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391 <br />BOARD OF HEALTH SPECIAL MEETING <br />SEPTEMBER 6, 1983 <br />A special meeting of the Board of Health was held Tuesday, September 6, 1983 at <br />3:00 p.m. in Room %-15 of the Town Office Building. Members present were: <br />Mr. James W. Lambie, Chairman; Dr. Linda Roemer, David Henley, Superintendent of <br />East Middlesex Mosquito Control, Deborah Halko, and George A. Smith, Director of <br />Public Health. <br />This meeting was called to discuss/update the mosquito situation. <br />Mr. David Henley, Supt. of East Middlesex Mosquito Contorl, that there had been <br />a report of a child (10 or 11 yrs. old) that was in Foxboro on vacation from <br />New York that took ill. Encephalitis was suspected but not confirmed at the time. <br />A horse from Bridgewater was reported as having EEE. <br />Mr. Henley said that he has been checking the Green & White property, the Great <br />Meadows and Holmes Road <br />A lot of larvar has been found in the Rock Meadow section of Belmont and there <br />has been distrubing results of mosquitoes in Littleton. Mr. Henley said <br />that larvae has also been found in Bedford and that is an area that should be <br />watched. He said Bedford has more larvae than Lexington. <br />Mr. Henley said he would not suggest any townwide truck spraying at this time <br />but he would suggest using a toto-mist near the schools or recreation area. He <br />feels the Minute Man Vocational School yard area should be sprayed. <br />Mr. Smith said Dr. Monderer is sending out memos to the schools suggesting that <br />they not have any school field trips in any area where there is likely to be <br />mosquitoes. <br />The Board suggested to Mr. Smith that he write a letter to the school principals <br />in regard to mosquitoes. If the principals feel that spraying or roto -mist is <br />necessary, the Town will spray. <br />Mr. Henley said the risk has been decreased but there is potential for it to be <br />on the rise again. <br />It was decided that larvaciding will continue until the water dries up and if <br />their is no rain. All we need now is cool, dry weather. The danger -period for <br />mosquitoes will end with the first frost. <br />