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Dr. Barron, in charge of the dental clinic, resigned and was replaced April 20 by Dr. Harold L. Ehrlich. Dr. Ehrlich is a graduate of the Harvard Dental School and comes to us highly recommended. The Board was aware that many of the children's mouths were in very serious condition and in order to attend to them, voted to have Dr. Ehrlich continue during the summer, hoping to do the essential work. Dr. Ehrlich's report is attached.
Diseases dangerous to the public health were reported as fol- lows: Mumps, 14; measles, 18; German measles, 2; chickenpox, 2; whooping cough, 1; syphilis, 2; dog bite, 6. We do not in any way believe that this was the total number of contagious diseases occurring in the town, but in many instances the children are not sick enough to be seen by a doctor and the question then arises whether they have had the disease or not.
We call your attention to the fact that the law requires every dog bite to be reported in writing by the physician, stating the name of the person bitten and of the owner of the dog. The dog must be kept in quarantine for two weeks, because if rabies is to develop in an animal it will do so within that time. If a report in writing is not received from the
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physician, it is doubtful if the Board of Health can be held responsible for furnishing antirabic treatment if that becomes necessary.
From our records it appeared that there were over 200 persons who had not had chest x-rays, and return postal cards were sent to them after the clinic was held in October, 1949. Of those that replied, 8 wanted to have an x-ray taken, and arrangements are being made for this to be done at the Middlesex Sanatorium. Only 23 others returned the postal cards.
The Board has taken an active interest in studying the legislative act passed in August, 1949, for the organization of union health departments. The Boards of Health of Acton, Bedford, Carlisle, Concord, Lexington, Lincoln, May- nard, Sudbury and Wayland have met four times to discuss formation of such a union, and at the last meeting it was voted to ask the State Department of Public Health to give its approval to this group for forming a union. Before such a union health department can be activated, much investiga- tion and study of what it will mean to each town must be undertaken, and for that reason the Board has had inserted in the town warrant the following article:
"To see if the town will vote for the Moderator to appoint a committee of five to investigate and study the provisions of Chapter 662, the Acts of 1949, the act relative to the or- ganization of union health departments, and determine the desirability of Lincoln joining with one or more of the follow- ing towns: Acton, Bedford, Carlisle, Concord, Lexington, Maynard, Sudbury and Wayland or others to form a union health department; this committee to report its findings to the next town meeting; and that $100 be appropriated for the use of the committee."
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT L. DeNORMANDIE, M.D., GORDON DONALDSON, M.D., WARREN F. FLINT.
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REPORT OF LINCOLN DENTAL CLINIC
The Lincoln Dental Clinic at the New School was formally launched on April 20, 1950, in response to what was considered a need for a suitable and adequate local dental facility. Op- eration at first was on a three hour per week basis and in- creased to six hours during the months of July and August as an adjustment to the swift-growing practice and the rather acute need for treatment on the part of many of the patients under clinic care. The clinic was, at the outset, equipped to operate as a full-scale operative unit containing physical facilities rendering it capable of offering services of the highest standard and since its organization surgical equipment have been added so as to increase the scope of available services.
Philosophy of Treatment
1. Strong emphasis is being placed on instruction in home hygiene proper methods of toothbrushing and correction of diet wherever seemingly indicated. This approach would appear to strive closest to the fundamental problem. That of caries control or prevention.
2. Wherever possible, attempts are being made to save teeth and to this end, more treatments, sedative fillings, and careful clinical and X-Ray follow-ups are carried out on ques- tionable teeth.
3. As a further method of attack, the clinic is equipped to carry out topical fluorine treatments as a prophylactic device against the occurrence of tooth decay.
4. In the case of patients presenting themselves for treat- ment with the problem of rampant caries, the clinic strives to establish a stop-gap in the form of caries excavation of all involved teeth in preliminary appointments as an effort to retard the advance of the degenerative process, together with the placement of temporary sedative restoration. Subsequent appointments are given to replacement of temporary with permanent restorative materials.
