to poisoning of any kind. Further, we obtained some of these "Boston Beans " from the same dealer and from the same box the boy had been served from; these have been examined at the laboratory and found not to contain any arsenic or alkaloidal poison.

Hence we are forced to the conclusion that the boys died from pneumonia as the death certificate stated.

The above facts agreed with those previously obtained by the Health Officer.

In behalf of the State Board of Health,

HENRY D. HOLTON, Secretary and Executive Officer.

BRATTLEBORO, VT., April 6, 1907.

To the School Directors of the Town of Newbury.

GENTLEMEN:-Having made a careful examination of the schoolhouse in South Newbury, formerly known as District No. 5, we find it is unfit for occupation or use as a schoolhouse. Under the authority conferred by No. 44, Laws of 1904, we do hereby condemn said building and closets, forbidding its use, until it is repaired or rebuilt in accordance with the regulations, a copy of which is herewith attached and made a part of this report, and its sanitary condition approved by this Board. To accomplish this it will be necessary to remove the closets from underneath the building and acquire sufficient land to place them at least twenty feet from the building, making them into what are known as dry-earth-closets, or, if possible to obtain water so as to make them flush-closets, placing them in an annex to the building. Excavate under the building, placing the heating apparatus there and properly ventilating the schoolroom, as required by the regulation of this Board. Have the basement so enclosed that it will be warm, dry and well lighted. The building should be reclapboarded over paper and perhaps reboarded; replastered, or ceiled with matched boards; additional window space provided, so that it will equal one-fourth of the floor space. Good, pure water should be provided for the pupils. It is not for this Board to say whether you should put this building in proper condition, or build a new building. However, you should have careful estimates made as to the relative cost of the two methods, together with the results, so that you will get the most satisfactory building for the least money.

All of which is respectfully submitted in behalf of the State Board of Health.

HENRY D. HOLTON,

Secretary and Executive Officer.

BRATTLEBORO, Vт., May 5, 1906.

School Directors of Jericho, Vt.

GENTLEMEN :— -A recent inspection of the schoolhouse in your town, formerly known as No. 2, was found not to meet the requirements of a sanitary building suitable for school purposes. You should at once proceed to make such changes as are required to make it conform to the requirements indicated in the circular of regulations issued by this Board and which are hereunto annexed and made a part of this report.

Windows should be placed in the underpinning (which should be repaired) so that a free circulation of air may not only preserve the floor timber, but that the moisture should be removed.

The closet should be removed from its present location, and two should be built at least twenty feet from the building, one for the girls and one for the boys; they should be a considerable distance apart and their approaches shielded so that the children may enter them without observation. They should be kept clean and dry, their contents being frequently removed.

The school room should be ventilated as indicated in attached circular, by enclosing the stove in a jacket as shown and described on the last page.

While the location is not one that would be selected as the best for a schoolhouse, if the changes above recommended in the house are made, we believe the pupils will not suffer from the location.

All of which is respectfully submitted in behalf of the State Board of Health.

HENRY D. HOLTON, Secretary and Executive Officer.

BRATTLEBORO, Vг., May 11, 1907.

F. C. RUSSELL, M. D., Newbury, Vt.

DEAR DOCTOR :-In reply to yours of the 7th relative to the height of the room for the school building in South Newbury I have to say that with the present length and width of the building it would require a little more height in order to give the requisite number of cubic feet of air space for the number of pupils indicated. This number of cubic feet might be obtained by making a sufficient extension of the building, without adding

to its height.

There will have to be additional light admitted to the building, so that the area of glass shall be one-fourth of the floor space.

Yours truly,

HENRY D. HOLTON, Secretary.

BRATTLEBORO, Vт., May 26, 1907.

SIDNEY JOHNSON, School Director, Newbury, Vt.

DEAR SIR:-Yours of the 20th came in my absence, hence the delay in answering. In reply we must refer you to report made under date of May 11, 1907. In explanation would say that you must provide at least 250 cubic feet of air space each for the number of pupils you expect to accommodate. Some will be small and others of a larger growth in a mixed school of that character. The glass in windows must be in area onefourth of the floor space. There must be provided for each pupil 30 cubic feet of pure air per minute, this to be introduced and removed so as not to create uncomfortable draughts.

