(TWELFTH BIENNIAL)

OF THE

State Board of Health

OF THE

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

FOR THE FISCAL PERIOD ENDING AUGUST 31, 1920

CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE

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STATE BOARD OF HEALTH,

GOV. JOHN H. BARTLETT, Portsmouth
ATT’Y-GEN. OSCAR L. YOUNG, Laconia
ROBERT FLETCHER, C. E., President, Hanover
GEORGE C. WILKINS, M. D., Manchester
D. E. SULLIVAN, M. D., Concord

SIBLEY G. MORRILL, M. D., Concord
CHARLES DUNCAN, M. D., Secretary, Concord

LABORATORY OF HYGIENE.

CHARLES DUNCAN, Director, Concord
CHARLES D. HOWARD, B. S., Chemist, Concord
HELEN G. JACOBS, B. S., Asst. Chemist, Concord
H. N. KINGSFORD, M. D., Bacteriologist, Hanover
CLARA ISRAELI, Pathologist, Concord

JOSEPH X. DUVAL, Inspector, Concord

DIRECTOR OF VENEREAL DISEASE CONTROL.

CHARLES A. WEAVER, M. D.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.

OFFICE OF THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.

STATE HOUSE, CONCORD, N. H., September 1, 1920.

To His Excellency the Governor and the Honorable Council:

I have the honor to submit herewith, in accordance with the laws of the State of New Hampshire, the twenty-sixth report of the State Board of Health for the two fiscal years ending August 31, 1920.

Respectfully submitted,

CHARLES DUNCAN,
Secretary.

FOREWORD.

Herewith is presented the biennial report of the State Board of Health for the fiscal years 1919 and 1920.

It may be stated in the first place that it is impossible to present more than a small part of the work of the Board during the period covered by this report. An account of the field work alone would constitute a large volume. The inspection of dairies, grocery stores, slaughter houses, the collection of samples of foods for laboratory examination, the requirements of local health officers for aid and specific advice in the performance of their duties, the topographical examination of water supplies and proposed supplies, the investigation of complaints against schoolhouses, and many alleged local nuisances, etc., are among the field duties devolving upon the State Board of Health.

The demand of health officers throughout the state for advice, and for the opinion of the Board in specific cases in the handling of perplexing questions, is of constantly increasing proportions. Although a large amount of work has been done along these lines, there is much more that ought to be done, particularly with respect to the investigation of the sources of diseases, but which can be accomplished only to a limited extent, unless additional facilities in the way of field nurses are provided by legislative action.

WATER SUPPLIES.

Elsewhere may be found the report of the chemist on The Examination and Control of Water Supplies. A somewhat detailed report of the work is made more particularly for reference purposes, although a direct report