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4 PUBLIC HEALTH The following resume of an address given at the Barrie Convention by the Hon. R. P. Vivian, M.D., Minister of Health for Ontario, will interest Insti- tuto members, especially the Social Welfare Committees. Public Healthâ€"which includes measures to prevent illness. to safe guard good health and to secure the best possible development of indi- viduals (especially children).â€"â€"is the biggest phase of health today. In ublic health services, Ontario has eon behind other provinces for some years. Our task now is to promote public health services, which means the establishment of health units. At present the county is consider- ed the basic area for rural health units. Complete service requires the full-time services of an adequately trained personnel, including one or more doctors. dentists, nurses and veterinarians Five Point Progra mine Public health demands a five-point programme. 1. The prevention and control of acute communicable diseases by such methods as immunization, removal of hazards. etc. 2. The prevention and control of such chronic communicable diseases as tuberculosis and venereal disease. 3. Environmental sanitationâ€"cg. water, food and animal inspection, to control such diseases as typhoid or Bang's disease. 4. Maternal and infant hygiene. Child care. Tuberculosis Control For early diagnosis x-ray of every man. woman and child is essential. For this purpose vans should be pro- vided to carry x»ray equipment to rural communities. After diagnosis, sanatoria adequate for the care of all cases, must be established within reach of all. Venereal DiSease Today The incidence of venereal disease in Ontario. 173 cases per 100.000, is alarmingly high. It could be con- trolled by (3) education of the public (b) early diagnosis and adequate treatment for which the province will pay '75 per cent and (c) reducing the possibility of spread of the disease by community co-operation. Eradica- tion of the disease in the end, depends on local and individual coâ€"operation. Cancer Care Cancer, while not a communicable disease, requires attention because next to heart and arterial diseases it is the most common cause of death. Its control requires early diagnosis. If this is secured, a cure is possible in the vast majority of cases. Last year the Ontario Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation was estab- lished. This is a voluntary group to assist the Government in the education of the general public and improve- ment of the Cancer clinics. Cost of Medical Care For many. the proper treatment of disease is not possible because they can not afford medical services at the time When they are needed to prevent the disease becoming too serious. At the last session of the Legislature the “Ontario Municipal Health Services Act" was passed to help remedy this situation. By this Act a community may now, by its own decision, band together to provide, through taxation, the health services desired by the community. These services may he as simple or as elaborate as are decided on by the vote of the community concerned. Enquiries about these services should he directed to the Municipal Health Services Board. The application of the com lete public health programme ’ go ahead as soon as ersonnel is avail- able and the peope are educated to accept these services. In the latter, the Women’s Institutes (an do much to promote better public health. GARRISON LANE (Continued from page 1, col. 4). The first group, to which I belonged, was at Garrison Lane Nursery Train- ing School. This group consnited of seven trained nursery school teachers. Our school was an old school altered to suit our needs. The school was large, bright and airy. Our rooms were all painted pale colours and it was a pleasure to work in such sur- roundings. One half of the school was a British restaurant. These are set up all over England. There one can get a hot dinner for about a quarter. They are usually found near factories to enable the working people to get at least one wholesome meal a day. Our meals and the children‘s meals were all prepared in the restaurant and all of usâ€"and the childrenâ€" ained many pounds. We had forty children in the nursery from twu to five years of age. These were divided into two groups. seniors and juniors. Each child had his own cupboard, his own towel, cup, comb, etc. These he soon knew by the pictures above the vari- ous objects. For instance, Alan had a boat and all his possessions were labelled with a boat. The student training was in the form of a three weeks’ course. Wo- men already in nurseries came to us for the period. While they were with us they had lectures and worked