Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-22
JEWETT CITY

JEWEIT CITY
 Health Officer c. H. Jennings re- port on finances states that the health ! officer Is paid by fees which include expenses By borough and town last ye2r SET was expended for control ot influenza For all health work, in- ciud.ng compensation of health off, cer. and excluding garbage and health inspection, an expenditure for the year Of S36.69 was incurred. not counting si5 for influenza. The ap- proxinate expenditures for the last year are S12 for control Of communi- cable diseases, S250 for hospital and nursing of these diseases, s7 for school inspection. s9 for sanitary in- spect -ons. s14 for all other (unclassi- hed). Two hundred and ten cases or influenza were reported and $50 esti- mated. Physicians are prompt to re- port cases The nearest isolation hos pitai is located in Norwich. Vacci- nation of school children is not en- forced The prevalence of influenza during September and October 1918 ciosed schools, churches and theatres. By popular subscription money was ra.sed and four nurses were employed to help control the disease. No spe- cizi effort or campaign has been un- dertzken to improve general sanitary conditions All parts of the borough have public water supply and the water has been analysed The wells in town number twenty in good con dition generally. Approximately S50 quarts Of milk are sold daily, town in- cluded. There are ten producers of milk The town has no milk inspec- tioa system. end no milk samples have been taken for analysis in the past thirty months. Restaurants, ice cream and soda pariors, meat shops and food stores receive no inspec- ton Native meat is not inspected at tiIle Of slaughter No infant or child welfare work has been undertaken.
 He suggests district nurses for the schools. factories and homes as the best method of approac ching child-hy- sieno wor6 here.
 Since September iEt one mill has male and female trained nurses for work among its famil es. They are ccmostent and willing to care for any communicable disease. Nurses for ether parts of the borough are need ed. the same as this mill village. No prosecut.ons have been instituted for violation Of health laws Effort is made to keep the public informed as 70 the activities and importance of this ofice.
 
 r-sissio1ers. George J. Moeller, Lloyd T. Buckingham, Benjamin R. Gard 1ers gives most satisfactory state Ient cf that department of the bor- ough's bus ness.
 The earnings were: Commercial eht s7.544.Ss: street lights. S2,4SS. .35: unpaid accounts J314-1S, s1s.95; to- tal ss.szs-ss
 The expenses: General reuairs. a- Sso4; electrical service. s5,T5562: un- paid accounts Ie14-1sis. sIs.62; un- Dsid accounts 1919 .o0; depreciation, ssa5-es; net gain s1si7.gs; total ss,-
 Inventory Of plant-Building $500; o1s new switchboard and instru- ments Si545.50: hot water heater, SiS5-SI; meters. sS.ss9.22; meter test 'ng instrument, ss0.50: transformers. sssze.ss. street lights, wires and fix lures s5.ies-ss: hand-cart and line 'ools. etc. S74-T0: total St6.ss5is; less eep-eciation 5 per cent. $S34.26; total z15s5o.s0.
 Az the beginning of the present re7r the cost of lights has been re- auced from eleven cents s-e ten cents per kiloTztt-
 The executive committee of the L-aoieE Society of the Congregationai church has appointed as the twelve directressesI Mrs. Alex MeNicol Mrs. F. E. P. Clement. Miss Fannie Bishop, Ars- c. H. Jennings, Mrs. l. NJ. Car penter. Mrs v. 0. Souie, Mrs. John FFhzlley. Mrs L. c. Buckingham, Mrs. F. H. Hiseox. Mrs. S. E. Waters. Mrs. Walter Richardson. and Mrs H. E. Paul
 Miss Gladys Moran has been i'll. threatened with pneumonia. Mrs. G. H. Prior is substituting for her at the Riverside Grammar school.
 Mrs. T. Edw. Newton of New Haven s at the home Of her sister. Mrs. F. F. Robinson. where their mother, Mrs. Q. W Harvey is very i'll.
 Slater Library, according to the terms ot W A. Siaters will, in a>feW years VIII be without any income for sts upkeep. David Hale Tanning, of Worcester, some time ago made a very nunificent offer which it is' LID to the people to meet, if they wish 70 have a library and appreciate MT. FanninEs generosity. The trustees of the library are formulating pIsu which will give everybody an opportII- lfty to show a material interest in tns library which has been free to the public for years Enough money should be subscribed to assure inc IT. br1rizEs a salary Of more than sam a year The amount allowed bv tbe ineone of past years has never war. rsated larger salary than that. n the postonice lobby . plan of csn1- pa4gn IS to be explained for ths guidance of the public.