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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-06-05 co 444 cr Mr. H ustis reporte:3 trot Alexander' s had nov, provid=ed adequat ALEXA DER ' l separate containers for both rubbish an-' garbag but he would P?''''; SHOP re-ch, ck p=riodically. The letter to Mr. Emilio Spagniola owner of property on Ingl side Road r garding the rubbish and 'R--hris nn a vacant SPAGNTOLA 7 -f n'•ne by him siturted next to Arne J. Korstver,t 38 Ingle- side Road was approved Mr Heustis said he would re-check this on June 19 1972. The letter to Donald E. Legro requesting his legar opinion PEDICULOSIS regarding the administrative policy of the School Department to jexclude children from the schools with pediculosis or should the Board of Health adopt a regulation in accordance with Chapter 111, Section 317 was approved. The Health Officer' s report was checked and the Board MILK COUNTS noted that the milk counts for Ware Dairy and West Lynn Creamery were high. Mr. Heustis was instructed to watch these dairies. Due to the July 4th holiday the next meeting will be held on July 10th, 1972. The following permits were signed by the Board ANIMAL PERMITS SWIMMING POOLS Warren R. Guild M. D. 344 Lowell St . Moon Hill Pool Assoc. Neil L. Chayet 272 Concord Ave. Pleasant Brook Pool Dudley West, 33 Oak Street Five Field Pool Inc. George W. Forten 388 Concord Ave. Sun Valley Assoc Inc. Mrs . Martin Rowe 69 Blossomcrest Rd. Lexington Chalet Inc. William H. Warner 71 Adams Street Thyme Farms . 66 North Street FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS Hancock Market - Francis Napoli Ledgemont Lab 128 Spring St. Woodhaven Country Stores Powder Horn Golf Club Geoffroy' s Pharmacy, Inc Muffin House (Pewter Pot) Minute Man Restaurant Pine Meadows Golf Club Wardrobe ' s Pharmacy Edw' rd M. Donovan Howard Johnson Co. James McManus Ice Cream Town Line Pharmacy BOARD OF HEALTH, SPECIAL MEETING JUNE 1, 1972 The Board of Health adopted at a special meeting held on June 1, 1972 a policy in order to control pediculosis in the schools that all children will be excluded from school until all lice and nits have been eliminated This policy was accepted by the majority vote of the Board 44.4 METHYL ALCOHOL PERMIT TO SELL Lexington Auto Sales , Inc . Rowe Chevrolet Inc Colonial Garage Inc. FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT PERMIT Middlesex Tennis & Swim Club ANIMAL PERMITS Carroll Bros . 31 Allen St . 15 cows 2 horses 35 poultry Howard Foley 5 Harrington Rd 3 horses E. N Eames 115 Burlington St 1 horse Mrs. Norman Woodward 20 Robinson Rd 1 horse Walt-r McDonald 14 East St. 3 horses David L G^nnaro, 108 Winter St , 3 horses Wilson Farm Inc. 10 P easant St , 4000 poultry, 1 cow James V. Cosgrove 307 Wood St. 9 horses Annelle Flynn , 26 Patterson Rs 6 ducks Manuel Rose , 7148 Waltham St. 2 cows Alma E. Anderson 73 Paul Revere Rd. , 2 horses Marian M. McIntire 205 Wood St. 2 horses Charles F Brackett 121 Grove St. 2 horses Peter Gaudin 25 Shade St 9 Peacocks , 25 pheasants , L.5 poultry Vernon M. Parsons 65 Allen St . 1 horse Henning W Swenson 210 Marrett Rd. 1 horse Ellen L. Sharkey 13 Haxel Rd. (signed for same as last year) Alfred Iodice , 63 Winter St. , 1 horse 5 deer Edward J. Kelley 266 Bedford St. , 2 horses Patrick J. Montouri 12 Paddock Lane, 1 pony John H. Holdsworth 6 Coach Rd . , 1 horse Charles R. Gredler, Burlington St. 22 hens Mrs. T. D. Lovering, 37 Grove St , 6 chickens Harry Rowe Mimno, 83 Pleasant St. , 5 horses Lawrence & Jo-Ann Smoske 39 Robinson Rd. , 1 horse John D. Brucchi 63 Paul Revere Rd. , 8 horses, 3 cows , 6 goats , 6 sheep, 200 poultry SWIMMING POOL PERMITS Adams Pool Corp Middl,,sex Tennis & Swim Club BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING TUNE 5, 1972 The regular meeting of the Board of Health was held Monday June 5 1972 at 7 00 p.m. in Conference Room G-15. Members present were Dr William L. Cosgrove Chairman Dr. Charles Ellicott, Mr. James W Lambie and Robert C. Heustis Director of Public Health. Ere minutes of the May 1 , 1972 meeting and the minutes of the meeting with the physicians and School Nursing Personn-1 were approved. Cc i - 1,4 cr nr The Minute Man Ad announcing the clinic scheduled for June rov CLINIC 1K 1972 was chocked. Dr. Ellicott suggested that a sentence be AD added to all future ads regarding clinics stating "We recommend you consult your private physician concerning your immunization mends" . The Board approved. TB The letter from Dr. Derek Robinson, Tuberculosis Control TESTING Director regarding the testing for tuberculosis contacts with