in ' the school as well as observing all of us with the children. In the two years we were there We trained eight hundred and fifty students. We all enjoyed the students very much. We met people from all over En land and exchanged View points an tactics. They have now formed themselves into a Wardens Association, of which we are members. They meet each month to discuss the latest,â€"their children, housing conditions, health. etc. We are terribly proud of this group. l The parents were most antagonistic at first when we arrived. However. we tried to make them realize we were working with and for them. We on- couraged them to come to the school whenever they could. We told them it was their school. Gradually they came around and ended up by being our best friends. Amongthe people at the station to see us off in Birmingb barn were ten of our best parents. So we decided we had won our war. When our two years in England were nearly up we began to hate the thought of leaving all the children and their parents. We had become very fond of the children. We decided to give farewell parties for them all. With the help of our Canadian friends we gave each child a dress or suit and a toy. We gave gifts to the parents also and it was a very happy day for gall. These are the people we are ITIISSII'lg DOW. Garrison Lane Nursery Training School was taken over by an English stafi' in July. They will continue the training of studentsâ€"on a much smaller scale than we carried on. We left England almost two years to the date we arrived there, in August 1944. We had a glorious voyâ€" age home and a very happy reunion in Toronto. All of us have enjoyed these last two years very, very much. It has been a perfectly marvellous experience to Work with the English people in war time and we hope we may have the pleasure of meeting them one day in Canada. They have all been so very brave in these most difiicult times. I‘ would like to take this opporâ€" tunity to thank all the members of the Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario for helping to make my iourney to England possible. It has been not only a wonderful experience of mine but a. great help to many children and parents. If they knew, I am sure they too, would want to thank you. I always felt that, although I had never met any of your members, I had many friends in the Institutes. May I thank you again for the great interest you all. took in my Work and myself these last two years. READINESS FOR (Continued from pogo 1, col. 3). niindian citizens. lntercst_in this gm“, question was very evident at Hamilton where two resolutions deal- ing with naturalization were pre- sented. . . Historical Research received its share of support. A few Twccdsmuir Histories were displayed at almost every convention. The convencr lit Timmins brought a timely reminder that these are to be local histories. A Book of Remembrance at llcllevillc. in which a record of all enlisted men and women is kept was typual of the interest in this phase of Win . The museum at Barrie continues to grow. Again health, education and coin- munity activities formed the bulk of the work of the Socuil Wcll‘pi‘c Committee. Interest in health sen-ices was intense and in Algoma the Insti- tutes are working to secure the sub vices of a resident doctor by assisting with the provision of a home, Coin» munity balls were emphasized, cs ecl- ally at Fort Frances. l-Ivcryivici‘e expression was givcn to thc_nccz[ for providing community recreational and social life which will appeal to young people in the post-war years. Music brought pleasure at all meet- ings. Good community singing secur- cd remarkable results and partici a- tion at many conventions. At Be lc- ville an impromptu choi gave life to the singing. At Manitoulin a welcome in song included’every Woman’s Insti- tute and special guest. A luncheon or dinner at the majority of conâ€" ventions was a festive occasion. The theme “As the Home Is. So is the Nation” typifies the impoitance which our Women’s Institutes place on home economics. The conveners brought out the many-sided nature of this work, and. the majority of dis- cussions hinged on the importance of home living. The superintendent re- viewed the Home Economics pro- gramme carried on by the Department in cooperation with the Institutes and asked for continued support. Girls’ sessions were interesting again this year. At Ottawa, King- ston and Bellevillc the girls presented stimulatin programmes with des- patch. Al the girls sat on the plat- form throughout their session so that no time was wasted between itemsâ€"a lesson which might well be applied to all convention and district annual meeting sessions. The girls told of their club