"Statistics" (Aachen, Berlin, Boston, Chemnitz, Coruña, Duisburg, Florence, Halle a. S., Johannesburg, Milan, Munich).

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Annual report of the board of fire and water commissioners for the year ending April 15, 1912: 132 (1) p. 4 charts. illus.

On p. 71-75 is the text of an ordinance equalizing and reducing meter rates and adjusting a monthly schedule. On p. 102 is a table showing total number of alarms, losses and insurance on property involved in each year 1881-1911.

richt des Magistrats zu Berlin für das Etatsjahr 1911. No. 12. Bericht über die Verwaltung der Stadtbibliothek under der städtischen Volksbibliotheken und Lesehallen. 2 p. fo.

DANZIG, Germany. Bericht über die Verwaltung der Stadtbibliothek zu Danzig für das Verwaltungsjahr 1 April, 1911–12. n. t. p. 4p. 4°. ́

LOS ANGELES, Cal. Los Angeles Public Library. Twenty-fourth annual report. 1911-1912. 46 p. 8°.

NEWARK, N. J. The Newarker. Published monthly by the Free Public Library of Newark. v. 1, no. 6-9. April-July. p. 87-155.

1912,

YORK, England. Nineteenth general report of the public library committee, 1911-1912. 16 p.

Light and Power Plants

See also above "Administration in General" (Boston), and below "Statistics" (Aachen, Berlin, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Halle a. S., Johannesburg, Munich).

DEVENTER, Netherlands. Begrooting van de Gemeente-Gasfabrik voor 1912. 23 p. 8°.

PROVIDENCE, R. I. Lighting contract and franchise agreement between the City of Providence and the Narragansett Electric Lighting Co. 1912. 56 p. 8°. ROVIGO, Italy. Officina comunale del gas di Rovigo. Previsioni per l'anno 1912. Anno 3. 7 p. fo.

UNITED STATES Standards Bureau. Circular 32. State and municipal regulations for the quality, distribution and testing of illuminating gas. 1st edition. Issued April 1, 1912. 133 p. 4°.

Liquor Traffic

See above "Administration in General" (Springfield), and below "Statistics" (Königsberg).

Lodging House Inspection

See below "Public Health" (Aberdeen).

Markets

See also above " Administration in General (Denver, Houston, Munich), Charters and Ordinances (Duisburg), and below "Public Health" (Colorado Springs), "Statistics" (Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Florence, Halle a. S., Johannesburg, Königsberg, Milan, Munich).

BERLIN, Germany. Preis-Zusammenstellungen des statistischen Amts der Stadt Berlin. A. Städtischer Viehund Schlachthof. B. Städtische Markthallen. 1912. 1-6. January-June. fo. BUDAPEST. Vásárcsarnokainak évkönyue az 1910 évről. Tizennegyedik év. 1911. vi, 183 p. 4°.

The 14th annual report of the public markets of Budapest for 1910.

MUNICH, Germany. ViktualienmarktOrdnung. April 15, 1912. 7 p. 4°.

An ordinance regulating the public market for the retail sale of food stuffs

Meat Inspection

See also below "Public Health" (Cincinnati, Milwaukee), and "Statistics" (Boston, Buenos Aires, Chemnitz).

MELVIN (A. D.) State and municipal meat inspection and municipal slaughter houses. 1912. p. 24-254, 1 plan. (United States. Bureau of Animal Industry. Circular 185.)

Milk Supply

See also above "Administration in General" (Boston), and below "Public Health" (Aberdeen, Cincinnati, Colorado Springs, Detroit, Milwaukee), and "Statistics" (Halle a. S., Munich).

NEW YORK MILK COMMITTEE. Infant mortality and milk stations. Special report of the committee for the reduction of infant mortality of the New York milk committee. 1912. xi, 176 p. illus. diagrams. 4°.

The purpose of this report is to make available to every one having an interest in the campaign against Infant mortality, the information acquired by the committee during the summer of 1911, when it undertook a demonstration to determine the value of infants' milk stations as a means of reducing that mortality. The report is very thorough, and would be extremely useful wherever a pure milk campaign is to be waged. Copies may be requested of the committee 105 East 22d Street, New York City.

Moving Pictures

See above "Administration in General" (Milwaukee), and below "Police" (Chicago).

Municipal Accounting

UNITED STATES. Census Bureau. Uniform accounts as a basis for standard forms for reporting financial and other statistics of [municipal] health departments. By L. G. Powers. 1912. 16 p. 8°.

Municipal Exhibits

See above "Administration in General" (Bostonrefers to the New York City budget exhibit).

Municipal Lodging Houses BUDAPEST. Das Volkshotel im vi Bezirk der Haupt- u. Residenzstadt Budapest. 1912. 23 p. 16 plates. 8°.