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The Clinic Record
1. A breakdown on services performed during the eight months of operation of the clinic reads as follows:
a. Number of children treated: Pre-School Age 4. School Age 35.
b. Number of completed cases: 17.
c. Number of children examined and charted in routine yearly school health examinations: 61.
d. Number of emergency treatments performed on Town residents, not clinic patients: 4.
1. A further analysis of treated cases shows the following unit operations performed :
a. Prophylaxes: 39
b. Extractions: 16
c. Permanent restorations of all types: 190.
2. Treatment services which the clinic holds for each patient are:
a. Prophylaxis
b. X-Rays
Routine for each patient.
c. Restorations
d. Extractions
Local and topical anesthesia avail- able for these precedures when indicated.
3. The record system consists of a file on each patient con- taining :
a. Date of original examination.
b. Charting and diagramming of all carisus lesions, abnormalities in tooth arrangement, eruption, and soft tissue disorders.
c. Evaluation of systemic condition as to operative and surgical risk.
d. X-Rays
e. Recording of all treatments performed and dates thereof.
The Part of the Dental Clinic in the Health Team.
The contribution of the dental service in the rounding out of a coordinated health program is incontrovertible. It furnishes the means of detection of dental and oral ills
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within the populace and devises means to best attack them on the basis of information and screened data made available by the detecting instruments. The job is two-fold: education and treatment. Remarkably enough, in both regards only foot-holds have been made. More is needed, far in excess of a limited facility such as ours to keep pace with. Recom- mendation is to be made that training in oral hygiene be brought into the classroom, to be dispensed by the teacher as are the three "R's", if noticeable and early improvement is to be seen in the picture; - that in conjuction with the effort the dental clinic can bring to bear. The need for such coordi- nated effort, from whatever source, cannot be too strongly emphasized.
Respectfully submitted,
HAROLD L. EHRLICH, D.M.D.
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REPORT OF THE CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS
The Cemetery Board again wishes to report progress in the many phases of work being done so that the Cemeteries and the Cemetery records may be as complete and orderly as possible.
The maintenance work has been taken care of as usual and extra trimming of brush where needed in the New Ceme- tery has greatly improved the general appearance.
Boundary stones and numbers of lots are being set and work will continue as rapidly as possible and should be com- pleted during the coming summer.
An excellent new Atlas has been completed combining the maps of the Cemetery on Lexington Road into one volume and the research work necessary to bring the records up to date is consuming a great deal of time but progress is being made and by another year that too should be completed. Any old receipts for the sale of lots might be helpful and we would appreciate your interest.
One of the Stone Posts at the entrance of the Cemetery on Lexington Road has been moved thus widening the entrance so that the snow plows and the highway machinery can now pass through. We are appreciative of the generous co-opera- tion we receive from the Highway Department.
This year we are asking for the sum of $500.00 to start repair work on the Cemetery roads. This is a minimum amount as we have about 4000 feet of roads to repair. The larger part of the roads are only dirt with no foundation and it will be necessary to dig out the old soil and replace it with gravel and cover. This work we hope to place in the hands of the Highway Department.
The Board feels that it might be well to set forth a list of regulations under which they operate;
I. Lots are for sale only to residents of Lincoln.
II. Lots are now sold with the understanding that they will be graded immediately at the buyers ex- pense under the direction and approval of the Board. Owners are encouraged to place Perpetual Care on their lots. The minimum amount is $150.00. This
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sum earns such a small amount yearly in the Savings Bank that it seems wise to hold the interest for whatever period of years is necessary to have suffi- cient money to regrade the lot in the years to come. Some lots require different upkeep and having larger amounts of Perpetual Care can have addi- tional attention from time to time.
III. All planting, work and the setting of monuments in the Cemetery must be under the direction of the Board.
The Board has been very much concerned by the serious illness of one of its members and it has caused us to appre- ciate the long years of service and kindly interest in all the work that has gone on in the Cemeteries. We trust that for many years we may have his companionship and his knowl- edge to depend upon.
