2009 Annual Report.pdf - Town of Milton

Stables - Commercial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Stables - Private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Swimming Pools - Public and Semi-Public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Tanning Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Tobacco Retailers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Respectfully submitted,
Michael Blanchard, M.S.
Health Director
REPORT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE
This was an extremely busy year for the Board of Health with the emergence
of the novel H1N1 flu virus in the spring and pandemic and emergency
planning in our town. We had sixteen confirmed cases of H1N1 in Milton and
hundreds of cases of influenza-like illness. As a part-time Public Health Nurse,
some of my responsibilities included communicable disease surveillance, emergency
planning and preparedness, town employee blood pressure screenings,
community health outreach, summer camp inspections for proper immunizations
of campers and counselors, flu and pneumonia clinics and public health
nurse resource for the schools and community.
Communicable Disease
A total of 95 communicable diseases were reported during the year. A complete
listing of the confirmed, probable and suspect cases according to case definitions
from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health are on file.
The Tuberculosis status of 19 latent TB residents was monitored throughout
the year. These residents were followed at the tuberculosis clinic and prescribed
medications as per protocol.
Community Health
A total of 1150 doses of Seasonal Influenza vaccine and 32 doses of Pneumonia
vaccine were administered.
Blood pressure screening for all town employees was provided at various
worksites.
We participated in the Milton Hospital’s Wellness Fair again this year and
provided vital information to the Milton community.
All recreational summer camps were inspected with the Health Director
and health records for campers and counselors were reviewed for compliance
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