By Dr. E. Ferenczi, social welfare adviser to the city.

CHICAGO, Ill. Final report of the Civil Service Commission. Police investigation 1911-1912. 54 pp., 3 leaves. 8°.

Inquiry conducted by authority of the mayor September 5, 1911 to March 7, 1912. Details of vice investigation, departmental analysis, reorganization plan.

-Report of the general superintendent of police for the year ending December 31, 1911. 132 p., 1 leaf, 3 folding tables. 8°.

Contains report of moving picture bureau.

NEW YORK CITY. Annual parade and review of the New York Police Department, May 18, 1912. Official programme. 20 leaves, 2 plates. obl. 8°.

The last 2 leaves comprise a summary history of the New York City police department, 1653-1912.

Report on an examination of the surgical division of the police department, May 17, 1912. Office of Commissioner of Accounts, New York City. 16 p. 12°.

BOSTON, Mass. [Statement of the directors of the port of Boston recommending legislation for the public control of the water front, piers and railroad connections used for commercial purposes.] April 12, 1912. 7 p. 8°.

Senate Doc. 465, 1912. The total assessed valuation of the property proposed to be taken over is $17,697,000.

[Reply of the directors of the port of Boston to the order of the General. Court calling for more specific informa tion supporting the director's claim for the need of a dry dock in Boston.] May 14, 1912. 6 p. 8°.

Senate Doc. 514, 1912. Docking rates for some foreign and large American cities are tabulated.

NEW YORK STATE. A preliminary report of the New York State Commission to investigate port conditions and pier extensions in New York harbor. July 22, 1912. 2 leaves, 1 folding map. fo.

Public Baths

See also above "Charters and Ordinances" (Aachen -baths in school houses) and below "Statistics" (Berlin, Boston, Florence, Munich).

BUDAPEST. Internationale HygieneAusstellung. Dresden 1911. Die städtischen thermalbäder von Budapest. Artesisches Bad, Blocksbad, Bruckbad. 4 leaves. 8°.

With illustrations of the handsome new baths of Budapest.

NEW YORK CITY. Public baths under the supervision of the President of the Borough of Manhattan. 1912. 18 p. 1 plate, illus. 8°.

Twelve free public interior baths and eleven free floating baths were maintained during 1911. The total patronage of the interior baths for 1911 was 3,581,846. The total cost was $336,503.51 (operation $106,674.80; maintenance $122,940.14.) The total patronage of the floating baths was 1,818,721 and the total cost was $42,334.17 (operation $28,134.56; maintenance $14,199.61.)

Public Charities

HARTFORD, Conn. Sixteenth annual report of the board of charity commissioners for the year ended April 1, 1912. 39(1) p. 3 plates. 8°.

The city maintains an almshouse, a city hospital and a home and infirmary for children erected in 1911.

On the last page is a summary of appropriations by fiscal years commencing with the establishment of the board in 1896 and ending with 1912; also, a summary of disbursements for almshouse, hospitals, asylums and other accounts, amounts recovered from the state and the net cost for the care of the poor and infirm.

Public Health and Vital Statistics See also above "Administration in General" (Milwaukee, Springfield), and below "Statistics" (Aachen, Berlin, Coruña, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Florence, Johannesburg, Königsberg, Milan, Munich).

ABERDEEN, Scotland. Reports [monthly] by the medical officer of health and

the sanitary inspector, January-June, 1912.

Vital statistics of the city and of the City Hospital. The sanitary inspector inspects food stuffs, factories and workshops, bakehouses, dwellings, lodginghouses and dairies.

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands. CommuniStatiscations statistiques. No. 33. tique démographique des grandes villes du monde pendant les années 1880–1909; 1re partie. Europe. Publiée à l'occasion de la xiiie session de l'Institut International de Statistique à la Haye, September, 1911. xiii, 269 p. 8°.

Population, marriages, births and deaths for each year 1880-1909 in the larger cities of Europe (Le., 97 in number); births by legitimacy and sex; infant mortality; deaths by causes. The table on infant mortality shows deaths under one year and stili births in numbers and percentages. An appendix to this table contains a summary of regulations relating to birth certificates in the different countries. A second volume is in preparation which will contain, in addition to statistics as above for extra-European cities, returns illustrating demologic phenomena of urban communities.

AUBURN, N. Y. Report of the health department (monthly). 1912, AprilJuly.

Chiefly vital statistics and sanitation.

BESANÇON, France. Statistique démographique et médicale. Année 22. no. 7-14. 1912, April-July.

BOSTON, Mass. Monthly bulletin of the health department. v. 1, no. 34. 1912. March-April. p. 57-99.