work in gardening, nu- trition, clothing or house furnishings "I S_u‘=l| 3 Way that the audience realized afresh just how much these clubs mean for the development of these girls as individuals. lleserving tribute was paid to the tireless local leaders 9nd to the Home Economics coaches in every case. At Manitoulin Island the girls demonstrated their work for the first timeâ€"a valuable innovation. Kingston_ convention, meeting at; Queens University, was fortunate in securing the interest of the staff of the University. Dr. R. C. Wallace, Fall, 1944 HOME AND COUNTRY . .7 __â€"_"___4__ wonxâ€"s‘pirli oi" conventions Principal In his address of . set the. stage for the dc]il.lero‘l.viiiiii)me tho moeti .. Dian. G. Troll "r on Colonic Problems and War World-frat. J. L. M~| , spoke. on it icultui‘c unrl‘ i233“ structlon and i r. E. C. Kym. Lihr'm ‘ in, on Collection of Historical Mali; scri ts. These were all rel t l worlt’lo'f the W. I. Standing llsimiiilillie on Citizenship Agriculture uml Hi i oricul Reseurc . 5 ‘ The committees on publicity an inning more and more Support here is ii $0M? realization ma, Dublin-1w. w use . may hum-lit a, Institute greatly and that an M- Institute can not fail to sew licity. Tho-Ottawa. convention . good publicity throu h a short ill’mld. cast on the 6.3.0. arm pmmumm At most conventions the lll'I-w |,,,,j regresentntlves and tables wm- pru. vi ed for these. Throughout. all conventiw. um awakened realization of the lll‘ml in, being well~informed, and for \wikmg as one through the Women', lnsli. tutcs, in order that they lll. m". tinue their good work into ll ml. war years, was the most L‘Ill'lllll.ll.’llln feature. As the chairman Ml m3 Ottawa convention said, “u, on,“ take home the spirit of Wm J (U, gether". - ' London, Guolfih and Toni“ I‘un- ventions ara sti to come and ill be reported in the Winter How am] Country. Resolutions will be Iw t ed after the Provincial Boom llll‘l:i. ing. . Random Suggestions Suggestions from convcnllu are many. Here are some which wlliur officers may find useful for m; ii they have not been tried: Roll Call of Districtsâ€"At l’ w this was answered by a thr tall: on Ways of Promotinc Urban Understanding. This - tion would be ractica] only ' the smaller conventions. For an .5: a time keeper is needed. ‘ Introduction of Guest Spi- 7 Including the Provincial Presi‘l ,J Superintendent, guest speak-cl were illc ,nule .ll ' Ir introduced at South River. the opening session. Each memh [hurl fclt free to meet and chat \\ ll the guests in a friendly way Iv «men sessions. Question Boxâ€"Almost all mn- ventions use this method to r unit discussion of questions relaliw. to Institute work. Highlights of District Ann ml;â€" At Ottawa and Belleville on.‘ Hard director is given 15 minutes to M1 on the district annual meeting mrh she attended, thus giving sugw “ll-“5 to the other districts. Badges for Votersâ€"At Bl‘iil \‘lllE small blue and yellow ribbon lows identified the voting delegates Mimeograpbed Reportsâ€"at | 1m all cunveners’ reports are nmncu. graphed and copies provided for M’L‘Vl' Institute and district delegate. NEWS FLASHES Hapetown, Lanark N.: An Honour Roll of names and pictures of our boys in His Majesty’s Services is being prepared for the public hall. Anderdon. Essex 8.: Our studv the Hand Book has awakened new iiif terest with the result that members have purchased their own. Consecoii, Prince Edward: Meetings bolster morale in the community. Summer Visitors who have attended mictingshaifie] expressed sur rise and in eras in e aims and o ' the W.I. work. was of Kemble. Grey N.: Dental Services are bein arts :1 schools. 3 age for the local BnDerry West, Feel: The fifteenth niversary gave us opportuni f a gala celebration, a chance to and: our achievements and to entertain past members, district officers and neighbour": Institutes. The roll call was "W en I beca ' member." me an Institute Gormley, York N.: EnterPfiSiY‘” men of this small community their own newspaper by c0" news and views in a scra boot ‘ ed the Gormley Gazette. This is PIE' sented at each meeting. Dornoch, Grey 8.: A talk 1?“ the Hospitalization Plan resulted my.“ Institute making application to J01" in the plan. A talk on Post-war work ended III the recommendation 7 that l'nemhms attend annual school meeting. Homby, Hslton: We have 119:“ “‘9 beautification of a plot of land {3‘ the corner of the 7th line and base line at Hornby by planting trees and shrubs. Pusliuch, Wellington 8.: A Film" was purchased by our Institute {0" social evenings in the town hall; We celebrated our 40th anniversary inviting husbands and friends i° lunch and game. Smithville, Lincoln: Have “‘1'” representatives on the Library 1303""