man- toux testing instead of the Tine testing. Dr Ellicott explained that he check=d with Dr. Barber and Dr. Noble at Middlesex Sanatorium when the department had to go into the Amicon Corportation to test for tuberculosis, and they all agreed that the Tine testing was the thing to do. Dr. Robinson did not agree therefore this letter. Dr. Ellicott reminded Mr. Heustis that all employees at the Amicon Corporation must be re-checked aft r the 4th of July. He also suggested that we contact Miss Morrison of the L V N A and get a report on the first testing so that follow-up may be started on any that need it. The Lion' s Club Carnival facilities wore discussed. Mr. LIONS Heustis said ho and Mr. Mazerall had checked the sanitary facilities CLUB and thy will be michanical.ly okay by carnival. time. He will place CARNIVALhanI washinc signs in prominent places for the food handlers . He sri.d h nl.so sugre ste,' to Mr. Ma -erall. that a gallon of phisohex be nlacei in the wash rooms for hand washing. Th- Lion' s Club should submit a plot plan showing the location of the mobil units by th- lgth of Tune. Mr O' Connell has stated that the Lion ' s Club must also provide a night watchman this year be- cause of the vandalism, The application to keep 2 horses at 37 Grove Street by Emily Lovering was discussed. Mrs Lovering has had permission from Ernest Johnson 45 Grove Street, to use 4-6 acres of land to make up the acreage required by our regulations ANIMAL After some discussion it was agreed that no action would be PERMIT taken until all the abuttors were contacted and all the information was in. The renewal application for Ellen Sharkey, 13 Hazel Road reeuesting an incr-aso from 2 to 4 ponies was discussed by the Board. It was agreed that the amount of area Mrs . Sharkey now has will be re-checked before any decision is made. Mr. Heustis said that the School Health Personnel would be HEAD meeting on Wednesday and he wondered if the Board had any ideas about LICE the furniture in the schools or if they would like him to recommend any corrective action to combat the increase of pediculosis in the schools 43 He sat he went with Deputy Fire Chief Fradette to inspect Franklin School th oth r day This was in ans =r to e complaint from th- school nurse Mrs. Packer Deputy Fradete was amazed to find old scatter rugs upholstered furniture and corragated boxes used in th classrooms. The boxes were used to make houses, they were used for shelves and a number of other things. This would be a real problem in case of fire . The school nurses are very concerned about the use of the rugs and furniture because there is no means of cleaning them properly. The Board asked if the furniture and rugs could be a con- tributing factor in the spread of the lice and nits. Mr Heustis said Y s. Dr Cosgrove said he thought the school would do well to bring in a professional exterminator but this lice was a health problem. The furniture although he did not approve was a school problem and he felt it up to the school to see that it was taken care of properly. Mr. Heustis said he thought the school nurses were looking to the Board of Health to take a firm stand on some of these things . After further discussion it was agreed that the Board should be in the position of a consultant. The school should Fret the problem cleaned up and then they could adopt certain policies which would prevent a situation like this in the future. The Board agreed that they would support the suggestion that the Town should have a doctor for pre-employment physicals for TOWN police and fire personnel also Public Works . Dr. Ellicott said DOCTOR he would suggest a fee per service basis rather than a flat re- tainer rate Mr H-ustis reported that he also talked with Mr OtConnell BARE ahout th here f et policy And th y hgreed that; an executive order FEET by the Board of Selectmen for the public buildings would be more effective The letter from the Chamber of Commerce supporting an a- doption of no bare feet in the public buildings was read by the Board. Dr. Cosgrove said he thought the letter should be acknowledged. He suggested Mr. Heustis do some research on the problem of bare feet and see how far the Board could go in enforcing and adopting a regulation The order to Arthur Zeitler, proprietor of the Village Variety VILLAGE Stores at 93 Massachusetts Avenue and 189 Bedford Street regarding VARIETY the rubbish around the stores was approved. STORES Mr Heustis reported that this matter had been taken care of The order to Alexander' s Pizza Parlor 180 Bedforl Street regarding the mixing of garbage and rubbish was approved.