New Britain herald., 1924-04-05


 tients, the parish house was gener- ously donated.
 The city has hospital now. but that is an independent institution, and has no provision for an isolation ward. Even in the new site, of Stearns street. where the new struc- ture for the sick is being erected. the isolation department has been appar- ently overlooked. This matter has been taken up by the local health of- i lcer but no decision has been reached 1 10 date. The temporary hospital on George street is being taxed to capa- 1 city with the ordinary run of acci- dents. operation cases and the more common forms of sickness, without /, the communicable disease types. On that account the city must arrange at once. in the opinion of the health board, to care for situation that might arise, although every means will be taken to prevent any invasion of an epidemic.
 Cuttin: Overtime Cutting down of the overtime work al the New Departure Mfg Co, and resumption of the regular five and one-half day week was announced this morning by Vice-President Frederick c. Hughes. The concern has been running on night schedules and with six day week since early last year. Orders are being handled so cApedi- tioasly that much of the extra time can be topped off and the regular schedules will suffice to handle the business, due to new processes and the installation of new types Of ma chinery.
 Want Lower Fee
 Lowering of the fee for saccina. tion from se to q has been suggest ed by the health board to the local physicians so that the proposition may become more popular but some re- luctance is being expressed by the medical fraternity. The physicians say that with the dressings and other attention necessary, following the &C., tual insertion of the vaccine. the present fee is not exhorbitant. How ever. in needy eases. as in the past. tho local doctors are very willing to waive the fee.
 Another S. Patrick Wanted
 Residents of the section off East Road. which has been recently de- seloped into residential tract, are looking for twentieth century St. Patrick to drive out the snakes. Ac- oording 10 a report at the health board meeting last night, this part of the city is infested with reptiles so
  fering greatly from the wanderings of the creatures. The snakes have ex- hibited a nne degree of proprietor ship and enter houses without regard to formalities of any sort, much to the disgust of the owners. who do not feel highly pleased to meet with any display Of affection by their snake ships. Some means of ridding the section are being looked into by the property owners. who have been ad- Nised 10 raise pigs but even at the expense Of getting rid Of the reptiles. many have baked at the idea of the farm animal
 Truck Runs Away
 When the brakes released on a mos Tor truck. owned by Paul M. Hub Lard on Main street this morning, the Car crashed into B motor car, owned by George Scott of Terryyile. crumpl- ing np fender and damaging the body of the Scott machine. The truck suffered only nominal damages. For no one was in either car at the time of the accident and the street was practically free of traffic 20 that more serious affair was avoided.
 | stitch In Time
 That the proposed compulsory vac 'ination Of school children and teach- PTS is but stitch in time to prevent m outbreak in the fall was the an- 'wer this morning Of Health officer br. !. I. Woisart. when the question ,f the smallpox eliminating itself in he coming warm weather. was dis ,ussed. He declared that the disease .ould become attached to carriers" His morning and could break out in more virulent form in the fall. He aid that at present there are no 'ascs of the dread disease in the city ut many local people believe that he agitation on the part of the health card indicates that the board has of something detrimental O the eity's health in close proxim- ty.
 Tall Returns Encouraging
 Advance returns from the police oncert and ball on April s5 at the CIV high school are highly encour- ging to the committee in charge as raetically all of the tickets have
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