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bP + " SS BETWEEN ETI PUT LY SR + er a a ee EA TE remap s te PAGE FOUR... THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1951} J. H. ORMISTON Editor and Manager PHONE 703 WHITBY AND DISTR ICT NEWS RCT. CORBETT | New: Editor PHONE 703 Public Opi Favors Early Action On Health Unit Tr FW Pa ts finance a full'time service. Too Much Part-time Today, there is little doubt that public opinion is aroused on this subject and 1951. may see certain organizations strongly sponsor the formation of a Health Unit. Cer- tainly, the county council is ready to give the suggestion serious con- sideration, The remainder of this article will deal with facts -- the ts to.be considered in setting up a Health Unit and the facts which will prove that better public health services are provided under Unit administration which, of course, gives full time to one 1matter alone --public health. At present, there is only one person in the entire Coun- ty of Ontario who is giving full time to public health and is in the full time employ of the public for this purpose, namely, the health nurse in Pickering Township. How To Organize STEPS IN THE FORMATION OF A HEALTH UNIT: 1, Individuals or Organizations stimulate interest of the con- cerned council or coyncils. 2. Consultation between the in- terested council or councils and Department of Health re suitable local plan. 3. The necessary by-law to estab- lish a Unit is passed. 4. Submission to Department of Health of by-laws and agree- ments. 8. Approval by Lieutenant-Gov- ernor in Council, * 8. Appointment of one member of Unit Board of Health by Lieutenant-Governor in Coun- cil. '6. Appointment of one member of Unit Board of Health by Lieutenant-Governor in Coun- cil. Appointment of remaining members of Board by council or councils. The first Health Unit in Ontario had its inception in the year 1933 end comprised a group of Eastern Counties. Reorganisation occurred in 1940 when special regulations for the Stormont, Dundas and Glen- garry Health Unit were approved by the Government. Subsequently, increasing pressure for larger Units of Public Health Administration and the obvious need for Health Services in ural areas resulted in further legislation, enabling coun- ties or groups of municipalities of sufficient population to form Health Units with full time personnel. Organization A majority of the Units in South- ern Ontario are organized on .a county basis. Most of the cities within such county boundaries have voluntarily become part of the Health Unit. These combined muni- cipalities contain a sufficiently large population to function economical- ly and efficiently and from an ad- ministrative standpoint are satis- factory. The Health Unit functions under the local authority of the Board of Health. This is composed usually of from five to seven members. One representative of the Board is chosen from tHe area by the Lieu- tenant-Governor in Council and, except where the Medical Officer of Health is named a member of the Board, the remaining members are appointed by the county coun- cil or municipal councils, Health Unit Staff The Health Unit personnel is ap- pointed by and functions under this consists of doctors, I iy By BOB CORBETT (Second in a series of articles) Ontario County remains one of the few counties in Southern Ontario which does not enjoy the comprehensive and unified health service provided under the Health Unit system of public health administration. Only now are citizens of this county beginning to realize the inadequacies of their local health services as administered by Boards of Health. In brief, the Health Unit system would bring to rural areas and smaller municipalities a service which, to too great an extent, has been enjoyed solely by the larger. cities. able to & b, nurses, sanitary inspectors and clerical staff. In addition to this, according to the circumstances, local practitioners are invited to as- { sist with certain phases of the work. . m The following activities are the responsibility of the Health Unit for the protection and maintenance of personal and community health. Communicable Disease Control-- This is accomplished by regulation, education, community sanitation and such measures as may be neces- sary to increase resistance to di- sease In the population as a whole. It also - includes immunization against diphtheria, small-pox, whooping-cough, etc. Two other im- portant