New Britain herald., 1925-10-06

l me farnnnBton road ana the New Britain road, ddeaded by all motorists, are again undergoing re- pairs at the hands Of state workmen. The state highway department truck has been on duty along the roads for the past several days and holes have been filled in with road dressing. The underpass in Kensington has re- ceived considerable attention this trip. II has been necessary 10 repair these roads often; since the filling soon wears off and the holes reap ! pear.
 Health officers Report
 The annual report of Dr. Roger 1 NJ. Griswold, health officer for the town of Berlin included In the town report shows that the following eases, together with the number of ! patients, have been under observa- ton and quarantine during the past year.
 Chicken pox, 14; measles. 2i; scar let fever. 51: diphtheria. 1o; typhoid fever, ?; humps, 2; impetigo. 96 tuberculosis, 4; influenza, A. and diphtherla carriers, 9.
 The health officer states in his re- port that during the year there has been under observation and quaran- tine rather more than the average number of contagious cases but that most Of them have been mild type, | aA ttt., tl,roa nf thnt,1 being so serious as 10 warrant isola- tion hospital care.
 This report continues:
 Tho inspections Of schools and school buildings and the annual in- specton of lee ponds and water sheds have been made under direct orders from the County Health Of- ficcr. and the inspection of school wells and water supplies have been made through the laboratories Of the State Board of Health.
 The sanitary conditions at the Blue Hills. the Percival, the Worth ington and the Hubbard schools are now excellent, and the question of finance has been the only reason why your health officer has not be- fore insisted upon needed improve ments along sanitary lines in the Kensngton Krammar. the Ledge, and the South schools.
 These Improvements, however, 1t is hoped and expected. will be in stalled within the next year. Much credit Is due the Board of Education 1 for their efforts along these lines, and for their cooperation with your health officer in his efforts to see that the best possible conditions pre- vail in the school surroundings of our children.
 During the year more than 40 tn- spections of stores. ice cream places, markets and other places where food is sold and handled, have been made. as also 31 tenement houses and yard inspections, where sugges- tions for movements have been made when thought advisable. and these suggestions have usually been courteously received and acted upon
 As this work has been done with out charge to the town or the in dividual, but simply as contribu- tion to the public welfare, the in dividual cases are not matters or record. and not subject to comment.
 Permit me to call your attention to certain conditions which must ot necessity prevail in any country town supplied with water for free use, but with no means for its dis posal.
 It is impossible 10 dispose of watei overflow without more or less an noyance, and sometimes unpleasant conditions, where no facilities are available for removal.
 Many complaints come to your health officer each year of overflow of excess water, either into the gut ters CT onto adjoining land. fo. which 1t is often a puzzle to find 8 solution,
 The engineers from the Stato Board of Health are sometimes call ed in council, byt are seldom able to solve the problem for which your health officer is sometimes blamed for not solving at once.
 It has always been our endeaVor to improve these conditions so far as possible under our state law. with as little annoyance and expense to the alleged offender as possible, real izing that any and all of us are liable al any time to find ourselves in simi- far conditions, and that the situa ton is usually due 10 natural con ,litions which have long existed, or to conditions for which the local resident is not entirely responsible. Fast Berlin Items ! The library will be open Wcdnes- day afternoon and evening for tn" exchange of books.
 Mrs. l.. Nj. Root was the guest of her daughter, Miss Margaret Root. at the Agricultural college at Storrs, Sunday.
 Tho regular meeting of the Knights of Pythias will he held at their hall this evening.
 Miss Miriam North of Storrs spent