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II. Venereal Disease:—
The number of cases of venereal diseases occurring each year in
Canada is excessive; especially during these war years. Many cases in
mental hospitals are a direct result of V.D.. Where control measures
have been instituted there has been a definite drop in the incidence of
the disease, but our present methods of control are inadequate. A com-
plete program of prevention and treatment is essential. Such a program
would include:
1. Widespread education regarding the nature of veneral disease.
2. Additional clinics with increased personnel.
3. Extension of hours in clinics to enable people to obtain treat-
ment off duty.
4. Provision for treatment by physicians in sparcely settled areas.
5. Improved reporting and follow-up.
When these conditions have been applied in all parts of Canada,
then only can we say that an adequate program of control has been
adopted.
III. Child Welfare:—
The death rate of children annually, under one year of age is close
to fifteen thousand (15,000) in Canada. It is estimated that only about
thirty per cent (30%) of all infants receive adequate medical care and
supervision. Death rates are higher in rural than in urban areas, and they
are also higher among children of poor parents. Something should be
done to prevent this tragic waste of human material. Such as:—
1. Improvement in infant care and feeding, education, demonstrat-
ions, group instruction in child health centres or clinics and individual
instruction.
2. Control of communicable diseases and a widespread immuni-
zation program.
3. Extension of hospital and clinic facilities.
4. Better housing and abolition of crowded areas.
5. Extension of Public health nursing.
7. Provision of full and complete medical care.
IV. Matemal Welfare:—
About nine hundred (900) mothers die annually in Canada of child-
birth, and about three hundred (300) others die annually of conditions
directly the result of pregnancy. It is obvious that much of this human
wastage could be prevented by the extension of maternal supervision,
as one of the greatest causes of maternal mortality is the inadequate
supervision of maternal hygiene services. Less than 25% of the expect-
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