phases of this part of the program are the control of tuber- culosis and of venereal disease. In both instances, stress is laid on early diagnosis, case finding, ade- quate treatment and follow-up. The School Health Supervision program would enlarge that pres- ently being given throughout the county. J Maternal, Infant and Child Hy- giene -- Unfortunately death from childbrith still occurs and much of it is preventable. It is, therefore, important to have a maternal hy- gienic program to assist in prevent- ing unnecessary maternal deaths and the complications of pregnancy. Infant and child health confer- ences and clinics are organized so that physical development may be checked periodically, advice given to parents concerning the proper health care of the child and im- munization procedures undertaken to protect the child from certain of the communicable diseases. Sanitation Sanitation is designed to elimin- ate some of the dangers of com- munal living and to prevent disease. The Health Unit is actively con- cerned with all phases of sanitation including attention to water sup- plies, sewage and garbage disposal, milk and food control . measures. Much of the work of the sanitary inspector is in connection with the sanitary condition and the manner in which food is handled in res- taurants and other eating establish- ments. He makes regular visits to the farms where milk is produced for sale and to pasteurization plants where it is processed. Beauty par- lours, barber shops, slaughter houses and butcher shops are also inspect- ed. Complaints of many sorts are received by the Health Unit and, after investigation, those which con~ stitute 'a real health hazard are dealt with in an appropriate man- ner. Mental Health Here, too, prevention is better than cure. In a considerable pro- portion of cases mental illness is now known to be preventable. In some areas mental health clinics have been organized either as tra- velling units with periodical visits, or as full time local services. Dental Hygiene There has been a sufficient num- ber of surveys of the condition of the teeth of our school children to impress on even the most casual observer the need for greater emphases on dental prophylaxis and treatment. The Health Unit per- sonnel stimulates interest in oral hygiene education for school, home and community, Health Education This is-the keynote of the entire ATH. heathe. PHONE 618 - WHITBY 4 4 [ 4 4 < RTH EVENING SHOWS een THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2 SATURDAY MATINEE... 1:30 p.m. ----- Play is sponsored by Whitby Rotary College Girls Rehearse For Tuesday Night's Play '| Mrs. Students of the Ontario Ladies' College have now completed rehearsals of Shakespeare's "As You Like It" for presentation in Whitby Town Hall next Tuesday evening, under Whitby Rotary Club auspices. Here, Director Barbara Blackstone (right) coaches Connie Saunders (Celia) and Marlene Cooper (Oliver) in the love scene of the finale, while Connie Saunders (Celia) looks on at left. & A 4 0 Two of the characterizations in "As You Like It" are portrayed by Natalie Stasick as the Shepherd and Alice Mount as the fool, Touchstone. Club, ~--Times-Gazette Staff Photos. program. People cannot be "legis- lated" into good health; only an | informed and willing individual or community can take advantage of the ever increasing knowledge of ways to achieve positive health, The Health Unit co-operates with other official and voluntary. agencies in| this work and should be the co- ordinator of all. Cost Substantial government grants- in-aid are extended to Health Units. | The actual cost to .the municipali- tiles 'amounts to approximately sixty-five cents per person per year. Units Organized Of the 26 Health Units at present in - operation, 25 were organized within the past few years, Want to buy, sell or trade? -- A classified ad and the deal is made, Cambridge, England -- (CP) -- Cambridgeshire is seeking 15 un- married policemen, Bachelors are preferred because houses cannot be found for married men. Whitby Classified Personal 2 WANTED -- YOUNG LADY DE- sires transportation to Toronto, ar- riving at Yonge and Dundas by 8:15 a.m., leaving Toronto 4:30 p.m. or later, from Monday to Friday. Phone 2450 Whitby. (F3) Room and Board spectable home. = Abstainer only. Phone 2728. (F2) Articles For Sale vee 7 and 9 p.m. Chas. Bradley & Son Decorating Contractors For efficient service Scarboro 7125 Whitby 559 FOR SALE--JERSEY