You should have sufficient grounds not only for the proper location of two outhouses, but also for a playground, so that the children would not be in the highway at recess or at noontime. We do not wish you to make any mistake in the expenditure of your moneys, hence we would advise that you secure the services of a reliable builder to examine what you have of a building at South Newbury and give you a detailed statement of the necessary cost of making it into a house that we can accept and allow to be used for school purposes; also the expense of building a new house that will meet all requirements, on a proper site, deducting the amount that the present house and lot can be sold for. In this way, only, will you be able to determine the wisest course for you to adopt.

Keep in mind that it is not the thing that is bought for the smallest number of dollars that is cheapest in the end.

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If we can render further aid in any way, please command

In behalf of the State Board of Health,

HENRY D. HOLTON, Secretary and Executive Officer.

BRATTLEBORO, VT., May 19, 1906.

P. J. Farrell, Esq., Chairman Trustees of Swanton Village.

GENTLEMEN :— Yours of the 19th inst. asking for an extension of time in which to install a system of pure water for the

inhabitants of your village to use for domestic purposes was duly received at this office and has been laid before the full State Board of Health. The Board regret that your citizens have not displayed a more earnest and energetic spirit in securing so essential an addition as a pure water supply to the other inducements your village offers to anyone to become a citizen. Should the time be extended, it will be upon the condition that you use all possible diligence in installing a plant that will give your citizens a supply approved by the Board. That during the time from June 1, 1906, until the expiration of the extended time, you will keep conspicuously posted over each faucet through which the polluted water from your present system may be drawn the following, printed in large type so that it can readily be read by all: "Do not drink water drawn from this faucet until it shall have been boiled. It is dangerous."

On receipt of a promise from your honorable Board of Trustees that you will faithfully and truly exercise such diligence as will be satisfactory to this Board and will keep the aforesaid notice on each faucet as already indicated, we will give you a reasonable extension of time to effect the change. In behalf of the State Board of Health,

HENRY D. HOLTON,

Secretary.

BRATTLEBORO, VT., May 31, 1906. P. J. FARRELL, Esq., Chairman Trustees, Village of Swanton, Vermont.

GENTLEMEN:-We have considered your request for an extension of time in which to install a system of pure water for the use of the inhabitants of your village. We are also in receipt of your assurance that you will keep all faucets placarded, as requested in ours of the 19th of this month. We shall further expect that you will use all due diligence in its introduction. We do therefore grant such an extension as shall be reasonably required, not to exceed eighteen months from the first day of June, 1896.

In behalf of the State Board of Health,

HENRY D. HOLTON, Secretary and Executive Officer.

BRATTLEBORO, Vт., March 29, 1906.

To JAMES T. HOOKER, ESQ., Chairman Water Committee, and GEORGE E. CROWELL, ESQ., President the Chestnut Hill and Sunset Lake Water Companies.

DEAR SIR: The Board is desirous of having samples of water examined from the sources from which the village of Brattleboro is seeking a supply. Heretofore samples sent to the Laboratory for examination from parties in your town have been marked in such a manner as to make it impossible to draw comparisons of the same water at different times. We would suggest that your Committee and Mr. Crowell each select some person to accompany the chemist of the Laboratory over the courses of the various supplies. He will then indicate to them the points at which, and the manner of taking such samples and marking them, to the end that an intelligent study of these waters may be made. We have addressed the request to Mr. Crowell and Mr. Hooker. When each shall have notified us of the person appointed we will fix a time for the chemist to meet them and take the samples.

By order of the State Board of Health,

HENRY D. HOLTON,

Secretary and Executive Officer.

BRATTLEBORO, VT., May 14, 1906.

DR. H. D. HOLTON, Secretary, State Board of Health, Brattleboro, Vt.

DEAR SIR:-At the suggestion of the State Board of Health, that a filtering plant would be a desirable addition to the water supply for Brattleboro, I have carefully investigated different plans for filtering the water, and believing, all things considered, that the Jewell Mechanical Filter is the most desirabe one to use, I herewith send you documents giving a description of the filter, expert opinions regarding it, public tests of its efficiency, etc., and respectfully call your attention to the same.

The plant of the Sunset Lake Water Company is so far completed that Brattleboro is now supplied through that Company and the Chestnut Hill Reservoir Company with water by gravity. The additional source of supply, the Stickney Brook of Dummerston, will be turned into the system within a few weeks and I have planned to install in connection therewith a filter system as follows: