Several sewers have been added or extended and some imperfect ones re-laid. Seventy-five nuisances have been reported to the board, and sixty have been abated. There have been reported to the board forty cases of diphtheria, of which four ended fatally, and eighteen cases of typhoid fever with two deaths. One primary and intermediate school was closed on account of diphtheria in that district.

The French district is unhealthy on account of the crowded condition of the tenements. The sanitary measures which are desirable are increased sewerage facilities, and the enforcement of the law regarding crowded tenements.

AURORA.

Members of the board: A. E. Mace, Secretary; G. T. Giles, Chairman; George R. Crosby; Dr. Geo. A. Lord, Health Officer. We had two cases of typhoid fever.

AVON.

Members of the board: J. A. Badger, Secretary; Joel Wilbur, Chairman; N. E. Gould.

Two cases of typhoid fever occurred with one death.

BAILEYVILLE.

Members of the board: John D. Lawler, Secretary; George W. Libby, Chairman; James G. Smith.

There were no cases of the infectious diseases.

BALDWIN.

Members of the board: Dr. L. Norton, Secretary; I. S. Chase, Chairman; Charles Rounds.

We have had no cases of the infectious diseases.

BANGOR.

Members of the board: John Goldthwaite, Secretary; Dr. D. A. Robinson, Chairman; Dr. A. R. Taney.

About seven thousand feet of sewers have been laid during the year, and about one hundred nuisances have been reported and abated. We have had four mild cases of scarlet fever; twenty-eight

cases of diphtheria with ten deaths, and one hundred and sixty cases of typhoid fever with forty deaths.

BARING.

Members of the board: Joseph Stevens, Secretary; Jas. B. Woodcock, Chairman; Jas. Tyler.

One case of typhoid fever occurred.

BATH.

Members of the board: Dr. E. M. Fuller, Secretary; Dr. R. D. Bibber, Chairman.

Since the introduction of Thompson's brook water, typhoid fever has almost entirely disappeared from our midst. In the majority of cases which have occurred, the disease has been contracted from some source foreign to our city.

Many nuisances have been abated, and, in most cases, there has been pleasant and speedy co-operations on the part of all in the correction of conditions detrimental to health. The citizens are paying more attention to their out buildings, and general surroundings and shown many instances of thoughtful care in endeavoring to throw around themselves and others better conditions of sanitation. A few streets have been well drained, and many citizens, in conjunction with the Street Commissioner have improved the sanitary conditions of their premises and the streets in a marked degree.

The Street Commissioner has always worked in harmony with the board in endeavoring to abate all nuisances coming under his jurisdiction. If the same policy is maintained every year, many of the streets will be drained, so that the individual expense will be comparatively small, and the health of the city will be improved.

The number of deaths which occurred in Bath in 1889 was 160, making a death-rate on a basis of 8,000 inhabitants, of 20 per thousand. The following are some of the causes of deaths with the number that occurred from each consumption, 22; pneumonia, 14; typhoid fever, 5; diphtheria, 2; cholera infantum, 13; cancer, 8; heart disease, 12; paralysis, 11; accident, 7; old age, 5; tetanus, 1.

The deaths per each month were as follows: January, 11; February, 11; March, 19; April, 4; May, 20; June, 9; July,

14; August, 20; September, 13; October, 8; November, 17; December, 14.

BEDDINGTON.

Members of the board: Asa F. Libby, Secretary; Wm. A. Coffin, Chairman; Eli Oakes; Dr. S. J. Milliken, Health Officer. Six cases of diphtheria occurred with one death. The schools and meetings were stopped and infected houses were placarded.

BELFAST.

Members of the board: L. T. Shales, Secretary; H. P. Thompson, Chairman; Dr. S. W. Johnson, Health Officer.

A plan for the sewerage of the city has lately been received and work will probably begin in the spring. Twelve nuisances have been reported, all of which have been removed.

Of contagious diseases we have had one case of diphtheria, two of scarlet fever, and three of typhoid fever, but no deaths resulted.

BELGRADE.

Members of the board: Dr. L. E. Reynolds, Secretary; E. F. Yeaton, Chairman; Greenleaf Hersom.

We have had two cases of diphtheria and three of typhoid fever, with no deaths from either disease.

BELMONT.

Members of the board: Miles Pease, Secretary; N. B. Allenwood, Chairman; D. A. Greer.

We had one case of scarlet fever; the house was placarded and every precaution was taken.

BENEDICTA.

Members of the board: John Rush, Secretary; J. J. Curran, Chairman; John Sullivan.

We have had no cases of the infectious diseases.

BERWICK.

Members of the board: Dr. P. B. Young, Secretary; Dr. H. V. Noyes, Chairman; C. M. Guptill.

Seven nuisances were reported to the board, all of which were removed. Three cases of typhoid fever occurred.

BETHEL.

Members of the board: Dr. C. D. Hill, Secretary; E. B Goddard, Chairman; A. B. Goddard.

BIDDEFORD.

Members of the board: Daniel Cote, Secretary; James Beaumont, Chairman; Arthur Simpson.

BINGHAM.

Members of the board: T. F. Houghton, Secretary; J. D. Merrill, Chairman; Dr. A. A. Piper, Health Officer.

We had one case of diphtheria and four cases of typhoid fever, with one death from the latter cause.

BLAINE.

Members of the board: Fred F. Lowell, Secretary; Jona. Hersom, Chairman; J. M. Ramsey.

Three cases of typhoid fever, one of which was supposed to have been caused by well water polluted by the barn-yard. The disinfectants recommended by the State Board of Health were freely used and the circulars were distributed to the families. There has been but little work for the board, but it is ready to act promptly when required.

BLANCHARD.

Members of the board: E. P. Blanchard, Secretary; C. B. Packard, Chairman; W. H. Knapp.

There have been no cases of contagious diseases.

BLUEHILL.

Members of the board: Dr. R. P. Grindle, Secretary; A. C. Osgood, Chairman; R. G. Lord.

Three nuisances were reported to the board, one of which was abated, and the other two were not in the opinion of the board found to be nuisances.

There have been one fatal case of diphtheria, seventeen cases of scarlet fever, all recovering, and fourteen cases of typhoid fever, two of which died. Scarlet fever broke out in the district of South

Bluehill in January. Before our board of health was aware of it, the disease had extended into four or five families. The board at once took measures as directed to confine it, and the people in the district, particularly the parents of the children that were sick, assisted greatly, which prevented it from spreading into other districts in town. For the prevalence of typhoid fever we are unable to assign

a cause.

BOOTHBAY.

Members of the board: Dr. Alden Blossom, Secretary; J. R. McDougal, Chairman; Byron Giles.

This town has been highly favored in having but a very few cases of contagious diseases. There have been one case of scarlet fever and five of "scarlet rash" in one family. We have never had a

season before with so few cases of bowel complaint.

BOOTHBAY HARBOR.

Members of the board: Dr. F. H. Crocker, Secretary; Dr. J. A. Carter, Chairman; W. H. Reed.

We have had no prevailing epidemic of any of the contagious diseases. A few cases of diphtheria and scarlet fever appeared at widely separated periods. The origin was difficult to determine. Generally the cases were not fatal: by proper management and precautions they were limited to the localities in which they were discovered. There have been a few cases of typhoid fever, most of which were imported from the large cities where poor drinking water was, no doubt, the cause. Our sanitary and hygienic conditions compare favorably with other coast towns and the death rate has been about the average as for a number of years past.

BOWDOIN.

Members of the board: A. P. Small, Secretary; T. W. Skelton, Chairman; D. A. Coombs.

We have had two cases of typhoid fever with one death.

BOWDOINHAM.

Members of the board: Dr. I. C. Irish, Secretary; Dr. Charles