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w.
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prevention
i
;
.
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a
parochial
:!
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of
national
iicr.ificance.
of
rational
health
i
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prog-
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wr::ic
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religion,
music,
i:d
language.
we
have
o
ifbn,
from
the
t
of
ln-auty,
from
avc
a
phrase
f
-rpyrc
Sano."
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I
Latin,
It
would
i
Jiiguage
10
ue
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if
i
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dollar
a
word.
:f
few
words
says
ilia
;ound
body
"
'.
priied
and
:r
life
Hut
is
n
i
b
rjnd
liody
arc
fi
together:
they
n
U
inn
w
..uuiin
mum
ly'
First,
by
be-
i.e.
by
being
a
ideal,
high
standards
of
conduct,
-
character,
service
for
others,
and
nil
the
qualities
that
make
men
and
women.
Fundamentally
it
means
health
of
the,
body,
health
of
mind,
health
of
spirit.
'Ami
do
you
know
what
health
means?
The
word
health
comes
from
an
Anglo-Saxon
word
meaning
whole
or
ound.
You
arc
healthy
when
every
part
of
your
body,
of
your
mini,
and
of
your
spirit
is
whole
or
sound,
i.e.,
free
i
from
fault
or
injury
or
disease,
and
this
important
when
your
bdy,
your
mind
and
your
spirit
make
up
one
whole
or
entire
machine,
us
it
were,
every
part
fit
ting
into
every
other
part
and
the
!
v.holc
machine
working
like
a
great,
and
lieautiful
aeroplane,
working
togthcr
to
do
the
work
of
f
body
and
mind
and
spirit
which
:
jou
ought
to
do.
That
is
health.
Chlorination
Is
I
Major
Purifier
j
Chlorination
of
water
supplies
is
probably
the
most
important
'.
contribution
made
by
the
country
!
li
the
art
of
water
purification,
j
In
fact,
this
process
stands
out
as
i
the
most
useful
procedure
yet
dc-!
vised
for
insuring
the
safety
of
a
municipal
water
supply.
Chlonna-
I.IVIl
ts
almost
indiicnsablc
lor
many
supplies.
The
expense
Is
low,
and
amounts
only
to
about
40c.
per
million
gallons
of
water
treated.
Venereal
disease
Is
a'major
public
health
problem
which
strikes
insiduously
at
the
very
heart
of
this
community.
l!:causc
it
is
a
community
urolblem,
no
longer
may
any
responsible
"citizen
gay:
"this
docs
not
concern
me."
Mayor
nntl
Municipal
Council
of
the
Y
OF
PRINCE
RUPERT
extend
to
the
umor
Lhamber
of
Commerce
Uo8L
congratulations
on
their
umler-
J8
to
publicize
various
aspects
of
lc
health,
and
convey
their
wisli
that
Chamber's
efforts
will
meet
with
y
success
The
advent
of
war
found
the
northwest
area
of
the
province
of
British
Columbia
not
prepared
for
unprecedented
demands
on
existing
public
Micalth
facilities.
Since
then,
large-scale-
developments,
including
the
expansion
of
tile
local
shipyards
and
vurTouS
other
activities
related
to
Can
ada's
war
effort,
have
taken
place
in
the
Vl5
Itupcrt
district,
As
a
j
result
of
these
new
de
velopments,
the
civilian
poula-
tion
of
I'rincc
Rupert
city
whs
trebled
and
new
problems
arose.
Supervision
of
water
supplies,
ewcragc
systems,
milk
production,
restaurants,
sanitation,
food
shortages,
over-crowding
and
communicable
disease
control,
demanded
tho
creation
of
a
full-time
public
health
service.
Accordingly,
as
a
rcsutt
of
an
agreement
between
the
Department
of
Pensions
ad
Health,
the
liritish
Columbia
Hoard
of
Health,
tho
City
of
Prince
Hupert,
and
later
the
village
of
Terrace,
the
Prince
Rupert
and
District
Health
Unit
was
established
in
June,
It)
iU.
Large
Area
The
area
served
by
the
Health
Unit
extends
east
100
miles
along
the
Canadian
National
Railway
and
Skecna
Hivcr,
to
Usk;
north,
to
the
International
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OVER
HEALTHY
MIND
and
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DISEASE
HEALTHY
BODY
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AND
CENTRAL
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PRINCE
RUFERT,
U.C.,
SATURDAY.
MARCH
31,
1915
ince
Rupert
Backs
Good
Health
CAN
BE
GREAT
ONLY
IF
PLE
ARE
HEALTHY
.
cur
nation
to
1
healthy,
vigorous
baby.
Then
ncalth
of
our
people
through
the
constant
care
of
your
.
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nf
erratest
narents
von
prnw
ilav
lv
ilnv.
