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NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND ROADS
Keith Road was extended into interior lots from Main Street by the Robsham Realty Company.
Morrill Drive was extended into interior lots starting at West Plain Street and continuing to Lake Road Terrace by Mrs. Rena Wheelock.
Hickory Hill Road was extended into interior lots and Acorn Lane from Concord Road by the Robsham Realty Company.
Alden Road was extended to Loker Street with Hobbs Road connect- ing on to it by Miss Mary Kelly.
Highland Circle and Ripley Lane were started late in the season, extending into interior lots from Draper Road by the Swiedler Building Corp.
NEW AMENDMENTS TO THE BUILDING CODE
In January, upon approval of the Attorney General, the amendments enacted at the March 1962 Annual Town Meeting were put into operation. These amendments were as follows:
(1) Certification by the engineer stating that all foundations as shown on submitted plot plans are placed correctly on the site for elevations and zoning requirements.
(2) Final inspection before occupancy of a building.
(3) For the permitted use of dry wall finish of one hour fire retarding material on attached garages.
(4) The grounding of metal siding installed on buildings.
Permits were issued for the following pieces of property to be torn down for the following purposes, to rebuild on the same site or to use
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the land for parking areas or through zoning decision for its removal:
Concord Road - Dwelling
5 Pleasant Street - Garage
19 Old Conn. Path - Hen House
51 Cochituate Road - House
144 Pond Drive -- Dwelling
41 River Road -- Brooder House
36 Woodland Road - House
264 Main Street - Garage
17 Sunset Road - House
528 Boston Post Road - Chemical Laboratory
120 W. Plain Street- Out-Building Off Boston Post Road - Piggery
28 Boston Post Road - Barn
As in the past, this department took an active part as a member of the Code Enforcement Committee. Numerous hazardous conditions on dwellings were corrected, and the following houses were condemned and torn down, through joint action of department heads on this com- mittee:
6 Moore Road - Barn
17 Pemberton Road - House
29 Mathews Drive - Cottage
34 Sherman Bridge Road - Out Buildings
10 Birch Road - Dwelling
10 Edgewood Road - Garage
218-D Main Street - Cottage
Fifty-six Zoning Variances were prepared and presented to the Zoning Board of Appeals for decision.
Inspections were made in public buildings, which consisted of the check up on structural strength, electric wiring, over fusing, stick- ing exist doors, exit lights, emergency lighting systems, etc.
Fees collected from wiring and building permits and zoning appli- cations during 1963, amounted to $3, 906. 50, and have been turned over to the Town Collector.
The Building Department takes this opportunity to thank the Town Officials and citizens who have helped in the affairs of this office in the past year, and to the contractors on their excellent cooperation in complying with the new rules on certification of plot plans and occupancy requirements.
Respectfully submitted, HOMER L. Mac DONALD
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REPORT OF THE MOTH SUPERINTENDENT
The roadside trees were sprayed for the control of the Dutch Elm Disease, as well as sprays applied for control of other destructive insects, which defoliate our trees. There were four well-timed sprays applied this year, and we refrained from entirely using the product known as D. D. T. and used other spray material, which gave us a satisfactory control.
The Poison Ivy spraying program was also carried out at all stra- tegic locations, such as school grounds, or play areas, near fire hy- drants, or alarm boxes, and other areas where ivy was seen.
The removal of confirmed Dutch Elm Disease trees was completed, and much sanitation work was performed in accordance with the state recommendations.
Respectfully submitted, JOHN E. NELSON
REPORT OF THE TREE WARDEN
During the year 1963 all of the roadside trees in the entire town were checked and dead branches that overhung the roadways were removed as well as several trees which had become rotted or weak, creating a potential hazard in a windstorm or other severe weather condition.
The tree planting program continued and thirty-five maple trees were set out in areas where they were most needed.
It would be greatly appreciated if property owners having trees near the roadway would examine them for dead wood or rotted cavities on the trunk, and would remove or repair such trees. An ice, snow, or windstorm could cause a tree or portion of a tree to fall upon the highway and constitute serious damage or traffic hazard.
Respectfully submitted, JOHN E. NELSON
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
The Board of Health submits the following report for the year end- ing December 31, 1963.
