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F9) Swimming Pool Permits Millican Swin-Safe Pool 90 Hancock St. Lexington Christian Academy/Meadow Breeze Day Camp 48 Bartlett Ave. Town of Lexington Recreation Dept. Pools (4) BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING APRIL 18, 1984 The monthly meeting of the Board of Health was held Wednesday, April 18, 1984 at 7:15 p.m. in Room G-15 of the Town Office Building. Members present were: James W. Lambie, Chairman; Linda Roemer, Ph.D., Donald Goldmann, M.D., George A. Smith, Jr., Director of Public Health and Debbie Halko, Sanitarian. The sanitarian gave her report to the Board. She has been inspecting vending machines at companies in the area, inspecting the social clubs and has started to inspect the swimming pools. Debbie has inspected the Millican pool because their season opens in April. She is doing all the indoor pools at this time. When the outdoor season is approaching all those pools will be inspected and they they are frequently checked all during the swimming season. At 7:30 p.m. Mr. Litant of Douglas Road came before the Board of Health at his request. Dr. Roemer opened the discussion by saying that the Board had sent him a letter stating that they were looking into the Douglas Road area in relation to a high cancer rate that he brought to their attention. Dr. Roemer stated that they had been doing some surveys but they are inconclusive at this time. Mr. Litant said that he appreciated their giving him this time to speak with them and that he has a great concern about the area and the high rate of cancer, in particular, breast cancer that his wife died of. He said that some time in the future his house will be transferred to his children and he is fearful that the house is contaminated. Over the Woburn line there is a ballfield and a swamp and his son has said there used to be discarded barrels over there. It is a wooded area and Mr. Litant feels that dumping could have been going on for years before the houses were built. There has been 3 deaths verified in that area and six people are being treated now for cancer. The Board said out of the six identified as having cancer only three had breast cancer. A survey of breast cancer of 5 towns showed the following results: Lexington 112 - Concord 234 - Acton 56 and Sudbury 113. The data from the tumor records for the whole state is due out in six weeks.