These facts may be of interest to some of the newcomers as well as some who have lived in Lincoln for a longer time.
Origin of Our Cemeteries
The Old Cemetery, a part of the Cemetery on Lexington Road, was a privately owned burial ground of about one acre and was given to the Town by Ephraim Flint shortly after Lincoln was incorporated as a Precinct in 1764. The earliest date in any Lincoln Cemetery is found here. Jonathan Gove - December 22, 1747.
Deacon Samuel Farrar preferring a Burial Ground nearer the Meeting House purchased and gave to the Town in 1760 land across from the Meeting House on the Town Hill. This was before a Town House was built.
In 1832 the Town purchased from the Heirs of Abraham Cole the land now used as The Arbor Vitae Cemetery.
Again the Town was benefited by George Bemis. In 1883 he purchased and gave to the Town ten acres of land adjoining the Old Cemetery on Lexington Road.
The last addition, the sum of $500.00, was voted by the Town March 1925 to purchase about two acres of land ad- joining that given to the Town by George Bemis from the Heirs of Charles S. Wheeler. The deed for this was passed in February 1927.
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Records for 1950
Received from the sale of lots $926 75
Received for Perpetual Care 500 00
Cemetery Investment Fund Dec. 31, 1950 6,020 99
Burials
Jan. 18, 1950 Adella Waugh Langille
Jan. 19, 1950 Laurie Thiessen
Mar. 4, 1950. Alden H. Rollins
April 29, 1950. May Day Burns
May 13, 1950 Edith Clark Sherman
May 27, 1950.
Paul Dorian
May 29, 1950
Theodore I. ยท Brown
July 10, 1950. William H. Sherman July 30, 1950. Charlotte H. Donaldson
Oct. 3, 1950. Raymond E. Hagerty
Oct. 9, 1950. Harriet Lyman Darling Hart
Dec. 3, 1950. . George W. Carney
Budget 1951
To be taken from the Cemetery Investment Fund:
Additional Appropriation
Stone boundaries, markers and labor.
$300 00
Additional Appropriation Research bookkeeping
200 00
Repair of roads 500 00
$1,000 00
To be raised by taxation:
Salary of Superintendent
$150 00
Maintenance
1,800 00
Water Rates
17 00
Equipment and repairs
100 00
Grading of lots and interments
600 00
Respectfully submitted, $2,667 00
ELIZABETH DOHERTY, GEORGE E. CUNNINGHAM, ROBERT D. DONALDON, Cemetery Commissioners.
Lincoln Fire Alarm Code, 1951
Telephone connecting both South and North Stations-6-0195.
12 North Great Road at Virginia Road
13 Virginia Road at Old Bedford Road
14 Virginia Road near McHugh's
15 North Great Road near Cunnert's Mill
16 North Great Road at Brooks Road
17 North Great Road - Concord Line
112 North Great Road at Mill Street
113 Mill Street
121 Old Bedford Road - Bedford Line
123 Virginia Road - Concord Line
21 North Lincoln Fire Station
23 Cambridge Turnpike at Brooks Road
24 Cambridge Turnpike - Concord Line
212
Cambridge Turnpike at Lexington Road
213
Cambridge Turnpike - Lexington Line
214 Mill Street at Lexington Road
215 Lexington Road at Farm Road
216 Blueberry and Grasshopper Lane
31 Bedford Road at Hilliard Road
32 Lincoln Center
132 Town House
34 Trapelo Road at Lexington Road
35 Trapelo Road at Page Road
36 Trapelo Road at Old County Road
37 Page Road
312 Sandy Pond Road at Baker Bridge Road
313 Baker Bridge Road at Storrow House
314 Woods End Road
315 Baker Bridge Road at Concord Road
316 Lake Walden Reservation - Concord Line
321 Sandy Pond Road - Concord Line
41 Lincoln Road at MacIntosh Lane
411 New Elementary School
42 Lincoln Road at Tower Road
422 Center School
421 Beaver Pond Road
43 Tower Road at Beaver Pond Road
431 Tower Road at Calkins
45 Silver Hill Road
46 Weston Road at Conant Road
47 Conant Road - Weston Line
411 Old Winter Street
412 Winter Street near J. Coan
413 Winter Street - Waltham Line
511 South Lincoln Fire Station
51 Lincoln Road at South Great Road
52 South Great Road at B. & M. R.R. Crossing