STATISTICS
Permits issued by the Board of Health in 1963:
Restaurants (Eating and drinking permits) . 25
Milk (Store and restaurant) 35
Milk (dairy) 16
Alcohol
10
Ice Cream (manufacture)
1
Sewage Disposal permits
128
Nursing Homes
3
Camps
1
Nursery Schools 4
Burial Permits 54
Notice to Abate a Nuisance
291
Number of Premature Births reported to the Board of Health . 15
Communicable Diseases reported to the Board of Health, January to December 31, 1963:
Chicken Pox 78
Dog Bites
86
Mumps 48
Scarlet Fever
11
Strep Throat .
122
Measles 54
German Measles 281
Infectious Hepatitis
2
Salmonellosis 13
Bacillary Dysentery. 2
Meningitis .
1
Tuberculosis .
1
DOG CLINIC
A total of 80 dogs were inoculated and protected against rabies. A Clinic was conducted under the direction of Dr. Paul R. Granholm of Weston, Mass.
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DENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM
School Year 1962-1963
A total of 271 children were seen at the dental clinic during the last school year. Of this number, 52 were pre-school children, and 229 were school children. 614 visits were made to the dental clinic.
A topical flouride program has been outlined to be initiated in the dental clinic in the Fall. The Wayland Dental advisory committee participated in the mouth guard program for the school year.
Because of the many demands for dental care, the Board of Health deemed it necessary to limit the clinic to pre-school and elementary school children. This policy was effective September, 1963.
Respectfully submitted, THOMAS G. LEONARD, D. D. S. Board of Health Dentist
SANITARY ENGINEER'S REPORT
Board of Health Wayland, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
The following is a report on my activities for your Board for the calendar year 1963.
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
During the calendar year 1963, one hundred and twenty-eight (128) permits were issued by your Health Agent for the construction or alteration of sewage disposal systems, after the preliminary and other inspections and recommendations were made to your Board. A total of more than six hundred (600) inspections were made to in- sure effective design and construction of these systems, and to ad- vise builders and home owners concerning the proper installation, operation, and maintenance of these new or existing facilities.
RESTAURANT SANITATION
During 1963, the practice of making unannounced inspections of eating places was continued, with several joint inspections made with the Board of Health agent. While most eating establishments
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continued to operate in a satisfactory manner, there were several instances in which immediate corrective action was required of the owners.
MILK INSPECTIONS
A total of six hundred and nineteen (619) samples of milk and cream were collected during the year by your Health Agent from the dairies and other licensed outlets selling milk and cream in Wayland. These samples were examined in the laboratory for total bacterial count, coliform bacteria, and phosphatase, with results reported to the dairies concerned, as required by law. As a result of these examinations, several instances of faulty milk handling were detected, and your Health Agent took immediate steps to have corrective action taken by the dairies concerned.
LAKE COCHITUATE BATHING BEACH
During the summer bathing season, weekly samples were collected and examined in the laboratory to provide for a check on the water quality in the bathing area.
Respectfully submitted, THOMAS J. RINALDO
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING SERVICE
STAFF
Director Louise M. McManus, R. N.
Senior Public Health Nurse
Barbara A. Dunphy, R. N.
Public Health Staff Nurses
June E. Harcourt, R. N.
Eleanor Madden, R. N. June Roberts, R. N. * Alice Ryan, R. N.
Public Health Nurses Aides
Mrs. Pearl Mc Ewan Junior High School Mrs. Helen Osborn Senior High School
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CLASSIFICATION OF FAMILY HEALTH SERVICE
Type of Visit
Number of Individuals Seen
Number of Visits Made
Care of sick.
73
1,531
Prenatal Care .
28
69
Postnatal Care.
12
56
Health Guidance
Infant
57
209
Preschool.
162
617
School
270
727
Adult .
70
366
Communicable Disease .
(Follow-up)
138
173
Tuberculosis (Follow-up)
14
18
Absent visits
204
Total
824
3,970
Conferences in behalf of patients
266
Well Child Conferences:
Number of sessions
41
Number of children attending
181
Total number of visits made
357
* Appointed June 8, 1963
During the year a total of 1, 531 visits were made in behalf of pa- tients who needed care. Seventy-three different individuals were the recipients of these nursing visits. The type of care they received included surgical dressings, bed baths, hypodermic injections and simple exercises. The diagnoses of these patients covered a variety of illnesses such as, pernicious anemia, intestinal obstruction, arth- ritis, cancer, multiple sclerosis and cardiovascular disease.
