NEWS NOTESSource: Canadian Journal of Public Health / Revue Canadienne de Sante'e Publique, Vol. 50, No.2 (FEBRUARY 1959), pp. 87-89Published by: Canadian Public Health AssociationStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/41981358 .

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NEWS NOTES

The first all-Canadian hospital accredita- tion program- designed to improve and de- velop the standard of hospital care in Canada -was inaugurated on January 17. Under this scheme, which will be directed by the newly formed Canadian Council on Hospital Accreditation, hospitals will be subjected to scrutiny by council physicians at their own request. All general and special hospitals having more than 25 beds and tuberculosis sanatoriums are eligible for the survey. There are about 700 such hospitals in Canada, and about 300 or 43% of these already have been accredited by the fore- runner of the C.C.H.A.- a joint American and Canadian commission represented by five medical and health organizations in the two countries.

The following candidates were recently granted the Certificate in Sanitary Inspection (Canada): Nick Albert Basarsky, Weyburn, Sask.; A. F. Atamanchuk, Transcona, Man.; F. Baardman, Winnipeg, Man., C. J. Bernier, St. Boniface, Man.; Katherine Dorothy Buhr, Winnipeg, Man.; Albert John Deutsch, Moose Jaw, Sask.; Samuel Alexander Dymianiw, Yorkton, Sask.; John Charles Gregory, Corner Brook, Nfld.; Mike Harnadek, Win- nipeg, Man.; Louis Koloski, Norwood, Man.; Leo. V. Lenahan, Cobourg, Ont.; Michael Markewich, Regina, Sask.; Andrew Mat- wichuk, St. James, Man.; John G. MacLean, Sydney River, N.S.; Robert G. McNeil, New Waterford, N.S.; Harold Malcolm Meek, Regina, Sask.; Edward William Mikkelson, Red Deer, Alta.; B. J. Morris, Calgary, Alta.; Norman L. Powell, Winnipeg, Man.; Wendel B. Stroh, Swift Current, Sask.; W. D. Try- nacity, Fort Garry, Man.; Donald D. Valen- tine, Winnipeg, Man.; Kenneth Lyle Ward, Grande Prairie, Alta.; J. M. Wetherill, Edmonton, Alta.; William B. Your check, Winnipeg, Man.

For some years the National Nursing Committee of the Canadian Red Cross Society has recognized the need of financial assistance for the professional nurse who is prepared to undertake graduate study in a specific field such as research, general educa- tion, social work or hospital architecture. The Society has made a fellowship available and consideration is invited by candidates interested in graduate study in nursing re- search or in one of the allied professions.

The qualifications of a candidate should

include professional maturity, registration in Canada, at least a baccalaureate degree and professional experience covering a period of not less than five years. Preferably, the preparation sought should be for a specific position available and accepted by the candidate. The amount of the bursary will be related to the needs of the candidate. Enquiries should be directed at an early date to the National Director of Nursing Services, Canadian Red Cross Society, 95 Wellesley St. E., Toronto.

Federal The United Nations General Assembly

has recommended unanimously that 1961 be made an international public health and medical research year.

The United Nations political committee on December 8 agreed unanimously to continue the 15-nation scientific group study- ing the effects of atomic radiation. The political committee commended the group, of which Canada is a member, for its work so far and urged all governments to take note of the suggestions made in the agency's initial report earlier this year.

On December 6 the lieutenant-governor of Ontario, Hon. J. Keiller Mackay, officially opened new chemistry and electrical engi- neering buildings for the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science, University of Ottawa. The lieutenant-governor was given an honorary doctorate of laws on the occasion, and honorary doctorates of science were awarded to Dr. C. J. Mackenzie, chancellor of Carleton University, and to Dr. L. Marion, director of the division of pure chemistry, National Research Council.

A regional conference of board members and nurses of the Victorian Order of Nurses in eastern Ontario was held in Ottawa early in December to discuss the implications of the Homemakers and Nurses Services Act of Ontario, regarded as one of the most significant developments in the history of the V.O.N.

The Board of Health, London, Ont., has been allotted a national health grant of $25,274 to help defray the costs of a permanent diagnostic chest clinic which will make possible expanded tuberculosis case- finding activities in London and Middlesex County.

