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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/06/1961 REnUIAR MONTHLY 11EETING BOARD OF HEALTH HELD IN OFF ICE OF BOARD SEPTEMBER 6, 1961 325 - , "",.-, Present, Mr. James M. Hall, Jr., Chairman; Dr. James H. Smith, Dr. J. C. Knox, Dr. R,i Bryant Hare, Jr., and Dr. Wm. H. Wagoner. On motion by Dr. Knox, seconded by Dr. Wagoner, the minutes of the regular July meeting and the minutes of the Special meeting held in July were approved without reading; copies having been sent to the Board members. Carried. For lack of a quorum a Board meeting was not held in August. Dr. WIn. H. Wagoner,Superintendent of New Hanover County Schools, was welcomed to the Board as an Ex-officio member. A petition signed by residents of the Greenville Sound area in which complaint was made of the condition, bad odors, etc. originating at the chicken house owned by Dr. William A. Phillips, was presented to the Board. Mr. Haas, Sanitarian, reported to the Board that the condition had been extremely bad, but every effort was being made to correct the condition; that some improvements had already been made and he thought that in the very near future it would be in a good sanitary condition. The Health Director was instructed by the Board to write a letter to Mr. Lonnie Williams, Attorney for the group signing the petition, with a copy to Dr. Phillips, advising that the matter had been brought to the attention of the Board and that special efforts are being made to correct the condition. - A request from Mr. A. K. Glover, I.e.boratory TeChnician, that he be permitted to take some special subjects at Wilmington College and that his time in the laboratory be adjusted accordingly, was presented to the Board. Mr. J. B. EdwardS, Director of the laboratory, recommended that 11r. Glover be permitted to do this. Motion was made by Dr. Smith, seconded by Dr. Hare, that this permissiolll1 be granted provided the work in the laboratory did not suffer by r0B.son of this. Motion carried. The Board requested that Mr. Edwards report to the Board if thi*rogram is working satisfactory. , . Request from Mr. lassiter, Public Health Engineer, that his resignation following thirty-six years of service in the department be accepted effective Septe1jlber 30, 1961. Motion to accept Mr. lassiter's resignation with regrets was made by Dr. Knox, seconded by Dr. Wagoner with the proviso that a letter of commendation for his many years of faithful service to the department be sent to Mr. lassiter. Motion carried. Chairman Hall requested information regarding state and Federal appropriations for the fiscal year 1961-1962. Miss Bolyn, Secretary, stated that an allotment of $4638.00 more than was allotted for the previous fiscal year was made by the state and Federal Governments, and that the first quarter of the allotment had been received. ..- Miss Davis, Nurse Supervisor, was asked by the Board if a nurse was needed to fill the position held by Nurse Clifford RiChardson, retired.. She answered in the affirma- tive, stating that for the time being the present nursing staff is absorbing the territory whialln had been served by Nurfll Richardson and that, of course, this meant that the time consumed in this had to be taken from their own districts. After a discussion of the means of utilizing this additional money from the state, it was decided by the Board that the simplest and the moat desirable means was to use that portion needed to replace this nurse. The Health Director disagreed and asked that he be recorded in the minutes as not favoring this action. Motion was made by Dr. Knox, seconded by Dr. Smith, that if no limitations are placed on how this additional money is to be ~sed, that a public health nurse be employed to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Nurse Richardson. Motion carried. It was decided by the Board, after a discussion of a news release by the Federal 326 Government, that the Board of Health would not enter a general immunization program on influenza vaccine; this to include governmental J agencies which have requested the information concerning the health . department's willingness to administer this vaccine to them. The Board suggested, however, that the general public be elerted to the desirability I)f being immunized against Asian Influenza. The Health Director asked Mr. Edwards to give a report on the work now being done in the laboratory on Cholesterol. This was done. Mr. lassiter mentioned the fact that since he is leaving the department Septeinber 30, 1961, that a replacement for him was an urgent matter in order that he might assist in instructing this person before he leaves. The Health Director stated that at this time we do not know whether we can find an engineering replacement for Mr. lassiter, but that he would talk with Mr. Jarrett of the Sanitary Engineering Division, state Board of Health, concerning this replacement. The next item of business was the much delayed matter pertaining to the persistent violations by Mr. John Galog of the plumbing regulations. Mr. Galog and his Attorney were present and heard the Bill of Particulars presented by Mr. Bradford Tillery, Attorney for the Board of Health. A copy of this Bill of Particulars to be attached and made a part of these minutes. After Mr. Galog had had an opportunity, through his Attorney, of answering these charges, the members of the Board of Health asked that they be permitted to discuss this in private and they would render their decision at a later time. Motion for adjournment was made. J Approved 'JJ r;, /- . 1961 ~Jr J