COW, DUR to freshen in 10 days. Ray Bonnet- ta. Phone 924 Whitby. (F3) FOR SALE---JAMESWAY ELEC- tric brooder, chicken feeding equip- ment. Quantity of used lumber. R. Phair, phone 539. (F3) FOR SALE---MOTOR MASTER CAR radio, nearly new, Phone 855 Whit= by. (F3) bY of OSHAWA § Legion WHITBY SALVATION ARMY Presents Musical Program. Saturday, February 3rd ONGSTERS Silver Collection \ Parcels Sent Local Lads On Active Service Viscount Greenwood Chapter I1.0.D.E., Whitby, this week packed and shipped boxes for Whitby boys now on active service in Korea or in training in various parts of Canada. By so doing the Chapter resumes the work for which it was noted during the second great war. The Chapter is a participant in the. Whitby Community Chest. The boxes - containing food, sweets and smokes, requested or the most part by the relatives of the boys, were carefully packed Tuesday and are now, on their way. All the contents were purchased in Whitby stores, Regent Mrs. Robert G. Langford told The Times-Gazette. Boxes have been sent to the fol- lowing: D. W. Parsons, Street East. Herbert J. Wright, of 212 Burns Street West. Flight Officer T. EF. Richardson, of 204 Byron Street South. Grant Townsend, of 120 Maitland Street, who is with R.C.AF, at Trenton. David Hare, who is with the R.C.AF, last heard of in Clinton. There may be others in the ser- vice whose names the Chapter may not have received. Citizens who may know of others are asked to phone their names and addresses to the Regent, Mrs. Robert Lang- ford, 601 Dundas Street West, tele- phone 2785, of 1137 Dundas Be Ready For Skiing This Week-End! COLLINS- SHOE STORE Have a large stock of SKI BOOTS made by Palmer - Art Lay Lachance & Tanguay Reg. $6.50 to $18.50 Reduced to $4.95 + $14.95 Winter Footwear We still have a-large stock of Winter Foot- wear, Overshoes, Flight Boots, etc. COLLINS Open Sat. Evening until 9 Whitby Day By Day Accounts of social events, aay news items of lécal interest amd of v ure FHONK 1708 144 CHOIR SINGS TONIGHT Whitby's famous Treble Clef choir, under the direction of Mrs. P. N. Spratt, will be heard this evening at a concert in the Town Hall, under the auspices of the Young Women's Group of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. * * » ROADS SLIPPERY Many cars were stranded yester- day due to deep snow around town and a few had narrow escapes from accidents, One minor accident was reported on Dundas Street West, A car driven by Vera M. Sanderson, 405 Athol Street was westbound when a car in front began to skid. Sanderson ' stopped her car and was struck in the rear by a truck driven by Wayne Potter of Pickering. Damage to the car was estimated at $25. Annual Meeting of Whitby V.0.N. To Be Held On Mon. The annual meeting of Whitby branch of the Victorian Order of Nurses will be held on Monday af- ternoon next, at three o'clock, in the Library. The guest speaker will be Miss Hancock, superintendent of the Children's Aid Society at Oshawa. Reports of all branches of the work will be presented, with Mrs. P, Draimin, president, in the chair, and officers for the current year elected. Not only is this meeting open to all members of the V.O.N., but also to any citizen who may be inter- ested. The V.ON. is doing a fine jo in Whiy and the reports w! resent an interest! . p ing story Funeral Chapel Spacious, Modern Brooklifi Funeral Director Mur- ra; Robinson has now moved into his new building on Baldwin Street. Living quarters are located on the second floor of the building with additional space in the basement. The Funeral Home itself is the most modern and spacious in «the entire district. A chapel, incorpor- ating unusually modern ideas, will accommodate over 100 persons. The new building adjoins and supple- ments the former premises owned by Mr. Robinson, Red Cross Reports On Notable Year; Ladies Were Active YM Whitby Branch of the Cana- dian Red Cross had a very busy year and made its full contribution to the work In the national sphere, it was reported at the annual meeting of the local branch held in the Council Chamber last night. Red Cross services were called up- on to alleviate disaster effects throughout Canada many times during 1951, President A. A. Arch- ibald said. Should war come again, or should civil defence be required, the Red Cross stands ready to ful- fill its humanitariam purpose. Mr. Archibald paid tribute to the excellent work of the secretary- treasurer Miss Helena Richardson; to