Three nuisances have been removed and we have had two cases of typhoid fever, one in each of two houses. One of the cases ended fatally.

BRIDGTON.

Members of the board: S. S. Fuller, Secretary; P. P. Burnham, Dr. H. A. Lombard.

Two nuisances reported to the board were removed. We have had typhoid fever in two houses, one case in each. One of the cases ended fatally. We have lately had a case of glanders in a horse. The case was investigated by the cattle commissioners, and the horse was killed.

BRIGHTON.

Members of the board: L. D. Mathews, Secretary; Asa Strickland, Chairman; G. C. Davenport.

BRISTOL.

Members of the board: S. N. Smith, Secretary; George Johnston, Chairman; Dr. S. W. Johnson.

We have had two houses infected with scarlet fever, one case only in each house. Whooping cough has been quite prevalent, but it was in a very light form.

BROOKLIN.

Members of the board: E P. Cole, Secretary; George R. Allen, Chairman; Dr. F. S. Herrick, Health Officer.

We have had no cases of infectious diseases, excepting a few of whooping cough, all confined to school district number one. One small child died. The board has had no occasion to act during the year, but is always ready.

BROOKS.

Members of the board: M. J. Dow, Secretary; I. G. Reynolds, Chairman; Dr. A. W. Rich, Health Officer.

No cases of infectious disease have been reported to the board.

BROOKSVILLE.

Members of the board: Dr. F. E. Nye, Secretary and Health Officer; Capt. J. Jones, Chairman; S. D. Gray.

We have had one case of typhoid fever, but the disease did not spread even in the same family. It has been exceptionally healthy during the past year.

BROOKTON.

Members of the board: N. A. Clark, Secretary; A. O. Fish, Chairman; G. A. McCluskey.

We have had one outbreak of scarlet fever in which nine houses were infected, and thirty-one cases occurred. Four deaths resulted. Otherwise than this outbreak we have had no cases of the infectious diseases.

The fact of our having so many cases of scarlet fever was due to taking the body of a child that died with this disease to a meetinghouse and opening the casket there.

You will see by this report there have been more cases of scarlet fever in this town than you find on my weekly reports. I have gone to each house known to have been infected before we were appointed a board and had the number of cases from the heads of the families, and put them in the report.

[It should here be stated that this outbreak caught the town with no local board of health, that the Secretary of the State Board was notified about the same time by three physicians in three neighboring towns of the outbreak of scarlet fever in a malignant form, and that a telegram was sent to Dr. M. L. Young, Health Officer, of Vanceboro, to visit the place. He did so, and had a local board of health appointed. The board went to work earnestly and faithfully, and stamped out the outbreak in a remarkably short space of time, considering the disadvantages under which the board began its work.-SEC. STATE BOARD.]

BROWNFIELD.

Members of the board: S. G. Boynton, Secretary; Albert Blake, Chairman; Dr. H. F. Fitch.

We have had one case of typhoid fever. The diarrhoeal diseases of children were quite prevalent. Several low marshy places in the town have a tendency to render their localities unhealthful.

BROWNVILLE.

Members of the board: T. S. Pratt, Secretary; G. G. Brown, Chairman; M. S. Berry.

We have had one case of diphtheria and three mild cases of scarlet fever.

BRUNSWICK.

Members of the board: Dr. M. V. Adams, Secretary; F. H. Wilson, Chairman; W. O. Peterson.

About the usual number of nuisances were removed. Cases of infectious diseases not having been reported, I cannot give the number. A system of sewerage is much needed.

BUCKFIELD.

Members of the board: Dr. J. F. DeCoster, Secretary; Dr. J. C. Caldwell, Chairman and Health Officer; H. D. Irish.

Measles and whooping cough have been prevalent, but we have had no cases of the specified contagious diseases. One death from a severe burn occurred. A child four years of age had its clothes catch fire from the cooking stove.

BUCKSPORT.

Members of the board: Dr. G. H. Emerson, Secretary and Health Officer; G. W. McAllister, Chairman; E. A. Crocker.