53 South Great Road at Tower Road
54 South Great Road - Weston Line
56 Weston Road - Weston Line
58 Tower Road - Weston Line
512 Codman Road at Lincoln Road
521 Sudbury Road near Boyce's
61 Lincoln Road - Wayland Line
62 Concord Road - Wayland Line
63 Oxbow Road - Wayland Line
64 Concord Road at South Great Road
65 Concord Road at Codman Road
66 Hillside Road
67 Baker Bridge
612
68 Old Concord Road near C. F. Adams South Great Road - Concord Line
1-1-1-1 Police Department
1-1 Test Blow, Noon
1-1 After an alarm, all out
2 rounds of box number, Forest Fire
3 rounds of box number, Building Fire
No school signal at 7:30 3-3-3 7:35 3-3-3
5-5-5-5 Mutual aid 7-7-7 Boy Scout Call
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE DRIVING OF VEHICLES OVER MUNICIPAL FIRE HOSE
1926, Chapter 278
Section 7A. Upon the approach of any fire apparatus which is going to a fire or responding to an alarm, every person driving a vehicle on a way shall immediately drive said vehicle as far as possible toward the right-hand curb or side of said way and shall keep the same at a standstill until such fire apparatus has passed. No person shall drive a vehicle over a hose of a fire department without the consent of a member of such department. No person shall drive a vehicle within three hundred feet of any fire apparatus going to a fire or responding to an alarm, nor drive said vehicle or park or leave the same unattended within six hundred feet of a fire or within the fire-lines established thereat by the fire department. Violation of any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars. (Approved April 28, 1926.)
CHAPTER 148 AS AMENDED TO 1949 Section 54
Whoever drops or throws from any vehicle while the same is upon a public or private way running along or near forest land, or, except as permitted by law, drops, throws, deposits or otherwise places in or upon forest land, any lighted ciga- rette, cigar, match, live ashes or other flaming or glowing substance, or any substance or thing which in and of itself is likely to cause a fire, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than thirty days.
A permit is required for all open fires.
Investigate your chimneys and keep them clean.
Traffic siren means pull out and stop.
Oil burning equipment should be inspected and cleaned fre- quently.
False alarms are punishable by fine or imprisonment.
When calling by telephone for fire speak calmly and dis- tinctly, giving name, street and type of fire. This will insure more prompt response by the firemen.
Do not allow rubbish, paper, or any inflammable material to accumulate in or about your property.
Always call the Department before attempting to extinguish a fire yourself.
The Fire Department will be enabled to render better service if these instructions are followed.
C. K. Fitts, Clerk
BOARD OF ENGINEERS Edmund Giles, Chief A. J. Dougherty
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REPORT OF FIRE ENGINEERS
Although the Department responded to ninety-three alarms during the past year compared to sixty-four in 1949, the property loss was confined to $9,500. Below is the de- fined list of alarms answered:
Brush 51
House 10
Town Dump. 11
Auto-Truck, etc. 9
Mutual Aid 4
Miscellaneous 8
Some of the past problems which have faced the Depart- ment may be magnified by the impact of civilian defense re- quirements. In order that existing equipment and supplies be brought to safe standards, we are recommending immediate action on the following :
1. The purchase of five hundred feet of 212" hose.
2. The purchase of five hundred feet of 11/2" hose.
3. Replacement of the booster tank and partial over- hauling of Engine 3.
4. Continuance of our present studies, with the Plan- ning Board, of land locations for use by the Fire Department for the eventual housing needs of its apparatus and alarm system.
