as practicable. There have been, as far as I can ascertain, eight characteristic cases, of which one terminated fatally. How many cases of the throat affection of scarlet fever without the eruption there has been I am not able to say, but certainly more numerous than cases fully developed. Measles-None. Diphtheria-Few cases and of a mild type. No deaths. Isolation and disinfection are practiced as far as practicable. Malarial Diseases-Have prevailed rather more than in 1887. As to their general character, the cases have been mostly chills and fever, paroxisms occurring every other day. Water Supply-Mostly from wells. Sewage Disposal-Like country towns in general. Drainage-To the south and finally into the Connecticut river. General Sanitary Condition-Good. MANSFIELD-EDWIN G. SUMNER, M.D. Diseases specially prevalent─Epidemic catarrh, ulcerated tonsilitis. Typhoid Fever Less than in former years. Most prevalent in August and September. Disinfection is generally insisted upon by the physician. Small Pox or Varioloid-None. Vaccination is not a condition of admission to public schools. Scarlet Fever-None. Isolation and disinfection is not in mild cases practiced with scarlet fever patients. Measles-None. Diphtheria-None. Malarial Diseases-Have prevailed about the same as in 1887. What is their general character? Mild. Water Supply-Mostly from wells. Sewage Disposal-As in other country towns. General Sanitary Condition-Good. SOMERS-WM. B. WOODS, M.D. Diseases specially prevalent-None. Typhoid Fever-Less than in former years. Small Pox or Varioloid-None. of admission to public schools. Vaccination not a condition Scarlet Fever-Very limited and of a mild type. Measles-None. Diphtheria-A few cases of a mild type. Malarial Diseases-Have prevailed less than in 1887. General character of a mild form and but a few primary cases. General Sanitary Condition-Good. SOUTH COVENTRY-ANDOVER-E. P. FLINT, M.D. Diseases specially prevalent-Bronchitis and intestinal inflammation in children. During the later winter and earlier spring months there were many cases of a severe type of ordinary bronchical inflammation and a few cases of pneumonia; none fatal. In July, August and September there were cases of nearly every form of functional and inflammatory diarrhoea, the latter in children being the most numerous. Several cases of cholera infantum were of especially severe character. Typhoid Fever-One case in August. Usually rare. tion of admission to public schools. Measles-None. Vaccination is not a condi Diphtheria-Some of the cases of sore throat occurring during the year may have been diphtheritic, one in October was unmistakably so. Malarial Diseases-Typical, intermittent, is always rare though not unknown. Water Supply-From dug wells. General Sanitary Condition-Probably better than the average country towns where the Boards of Health have hardly commenced their work. STAFFORD SPRINGS-G. B. NEWTON, M.D. Diseases specially prevalent-None, except the usual prevalence of diseases according to seasons of the year in which they usually prevail. Typhoid Fever-Mild typhoids prevailed during September, October and November, but not as much as they have during some years. Don't think disinfection of excreta of typhoid patients is always insisted upon by the physicians in my vicinity. Small Pox or Varioloid-None. Vaccination is not a condition of admission to public schools. Scarlet Fever-Only very few cases. Mild type. Don't think there has been any fatal cases. Isolation and disinfection are as far as possible practiced. As to isolation in contagious diseases of childhood we meet an obstacle in the belief of many parents that all children will have these diseases notwithstanding precautions -that children have them more easily than adults-that having them once they have gained an immunity for a lifetime and while under the parental roof. Parents should know that contagious diseases never prevail as epidemics except by neglect of isolation. That in fact it is in their power to greatly lessen mortality from the childhood diseases by adequate woolen clothing, water-tight shoes and only comfortable temperature as well as by isolation. If parents could be impressed with the above facts; if a sanitary catechism were placed in every house, edited by the highest medical authority, perhaps like the familiar illustrated texts, much life saving would result among children and adults. Though our yearly income would be less we should have the satisfaction of knowing that we have done our people the greatest good. Measles-A number of cases in spring of 1888. Mild form. Diphtheria-Has not prevailed to any great extent. I believe no deaths. Isolation and disinfection not practiced. General sanitary condition of houses infected with diphtheria: Mostly tenement houses. Sanitary condition and isolation totally dis regarded. Malarial Diseases-Have prevailed less than in 1887. General character: less severe than formerly. Water Supply-From reservoir three miles distant. Surface water. Sewage Disposal-New sewage drains on principal streets at Stafford Springs. Drainage-The exit of sewage is into swift running streams. General Sanitary Condition-Generally poor. UNION-WILLIAM RICHARDSON, M.D. Diseases specially prevalent-None. Typhoid Fever -None. Small Pox or Varioloid-None. Vaccination is not a condi tion of admission to public schools. Scarlet Fever-If any, mild. Measles-Know of no cases. Diphtheria-None. Malarial Diseases-Have prevailed fully as much, especially in southeast portion of the town as in 1887. General character: Chills and fever. Water Supply-From wells. General Sanitary Condition-Union has no resident physician. Physicians from Stafford Springs, Woodstock and other places are called there. This report may not agree with the experience of them all. VERNON-E. K. LEONARD, M.D. Diseases specially prevalent-None. Typhoid Fever-More than in former years. Most prevalent August, September and October. Disinfection of excreta of typhoid patients is, I think, always insisted upon by the physicians. Small Pox or Varioloid-None. Vaccination is a condition of admission to public schools. Scarlet Fever-But few cases. Type mild. Isolation and disinfection not always practiced with scarlet fever patients. Measles-None. Diphtheria-But very few cases. Isolation and disinfection are practiced to some extent. General sanitary condition of houses infected with diphtheria very good so far as I know. Malarial Diseases-Have prevailed about the same as in 1887. Water Supply-The town of Vernon mostly from wells. The village of Rockville is supplied from Snipsic Lake. Sewage Disposal-Mostly surface drainage. |