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REGULAR MEETING OF BOARD OF HEALTH - December 12, 1973
Present I Dr. James Smith, Chairman, Dr. Frank Reynolds, Mr. R. E. Carter, Mrs.
Vivian Wright and County Manager Dan Eller
Minutes of the November 7 meeting were approved with one correction _ (add to last
paragraph I "She also stated that she thought consideration should be given to
requesting information on seasonal water tables from Soil and Water District Office
to be combined with perc test results as a requirement for approval of lots.")
Motion was made by Dr. Reynolds, seconded by Mr. Carter - motion carried.
Carol C Mobile Home Park I The owner of this mobile home park and his attorney
had appeared at the November meeting asking that certain lots in the park be
exempted from present regulations since they had been laid out before these
regulations were adopted. Mr. James Fox, Attorney for the Board of Health, and
Mr. Frank Olive, Sanitarian Supervisor, had met with the owner and his attorney
to work out legal aspects and it was decided that they must abide by present regula-
tions. They have presented no further objections.
Pit Privies I The County Commissioners had written a letter to the Board of Health
requesting that the Board limit the use of outdoor privies to hardship cases only.
Mrs. Wright stated that Mr. Epling, County Engineer, had told her the Health
Department permitted privies while the State Building Code did not, and that if
another department had given permission and he then refused a building permit it
made him look like the "bad guy". Dr. Knox read General Statute 130-160 which
states that "Any person owning or controlling any residence, place of business or
place of public assembly shall provide a sanitary system of sewage disposal consist-
ing of an approved privy, an approved septic tank, or a connection to a sewer system,
under rules and regulations promulgated by the State Board of Health." Also, Dr.
Knox stated that we do not require permits for privies. Mr. Cranford, Director of
Sanitation, stated that use of privies is always discouraged, however, a privy may
be the only practical method available for disposal. Dr. Knox also stated that he
had consulted with Mr. Fox, Attorney for Board of Health, and that we do not have
the authority to bypass the law. We can take the rules and regulations of the State
Board of Health and "make them stronger" but we have no authority to change or ignore
the law. Also, Dr. Knox pointed out that Health Laws supercede all other laws. Mr.
Cranford will keep a list of any privies that are installed with the knowledge of
the Department. If it is known that a privy is being built our Department inspects
it to make sure it is built by State regulations.
Family Nurse Practitioner Pro~aml Dr. Knox reported that this program got under
way on November 30 and that to date Mrs. Summey has seen sixty patients (some of
these were examinations of the Handicapped Children for the YMCA swim program).
Dr. Reynolds asked how many calls had come to the back-up physician (Dr. Knox)
so far. Dr. Knox stated that he had had two calls out of the sixty patients.
Questions re Septic Tank Problems I Mrs. Wright asked if it were possible to get
a list of number of cases of diseases related to Septic Tank problems and if the
Septic Tank problem is exaggerated. Dr. Knox stated that some of the diseases
related to Septic Tank problems are salmonella infection, hepatitis, typhoid and
dysentery. He also said that whenever septic tanks give trouble it is largely due
to an overload on the tank from the user and that percentagewise the ones that give
trouble is small.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.
Approved I January 9, 1974
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