Temporary steps may be taken to improve our present inadequate audible alarm system, but it would be unwise to recommend an excessive move in the direction of valuable communications equipment under our existing housing facili- ties.
The Board of Engineers will work cooperatively with Mr. Robert Booth, director of Civilian Defense. The interlocking defense requirements could make available many lasting improvements affecting all phases of public safety.
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The economy and efficiency of our operation still rests heavily on the inhabitants of Lincoln, and as in the past, they have proved by their cooperation the willingness to assist. The elimination of known fire hazards and a regard for good judgment are assets which reduce loss by fire.
EDMUND GILES, Chief, C. K. FITTS, Clerk, A. J. DOUGHERTY, Board of Fire Engineers.
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REPORT OF NURSING COMMITTEE
REPORT OF THE NURSING COMMITTEE
By way of explanation to those who are newcomers to Lincoln, the Nursing Committee meets with Mrs. Ober at intervals during the year to hear reports on her work and to help her with any problems she may have. The Committee is made up of one member from the Board of Health, one from the School Committee, and one from the Town at large.
As our Town has grown, the work of the Community Nurse has increased considerably. The number of calls made last year climbed to 1,889, an increase of 20% over 1949 and 40% over 1948. The following is a table of comparative figures:
1950
1949
Total Number of calls
1,889
1,568
Medical
1,119
830
Surgical
32
8
Pre-natal
38
41
Post-natal
26
2
Well Child Conference
238
246
Child Welfare
206
310
Social Welfare
41
32
Board of Health
60
68
Trips out of Town
24
31
Fees
$413 50
$347 35
There is still great interest in the Well Child Clinic. The number of Child Welfare cases unfortunately shows no sign of decreasing. Medical calls reached an all time high last year, largely due to the wide use of hypodermic medication today in combatting ailments of numerous kinds.
Besides her work outlined in the table above, Mrs. Ober spends a great deal of time at the school. The dental clinic, pre-school examination of kindergarten children, and matters of general school health all receive her careful attention.
As in other years, our nurse played an important part last summer in registering the large Water Safety Class at Lake Walden. This was sponsored by the Red Cross.
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At this time the Committee would like to acknowledge the service of Miss Dorothy Bates, R. N., who once again sub- stituted so efficiently for Mrs. Ober while the latter was vaca- tioning in Maine.
Although Mrs. Ober is extremely busy, anyone calling will always find her very willing to render all assistance possible.
MALCOLM DONALDSON, Chairman, WARREN FLINT, ALBERTA FRADD, Secretary.
REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF THE LINCOLN LIBRARY 145
REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF LINCOLN LIBRARY
Soon after the Annual Town Meeting the Trustees met and re-elected Doctor Mackenzie as Chairman and Mrs. Meriam as Secretary. Mrs. Farrar was re-appointed Libra- rian. Mrs. Farrar has completed twenty years in this posi- tion, serving with a degree of personal interest and faithful- ness which is but rarely the good fortune of any library to receive.
The important part of a public library report is that of the librarian. In it are statistics which serve as an index as to the extent to which the library is used. Noteworthy in this year's report is the increase in the number of borrowers, es- pecially of children's books. Comparison for twenty years shows an increase in total circulation from 6,625 to 15,652. This seems to indicate that the use of the Library has kept pace with the growth of the population. As soon as it is possible the Trustees hope to provide for the opening of the Library on an additional day.
Although costs have increased it was possible to keep ex- penditures within the appropriation and leave a small balance. The coming year calls for some increased expenses. One of these, quite unforeseen, was the removal of the remains of the old maple tree on the Trapelo Road lawn that was felled by the October storm.
To the following who have donated books, periodicals, or other gifts to the Library during 1950 we extend our grateful appreciation.
