The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-03

l DIR E. J. GODFREY
 sistance given this division of our
 department by the unemployed. |. Men were assigned through the
 Mayors Unemployment Relief
 committee to clean up dumps and
 greatly benefited thereby. There
 number of unsightly and unsani- ported during the year, probably
 caused by the unemployed situa-
 ton. Property. owners and ten- ants took advantage of spare time
 to clean up their premises. How ever, action was taken against three individuals for violation of the sanitary codee We continue to receive complaints anent undue
 noise from radios, automobiles, etc, late at night, and each complaint is investigated. If the facts war rant such action the matter is re-
 ferred to the police authorities. | V Laboratory
 Tho laboratory work, consisting of diagnostic examinations, the
 meteorological eXamination of milk and the sanitary control of water. still continues. to render valuable service. While the total number of examinations remain about the same, stin, the attached sum- marized report of the bacteriologist, Miss Attracta |. Murray, shows Q notable decrease in the number Of diphtheria cultures and typhoid ,cts- nxr m NTi11r a t. ples received. for examination were found to meet with most of the standard requirements and those that didn't were referred to the milk and food inspector. Examine tion of water samples taken from | the city water supply and from the school and YMCA swimming pools showed no b. coli.
 vencreal Disease Clinic
 Appended hereto is detailed ac- count of the activities at the ve- ncreal disease clinic. yet would care to point out certain features which I believe should be studied. A substantial increase IS noted in the number of patients treated for venereal disease and of the number of visits necessitated by the de- lluQucHCy VI many VI S.tScS R~SSs who fail to report until discharged as cured. Unless those under treatment comply with tho reguln- toins of the clinic it will be neces- sary to call upon the police auth critics for help in bringing the de-, linquents in. Our department has been len;ent up to now In cases of this kind but find that steps must be taken to safeguard not only those afflicted but the gen- eral public as well. Over b,O0O visits were made to tn eclinic dur ing the year for treatment, advicc etc, A nurse from our departs ment. who assists at the clinic, in- yestigated over 300 delinquent cases. Attaches of the state health department have cooperated with us in tracing the whereabouts or delinauents and their assistance has been greatly appreciated.
 FoOlhandlcrs
 The five medical inspectors apiy assisted me ill the examination pr foodhandlers who report to tne Oniv n few of those examined failed to pass and were denied cer- tificatcs of health. leaving them no alternative but to abandon their nosition in handling foodstuffs. Hucksters and those employed i'll rastaurants and bakeries are obliged to report for examinations. During the summer months boys selling Eskimo Pies were also eX- an,ined. During November, 193l, 494 examinations of foodhandlerS were made and during May. l9S2, 5O2 examinations were recorded.
 Nursing Service
 Members of this division of our department continue to serve eIfi- ciently and faithfully. new record in the number of inspec- tions was achieved during the year when the nurses registered totaI of 135, ,495 or over 4O.OOO more than during the previous year. Some 4. 900 additional consultations were held bringing this total to the substantial figure, l1699 as compared to i2,94S for the fiscal wear ending october 31. 1881. All the public and parochialS schools. Including the Catholic high school. are visited regularly and the chtl-i
 iren exaimned. The nurses con- ducted oyer 16,O0O eye examina- tions. They also assisted in pre- school work and helped during the vaccination of the children at the pre-school clinics and at the iabora- tory. Their report. submitted by the supervisor of nurses, IS worthy of study. i
 Prc-scbool Clinics
 4 These pre-school clinics con- tinue to do splendid work in pre- pairing children for school attend ance. We now have five clinics in operation. Two changes Tn To- cation were made during the year, the clinic from Sprague school at Waterville being transferred to Christ Chapel on East Main street. and the clinic formerly held at the Y. M. c. A. branch on East Farm street to the Methodist church on East Fla nlstreet. The three other clinics are held at the Rose Hill library on Baldwin street. Brooklyn branch library on Bank street and at the Sacred Heart club house op Taylor street. A medical inspcc- tor and two nurses serve at each of the clinics. The popularity or these clinics Is becoming more evil dent each syear as the parents re- alize their importance. The at- tendance at these clinics the past year exceeded the total for 1881 i,x,5t awnrfly {. ii Afst.S brfnRing e{ the