A total of forty maternity patients received 125 visits. The guid- ance given to an expectant mother encompasses such areas as the process of reproduction and the development of the baby, proper diet, preparation for the new baby, and planning for hospitalization. After the mother and baby return home, the nurse visits to help the mother in the necessary adjustments for the care of the baby, and for her own health.
A total of 1919 health guidance visits were made to a total of 559
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individuals. Health guidance to well individuals is directed towards helping the family to prevent illness and to promote optimum health. Guidance given to mothers of young children is concerned with pre- paring the mother for various stages of the child's growth and devel- opment in each age period.
Other health guidance visits were concerned with counseling the parent or patient about specific problems such as helping a mother to establish routines for a child with cerebral palsy, discussing insulin administration and diet plans for a child with diabetes mellitus, inter- preting the findings and recommendations of a school physical exami- nation and giving help and supervision to a mother with a new prema- ture infant.
There were forty-one well child conferences during the year. A total of 181 children attending these sessions. The nurses were in- volved in scheduling appointments for these sessions, interviewing the mother, assisting the physician and interpreting the findings and recommendations of the physician.
Last spring a course in Disaster Nursing was offered to registered nurses residing in the Town. A total of 30 registered nurses attended the series of ten - 3 hour classes which were conducted by the senior public health nurse.
The nurses continued to assist at clinics, participate on profession- al committees, and meet with various allied professional groups in re- lation to particular problems, and to cooperate in the development of health programs.
Three undergraduate students and two graduate students from Boston University School of Nursing and one graduate student from Boston College School of Nursing had field experience at this agency during the year.
Last June a new nurse was added to our staff. This brought our complement of staff nurses up to five. The Parmenter Health Center plans to add another nurse in 1964 and thus enable us to provide more comprehensive services to the Town.
Once again we wish to extend our sincere appreciation and thanks to all the competent volunteers who have assisted us throughout the year.
Respectfully submitted, LOUISE M. McMANUS, R. N.
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SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1962-1963
SCHOOL PHYSICIAN CHARLOTTE A. STEWART, M. D.
A total of 393 teacher-nurse conferences were held during the school year. Most of these conferences were in behalf of students with partic- ular health problems. There were 240 conferences with principals. These conferences were concerned with: the overall health program in the school, plans for specific health service activities such as vision and hearing schedules, and specific problems of an individual student related to the school program.
There was a total of 45 conferences with students, and 49 with par- ents at school. A total of 71 conferences were held with guidance per- sonnel, and a total of 136 with other personnel.
A total of 2, 981 students received hearing tests. Of this number, 70 students were referred for medical evaluation. 38 of these students followed through on these referrals. Of the 120 children who were referred for visual evaluation, 83 followed through. Many reports from the physicians are not returned until the following school year. There- fore, these are not included in the above statistics.
Physical examinations by private physicians continued to increase. Of the 1, 049 students who had physical examinations, 952 or ninety-one per cent were examined by private physicians and ninety-seven or nine per cent were examined by the school physician.
A total of 204 students in grades one through eight received diph- theria-tetanus booster inoculations by the school physician.
825 students received tuberculin skin tests. Five children had posi- tive reactions. Follow-through was completed, and they are all under medical supervision.
A total of 2, 187 visits were made to the Junior High School health room, 1, 933 students reported to the Senior High School Health room.
A comprehensive report describing school health services was mailed to each resident at the beginning of the year.
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NEW REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF HEALTH
SWIMMING POOLS: A permit must be obtained for any type pool by the owner of the property.
Contractors who build pools must also be LICENSED.
WET LAND REGULATION: Any lot having standing water on it may not be filled in order to allow for 100% expansion of the sanitary system.
Contractors using two or more personnel on any building, must have suitable toilet facilities on the job site.
A new type of application for DISPOSAL WORKS CONSTRUCTION PERMIT has been adopted. These forms are to be filled out by the owner or his authorized representative. They are available at the office and must be in duplicate.
OTHER CLINICS: 611 individuals attended the chest x-ray program held in the Fall.
The Type II oral polio clinic was held for the first time last winter. 6, 720 resi- dents availed themselves of the vaccine. 703 residents attended the Type I make- up clinic and 668 attended the Type III make-up clinic in the Spring.
