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The Huron Expositor, 1955-04-08, Page 7• AMU, 1955 .• , gt ire r•. • • ie :XPOSITOR • HOSPITAL AUXILIARY The midair monthly meeting of the Hospital Auxiliary will be held Tuesday evening, April 12, at 8:15 p.m. The 'members are requested to bring their maw from the penny sale tickets. Dry ice is solidified carbon Amide. • BACKACHE May beWarninq Bade is often tuned by lazy Iddney teams. Wheis kidneys get out of eider, excess acids and mates remain in the nom. The backache, &studied rest thd ticedent and hearrheided feeling may alien hhw. Thai die time to take Dackes Missy Pills. Dodd's stimulate shealidneei tip .ssmal sedan. Then you feel better—sleep better—smirk better. Get Dadirs Kidney Pills new. 51 Huron. County July 1, 1954, was the fifth anni- versary Of the founding of the Huron County Health Unit. This date also marked the union of the Unit headquarters with other coun- ty offices in Goderich. Located in the old Collegiate building, the temporary accommodation pro- vides an increase in room and is readily accessible to the public by a separate entrance off Britannia Road. Plans for the new court house and county building include space for the Unit, and establish- ment there can be expected in 1956. Tuberculosis New eases 10 Deaths 1 Admitted to sanatorium dur- ing year 6 Discharged from sanatorium during year 15 Attendance at regular chest clinics 937 Town of Seaforth Tax Prepayment Receipts ,for 1955 The 'Town of Seaforth will pay 4% per annum, up to August 31, 1955, on all' Prepaid Taxes. Certificates and till particulars may be obtained at the Town Clerk's Office, in the Town Hall. D. 11. WILSON - Treasurer New persons attending 342 No. of tuberculin tests (sec- ondary schools) 902 The majority of new patient with this disease are still discovered by the family physician or through his referrals to the chest clinic. The rest of the cases are detected by routine hospital admission films and surveys of communities, indus- tries and schools, There has been a steady drop in the incidence of tuberculosis on this continent for many years, in- terrupted only by World War I and the influenza epidemic of 1918. In 1954, Ontario's mortality rate from TB was 6.2 per 100,000, the lowest ever. The decline is reflected in other ways too. In 1953, for example, the Ontario Department of Health mass surveys revealed one active case for every 1,200 persons x-ray- ed. In 1954, however, it required an average bf 2,700 persons screened to yield one such case. At the end of one month in 1953, Ontario's sanatoria had 171 per- sons on the waiting list for an available lied, but by October, 1954, there were 324 beds vacant. The changing picture of tuber- culosis is seen also in our local tuberculin testing at the secon- dary schools. One high school area which had 7% positive reac- tors in 1951, now has less than 1% in that category. TB, hoWever, is not defeated. Each year, Canada has about 10,- 000 new cases of the disease which for discovery and treatment cost taxpayers about forty million dol- lars. Nineteen fifty-four was a re1a tively fight year for poliomyelitis with only six reported clinical cas- es and no deaths. The previous year, however, there were 24 cas- es and two deaths from his cause. An outbreak of paratyphoid fev- nit reients AnnualReport er occuring in the country about Post -partum without pre- each Month and in many case") more often. This work los been increased by the IntrodUetintl Of military specifications which -four of our dairies must meet ifethey are to continue to supply the Arm- ed Forces situated in this county. The number tat visit i to dair- ies,. 233 The number of pasteurized samples 677 Meat control program is exer- cised through inspection of slaugh- ter houses, butcher shops, locker plants and meat markets. The meat markets are usually organ- ized as a basic part of a grocery store. These inspections deal in particular with the construction, cleanliness of ' the establishment, methods of operation, and the con- dition of .the meat as influenced by improper storage or , disease conditions in the meat. Visits to slaughter houses.. 