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1 331 Mr. Smith said the gypsy moth problem in the State seems to be coming a political thing. There all afraid if they vote one way, they will lose votes and vice versa. The gypsy moths are certainly a problem. Some houses have them inside, too. At Christmas they cam in on some Christmas Trees and they also have been known to come in on firewood. The gypsy moth usually hatches between May 15th and June 15th and then people will be going through the usual aggravation. DMSO DMSO was discussed briefly and then it was tabled for the next meeting. Mr. Smith told the Board that he had received a call from a resident that she had purchased "frozen doughnuts" at Medi Mart with an out -code of September 1981. She had also called Medi Mart and the doughnut company be- cause she claims her children got sick from eating them. Mr. Smith said shoppers never read the codes on food while they are shopping and only after they go to use them do they notice they are out-of-date code. He said frozen foods coding is a voluntary gesture on the part of the com- panies that package them. ANIMAL The Board of Health briefly discussed the animal regulations that are in the REGULATIONS process of being revised. Each member had been mailed a copy for their comments. The members were in agreement that the regulations covered most areas of keeping animals in the Town but have decided they will have further discussion on the ' manure storage and disposal. When the regulations become finalized, they will be sent to Mr. Norman Cohen, Town Counsel, for final review. Mr. Smith said the regulations become law when they are published in the local paper. PODIATRIC Mr. Smith had received a letter from Arthur G. Swedlow, D.P.M., Podiatric MEDICINE Medicine & Surgery, of 114 Waltham Street wanting to run a screening clinic LETTER in Lexington and sponsored by the Board of Health. Mr. Swedlow had approached the Lion's Club suggesting they sponsor it but they have other obligations and was not interested in running this so Mr. James Cataldo suggested he contact the Health Department. The Board discussed this briefly and decided they did not want to sponsor this clinic but they will "hold" for Dr. Erdos' opinion. ORGANIZA- Mr. Lambie had drawn up an "operating guidance plan" for the Board of Health TIONAL to look over and prepare for the most effective way the Board of Health and WORK -PLAN the Health Department can function and also to set priorities for the Board of Health to deal with. 1 Mr. Lambie feels it is worth a certain amount of work to see what is the most effective way to promote health and prevent and control disease and nuisances within the Town of Lexington.