New Britain herald., 1926-12-08
DR. ROBBINS AGAIN
 FAVORS CITY NURSE
Makes Recommendation in An,
 nual Report to Government
CITY COUNCIL IN SESSION
Judge Malone Heavily Fines Man For "Reputation and Lying - Gideon Bonncau Dies of Injuries Death of Ms. Chopin.

The annual report of Dr. B. E. Robbins, health officer of the city of Bristol, shows that during the year ending November 30. 9s1 cases were reported and attended to by his de- partment as against 69S for the previous year. The contagious cases treated were as follows: Chicken pox, 139; spinal meningitis 1; diph- theria, iii: German measles. ?; in- fluenza, ,; measles, 107; humps, 6l; pneumonia, 12S; po!iomyelitis, ,; scarlet fever. II; tuberculosis, @; typhoid fever, 9; whooping cough, 226; rabies. animal, ?; tubercular meningitis, 3; encephalitis epidemi, ?: la grippe, 3: dyscntery, 1; infecti- ous conjunctivitis, i: other diseases. fl; cases treated and charged to other towns, s.
 During the year PIG complaints had been received and all been remeded except condition on Di- vinity street which is now receiving consideration by the sewer commit tee. The treatment of scarlet fever had been advanced to a large degree by the new serum put out by the state of Connecticut, supply of which is now in his office available for the use of other city physicians. Dr. Robbins reiterated in his re- port a recommendation made sew eral months ago that a trained nurse he employed to work exclusively un der the jurisdiction of the health officer. This, he believes, to be of prime importance, both for health and financial reasons. He stated that last year Bristol lost thousands of dollars because people were quar- antined in the family and the wage earner was unable to get out and work. In other cities. he pointed out. this has been proved to be ab- solutely unnecessary. as diphtheria can be wiped out with an educa- tional campaign of inoculation. He gave as an illustration of his point the city of New Haven where diph- thoria had been practically wiped out as result of S5 per cent of the children having been immunized. He cited Bristol as q contrast with 6S cases of positive diphtheria from one school on December II. 1925.
 The nurse he pointed out would cost s2,500 and expenses q year and this amount has been more than saved this year as the whole year has cost under S2,5Oo against S6,O0o for tho year ending November 30. 1925. No action was taken by the city council last evening but the recom- mendatlons will be considered at q later date.
 Approve Pension Fund Amendment
 The police pension fund amend ment as drafted by Corporation Counsel William N. DeRosier. the provisions of which were outlined in recent issue of the Herald, was the city council last evening One additional provision was added to the original draft which provides that any sums paid to police of ttcerS under the workmen's com pensation law as a result of injuries received while on duty, will be de- ducted from any sums paid under the police beneiltt fund. After the termination of the period of reim- hursement under the compensation act, he might continue to receive money under the relief fund.
 The proposed amendment will be advertised and an open hearing held at the next meeting of the city council on December II.
 Propose Street Signs
 The erection Of street signs was again subject of consideration by the city council last evening. rep resentative Of sign company ap- bearing and exhibiting various styles of street markers. The ap- proXimate cost to take care Of the entire city would be s11,000, and the