Two nuisances reported to the board were removed. We have had diphtheria in two houses with five cases; one case of typhoid fever in each of two houses. There was very little sickness during the year. We need a system of sewerage. One death resulted from a railway accident.

BURLINGTON.

Members of the board: J. W. Bradbury, Secretary; Thos. Shorey, Chairman; Mellen Strickland.

Three cases of typhoid fever have occurred.

BURNHAM.

Members of the board: Dr. W. H. Merrill, Secretary and Health Officer; Walter Edmunds, Chairman; N. E. Murray.

No cases of infectious diseases have been reported to the board.

BUXTON.

Members of the board: Dr. C. A. Dennett, Secretary and Health Officer; Chas. Hobson, Chairman; J. H. Waterman.

Six nuisances reported to the board were removed. We have had no cases of infectious diseases, except one of scarlet fever. I have no particularly unhealthy localities to report, excepting a "bog hole" at West Buxton. The selectmen have been notified in regard to it and promise to remedy the trouble by drainage, in the spring.

BYRON.

Members of the board: H. H. Richards, Secretary; G. F. Thomas, Chairman; A. S. Young.

Whooping cough was prevalent, but otherwise we have had no cases of infectious diseases.

CALAIS.

Members of the board: Dr. D. E. Seymour, Secretary; C. Ellis, Chairman; Dr. E. H. Vose.

Eighteen nuisances were reported to the board, but the number coming under the observation of the board and removed has been forty-nine.

We have had one case of scarlet fever and one of typhoid fever, both non-fatal; three outbreaks of diphtheria, sixty-six cases, thirteen deaths, and thirty-three houses infected.

Two deaths resulted from drowning. We have had two or three cases of glanders in horses, all of which were killed as soon as the nature of the disease was determined.

CAMBRIDGE.

Members of the board: J. B. Labree, Secretary; J. W. Cole, Chairman; G. E. Bailey.

One nuisance reported to the board was removed. We have had one case of typhoid fever.

CAMDEN.

Members of the board: J. P. Wellman, Secretary; Abel Merriman, Chairman.

Four nuisances were reported to the board, but only two of these were found to be such in fact. These two were abated. We have had one case of diphtheria; typhoid fever, three outbreaks, three cases, three houses infected.

CANAAN.

Members of the board: Dr. Ivory Lowe, Secretary; Dr. L. W. Shean, Chairman and Health Officer; David Nason.

We have had one case of diphtheria.

prevalent.

Whooping cough has been

We have no unhealthy localities to report.

CANTON.

Members of the board: H. T. Tirrell, Secretary; R. A. Barrows, Chairman; Dr. L. H. McCollister.

Three nuisances have been removed. We have had six cases of typhoid fever. Whooping cough was prevalent and the diarrhoeal diseases of children in their season.

CAPE ELIZABETH.

Members of the board: T. B. Haskell, Secretary; Dr. J. W. Lowell, Chairman; Dr. S. B. Thombs.

One nuisance was abated by the board.

We have had three cases

of diphtheria, one of scarlet fever, and one of typhoid fever. One school-room became infected and we thoroughly disinfected it and burned the books that had become infected.

CARIBOU.

Members of the board: Dr. J. Cary, Secretary; Rev. C. E. Young, Chairman; C. B. Roberts.

Eight nuisances reported to the board were abated. A spring in the village that had for some years been a source of typhoid fever, has finally been covered.

Diphtheria, three outbreaks, seven cases, and four houses infected; typhoid fever, seven outbreaks, nine cases, and seven houses infected.

I know of no particularly unhealthy localities except, perhaps, a part of Water street that is but little above the surface of Caribou stream, where croup has been prevalent in years past. The death of a little boy occurred as the the result of accidental shooting.

CARMEL.

Members of the board: F. A. Simpson, Secretary; Henry Kimball, Chairman; W. A. Swan.

Two nuisances have been abated by the board. Scarlet fever, two outbreaks, four cases, two houses infected. Whooping cough has been prevalent. Improved drainage would add to the health of the town. A child one year old was killed by the upsetting of a