900 units; 5000 units; 5000 units; 10, eco units. See town of Griswold re
 port. The artitoxin furnished ha.
 been satisfactory.
 = Laboratory service: Not a full sup e Eply of culture outfits, etc, for physi . clans use. The, physicians feel satis
 fed with the laboratory service Cul ,. ture outfits are kept in our office an are conveniently located for physi $ clans. Culture for diphtheria and tel i anus only might be placed in dru 5 stores
 Contagious diseases reported durin
 year ending Aug 31, 1917: Tubercule e sis 6; typhoid, 8; measles, 8: scarl, e fever, if; diphtheria, 6; chicken pc . h. Scarlet fever nearly every mont Il in the year. Largest number ar
 one month, 16
 ,al General sanitary report: Four nu 's sances reported. Three abated. Or ,s -s privy vault. Tracy avenue. Notice ii abate by connecting with sewer serN S ed. Time limit not up by Sept 1.
 Public buildings: School houses, tn, .s atres. railroad stations, etc., all in goo - condition.
 V. Sewerage systems complete ,t Stream pollution: Mill privies di II charge into Ashland and Quineba, '' rivers below dams. Borough sew VT, discharge in same rivers. ,e Water supply: All have public wat ,s supply. No complaints about quail ;s of water
 ar Milk inspection: Four collections
 samples taken, average fairly good ol
 sample deficient in butter fat