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thursday buy 13th ism the acton free press acton ontario page thrkb cecil a carr milne giuce plumbing heatino optometrist 1 oubth oeoglat si eavktroughing pressure systeaas water softeners phone 25 si mu st tl 1091 acton i canadian builders this man is a machinist with a wealth of skill in hts hands and his eyes he helps forge the tools and equipment we use every day our country grows strong n peace or war through his efforts and the efforts of men like him and it is for these men and their families that the modem consumer finance company exists for when illness or emergency interrupts a family income an outside source of money help is essenlial to their welfare for over a quarter of a century household finance has provided this money service lo hundreds of thousands of people m all walla of life monty whin you need it i0useh0ld finance disease prevention is cheaper ihan death a startling illustration of the health units performance in a disease prevention role was drawn by dr bull in his recent address to county council submitting the budget proposal for 1954 which called for expenditure of an estimated 63 110 he revealed 60000 may seem like a large amount to spend on health but it is an investment which pays big dividends in 1900 the death rate from dip thcria was 33 9 per 100 000 if this rate prevailed today we could expect to have 17 deaths and ap proximately 170 cases of diptherta during 1954 it is not possible to calculate the value of human life in dollars and cents but if we allot an amount as the estimated cost of such illness and death to the community we obtain some interesting figures if for ach death we allot an amount of 500 as current ejept rises and 10000 as loss of earn ing power we find thnt each death cost th com munity 10500 for 17 deaths the amount is 178 500 each of the 170 illnesses represents a loss to the communis of at ltast 300 and n total amount of 51 000 the grand total is 229 500 an amount which is morx than three times our annual budget how many cases of diptherta did va have last year not a single one i can assure you that we will not have an epidemic of this disease so long as wi continue to immunize all of the children but these calculations a a similar calculation c i foi onl one dts uld ix mndi for start i nolo dr a bull medical officer of health for hatton county directs force of eight nurses three sanitary inspectors a veterinarian and two part time physicians in the preventative programs of the unil throughout the county try a new looff s2bs 3s give your home added beauty and value by refinishing walls and woodwork youll be surpris ed at the economical way we can meet your material requirements and at the same time give you first grade quality 7 phone 49 hcun s thl kcst in health unit affects every halton home how man in halton s homes arc thoughtfully aware lhat every da ii group of workers is striving lo prevtnl filth disease and dialh from creeping up ind barging right into their front doors existence of the halton count hi ilth unit is not m knowlidge to the count 50 000 and more in h ibit mts but the program of ict vily which spreads from this centrt into homes schools mem ind industry has a keen kinship to thi heilth and happiness of ivirj irnn woman and child who makes up tbit 50 076 ii must bi i formidable pro gram the skeptic would offer to command such i description it is but the modes terms used bj the m ui who outlined the health units reich of ictivil might tend to underestimate its latent effccl what is your stake dr archie f bull is an entr gitic incumbent in thi office of midicul orficer of health for halton count he s as alert to the ie lion of his w ork in guarding h ilth ud ij is he is to the steps of controlling diseast tomorrow afti r outlining the scope of com mil nit heilth prognms which are ihi purpose ind function of the heilth unit hr directs thi net im pre sum r miming bespeaks a multiplicit of beni fits for every resident of hilton what us your stake in this work or thi bent fit to vnur children as a municipal ruepuyer a por tion of your tix dollar is ear mirked ever year for county ex pensc requirements oik of these i requirements is to underwrite half the expense of the halton count health unit the other half is con tributid b the provincial govern ment far you and yours you personall are safeguarded b thai sm ill tax contribution with well baby clinics are conducted by dr bull nurse staff members and volunteers every first and third friday in acton s st alban s hall shown with little bobbie tolh are left to right ins mother mrs frank toth nurse in charge john astle acton w i president mrs george fryer who is a volunteer worker and halton unit nurse supervisor miss g leavey an average of 25 babies visil every lime supervision over the preparation and handling of food you eit n restaurants and other atini isl blishments you arc assured f supervision and inspection over tht production and pasteurization of milk you drink you are protcctei h the inspection of sliuehlor house processing of the me it jou r hi t que of sanitation girba dispo il u ct r d t ii school heilth supervision b pro r regird ni ccdun s which include phsicil ex- trealmin munitions norsi inspection as will bi pro if mmiinuibl d im control de- irf mi isure i r if phs 1 df t cts and i 11 w up to ecuri correction idvisor services for handicapped children school sanitation supe v mi ii jent rdlk contributes to phjsical and muitil wtllbeing in school and hoi both tnu ind vour children as well st ind to ijcnp rewards by the broader faucets of health unit actixitis which include health i ducal n n public health nursing nutrition correction mental illness prevention prc nlive dental cire ind cj opentiin w th other health agencies growth and fxpansjon dr hull a fc luili f the it of wisien ontirio who thompson motors acton ont ford sales and service phone 69