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`8 He said that if there is only one or two horses on the property, the manure, can be controlled in tins but three or more horses there should be a concrete pit because there is 20 -lbs. of manure per day, per horse. Mr. Smith told the Board that we are getting more applications now to keep chickens. He said some people can be very sloppy with the keeping of chickens and the chicken manure can attract rates. Mr. Smith explained to the Board how the Department sends out cards to the abuttors of property when someone applies for an animal permit and there are more people starting to object because of "rat problems or fly problems" that could happen. Mr. Smith reported to the Board that the E.P.A. on Westview Street had re- quested that the visiting nurses come to their office and give immunizations to those employees that needed to be updated on their shots. Our Department supplies the vaccine for the nurse to do it. Mr. Lambie asked why we had to do this when we don't do it for other companies. Mr. Smith explained that when the E.P.A. came to Lexington we made arrange- ments to keep the employees updated on their immunizations. The nurses from the Tri -Community have done this before. Two or three years ago the employees that needed immunizations came into our office and received them. This year there were more needing to be immunized and we felt it would be easier to have the nurses go there but the visiting nurses seemed a little leery about giving these immunizations. They wanted Dr. Erdos to write a letter stating that they could do this, how much vaccine to give, how to administer adrenalin in case of emergency, etc. Mr. Smith felt that a letter like that was un- necessary as the nurses should know how to do this. Mr. Smith said he just as soon not do it at all where the nurses seem to have a little anxiety about it. He said it would not have been any big deal as all the vaccine is supplied by the State. Dr. Cosgrove and Mr. Lambie said where we don't do it for other places, they do not see why we really had to do it for the E.P.A. Mr. Smith said he would just cancel it out. Mr. Smith read a letter that had been drafted by Terry Hluchyj, R.N. of the Visiting Nurses to send to a person that has contacted a communicable disease. This letter just notifies the person that a visiting nurse will be calling at their house. This is usually for hepatitis, samonella, etc. Social diseases are reported directly to the State and not to the local Boards of Health. The Following permits were signed by the Board: FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS Sheraton -Lexington Motor Inn Temple Emunah 727 Marrett Road Piper Road Raytheon Executive Building (vending) Hancock United Church of Christ 141 Spring Street 1912 Mass. Avenue 1 1 1