Respectfully submitted,
MALCOLM L. DONALDSON, ALICE G. MERIAM, GEORGE G. TARBELL, JOHN O. WILSON, ROLAND C. MACKENZIE,
Trustees.
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List of Contributors, 1950
Mrs. L. Anderson
Dr. B. Bigelow
Mrs. H. Bean
Mr. C. Billings
Mrs. L. Burr
Mr. J. Billings
Mrs. E. Cole
Mr. C. Briggs
Mrs. R. De Normandie
Mr. J. Carman
Mrs. M. Donaldson
Mr. F. W. Denio
Mrs. R. Donaldson
Mr. H. Hills
Mrs. R. Eaton
Mr. H. Kane
Mrs. R. Fleck
Mr. C. Kindleberger
Mrs. W. Gropius
Mr. H. Peirce
Mrs. G. Harvey
Mr. G. Tarbell
Mrs. H. Healey
Mr. F. Taylor
Mrs. S. Heck
Miss A. Campbell
Mrs. L. Larrabee
Miss O. Floyd
Mrs. Mathews
Miss L. Foreman
Mrs. L. Monks
Miss N. Fryatt
Mrs. M. Murfitt
Miss M. Jacobs
Mrs. E. Murphy
Miss K. O'Sullivan
Mrs. R. Pierce
Concord Free Library
Mrs. E. Taylor
Lincoln Grange
Mrs. A. Thiessen
Lincoln League of Women Voters New England Tel. & Tel. Co.
Mrs. H. Warner
Mrs. A. Wiley
Library Statistics
Number of volumes, January 1, 1950 15,513
Number of volumes added by gift 106
Number of volumes purchased 361
Number of volumes withdrawn
295
Number of volumes, December 31, 1950
15,685
Circulation
Number of volumes of fiction lent 5,225
Number of volumes of non-fiction lent 2,636
Number of children's books lent
6,576
Number of periodicals lent 1,215
Total circulation for 1950 15,652
Number of days library was open
101
Number of borrowers, December 31, 1950 789
Amount of fines collected. $186 00
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REPORT OF PLANNING BOARD
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LINCOLN PLANNING BOARD FOR 1950
The Planning Board was organized for 1950 with Eveleth R. Todd, Chairman, and William T. King, Clerk.
Subdivision
In the Board's previous report to the Town mention was made of the revisions to the Subdivision Regulations which were under consideration and of the public hearing which was held to receive the opinions of the townspeople in this connection. After consolidation of all ideas, a new set of regulations was officially adopted by the Board as of January 9, 1950.
Under these new regulations, the Board spent considerable time and study on possible new subdivisions in the town.
During the year the following were approved:
Archie E. and Wilfred B. Henley, 6/28/50 - three lots off Concord Road
Elliott R. Barker, 7/18/50 - two lots off South Great Road
Messrs. Litte, Allen and MacMillan, 10/25/50 - five lots off Bedford Road
Zoning
During the summer months it became apparent that the Zoning By-Law no longer gave the Town proper control over gravel pits. In order to control large scale operations, yet preserve the rights of those within the Town who conducted normal and necessary pits, the Board, in conjunction with the Selectmen and the Board of Appeals, proposed an amend- ment to the By-Law at a special Town Meeting, held October 1, 1950. This amendment was approved by the Town.
Although the Town has successfully operated under the Zoning By-Law since its original adoption in 1929, the Plan- ning Board has long felt that a thorough revision and clarifica- tion should be made. Court decisions, such as the one which
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nullified control of gravel pits, the enactment of new legis- lation and the ambiguity of several sections of the By-Law were the major reasons for the Board's opinion. Consequently, at the Special Town Meeting, the Board requested an appro- priation of $1,000. to retain a consultant to carry out this program. Much time and effort has been given to this im- portant work and consultation with the Selectmen, Board of Appeals, Building Inspector and several citizens has proved most helpful. The proposed revisions will be presented to the Town at the earliest possible date.
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