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18 <br /> Report of the Board of Health <br /> The Town Board of Health worked with the County <br /> Health Department in compiling a list of the holders of <br /> Common Victualler and Recreational Licenses. All of these <br /> places were inspected for sanitation and sewage disposal and <br /> i were found to be in satisfactory condition in accordance <br /> with the County Health standards at the time of examination, <br /> Drinking water was sampled and analyzed and found to be <br /> pure. <br /> The Board of Health cooperated with the District Nurse <br /> in conducting the clinics held at the school. Children who <br /> needed further attention with eye and ear defects were <br /> transported to the clinics at the Massachusetts Eye & <br /> '- <br /> Ear Infirmary. <br /> The Board also cooperated with the Park Department in <br /> keeping the Town Beaches free of seaweed and debris. This <br /> year the Park Department expects to assume this respon- <br /> sibility and the anticipated expenditure will reflect in their <br /> budget. <br /> The Board also cleaned up and buried dead herring <br /> that littered the edges of Mill Pond and Mashpee River. This <br /> work was accomplished with the assistance of the Herring <br /> Warden. <br /> The Board received reports of several cases of communi- <br /> cable diseases, one case of polio, and one premature birth. <br /> Several restraining orders were issued to persons whose <br /> dogs had reportedly bitten people. <br /> Burial and body removal permits were issued by the <br /> board when requested by Funeral Directors. <br /> F <br />