160 Visits to butcher shops 123 The efficacy of this work cannot be - shown statistically. However, it can be said that two unsatisfac- tory slaughterhouses have been abandoned, some of the mediocre ones have been improved by re- novation and the standards of the better ones have been maintained. Post-mortem meat inspection has 504 been aided financially through 5,157 National Health Grants and the 1,926 amount of work carried out under this portion of the program is in- dicated below: No. of carcasses inspected ... .2,662 No. of carcasses approved ... 2,657 No. of carcasses condemned 5 No. of portions condemned . 385 Brucellosis 2,156 The calfhood vaccination pro - 888• gram of the Ontario Department 851 of Agriculture is an effective wea- 213 pon in the fight against bovine 196 brucellosis. The- disease is far from being eliminated, however, and brucellosis in man is being diagnosed more frequently than formerly. The farmer, the veterinarian and the butcher, persons working in close contact with infected anim- als, are the most,frequent human victims of the disease. Rural families, however, can be protected by.the use of pasteuriz- ed dairy products. Where the farm's own milk supply is consum- ed, home pasteurization can be carried out simply and effective- ly. Sanitation The sanitary inspectors are re- sponsible for supervision of: wa- ter supplies, eating establishments, disposal of sewage, plumbing in- stallations, food shops, etc. In- vestigation of complaints: Public Health nuisances are those condi- tions which "may become injur- ious or 'dangerous tot health or prevent or hinder in any manner the suppression of disease," and it. is necessary to determine whe- ther the complaint is based on an actual public health nuisance, or is simply the result of an unpleas- ant or unsightly condition with no relation to the local Board of Health. Where no person can be made liable or is unable to remove a proved nuisance, the municipal- ity may become responsible. During the year the following calls were made: Assisting in milk control (dairy and farm) 11 Barber shops 8 Cemeteries • 1 Communicable diseases - 2 Dumps 22 Dwellings 4 Eating establishments 302 Swab tests • 118 Grocery stores 9 Public halls 8 Schools 200 Septic tanks 609 Privies 5 Summer camps 3 Swimming pools 23 Funeral establishments 21 Water supply, municipal 101 Water supply, private 263 Water samples 563 Drainage 20 *Miscellaneous 640 Interviews 537 Plumbing 443 Sewers •and drains 113 Total 3,345 *Miscellaneous includes investi- gation of a variety of complaints, giving of court evidence, and co- operation with municipal utilities. The municipal water supplies of Blyth, Brussels, Clinton, Hensall, Seaforth, Wingham and Zurich have a fluoride content that close- ly approximates one part per mil- lion. This is the concentration re- cognized by dental and medical authorities as being favorable to the prevention of tooth decay. Mental Health Services early summer affected many. per- natal nursing care 745 sons, some of -whom required hos- Non - communicable condi- pitalization. All had partaken of tions food at a local public event and Tuberculosis 70 laboratory tests revealed that they V. D. 2 had been infected with the same Acute communicable dis- type of paratyphoid germ. Fol- eases 103 lowing considerable investigation Orthopaedic 251 and the elimination of various pos- Social Welfare 105 sible causes, the origin of infec- Unclassified visits ........ 1,266 tion was gradually narrowed down. A carrier of the disease Total 7,711 was discovered and has been plac- ed under treatment. Families given service 2,037 Newer drugs and improved sani- tation have made us dangerously complacent about many of the It is encouraging to note that acute and subacute infections that the physicians, the hospitals and, plagued earlier generations. In- of course, the mothers, have been stances like this reeent paraty- showing more and more interest phoid epidemic, however, are a in the pre -natal classes. Since the reminder that such diseases and first instruction of this kind was the conditions favorable to their given at Exeter in 1953, there have spread still do exist. They con- been 59 classes held as of the end front the physician with a real of 1954. The