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Dec. 10, 1915. 
In his opening remarks, Mr. Hoyt 
spoke of his pleasure in having an 
opportunity to address a woman's 
club, for women, he feels, are peculi- 
arly fitted for and keenly interested 
- in the work of preserving public 
health. He said in effect: 
What is a board of health for? Its 
work may be divided into two parts, 
the prevention of sickness and the 
abolition of sources of discomfort. 
As a matter of fact, little has been 
done in preventing disease; the work 
has been mostly to do away with 
those things that are offensive, but 
not necessarily a menace to the pub- 
Memmealtio = iatter day science has 
proved that germs are the cause of 
most communicable diseases and that 
such diseases are for the most part, 
preventable. Germs are carried from 
one person to another by actual con- 
tact or by milk or food. So far 
boards of health have done little to 
break this chain. 
Is it true that years ago, before the 
discovery of germs, people were 
healthier? Figures prove that they 
were not, that this “golden age” 
never existed any more than other 
_ golden ages except in retrospect. The 
death rate of 40 years ago was, in 
proportion to the population of those 
days, much higher than today. Still, 
things are pretty bad in Massachu- 
setts; and the deaths of children, par- 
ticularly, are preventable in a great 
degree, 
I am going to consider only the 
work in small towns. In Massachu- 
setts the board of health, unless the 
selectmen serve also in this capacity, 
consists of three persons, one a phy- 
sician and the other two local busi- 
ness men, perhaps. They have not 
made a study of communicable dis- 
eases, germs, milk inspection; yet 
they look after this important work 
and the personnel of the board 
changes from year to year. Excel- 
lent work has, however, been done in 
many cases. The board of health 
should be more like the school com- 
mittee, made up of people whom the 
An agent who under- 
stands disease prevention should be 
employed. The ordinary physician’s 
training has not embraced much of 
prevention, only cure. Disease pre- 
vention is only beginning to be taught 
in colleges. Health officers should 
know a great deal about sanitary en- 
gineering, analytical chemistry, et 
cetera. In the latter field, especially 
in the analyzing of water, women are 
particularly successful. 
Few people seem to realize that a 
board of health needs any equipment, 
but it does. It should have an office 
NORD SHORK BREEZE 
Telephone 190 
17 
MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA  Postoffice Block 
Bullock Brothers, fixe Groceries 
Veuve Chaffard Olive Oil, Swansdown Flour, Brigham Creamery Butter 
5. 5. Pierce Co.’s Fancy Groceries 
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where at least one member of the 
board may always be found, and the 
office should be systematically ar- 
ranged and supplied with modern ap- 
pliances. Physicians could meet here 
for consultation. An automobile and 
a motor cycle are quite necessary. 
One man with an automobile can do 
more work than two or three men 
without an automobile. The work cf 
a board of health should be to in- 
vestigate or regulate, as might be, 
communicable diseases, water supply, 
child welfare, milk supply, other food 
supplies, nuisances, housing, insect 
suppression, plumbing, municipal 
wastes, vital statistics and education. 
We commend the services of the ©. 
ecWards & eCosaot 70 Pederalagt. 
Salem, to such as are in the market 
te buy -i1ce-eream, “sherbets,, frozen 
pudding and the like for public or 
private use. This concern has.an 
enviable reputation for the purity of 
its products and the general satis- 
faction of its service. 
FRESH FRUIT! 
Direct from the Boston Markets Daily 
Only Fruit Store on the North 
Shore that Guarantees Its Fruit. 
Native Garden Vegetables in Season 
Pure Olive Oil 
MANCHESTER FRUIT STORE 
Post Office Block Phone 160 
— 
Geo. W. Hooper Est. 
DEALER IN FIRST-CLASS 
GROCERIES 
KITCHEN FURNISHINGS 
Manchester, : : Mass. 
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Established 1845 
For the next few weeks we will have a supply of FRESH CUT 
NATIVE PORK, SHOULDERS, LEGS and HEADS—cut in our 
own Store. 
SHELDON’S MARKET 
H. F. Hooper, Manager 
Also SAUSAGE MEAT especially prepared by us. 
CENTRAL STREET, MANCHESTER 
Telephone 67 
Oldest Established Drug Store in Manchester 
BUSINESS FOUNDED IN 1856 
FoR nearly sixty years the people of Manchester have 
brought their prescriptions to this store. 
time we have filled 111,800 prescriptions. 
times under 
thoroughly competent pharmacists. 
prescriptions to us with the knowledge that our sixty 
years of experience is at your command. 
partment is at all 
Only pure drugs and chemicals are dispensed. 
WE NEVER SUBSTITUTE 
L. ALLEN 
° BENJ. 
Registered Pharmacist 
Telephones 217 and 8388—If one is busy call the other. 
During that 
Our drug de- 
the supervision of 
You may bring your 
Manchester, Mass. 
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