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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1967-09-08 ci ci CY 30,sk.) OF HE,;LTH MEETING SEPTEMBER 8, 1967 wda The regular meeting of the Board of Health was held Friday, September 8, 1967 at 7 00 P.M. in the Selectmen 's Room of the Town Office Building. Members present were R . L. Mcy.uillan, Chairman, Dr. ±illian Cosgrove and Robert Heustis, Director of Public Health. The minutes of the July 17, 1967 Meeting were approved as read. MOSQUITO The letter to Mr. Mayne Lees, 29 Tower Road was approved FOGGING by the Board. Mr. Lees had complained of the fogging for mosquitos in the early evening while families were in their yards . The letter explained the operation of the fogging program and also that the chemical , Dibrom, used by the licensed operator as dorected was non-toxic. MENTAL The Budget increase requested by the Mental Health HEALTH Childrem' s Clinic for 1968 was discussed again by the BUDGET Board. Mr . McQuillan and Dr. Cosgrove will attend the meet- ing with the Mental Health Association September 19, 1967. The clerk was instructed to send notices of this meeting to Dr. Cosgrove and Mr. McQuillan. STATE The letter from the State Health Office regarding the IMMUNIZ1\TIOJ grant of $250,000 for an immunization program was discussed PROGRAM by the Board. Letters were sent to the Doctor ' s Advisory GRANT Committee, Dr. Pyle, Consulting Physician of the Board and the Lexington Visiting Nurse Association. Of the replies received the majority felt that Lexington would have few in the hard to reach group for which the grant was made. The Board voted to table this for the time being. 4 GARDE The letter form the State Department of Public Works AVENUE stating that the condition that caused a nuisance in the brook running in the rear of 4 Garden Avenue had been correct- ed by the contractor who had done the construction work on the section of Route 2 effecting the flow of the brook. FLU CLINIC- The Flu Clinic for Town Employees and school personnel TO4N will be held October 5th and November 30th. Rotices will EMPLOYEES be sent to Department heads in the Town Offices and Dr . Fobert, Superintendent of Schools. The letter to Dr. Rudolph Fobert, Superintendent of Schools, regarding the satisfactory counts of ;ihiting Milk Co. products was approved by the Board. HOSPITAL The letter to the appropriation committee stating the MCCOUNT hospital account for the Board of Health will run about $3100.00 more that the $750.00 appropriated was approved j- by the 3oard. Mr . Heustis explained that we have two tuberculosis patients at 'Middlesex County Hospital and a premature infant whose hospital bill will be $345.77 . i.ccording to law the Health Department must pay when there ; F a need. The bill for Premature Infant Sweeney was approved by the 3oard. The bill from Waltham Hospital was for $413.00 and the Health Department will pay 83.60'. The State reimburses the Town one half of this payment . Mr. Heustis explained to the Board that Mr . John LA3 M1H - Condon, Laboratory man, had spoken to him requesting c TE I''CPEtSE an increase in his rates . Milk samples tested for coliform, plate count and phosphatate are now $1 .00per sample, he is asking an increase to $2 .00 per sample. The swab tests of utensils no at $1 .00 per sample will increase to $1 .50 per sample. The 3oard discussed this and asked Mr . Heustis to check some of the other laboratories for prices . They also suggested a competitive bid or some price lists afore mother year . Measle Clinic for the fall was discussed and it was . E-,LES decided that during Community Health eek October 15 through CLINIC 1 would ae a good time to publicize the Measle :linic to be held the last week of October possibly Thursday and ,aturday. The preliminary subdivision entitled "'lorthen Road -teal ty tulTHE Trust" was approved by the 30,-rd. This will he a commercial PO I) area and wi l l have publuc sewer . ,. copy of the !hi trian r Zrl LTY TRUST Howard report is to be sent with the letter of approval to the Planning 3oard. The subdivision entitled "Subdivision Off Hancock Street" SUDDIVISIO1 was approved subject to lhi tman E Howard, Inc. , engineers ' OFF Hi, ICOCI" report. STREET The high milk counts on the Health Officer ' s report MILIK COUNTS was discussed by the 3oard. The letter sent to the companies which were re-checked and still had high counts was approved by the Board. The Board agreed that if the next test shows no improvement the owners will be asked to come before the Board. Mr. HcL)uillan explained that he thought an article PUBLISH FOOD explaining the inspection form used in restaurant inspections ESTABLISHMENT should be publiched in the local paper . Dr. Cosgrove agreed. INSPECT. FOr,MS Two articles were submitted, one a formal copy of the Sanitary Code the other the Sanitary Code in story form. Q -3- tr The 3oard discussed both forms and it was agreed to give ►04 Mr. Adams both and let him decide which one to use for publication. SW \3 TESTS The swab tests on the eating utensils were discussed UTENSILS by the Board. Mr . Heustis said he would call back and re-check some of these real bad ones and if there was no progress in the cleaning up he would, under Article ,t, serve notice that unless corrections were made within a certain period of time the Food Establishment Permit would be revoked. The Board asked if an appeal could be made and Qtr . Heustis said "Yes " the 3oard would have to grant a hearing within 5 days . The Board agreed that this would be the thing to do and assured Mr. Heustis they were behind him 100' . Mr. McQuillan and Dr . Cosgrove both agreed anything under a "C" rating would not be tolerated. The following licenses and permits were signed by the Board Installers Permits Child Care Licenses John Restuccie Lexington Day Nursery John Daley Lexington Montessori School Church of OUr Redeemer Nursing Home Approval Countryside Kindergarten Hancock House Nursing Home Playtime Nursery Methodist 'leekday School Food Cstablishmi,ent Permits Fast Food Heat Service (new ) Swimming Pools Servomation-Marshall Division Paint �,ock Pool Corp. Meeting adjourned at 9 00 P .M. Mr. Mc4uillan asked about the swimming pools and Mr. Heustis said they were fairly good. Literature had been sent and a list of officers obtained. ONe pool was closed when the circulating pumps were broken. But on the whole they were in good shape.