"Safety Manual for Government De- 87

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partments and Crown Agencies", designed to build accident-prevention consciousness, has been issued by the Government Employees Compensation Branch, Depart- ment of Labour, Ottawa. The Department of Transport is also interested in accident prevention in relation to small water craft and has issued a publication entitled "Safety Afloat".

Dr. J. B. Bundock, assistant to the prin- cipal medical officer, National Health Grants, Department of National Health and Welfare, has been appointed associate editor of the Medical Services Journal, Ottawa.

K. C. Hossick, chief, narcotic control division, Department of National Health and Welfare, retired at the end of 1958 after more than 44 years' continuous government service, of which 30 years were devoted to narcotic control. Mr. Hossick remains as Canadian representative to the United Nations Narcotic Commission. At the Com- mission's 1958 session he served as vice- president and for the past two years has been chairman of the committee on illicit traffic in drugs.

British Columbia The Film Monitoring Service of the De-

partment of National Health and Welfare has instituted a pilot study in British Columbia on the use of film badges by persons operating radiological equipment. Dr. C. J. G. Mackenzie, Director of the West Kootenay Health Unit, has been appointed Director of the Central Van- couver Island Health Unit at Nanaimo.

During the annual municipal elections held in December 1958 twenty-one British Columbia municipalities held fluoridation plebiscites. Only five of the referenda re- sulted in a majority "yes" vote. Three muni- cipalities in the Greater Vancouver Water District, West Vancouver, Fraser Mills and Richmond voted in the affirmative, the first two with the necessary three-fifths majority but this was nullified by negative votes by the other members of the Water District, including Vancouver City. Kamloops favoured fluoridation, but with little more than a 50% majority. The village of Lake Cowichan gave a 71% affirmative vote.

Saskatchewan Dr. John Orr, general superintendent and

medical director of the Saskatchewan Anti- Tuberculosis League since 1948, recently retired and was succeeded by Dr. G. D. Barnett.

Dr. Archibald McCutchion of Glasgow, Scotland, has been appointed medical health officer in charge of the Assiniboia-Gravel-

bourg Health Region, a post which was vacant for some time.

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's FARM FACTS television program of December 15, 1958 was devoted entirely to the prevention of accidents on the farm with special emphasis to safety in the farm home. Participants were Lionel Moore of the CBC, Farm Division, Winnipeg as moderator; Chief Beggs of the Fire Pre- vention Bureau, City of Winnipeg, Mani- toba; Christian Smith, director of health education, Saskatchewan Department of Public Health, Regina. Mr. Smith presented facts on farm accident experience in Saskat- chewan, emphasizing fires, a leading killer in 1957. He said that in 1958 there had been 36 fire deaths in the province and that 25% of these had been caused by improper use of gasoline and other petroleum products.

Miss Joyce Kuziak has joined the staff of the Regina Rural Health Region as a nutritionist. There are now five nutritionists employed in health regions in the province.

Manitoba Planned jointly by the School of Nursing

and the Manitoba Department of Health and Public Welfare, an institute for public health nurses, was held December 29 to 31 inclusive, at the School of Nursing, Univer- sity of Manitoba. At the first session the effect of polio vaccination was discussed by Dr. J. Wilt, Professor of Bacteriology, University of Manitoba, and Dr. J. E. Davies, of the City Health Department. Mr. G. L. Pickering, Commissioner of Hos- pitalization, discussed the "Plan for Hospital Care in Manitoba". Welfare services for the geriatric patient were outlined by K. O. Mackenzie, Deputy Minister of Public Wel- fare. Dr. O. Bradley talked of a "Home Care "Program". Civil Defence and Nursing, was discussed by a panel of publi j health nurses. Others taking part in the program included: Miss J. Williamson, Director of Nursing, Provincial Government; Miss W. M. Barratt, Registrar Consultant of Licensed Practical Nurses and Dr. A. Earn.

At the request of the Minister of Health and Public Welfare, three members of a rehabilitation team visited selected rehabili- tation hospitals and centers in the Eastern United States and Canada, during October. Dr. Hartley Smith, Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee on Rehabili- tation, T. A. J. Cunning, Executive Director of the Manitoba Sanatorium Board, and Walter Boyd, Provincial Co-ordinator of Rehabilitation Services were selected to make the trip, the purpose of which was to

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gather information on rehabilitation facili- ties, with a view to determining the need of expanded facilities for rehabilitation in Manitoba.

