Reports by city/town: S

See our environmental health investigation reports for Massachusetts cities and towns starting with S.

Salisbury

• Evaluation of Cancer Incidence in Salisbury, MA - July 2014 (DOC)
• Health Consultation: Evaluation of Vinyl-Lined Asbestos Cement Pipes in Salisbury, MA - July 2014 (DOC)

Sandwich

• Evaluation of Childhood Cancer Incidence in Sandwich, MA: 1995 - Present (February 2006) (DOC)
  • Follow-up Questions and Answers (DOC)
  • Questions and Answers (DOC)
  • Presentation (DOC)

Saugus

• Evaluation of Cancer Incidence in Saugus, MA March 2016 (DOC)

Scitutate

• Health Consultation: Assessment of Drinking Water Quality and Cancer Incidence, 1987-1997 in Scitutate Norfolk County (RTF)
  • Appendix A: Explanation of a Standardized Incidence Ratio (SIR) and 95% Confidence Interval (RTF)
  • Appendix B: Risk Factor Information for Selected Cancer Types:
    • Breast Cancer (RTF)
    • Kidney Cancer (RTF)
    • Leukemia (RTF)
    • Liver Cancer (RTF)
    • Testicular Cancer (RTF)
  • Appendix C: Exposure Dose Calculations for Exposure to TCE in Water from the Utility Sink in Scituate Town Hall, Scituate, Massachusetts (RTF)
  • Appendix D: Exposure Dose Calculations for Exposure to TCE in Water from the Scituate Municipal Water Supply, Scituate, Massachusetts (RTF)
  • Appendix E: Exposure Dose Calculations for Exposure to PCE in Water from Dead-End VLAC Water Mains, Scituate, Massachusetts (RTF)

Shrewsbury

• Summary of Indoor Environmental Sampling at Sherwood Middle School - August 2009 (RTF)

South Hadley

• Evaluation of Cancer Incidence in the Bartlett Street/East Street Neighborhood of South Hadley, MA, June 2005 (DOC)
• Figure 1 Area of Concern, South Hadley, MA
• Figure 2: Number of Cancer Diagnoses by Year of Diagnosis (XLS)
• Appendices:
  • Risk Factor Information for Selected Cancer Types - Breast Cancer (RTF)
  • Risk Factor Information for Selected Cancer Types - Lung Cancer (RTF)
  • Colorectal Cancer Risk Factor Information from American Cancer Society
  • Prostate Cancer Risk Factor Information from American Cancer Society

Southampton

• Evaluation of Environmental Concerns Related to the Barnes Aquifer and Cancer Incidence, 1982 - 2000 (DOC)

Stoughton

• Follow-up Report: Evaluation of Hodgkin's Disease and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Incidence in Stoughton Census Tracts 4563 and 4564.01, 1995-2000 (December 2004) (RTF)
  • Figure 1: Census Tracts
  • Figure 2: Sites of Environmental Concern Canton Street Neighborhood
  • Table 1A: Cancer Incidence Stoughton, MA 1982 - 1994 (XLS)
  • Table 1B: Cancer Incidence Stoughton, MA 1982-1986 and 1987-1994 (XLS)
  • Table 2A: Cancer Incidence in Census Tract 4563 Stoughton, MA 1982 - 1994 (XLS)
  • Table 2B: Cancer Incidence in Census Tract 4563 Stoughton, MA 1982-1986 and 1987-1994 (XLS)
  • Table 3A: Cancer Incidence in Census Tract 4564.01 Stoughton, MA 1982 - 1994 (XLS)
  • Table 3B: Cancer Incidence in Census Tract 4564.01 Stoughton, MA 1982-1987 and 1987-1994 (XLS)
  • Appendix A: Assessment of Cancer Incidence in Census Tracts, 4563.00 and 4564.01 in Stoughton , Massachusetts 1982-1994, June 1999 (RTF)*
    • *Note: the figures included in Appendix A cannot be posted on the website, but they are available by contacting the Bureau of Climate and Environmental Health.
    • *Note: Appendices A & B (within Appendix A) cannot be posted on the website, but they are available by contacting the Bureau of Climate and Environmental Health.
  • Appendix B: Coding Definitions of Cancer Site/Type (RTF)
  • Appendix A: Explanation of a Standardized Incidence Ratio (SIR) and 95% Confidence Interval (RTF)
  • Appendix D: Hodgkin's disease (RTF)
  • Appendix D: Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (RTF)

Swampscott

• Evaluation of Breast Cancer, Leukemia, and Melanoma Incidence in Marblehead and Swampscott, Massachusetts, 1987-1994 (Not Available Online)
  • If you are interested in obtaining more information or viewing older documents, please contact Bureau of Climate and Environmental Health.