Llll
"
"
b-
i
"
if.
o
nation
can
be
year
by
year,
until
every
part
of
the
ptoplc
who
are
j
your
boIy
develops
-as
nature
in-
t
1
.
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t
i
...
,if
cjf
problems
or
t
a
degree
the
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are
out
of
all
(Ut
c
;pcnditures
on
IVHUa,
lllia
II11TUI19
1UUU,
ill'BIl
BIT,
play,
rest,
sleep,
fun,
hard
work,
KtiiiJy
proper
medical
care
when
tick.
It
meaiiH
more
tlian
that.
It
neans
ainbition,
purpose,
high
Wc
Have
WAR'S
START
ACCENTED
NEED
OF
HEALTH,
SANITARY
SUPERVISION
west,
to
include
the
0,uueen
Charlotte
Islands;
and
south,
to
Douglas
Channel.
In
1041,
there
was
an
estimated
population
of
18,000,
or
about
2.2
per
cent
of
the
total
population
of
the
province
...
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tf-..l.l
IT.
Unit
I
has
l...a
tivities
of
the
Health
-
lc-cn
drawn
up
and
is
to
be
found
on
page
2.
Jlc.a
Year
The
Hcatlli
Unit
costs
about
C5c
per
person
per
year.
Of
this
amount,
about
21c
is
contributed
locally.
SAD
FACT
The
elderly
grandfather
spreading
tuberculosis
from
his
fireside
chair
is
almost
a
legendary
figure,
and
experience
of
evacuation
at
the
outbreak
of
the
war
(confirmed
the
risks
facing
the
child
introduced
to
a
tuberculous
Tuberculosis
filled
dbuut
0,000
graves
in
Canada
last
y-car;
3,000
Were
people
over
30
years
of
age.
Fully
00,000
persons
arc
at
this'
moment
mctively
sick
with
tuberculosis
enough
to
populate
a
city
the
size
of
Uegina,
Windsor
boundary;
cr
fit.
John-
INFANT
MORTALITY
The
following
table
tells
its
own
story
of
tragedy
among
the
children,
of
Canada;
tragedy
deepened
by
the
knowledge
that
so
much
of
this
disease
find
death
is
preventable:
Deaths
in
Canada
from
the
Major
Children's
1033
1034
1035
1030
1037
1038
1030
1010
It'll
1042
Whooping
Diphtheria
Scarlet
Fever
Measles
Cough
I).
It.
D.
R.
D.
R.
K-
2IW
2.2
157-
1.5
170
1.0
552
5.2
232
2.1
,220
2.1
188
1.7
875
8.1
204
2.4
-212
.2.2
.
40
.4.5
8'J2
8.2
05a
o'a
.
".j
i
.2
370
3.4
'
60
1
5.4
30!)
3.3
200
2.4
837
7.5
703
CO
431
3.0
;202.'1.8
250
2.2
400
4.1
'
330T:l-0
'
J.5
15,7
1,7
5,1
4i
.'213-1.0
125
1.1
108
1.5
028
5.5
240
2.1
117
1.0
325
2.8
.
437
3.8
orjj
oo
1
i,i
120
lit
555
4.8
2830
1875
3130
0333
T6TAL
14,177
almost
1,600
a
year.
'
Note
the
following
comprehensive
statement
on
infant
morality
iiresented
in
u
Report
of
the
Committee
on
Health
Insur
NOTHING
TO
FEAR
BUT
FEAR
ITSELF
Tlie.sc
words
borrowed
from
the
speech
of
a
great
man
compress
into
a
single
vivid
phase
the
definition
of
mankind's
greatest
enemy,
FEAR.
Fear
of
the
other
fellow-fear
of
the
other
.group
:was
the
poison
instilled
Into
the
ininds
and
the
hearts
of
men
by
despots
who
sought
to
enslave
them
all
as
they
wallowed
In
the
murk
of
prejudice.
Fear
of
undiscovered
or
of
suspected
Ill-health
can
also
be
a
prison
to
the
mind.
Your
physician
ami
your
Health
Department
are
trying-
to
keep
you
well.
Avail
yourself
of
their
service.
ance
to
the
Special
Advisory
Committee
of
the
House
of
Commons
Social
Security
CommlUee,
1013,
pp.
238-240:
Deaths,
1020
Ho)
s
Girls
Total
13,527
,
10,155
23,002
almost
wjuivnlent
to
wiping
out,
Port
Arthur,
24,420;
or
Teterboro,
25,350;'
or
wiping
out
600
classrooms
of
40
pupils
each
In
one
year;
Deutlis,
1020-1040
v
,
Hoys
Girl
Total
163,781
.
115,545
200,320
or
almost
equivalent
to
wiping
out
Canada's
3rd
largest
city,
Vancouver,
275,507;
or
to
wiping
out
over
0,700
classrooms;
or
moro
than
the
entire
school
populations
of
Montreal,
Toronto,
and
Winnipeg.