Mr. James Sisler has been appointed as Food Consultant with the Bureau of Food Control of the Manitoba Department of Health and Public Welfare. Ontario

Honorary Life Membership in the Ontario Public Health Association has been awarded to six public health officials. They are Dr. J. T. Phair, formerly deputy minister of health for Ontario; Dr. W. J. Deadman, former Hamilton pathologist; Dr. C. A. Harris, formerly medical officer of health, London; Dr. L. A. Pequegnat, formerly medical officer of health, Toronto; Dr. J. E. Davey, formerly medical officer of health, Hamilton and Dr. R. D. Defries, consultant to the School of Hygiene, University of Toronto and Director-Emeritus, Connaught Medical Research Laboratories.

Mr. Arthur J. Swanson has resigned as c hairman of the Ontario Hospital Services Commission. He was succeeded by Dr. Ian Urquhart.

Ontario has become the second govern- ment in Canada to provide free dental care to children under 16 years who are bene- ficiaries under the Mothers' Allowances Act. Under an agreement with the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario, a prepaid dental plan has been worked out to cover 19,801 eligible children. It includes a wide range of dental treatment and preventive services. The Ontario Welfare Department pays 70$ a month per child to the College of Dental Surgeons and individual bills are sent to the college by dentists after work is performed. The total charge to the govern- ment will be around $165,000 per year.

The Ontario Department of Health's Di- vision of Public Health Nursing held a conference for 29 local public health nursing supervisors. Dr. B. H. McNeel, Chief of the Mental Health Division, and three mental health clinic directors assisted as well as Miss Ruth Gilbert, Associate Pro- fessor of Nursing Education, Teachers Col- lege, Columbia University.

Recent changes in the Provincial Cabinet announced by Premier Leslie Frost include the appointment of the Honourable Matthew B. Dymond as Minister of Health while the Honourable Mackinnon Phillips was ap- pointed Provincial Secretary. Dr. Dymond was formerly Minister of Transport and prior to this Minister of Reform Institutions.

Miss Laura Vrooman, in the Provincial Government Service since 1920, and for a number of years in charge of publications

for the Ontario Department of Health, retired in December.

Hon. Mackinnon Phillips, former Minister of Health, held an open house for the press at the Ontario Hospital treatment center for mentally ill children at Thistle- town, near Toronto. The Thistletown hospital is the first of its kind in Canada and treats children who are capable of normal intelli- gence but who are mentally ill. Thistletown is also a training ground for psychiatrists and others, who, through research, may find new methods of treatment in this little explored field. The present patients include eight boys and four girls, from 6 to 12 years of age. Eventual capacity of the new hos- pital will be about 72 children. Admission requirements will be the same as for other Ontario Hospitals and coverage will be provided by the hospital insurance plan. Dr. H. W. Henderson is acting superinten- dent of the hospital and Dr. John Rich is clinical director. The staff includes psy- chiatrists, psychologists, social workers, child care workers, teachers, occupational therapists, nurses, a pediatrician, a dentist (part-time) and others.

Quebec School of Hygiene , University of Montreal From January 20-23, the School of

Hygiene of the University of Montreal held a four-day combined refresher and "im- provement" course for some fifty public health officers. Each lecturer reviewed the fundamental knowledge and presented the latest developments in his special field. A series of lectures with demonstrations out- lined the protective measures required by the uses of nuclear energy.

Three symposia dealt extensively with child health, chronic illness and virus diseases. Nutrition, health education, mental health and home accident prevention were also discussed.

Nova Scotia The new admission building at the Nova

Scotia Hospital was formally opened early in December by the Hon. Richard A. Donahoe, Minister of Public Health and the Hon. S. T. Pyke, Minister of Public Works. Mr. Donahoe announced that while the new building was important, in the future, more emphasis would be placed on community mental health clinics; two additional clinics, one in Antigonish and the other in Truro have been authorized.

Miss Norma Muise of Quinan, Yarmouth County, has joined the staff for in-service training before attending a university public health nursing course.

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