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1 1 1 505 -3- In the Giroux Building, 3 Meriam Street where Robert International used to be, barrels and bottles were discovered in the basement. Some contained GIROUX BLDG. sodium cyanide. The labels were half off the drums. Mr. Smith had the drums HAZARDOUS sealed tight, the Fire Department also checked them out and now they are WASTE being removed shortly. The American Cancer Society has written to say they would like a rep- resentative from the Lexington Board of Health to attend their meetings. AMERICAN There is a representative from other surrounding towns. CANCER SOCIETY Dr. Asarkof volunteered to be the representative for the Lexington Board of Health. Mr. Smith told the Board that he had spent a week at Tufts University at a course on asbestos. He said it was very comprehensive and that he did ASBESTOS enjoy it. COURSE There is some kind of a rash that is going around at the Diamond Jr. RASH High School. There have been a number of pupils that have come in contact DIAMOND JR. with this disease. No one seems to know what it is so a Epimemiologist from HIGH Children's Hospital has agreed to meet and do an infectious disease examina- tion to determine what this rash is. The Board of Health has agreed to pay up to $200.00 for this diagnosis and they would like a report of what the diagnosis was after the physician sees the student. The Board discussed Mr. Bucca's letter from a Kathy Breslin, M.D., resi- WOODSTOVE dent at Mass Eye and Ear stating he "may have the throat condition" because of Mr. Southard's stove. The Board would like more information about Mr. Bucca's exam at Mass Eye and Ear and told Mr. Smith to draft a letter to Kathy Breslin, M.D. asking for clarification of Mr. Bucca's condition of his throat. They would like substantiation or clarification concerning the report she had written for Vincent Bucca regarding his throat condition. Also, ask "what is the evidence that she has that this could have been caused by the conditions that existed in this neighborhood?" The Board suggested any correspondence we have to Mass Eye and Ear should also be sent to Mr. Southard and Mr. Bucca so they will know what is happening in regard to this matter. Mr. Smith reported that the Town Manager wrote a letter to Mr. Hoyt in re- gard to the proposal of dumping the sludge in Lexington/Waltham at the State Met Hospital. The Board briefly discussed the rDNA and Mr. Smith briefed the Board on the happenings at Collaborative Research and Seragen.