the energetic work of last year's Chairman of Finance Gordon Os- borne, He also made mention of the removal by death of two members during the year, a past president of the branch, Graydon M. Good- fellow and his mother, Mrs. C. A, Goodfellow, an energetic worker for the branch. Finances Good The finances of the branch are in sound condition. Including a bank balance of $943, a total of $4,091 was raised last year. Of this $2,800 was sent to national head- quarters; $300 was pald to the Women's Work Committee and the current bank balance is $1,132. However it is believed that through a mix-up with the town of "Whit- ney" there are still outstanding ac- counts of $288. Arnold Lafay of Whitby and Ajax, Chairman of the Swimming and Water Safety Committee re- ported on the courses he supervis- ed last year. Due to the uncertain- ty of when the local swimming pool will be completed, no plans have yet been made for 1851 but funds are provided in the budget or swimming supervision and in- struction, Officers Named Officers were elected as follows: President, Mr. Archibald; Secre- tary-treasurer, Miss Richardson; Vice-presidents, Gordon Grobb and Rev. George McQuade; Convenor of Work Committee, Mrs. H. H. Goode; Chairman of Water Safe- ty, Arnold Lafay. And the following executive officers: Mrs. A. E. Christian, Mrs. E. Watts, Mrs, F. J. McIntyre, Mrs. E. R. Blow, Miss Helen Hobbs, Mrs. C. E. Bowman, Mrs. T. King, Mrs. P, K. Draimin, Mr. C. E. Bowman, Mr. A. B. Mac- fie and Mr. Clive Hatch, Honorary presidents are: Mayor J. W. Elliott and F, J. McIntyre. Hon. vice-presidents, Dr. D. R. Fletcher, Mrs. T. A. McGillivray, Mrs. James Laird, Mrs. W., J. H. EE -- Richardson, Mrs. David Wilson and Mrs, John Webster. Practical Work Backbone of the active work in town is the Women's Work Commit. tee under the chairmanship of Mrs H. H. Goode who submitted the' following report. ¥ There has been an average at- tendance of 16 at the Wednesday sewing meetings. The hospital and | civilian quotas were practically the same as in 1949. Through our wel- fare work milk has been supplied to | needy families, for their children; gifts of bed jackets, pyjamas and layettes, etc, are sent to patients at Gravenhurst sanitarium, and candy for the County Home Christ mas party. The Loan Cupboard has had many calls for the loan of hospital beds, crutches, wheel chairs and se forth. We are indebted to the Vic torlan Order nurse for her splen- did cooperation. The loan cupboard supplies are given free to citizens of Whitby. In May an appeal was made on behalf of the Winnipeg Flood Vie- tims and our contribution was promptly filled and shipped. (Following is the statement of the treasurer, Mrs. D, A. Wilson showing total receipts of $498.61. Major expenditures were for milk, $27342 and for other welfare wor leaving a balance on hand of $108 The report of Mrs, Theodore King, convenor, shows shipments for 1950 of an amazing number of articles; hospital supplies; civilian clothing; special shipment of rub- ber boots, socks, gloves, flash lights for the Winnipeg Flood Relief. The report concludes with an ex- pression of thanks to the Town Council and Public Utilities for their generous support; to The Times-Gazette; Mr. Ernest Olark, caretaker of the Town Hall; the Port Whitby ladies, who all con- tributed to making the Whithy Branch a worthwhilé organization. In Memoriam SHEARD--In loving memory of a dear brother, Thomas Sheard, who was called home, February 2, 1049, He bade no one a last farewell He sald good-bye to none The heavenly gates were open wide A loving voice said "Come'. We often sit and think of you, _ hings you used to say and do e wonder why you had to die, Without a chance to say good-bye, --Lovingly remembered by brothe er, Charlie, and sister-in-law, Ella. ADDITIONAL WHITBY NEWS ON PAGE 5 Cards of Thanks Mrs, O. Hibbitt wishes to thank her friends and relatives, also Dr. Ruddy and staff of the Oshawa Gen- eral Hospital, for the many acts of kindness shown to her during her recent illness in the Oshawa General H. L. PRINGLE, Superintendent, Hospital. POWER INTERRUPTION Consumers in Whitby, end surrounding districts ere hereby notified that, owing to work being done in Oshawa by the Y.E.P.C., oll power will be interrupted from 2 to 4 o'clock p.m. on Sunday, February 4, 1951 THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF WHITBY JOHN G. STRATHY, Chairman. 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