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He said she is doing restaurant inspections and concentrating on whether or not the important signs are posted. The "no smoking" sign, which means no smoking in the food preparation area, hairnets sign and washing hands after using toilet facilities before going back to handle food. Mr. Smith told the Board he is going to put on another food handlers course and have Sandy run it. He also told the Board that Sandy had changed her hours. She use to come in 5 days for 4 hours a day but now she comes in three days - two full days and part of a third. Dr. Cosgrove asked if Sandy would like to work full time. Mr. Smith said "yes" she would. He said she enjoys her work and is very good at inspections. He hopes to find her a job somewhere in this field. He said he is having her do different kind of inspections. She has been doing some housing inspections. He is having her spend next Wednesday in Framingham with a health officer there to see some real housing problems. Mr. Smith told the Board that we had a very successful month with clinics. CLINICS The Rabies Clinic went very smoothly. The nurse from the Visiting Nurses came and helped fill syringes. The nurses also attended the Glaucoma Clinic. They set up a small section and read blood pressures of any resident that wished to have it taken. Mr. Smith told the Board that we are also taking appointments for the Breast Screening Clinic to be held at Symmes Hospital on June 10, 1980. Mr. Smith reported to the Board he is going to put on a campaign to "Shake the Habit". This will be in regards to the use of salt. Mr. Smith said he has booklets in the office that people are welcome to come in and pick up. Mr. Smith also plans to do a promotion campaign on x-rays, the need to have them and the over-exposure to them. Mr. Smith told the Board that we are going to eventually have to have a full time assistant or a permanent part time assistant. He said there is plenty of work here to do but we need help to see that it is carried out. Mr. Smith told the Board that the M.D.C. is going around checking with plants M.D.C. in the area to see what they are putting into the sanitary sewer systems. The Board discussed the hazardous waste dumping into the sanitary sewer system. Kennicott Copper uses chemicals, Raytheon's new research building will be using chemicals. There are many companies that use them if only in the photography field, for developing. Dr. Cosgrove asked where the new town pick-up of trash by B.F.I. was being taken. Mr. Smith said most of it will be going to Plainfield. He said the company has the contract for three years. He said the next time the contract comes up the cost could be staggering for the Town. TOWN -WIDE PICK UP