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ENCEPHALITIS Mr. Smith told the Board that an eight-month old baby from Bedford and an 18 year old girl from Dover has been diagnosed as having encephalitis. He has found the girl from Dover goes to Minute Man Vocational School and rides her horse in the Lincoln, Bedford and Lexington area. Doctors from Children's Hospital, who are also residents, have called and expressed an opinion that mosquito control should be brought back into Town. Mr. Smith said anyone contacting equine encephalitis and survives is usually debili- tated the rest of their life. Mr. Smith has talked to the new Supt. of East Middlesex Mosquito Contorl, David Henley, and he would be willing to meet with the Board and explain any issues and answer any questions they would like answers for. It is probable that by next August we could have a large mosquito population. The mosquitoes can be controlled, not isolated. Mr. Smith said the residents should make their opinions known. He said in the long run the Board of Health could order the spraying of mosquitoes. 22 BOWKER ST. The Hearing at court of Mrs. Andrea Ciccolo of 22 Hawker Street was held and she was given an extension for six months to connect to Town sewer. Mr. Keshian, owner of property at 455 Lowell Street has cleaned up all the rubbish that had accumulated. Honeywell has been testing water and soil samples and sending them out to be tested since the spill -up at their premises and they will continue to do so. After the spill took place, two or three people were fired. The pneumonia clinic was held on September 30, 1982. We only immunized 22 people. The Diabetes Screening Clinic went well. There were 23 people screened at this clinic. The flu clinic is set for Thursday, October 28, 1982 at Cary Hall. There had been a group of women employees at the library complaining about different maladies. The State has been running some tests there but have not come up with anything as yet. Mr. Smith told the Board that he had interviewed 16 people today (Monday) for the intern's job. There are five of these that seemed very good for the job. Mr. Smith said he had received a couple of calls with people concerned about chlorodane in their homes as the houggs- had been treated at one time with chloredane. Patricia Martin -Paul has been unofficially appointed as the permanent dog officer. She is waiting for a letter from the Town Manager to make it official. 1 1 1