Health
Unit's
Yearly
Report
An
attractively
bound
booklet,
titled
"Health
For
21,000
People,"
has
just
been
published
in
Prince
Rupert.
It
is
the
third
annual
-report
of
the
Prince
Uupcrt
Health
1
1
nit,
and
it
embodies
a
record
of
(.lie
unit's
activities
during
l'Jll.
Within
its
21
pages
can
be
found
u
chapter
niitfr
m
11
the
never
-
cnuing
A
chart
showing
the
varied
lac,.-
tbe-fight
for
community
I
.
-
....
...
health.
Its-
divisions
include
statistical
information
on
the
year's
quest
for
sanitation,
immunization,
communicable
disease
control,
school
health
services,
venereal
disesae
and
tuberculosis
control
in
Prince
Rupert,
Terrace,
and
cannery
and
logging
camps
in
the
district.
While
it
is
the
third
annual
report
since
the
Health
Unit
was
formed,
it
is
the
first
to
appear
in
booklet
form,
and
it
presents
n:i
attractive
-
appearing
record
of
Uie
diverse
work
accomplished
1)'.
the
Health
Unit.
r
r
r
r-
Importance
to
Community
of
Healthy
Living
Emphasized
Actuated
by
their
appreciation
of
the
primary
importance
of
good
health
in
the
welfare
of
any
community,
the
Prince
Rupert
Junior
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
the
Prince
Rupert
Public
Health
Unit,
with
the
support
of
many
local
business
people
and
the
cooperation
of
the
newspapers
themselves,
have
organized
the
special
supplement
to
this
newspaper
today
Arrangements
have
been
made
for
widespread
circulation
of
the
issue
and,
in
addition
to
promoting
the
cause
for
which
it
is
specifically
designed,
the
effort
will
result
in
a
great
deal
of
publicizing
of
Prince
Rupert
in
quar
teVs
that
may
not
often
hear
from
this
city.
The
object
of
the
publication
is
to
give
the
public
useful
information
in
regard
to
general
health
matters,
locally
applied,
to
impart,
to
the
people
who
are
paying
for
the
service
through
taxation
what
is
being
done
about
public
health
and
how
all
citizens
may
avail
themselves
of
the
service
in
one
way
or
another.
The
first
page
of
the
supplement
is
being
given
over
to
general
information
regarding
the
campaign.
The
second
page
is
devoted
to
health
services
which
ate
available
'to
all
citizens
through
the
Public
Health
Unit.
The
third
page
deals
with
communicable
diseases.
Tuberculosis
and
venereal
disease
are
featured
on
Page
4.-
Sanitation
is
a
topic
of
interest
on
Page
5.
The
subject
of
schools
and
nutrition
is
dealt
with
on
the
sixth
page.
1
Kvei
-ciMdtriitdiJot-ftdvcr-tising
in
this
supplement
has
gone
directly
into
jts
production.
Added
to
this
is
the
voluntary
work
of
a
corps
of
men
who
gave
of
their
time
freely.
The
following
arc
among
those
who
helped:
Dick
Birch,
A.
Dominato,
Gordon
Durkin,
Cliff
Gilker,
Hawthorne
Graham,
Oscar
lUivroy,
Harold
Ivarson,
Jack
McLcod,
Duncan
McRae,
Doug.
Wood,
Norton
Youngs,
Cliff
Ham
and
Uruce
Stevens.
The
I'rincc
Rupert
Junior
Chamber
of
Commerce
wishes
to
acknowledge
the
wonderful
Public
Health
Began
Ere
This
JJj
co-operation
accorded
them
by
Prince
Rupert
jncrthants,
hoe.
support
of
advertising
in
this
hpecial
supplement,
lias
made
it
posMblc.
In
addition
to
the
local
coverage,
afforded
by
the
Daily
News
and
Evening
Empire,
another
3,000
copies
arc
being
distributed
from
coast,
to
coast,
thief
ly
with
the
co-operation
of
the
Junior
Chamber
of
Commerce
in
Canada.
This
should
prove
of
inestimable
value
as
a
publicity
medium
for
our
city,
and
we
sincerely
hope
that
ev?
eryonc
may
reap
in
due
course
some
benefit
from
this
effort.
The
4stectQignd
.
early,
treat-men?-
n1$?W
mothers
can
prevent
tiie
tragic
infection
of
baibies
in
i&
of
all
cases.
With-oult
adequate
diagnostic
and
treatment
facilities,
it
wiould
be
impossible
to
stamp
out
vener
eal
disease.
British
Columbia
lias
such
faailities'lthrough
its
private
physicians
and
provincial
government
clini.'s.
both
directly
and
indirectly,
from
the
information
this
supplement
contains.
and
Continues
to
Sunset
of
Life
.1.