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BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING
October 19, 1956
A regular monthly meeting of the Board of Health was held
in the Selectmen's Room on Friday, October 19, 1956, at 3 P.M.
Chairman McQuillan, Dr. Cosgrove, Mr. Cole and Mr. Lurvey were
present.
Three applications for licenses to conduct Child Care Cen-
ters were reviewed and approved. One, for Mrs. Persis L. Ballou,
is to be held up until Board of Appeal approval is granted.
The following were signed: Townedge Nursery School, 21 Marrett
atreet, Mrs. Vivian B. Wolfe; Playschool, 8 Marrett Road, Mrs.
Nancy C. Schock; Mrs. Pertts L. Ballou, A Scheduled Playgroup,
2013 Massachusetts Avenue.
One application for renewal of a Methyl Alcohol License was
License approved: Mr. Louis DeMarco, 400 Lowell Street.
One Rummage Sale application was noted and approved for the
Rummage Tidings Club of the Hancock 'Church at the Barnes Property on
Sale October 20, 1956, Saturday. No communicable disease had been
reported to the Health Department in the previous six weeks in
the homes of the donors.
The report of the Lexington Visiting Nurse Association for
L.V.N.A. September was noted. Ninety visits for the Board of Health
were made during the month.
Bills to the amount of $685.55 were approved for effice
Btfls supplies, dog burials, engineering fees, and September bills
for the Middlesex County Sanatorium patients and the Lexington
Visiting Nurse Association calls.
A letter was read from the Selectmen in answer to the Health
Polio Department request for an additional $1,000 for the Polio Pro -
Budget gram. The Selectmen were unanimously in favor of continuing
the polio pgrogram and voted to transfer the requested amount
from the Reserve Fund to the Board of Health Expenses Account.
A letter from the Selectmen was noted asking that Annual
Annual Reports from the Health Department be submitted before Jan -
'Reports uary 7, 1957, in order that they may be printed in the Town.
Report.
The Budget for 1957 was discussed and the following was
Budget established:
Automobile Allowance 11800.
Postage & Office Supplies 225.
Sundry 50.
Medical Attendance 180.
Hospitals 1,000.
Middlesex County Sanatorium 3,843.
Lex. Visiting Nurse Association 2,100.
Burial of Animals 60.
Inoculations (Diphtheria Clinic) 250.
Laboratory 500.
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Premature Babies
Advertising
Publishing new Rules & Regula
Engineering
Polio Program Fund
Personal Services - M.D.L.
A.M.
Dog Clinic (Dr. Benton)
Animal Inspector (Dr. Benton)
$1,000.
50.
tions 50.
3,000.
2,000.
5,397.
2,402.40
602.29
900.
Three new subdivisions were presented for the Board's
approval: Sun Valley, Section 15; Robinson Hill, Section 3;
Hancock Heights, Section 2. Notice will be sent to the
Planning board that the Board of Health is not in doubt as
to whether any of the land in the foregoing subdividions can
be used as building sites without injury to the public health
as all lots are to be connected to the town sewer.
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The Sanitarian's Report was read and discussed. Mr. Lurvey
said one more clinic is scheduled to be held in about a month Polio
for second polio inoculations for the 15 thru 19 year old group Program!
and for a few stragglers in the younger group. The third or
Booster shots are expected to be held the first of 1957.
Mr. Lurvey asked the Board if they would approve changing
his title from Health Sanitarian to Executive Health Officer MDL
because of the widespread work under his jurisdiction. The
Board voted to make this change, and to notify the Board of
Selectmen.
Further investigation is to be made of Mrs. Norris' land
on Webb Street. The Board was not wholly in agreement with Webb
the Whitman & Howard report, and feels pipes should be higher. St.
The Board would like to make the special requirements that
each lot must have a Whitman & Howard engineering recommenda-
tion, be filled completely, pipes be set no lower than 98.5,
and have a topographical map submitted showing where grades
are set.
Mr. Lurvey brought up the Janice Wing Hospital bill case Bill
for discussion. Mr. Stevens, Lexington's legal counselor, has
said Lexington is not responsible for payment to Haynes Memor-
ial Hospital. The Board suggested Mr. Lurvey ask the Children's
Aid how much they thought Lexington should pay to help them out
with the bill.
Letters were sent out by the Health Department prior to
this meeting to all rubbish collectors licensed by the Board Rubbish
asking their cooperation in properly transporting said rubbish.
At 3.30 P.M. Mr. John Esserian, 287 Beacon Street, Boston,
met with the Board to present the suggestion that land owned
by him and Mr. George L. Barnes, 2318 Massachusetts Avenue,
Lexington, might be a good site for a hospital for Lexington.
The Board looked at his map of the area and agreed that it was
a good site with high land, accessibility, etc. Mr. Esserian
originally bought his land for a home, but with land at a
premium now in Lexington, he thought Lexingtonmight be inter-
ested in securing the land now for some future hospital, school,
or town building. By combining the land owned by Mr. Esserian
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and Mr. Barnes, some 24 acres would be available.
Chairman McQuillan said for years people have asked about
Hospital a hospital for Lexington, in fact, Mr. McQuillan himself wrote
a letter to the Minute Man newspaper suggesting such a project.
Townspeople must look to the surrounding towns for service at
present. It might be wise to arrange for a hospital site for
the future, for certainly the time will come when Lexington
must have a hospital of its own.
Dr. Cosgrove suggested that fry Esserian and Mr. Barnes
should meet with the Selectmen. The Board said they would be
very glad to appear at such a meeting in support of the idea.
The Planning Board would probably like to be present, too.
Mr. McQuillan proposed that the doctors living and practicing
in Lexington be polled for their opinions and suggestions.
Two dairies were licensed to deliver milk in Lexington
License during this period: Brox Dairy, Methuen, and Sunnyhurse Dairy,
Stoneham.
The Clerk asked the Board if her rating might be changed
Clerk from Junior Clerk to Senior Clerk or Secretary, whichever is
the proper rating for the senior worker in the Health Depart-
ment Office. Mr. Lurvey will ask for the proper information
and report to the Board.
The meeting adjourned at 4.45 P.M. The next meeting of
the Board will be Friday, November 15, 1956.
Clerk
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