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414 BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING March 18, 1960 The regular meeting of the Board of Health was held Friday, March 18, 1960 at 3 P.M. in the Selectmen's Room of the Town Office Building. Members present were Mr. R. L. McQuillan, Chairman, Dr. William Cosgrove, Mr. Charles Cole and Health Officer, Mark D. Lurvey. CHILD Mr. Donald Nickerson, Chairman of the Board of Appeals came CARE before the Board to discuss the rules and regulations of Child CENTER Care Centers in Lexington. The Board of Health follows the State Health Department rules and regulations for Child Care Centers and are inspected periodically for cleanliness,' lighting and ad- equate protection from accident hazards due to stairways,windows, doors, pipes and radiation. The Board of ealth rules states that one toilet and one wash basin be provided for every 12 or fewer children 4 years of age or older, and the^e shall be 2 toilets and 2 wash basins for every 8 or fewer children under 4 years of age. Mr. Nickerson explained the Board of Appeals grants a permit for Child Care Centers which are to be run in private homes for 10 children and no more. The Board of Appeals can find no set laws governing the number of children for Child Care Centers and because of safety reasons the Board of Appealsfeels that no more than 10 can be handled properly in a private home. Some of the Child Care Centers in private homes have been operating with more than 10 children and will be reminded of that when their permits come up for renewal. The Churches and Nursery Schools that con- duct Child Care Centers on a weekday badis do not have toi renewh their permits annually and are not restricted: Mr. McQuillan stated that the Board of Health would cooperate with the Board of Appeals in anyway possible. Mr. Nickerson said that if Mr. Lurvey would send a copy of the report of his inspec- tions on Child Care Centers to the Board of Appeals it would help a great deal when renewals of the Child Care Center permits were due. BATTLE Mr. Zirpolo, manager of the Battle Green Inn restaurant, GREEN came before the Board at the request of Mr. Lurvey because of INN the continued violations to the Board of Health regulations at the Battle Green Inn restaurant. Mr. Lurvey explained that on February 9, 1960 an inspection was made and a letter sent to Mr. Zirpolo explaining the violations of the Health Department regulations. A re -inspection was made on March 14, 1960 and as the conditions noted. at the February 9, 1960 inspection had not been corrected Mr. Lurvey wrote to Mr. Zirpolo and asked him to appear before the Board. Mr. Lurvey also reported he had made a re -inspection of the Battle Green Inn Restaurant the morning of March 18, 1960 and most of the violations had been corrected. Mr. Zirpolo explained that the restaurant at Battle Geen Inn was run by him and his brother on concession and he would try to see that in the future the Health Department regulations were carried out. 1 1 1