course was added to challenge in diagnosis, and offer the district service from the Clin- a serious problem in control to ton office, and in 1955will also be the local health authorities and provided for the Goderich area. the general public. Inquiries about the classes are in- vited and further information may be secured by telephoning or writ- ing the Health Unit. 178 Environmental Sanitation Family Health Hygiene of Maternity, Infancy and Childhood School Health Services No. elementary schools serv- ed No. physical examinations (physician). No. inoculations No. vaccinations (smelleox) No. physical • inspections (public health nurses) No vision tests Field Nursing Visits Newborn infants (under 1 month) Other infants (1 month and under 1 year) Pre-school School Adult Pre -natal Post -partum with prenatal nursing care Milk Control Program (under P.H. Veterinarian) (1) Control of raw milk supply: The average number of dairy farms supplying raw milk " 53 The number of visits to dairy farms 162 The number of sediment tests 883 The number of raw milk sam- ples taken 744 The percentage of satisfactory raw samples 89% This figure for 1953 was 82% (2) Dairy Supervision: Samples of pasteurized products, including regular and homogenized milk, cream and chocolate dairy drink, have been taken regularly 6,453 5,611 735 82 41 // 1 Peel'eaesaela •Y' • :14i•1:1..D.WaNi:1:4;k42.:V.V,•:..... • „eeei'..,.:*.ag .• . un- •,...vompupssatt,•4; .47•P ..aaa;a• It's the Largest and finest fleet of trucks ever built by the nation's No. 1 truck builder. Whatever your task or trade, there's a new Chevrolet truck to make or save you money on every job. Come and look 'em over! Now Chevrolet introduces "Work Styling" an exclusive development in truck design. 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A GENE'R'AL MOTORS VALUE • , ,l'at,P;lii.r0"agaalleaat;,al'Atk:„.••''eee:afita, e,.....eataaesel:•'' Of the ordinary revenue of the province, mental health and men- tal hospital services take • five cents out of every dollar. This is understandable because there are more than 19,000 patients in the Ontario (mental) hospitals, cared for by a staff pf more than 6,200. In fact, 29.6 per cent of all full-time provincial civil sery ants are devoting their time to the cause of mental health. There has been increasing em- phasis on the value of early con- sultation and treatment, before emotional illnesses seriously in- terfere with people's lives. For this purpose, the Ontario Department of Health operates mental health clinics at larger centres throughout the province'. These clinics are staffed by a team of experts in mental health, led by a psychiatrist, who is a medical doctor with specialist training in this field. The population considered basic to support s ch a clinic is 100,000. ifsi The closest Utiles to Huron are held in don (weekly) and Stratford (monthly). In 1954, arrangements were made through the Health Unit for the referral to clinic of five school children, with different problems. The family doctor also had a close interest in these patients and strengthened the parents in the understanding of their responsi- bilities. It is hoped that greater use may be made of these clinic facilities in the future and that people wili realise it's comtitbfl 6fl8 'to, seek help for mental as Well es PhYsietd. illness. Became ten Mea a eollyte; tion met tOgetber to $9037 ious problem 32 years, agqmore than nineteen tlionsand over the years sMce that lime have been given a better chattee in life. • It was November 28, 1922,, when the ten, each a member of en On- tario service club in Southwestern Ontario, met to. discuss a better way of providing a service which each of their clubs was attempt- ing. In its own community, each club was seeking to help young- sters who had been stricken by disease or handicapped from birth by crippling deformities. Out of their representatives' discussions grew the Ontario Society for Crip- pled Children. As a central organization, func- tioning in close liaison with to- day's two hundred service clubs, the Society is maintained by the funds from the annual sale of Eas- ter Seals, It provides co-ordina- tion of the benefits jointly offered by the