No. 3 contains an article by Prof. James O. Jordan, inspector of milk and vinegar of the Boston Health Board on Vinegar and Vinegar Laws. It contains the text of a proposed law to prevent vinegar adulteration.

CINCINNATI, O. Weekly report of the board of health. v. 3, no. 18-38. 1912, March 30-August 27. 8°.

Vital statistics, sanitary, meat and milk inspec

tions.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Report of the health department. (Monthly). 1912, January-June. 8°.

Contents are always the same, viz.: Contagious diseases. Sanitation. Plumbing Inspection. City dump. City scavenger. Report of market master.

Report of chemist and bacteriologist. Milk analysis. Cream analysis. Deaths. Births. Fumigations.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark. Ugentlig oversigt over födsler, sygdomme og dödsfold i Kobenhavn (weekly). Aargang 37. no. 1-32. 1912, January 6-August 10. 4°.

Contents are always the same, viz.: 1. Meteorological observations. 2. Births and deaths. 3. Births and deaths for the preceding 13 months. 4. Principal zymotic diseases for preceding 53 weeks. 5. Epidemic and contagious diseases. 6. Deaths of the week by cause, age and sex. 7. Epizootic diseases. 8. Deaths from epidemic causes in principal cities of the world for the week of latest advise.

DETROIT, Mich. Bulletin of the Detroit board of health. v. 2, 7-12. 1912, January-June. v. 3, no. 1. 1912, July. Vital statistics, sanitary inspections, laboratory, school nurses, tuberculosis clinic, mothers' clinic, etc. V. 2, no. 2, contains a comparison of the cost of the health departments and the milk inspection of Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Chicago, Cincinnati and Detroit. V. 2, No. 10 has an account of operations under the ordinance granting an appropriation for the elimination of the fly nuisance.

EDINBURGH, Scotland. Annual report of the public health department for 1911. x, 86 p. fo.

Dr. A. Maxwell Williamson, medical officer of health. Comment on declining birthrate of Edinburgh; inference is that factor of emigration has influenced young adult population and disturbed course of natural increase. Improved housing conditions of Edinburgh are referred to. There are 6877 houses of one apartment inhabited by 18,608 persons. Two-roomed houses number 22,031.

The report is divided into 2 parts, the first part containing vital statistics and the second reports relating to meat inspection, inspection of cow byres, dairies, ice-cream shops, workshops, bakehouses and hairdressing saloons, and the administration of the shop hours, seats for shop assistants, and food and drug act.

HARTFORD, Conn. Vital statistics. Issued monthly by the health department. 1912, April-May.

Contents are always the same, viz.: Mortality and causes. Bacteriologist's report. Milk inspection. Contagious diseases. School inspections and excluslons. Sanitary report. Plumbing Inspection. Food Inspection. Meteorological observations.

LEICESTER, England. Sixty-third annual report upon the health of Leicester

for the year 1911. 165 p. 1 map. 3 charts. 8°.

C. Killick Millard, medical officer of health. Contains reports on municipal infant's milk depot, opened July, 1906, on the isolation hospital, on the opening during the year of a municipal tuberculosis dispensary, on food inspection and reports of the refuse and street cleaning departments.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. The Healthologist. Published monthly by the health department. V. 2, no. 4-7. 1912, April-July.

Vital statistics, sanitation and child hygiene. The Healthologist is made up for campaign purposes. Each number closes with the Bulletin of the Bureau of Vital Statistics (births, marriages, deaths, interments, contagious diseases, meat inspection, bacteriological examinations, accidents, sanitary inspections, milk inspections).

MUNICH, Germany.

Amtsärztlicher

Bericht auf Grund der schulärztlichen Berichte für das Schuljahr 1910-11. 10 p.

4°.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Monthly statement of mortality. 1912, January-July. NEW ORLEANS, La. Statement of mortality. (Monthly). 1912, AprilJuly.

Public Works

BOSTON, Mass. Address of street commissioner James A. Gallivan at the second session of the National Conference on City Planning, Tuesday May 28, 1912. 10 p. 8°.

Financing local improvements by assessment, excess condemnation, zone system of assessments.

CHICAGO, ILL. Proceedings of the board of trustees of the sanitary district of Chicago. 1912, January-July. 768 p.

NEW YORK CITY. A report on a special investigation of the initiation of public improvements in the office of the President of the Borough of Richmond, city of New York, June 3, 1912. Office of the Commissioner of Accounts, city of New York. 11 p. 12°.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. Report of the flood commission. April 16, 1912. 9 p.l., 252 illus. (1), 452 p., 4 maps, plates.

The Pittsburgh Flood Commission was organized on February 20, 1908, pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Chamber of Commerce of Pittsburgh. The report contains the results of the surveys and