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4,,,,THE• BRUSSELS POST, APRIL 23i l'97S
April rains
flood the
aitland
at Brussels
Education costs up
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comprised of books and supplies,
custodial maintenance costs and
special transportation expenses.
In secondary school
expenditures a total of $5,036,136
has been budgeted for salary and
benefits and office supplies.
Extra ordinary expenditures
which include capital building
projects, transportation,
debenture costs and
non-operating expenses total
$1,061,663. The remainder of the
secondary school expenditures is
comprised of library books and
supplies, cafeteria and custodial
maintenance, contractual
maintenance and special
transportation expenses.
The budget committee also
made additional provisions of
$22,000 in the budget for the
institution of a preventative
maintenance program. The
program' would call for the hiring
of three skilled tradesmen to
service school equipment in an
effort to expand the life
expectancy of both buildings and
equipment.
The assessment breakdown for
the five mun icipalities and 21
townships in the county is as
follows: Clinton, $157,510;
Exeter, $217,115;, Goderich,
$530,085; Seaforth, $97,512; and
Wingham, $187,762; Bayfield,
$50,983; Blyth, $32,924;
Brussels, $40,631; Hensall,
$71,913; Zurich, $29,015.
The assessment breakdown for
the 16 townships is Ashfield,
$157,600; Colborne, $107,006;
Goderich, $153,206; Grey,
$.129,282; Hay $193,219; Howick
$167,650; Hullett, $11,594;
McKillop, $106,145; Morris,
$97,069; Stanley $146,873;
Stephen $246,405; Tuckersmith
$171,597; Turnberry $77,977;
Usborne, $122,988; East
Wawanosh, $79,445 and West
Wawanosh $66,255.
The total county contribution to
the $15 million plus education
budget is $3,554,761 and 22.5'
per cent' of the total cost.
Children
should be
immunized
Officials are worried. Parents
are lax. Not enough children are
being immunized against
contagious diseases.
Without the proper protection,
epidemics can sweep like fire
through dry tinder.Ten years ago,
85 percent of children in the
one-to-four-year age group
received all three does of the polio
vaccine.By 1973, the figure had
dropped to 60 percent.
Waiting'until they're in school
may be too late fpr some, as we
remember when polio was known
as infantile paralOs. The
preschoolers are most vulnerable,
so we really inust reach them.
The percentage of young
children being immunized against
measles, rubella, mumps,
diptheria, tetanus, and other
diseases is falling off. So are rates,
for vaccination against whooping
cough, another serious threat to
youngsters.
Tuberculosis tends to be
forgotten in the crush. Anyone,
including children, can have TB
without knowing it and be
spreading it to Others. Everyone
should alive a tuberculin skin test
at least once. If a Child or adult is
infected with, TB germs but does
not have disease, the doctor can
prescribe special pills to prevent
disease froth developing• if
disease is already present, pills'
can cure it.
The care arid protection of
children is Out of their hands. It
depends on concerned "parents
arid health professionals. Tieing
sure the proper precautions are
taken against Contagious disease'
is essential.