OFFICE HOURS:
The Board of Health holds office hours at the Parmenter Health Center on Monday through Thursday, from 5:00 to 7:00 P. M. Licenses and permits are issued at this time.
RONALD H. WOOD, AGENT
Respectfully submitted, JOHN G. FREYMANN, M. D. , Chairman A. S. MACMILLAN, JR., M. D. FREDERICK PERRY
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MOSQUITO CONTROL IN WAYLAND IN 1963
The 1963 Mosquito Control Program was modified somewhat in order to reduce the applications of DDT in the western part of the dis- trict. Pre-season DDT dusting by hand was made with lighter appli- cations than usual. Helicopter dusting of the larger swamps was can- celled completely as a pre-season control and those areas were spray- ed with Malathion after mosquito larvae appeared in late April and May. Results were generally inferior to the pre-season method.
No DDT was used in the eastern part of the district and relatively small amounts in the middle part of the district. Migration of mos- quitoes into the westerly areas was severe in late May and June. A considerable amount of helicopter and truck fogging with Malathion was done against these, but the weather was too often unfavorable for best results. The eastern half of the district did not have this problem. The summer program was carried out principally with Malathion al- though Dieldrin and Baytex were used for spraying catch basins. In general, the eastern part of the district had an unusually successful season. The western part was hard hit by the spring migration, but it improved afterwards.
Drainage maintenance was done mainly in the spring and fall and is generally somewhat behind schedule. New drainage was undertaken in Cambridge, Lexington, Newton, Weston, Wellesley, Wayland and Sud- bury.
Mosquito Control Halted in Lincoln: The Town of Lincoln asked to be included in the East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project in 1954. It was accepted and a routine mosquito control program was carried out for several years. Since that time a number of people who are opposed to mosquito control, instigated an active campaign which re- sulted first, in curtailment of the program, and finally, last spring, in a complete halt of mosquito control work.
Similar anti-mosquito control efforts are increasing in most of the other towns and cities in the Project, and also in the other mosquito control districts in the State.
PESTICIDE BOARD REGULATIONS: The new State Pesticide Board has announced that examinations for licenses to apply pesticides will be held in February and March. The regulations established by this Board would seem to require that all East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project field personnel possess licenses if they are to continue in the mosquito control program. Accordingly, a series of short " school" sessions is being undertaken to familiarize Project personnel with knowledge of hazard and safety precautions involved in the use of pesticides. These sessions are held during bad weather when outside
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work is impractical.
Building: The attempt to acquire a new building is continuing. At present the Building Committee is negotiating with the Weston Select- men. Detailed plans of the proposed building were prepared. The ad- vantages of the Project building on Town Land or the Town putting up a building to be leased to the Project, are being weighed.
The special funds provided for the building program are held in a separate account and are not used in the mosquito control budget.
Equipment: Because of the need for making funds available for possible building, the usual vehicle replacement schedule was post- poned in 1963. However, new vehicles will have to be obtained soon. A new light weight aluminum boat was purchased this year. It re- placed an old wooden punt that was beyond repair. There are tentative plans to purchase another truck fogging unit for use against adult mos- quito infestations particularly during the period of spring migration. It would be a quiet running unit as compared to our Dynafog that could be operated during the pre-dawn hours when there is the least traffic. The new developments in insecticides, the many new subdivisions be- ing built, and the increasing difficulty in obtaining helicopter service, making fogging more useful. However, if there is a considerable in- crease in the number of anti-mosquito control people, the use of a second fogging unit might be impractical. More information on public reaction is needed before this decision to purchase is made.
FINANCIAL: The monthly reports show the current activities and financial position of the mosquito control program in each city and town. In the December report as many as possible of the discounts and various other changes are brought up to date. There is more de- tailed information in the individual reports to each city and town which are made at the end of the year. A consolidated summary of expendi- tures as allocated in 1963 is presented here:
EXPENDITURES in 1963
Labor
$3, 718. 60
Insurance, retirement, etc. 364. 78
Office operation 651.56
Rents .
398. 16
Equip. & Field operations
938. 39
Insecticides .
252. 57
Aircraft service .
330. 00
TOTAL
$6,654. 06
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The East Middlesex Mosquito Control Commission has requested an appropriation of $7, 000 for mosquito control in 1964.
