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25 Report of the Board of Health To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee The Board of Health hereby submits their annual report for the year, nineteen -hundred -sixty-four. During the past year the board has met weekly, but we find that the work has doubled, due to the tremendous growth within the town and the vast amount of building, and one night is insufficient to complete the hearings and duties of the board. A great amount of the work load has to be accomplished during the week. The usual inspections were made on buildings, restau- rants, motels, camps and other establishments, including swimming pools, and cesspools. Rules and regulations gov- erning sanitation have been drafted, which will be approved and enforced by the Board in the ensuing year. The nurse has served the Town for the year by conduct- ing clinics, examinations, house calls, assistance to the dental clinics and dentist and supplying transportation. Complete details are explained in the nurse's report. We wish to thank Dr. Gwendolyn W. Crawford for her co-operation with the dental clinic this past year and hope she will continue to serve the board in this capacity. Due to the inadequate facilities at the school this year, we were forced to transport the children to the dentist's office. We are grateful beyond words for the gift of a complete dental set-up from Dr. Frederick R. Raddin of Orleans, Mass. This equipment has been installed in the S. G. Davis School and will enable us to carry out our dental clinic at the school in 1965. Our disposal area has been a handicap as usual. The question is—What do you do with trash? At home if the cel- lar is cluttered, you take it to the disposal area. If the trash barrel is overflowing, you take it to the disposal area. Now the question is—What do we do with the disposal area when it is overflowing? Bury it, or burn it?