clubs and the Society. It operates five specially equipped camps where handicapped young- sters can enjoy full camp life. It arranges clinics at which topflight specialists donate their skills. It treble work in close doctors 040 right in sect them to hospital ,$(0 tri Today there are more than thousand youngsters On the ciety's records, all active , who do not lack for braceSe• other corrective appliances, get treatment that might 9 e wise be lacking., and 149,":0 chance to triumph over firmities that -once doomed maE, youngsters to a life of frustration and complete dependence on ers. And they dependnow. on .ti sale of Easter Seals to, see th these benefits continue. • The campaign lasts until April ,. 10, and has an objective of $550,000. "Did any of you children ever 4 • see an elephant's skin?" "I have, teacher," said Willie . ea, a "Where was it?" • "On the. elephant." aef," HENDERSON'S • STARTED. CHICKS Order NOW for April or Later Hatches We Specialize in Started Chicks Any Age We have the exclusive franchise in the Seaforth district for (the world famous FOREMAN LEGHORNS. Specials Every Week HENDERSON'S STARTED CHICKS Phone 683-J • Seaforth -YOUR BUSINESS DIRECTORY MEDICAL DR. M. W. STAPLETON ° Physician and Surgeon Phone 90 Seaforth If no answer. call 59 JOHN A. GORWILL, ILA., M.D. Physician and Surgeon Phones: Office 5-W; Res. 5-J Seaforth JOHN C. GODDARD, M.D. Physician and Surgeon Phone 110 Hensall SEAFORTH CLINIC Telephone 26 E. A. McMASTER, B.A., M.D. Internest Telephone 27 P. L. BRADY, M.D. Surgeon Telephone 55 C. ELLIOTT, M.D. Telephone 26 EVENINGS: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday only, 7-9 p.m. Appointments may be made. OPTOMETRIST JOHN E. LONGSTAFF Optometrist Eyes Examined. Glasses Fitted. MAIN ST. : SEAFORTH Office Hours: Daily, except Mon- day, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. CLINTON Monday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Mc- Laren's Studio). VETERINARY D. J. McKELVIE, D.V.M. Veterinary Surgeon HENSALL, ONT. : PHONE 99 TURNBULL & BRYANS VETERINARY CLINIC J. 0. Turnbull, D.V.M. W. R. 'Bryins, D.V.M. Phone 105 : Seaforth AUCTIONEERS EDWARD W. ELLIOTT Licensed Auctioneer Correspondence promptly an- swered. Immediate arrangements can be made for sae dates by phoning 455-J, Clinton. Charges moderate and satisfaction guaran- teed. LEGAL A. W. SILLERY Barrister, Solicitor, Etc. Phones: Office 173, Residence 781 SEAFORTH : ONTARIO McCONNELL & HAYS Barristers,„Solicitors, Etc. PATRICK D. McCONNELL H. GLENN HAYS, Q.C. County Crown Attorney SEAFORTH, ONT. Telephone 174 CHIROPRACTIC D. H. McINNES Chiropractic - Foot Correction COMMERCIAL HOTEL Monday, Thursday — 1 to 8 p.m. ACCOUNTING RONALD G. McCANN Public Accountant CLINTON : ONTARIO Office: Phones: Royal Bank Office 561, Res. 455 A. M. HARPER Chartered Accountant 55 South St. Telephone Goderich 343 Licensed Municipal Auditor. INSURANCE THE McKILLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO'Y. HEAD OFFICE—SEAFORTH, Ont. OFFICERS: President - J. H. McEwing, Blyth Vice -Pres. - Robt. Archiballd, Seaforth Manager and Sec.-Treas. - M. A. ' Reid, Seaforth. DIRECTORS: E. J. Trewartha, Clinton; J. L. Malone, Seaforth; Chris. Leon- hardt, Bornholm; Robert Archi- bald, Seaforth; John H. MeEwing, Blyth; William S. Alexander, Wal- ton; Harvey Fuller, Goderich; J. E. Pepper, Brucefield; Allister Broadfoot, Seaforth. AGENTS: William Leiper, Jr., Londes- boro; J. F. Prueter, Brodhagen; Selwyn Baker, Brussels; Erie Munroe, Seaforth. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0. ° W. J. CLEARY * 0 Seaforth, Ont. 0 LICENSED EMBALMER 0 O and FUNERAL DIRECTOR 0 O Night or Day Calls — 335 0 00000000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o BOX • 7Uttettli Otrbict * R. S. BOX 0 0. Licensed Enibalmer. .0 * Prompt and careful attention 0 * gal Bed 0 * FLO FOB! ALL 0 0 ASTONS * Plumes: . 0 0 Rear W . SW Store 43, - t+ , 0 0 0 0 o o o o o o o o O. 0 J. A. BURKE 0. 0 Funeral Director 0 .0. and Amladance Service 0 O DUBLIN - - ONT. 0 O Night or Day Calls: 0 O Phone 43 r 10 0- 0 . 0- 0 0 0 * 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 1;:b 00****** 0 G. A. 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