Respectfully submitted, ROBERT L. ARMSTRONG, Superintendent
REPORT OF THE BYPASS COMMITTEE
Every year since 1948, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, through its Department of Public Works, has promised the Town of Wayland, the construction of a bypass that would extend south of the present Route 20.
The bypass would begin just west of the former Ten Acres, Inc. run fairly parallel, with the existing Route 20, pass over Routes 27 and 126 at the foot of Sandy Burr hill, and join Route 20 again, some- where west of Wayland's Raytheon Laboratory.
Annually the D. P. W. has been changing its thinking, relative to the construction of the bypass. Several years ago, they suggested we wait until the Massachusetts Turnpike was finished, and opened, and then see if this new turnpike would relieve some of the traffic conges- tion in Wayland.
The Massachusetts Turnpike was finally opened and used, but it had very little or no effect on the Wayland traffic.
A more recent request was made for Wayland to wait for the com- pletion of the Massachusetts Turnpike Extension into Boston. The completion of this extension is several years away.
We, the Wayland Bypass Committee, are convinced, that the final opening and use of this extension will offer absolutely no relief to our problem.
Wayland's traffic problem is strictly a local one. The majority of people living in towns surrounding Wayland, find it necessary to travel through our Town to get to their place of business.
Only recently we were informed that the D. P. W. was considering the construction of a new road from the Outer Belt Highway -- 495 -- to a point somewhere along Route 128.
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If and when this should be built, the Committee still feels the North-South traffic would still remain a major problem.
It is the intention of the Committee to continue their negotiations with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for some sort of relief. However, we also feel that a complete review of the Town's problem should be made by a joint meeting of the Selectmen, Road Commission- ers, and the Finance Committee.
The Committee will continue to make reports to the Town, either at Town Meetings or through the local press.
Respectfully submitted, FRANK S. TARR, Chairman FREDERICK G. PERRY, JR. JAMES De NORMANDIE CHARLES PETERS ROBERT M. MORGAN CHIEF ERNEST H. DAMON LEWIS RUSSELL, JR. ANGELO CAVAGNARO CHARLES OWENS, JR.
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REPORT OF THE ROAD COMMISSIONERS
Again, as in 1961 and 1962, the Highway Department continued the program to complete various projects authorized in previous years and also to undertake new projects as per the current years' schedule.
The following projects were completed, or nearly completed as follows:
1. BETTERMENTS:
Rolling Lane resurfacing, including granite curbing at the intersection of Old Connecticut Path.
2. DRAINAGE:
The drainage on School Street has been completed. A storm drainage system on Parkland Drive was completed and connect- ed to the drain in West Plain Street. Several drainage projects were completed to eliminate storm water problems. Concrete pipe for the dual culvert was purchased for Pinebrook Road which has been a troublesome flooding problem for many years. Due to the cold weather conditions, it was impossible to con- struct the culvert this year. However, work will be done early in 1964.
3. CHAPTER 90 WORK:
(a) Reconstruction of Old Connecticut Path was continued from the M. D. C. Aqueduct westerly to Rice Road. Storm drainage was installed, the base course of bituminous pavement was placed, stone walls rebuilt and post and rail fences have been replaced. Drainage easements were obtained in conjunction with this year's construction and for future construction of this road in 1964, and the following years until completion, which will include a new interchange at the Five Paths or Cochituate Road. This Board has worked very closely with the State and County Engineers and the other Wayland Boards to keep Old Connecticut Path's layout, trees, walls, etc., as near as possible to its original state of rural scenic beauty.
(b) MAINTENANCE:
Main Street, Cochituate Road, Concord Road and Commonwealth Road were resurfaced with an armour coat of asphalt and crush- ed trap rock in lieu of bituminous concrete in order to protect the greatest length of road within the appropriation.
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4. SIDEWALKS:
Construction of a sidewalk on East Plain Street by Highway De- partment forces is continuing and additional funds have been re- quested for this and future sidewalk projects.
5. CARE OF DUMP:
An additional 100' section of chain link fence was installed which included metal screening, straightening and repairing of the original fence which had been damaged. Due to the serious drougl conditions which brought on the fire ban, burning was discon- tinued during this emergency period and expensive and space con- suming sanitary fill method was used. In 1964, the Board pro- poses to step up the rodent control program which was initiated in 1962.
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