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1 1 1 Mr. Smith told the Board that four or five years ago Dr. Howard Smith did not want to do the clinic anymore and the Health Department had to call around to find someone to do the clinic. That year we used the Base Veter- inarian from Hanscom Air Field. Mr. Smith said we are fortunate enough this year to have two or three vets willing to do our clinic. Dr. Erdos asked Mr. Smith if he asked Dr. Smith why he wants to do the clinic again. Mr. Smith said, "No, but Dr. Smith had walked out on us four years ago". He said that it has worked out well the last three years because Dr. Chabot has let us use his veterinarian assistant each year. Mr. Smith recommended to the Board that we use Dr. Chabot's assistant this year as we have not had any problems for the past three years. Dr. Cosgrove said "We should really use Dr. Chabot's services this year again where he is willing to let the assistant do the clinic. Dr. Chabot has his hospital right here in Town. Mr. Smith said if there are no objections, I just as soon have Dr. Read, Dr. Chabot's assistant do the clinic. The Board agreed to go along with Mr. Smith's choice and voted unanimously to have Dr. Read do the Rabies Clinic. Mr. Smith told the Board that a ease of pseudomonas folliculitis had been reported by a doctor. A Lexington girl had been using the whirlpool at the Lexington Tennis and Swim Club. Mr. Smith said that Harold Millican oversees the operation at the club and keeps it maintained well. The problem sometimes comes from the heavy use of the whirlpool and also prob- lems can be caused because people do not take showers before entering whirl- pools. There had been 26 cases of this reported at the Sheraton Motel in Hyannis the same week because of heavy usuage. The chlorinators cannot take the heavy usuage. Mr. Smith told the Board that samples were taken and if they come back positive we will have to have a high concentration of chlorine used. The Board asked if showering before entering the whirlpool would help. Mr. Smith said, "Yes, a good cleansing shower would help". Dr. Erdos said if the bacteria is there, a shower afterwards would be helpful also. The question arose - did she get it there, or did she bring it to the whirlpool? Mr. Smith said that the girl said she had not been in any other whirlpool or jacuzzi. She felt that she had picked it -up at the tennis club.