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aadiiat ad anda ane Jha AE a aah a 0 Aaah ama to cei e og 12 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, March 27, 1990 Politician and medical doctor He's known by any number of different names. The Hon. Matthew B. Dy- mond, former MPP, member of the provincial Cabinet, Minis- ter of Health. At home in Port Perry, most folks knew him as Dr. Matt, or just plain Doc. And that's the way he liked it. Politician and medical doc- tor, he successfully combined both careers during the last half century or so. But speaking to the Scugog Historical Society March 22, he left little doubt that he thor- oughly enjoyed the early days of medical practise in Port Perry Historical Soclety president Jack Moore (left) presents and area, back in the days when Dr. Matt Dymond with a small gift as a token of appreciation. Dr. Dymond gave an Interesting and humourous talk last week on this days as a "country doctor" in the Port Perry area. See story for detalls. EE 2 doctors made house calls in all kinds of weather and at all hours of the day or night. He was a "country doctor," and he told his audience "I'm still very proud of that title. It's DONUTS 985-9537 invites you to a ~ 3: Be A! & Sa g SE 2 3 g e 0 % = BEER 2 eR: EI . SE 22 SP SR * Pounds * UW. SAT. MARCH 3ist - 8:30 PM to 12:30 AM Catholic Church Hall Sponsored by the Port Perry Fair Board BiLL TAYLOR ORCHESTRA $15.00 per Couple. Refreshments Available. Tickets available at Country Style Donuts. Advance Ticket Sales Only. < J, -- HOME - AT - THE LAKESIDE ~N Nm TTT Home at the Lakeside is the way you've always dreamed it should be - cozy, secure, \) warm . . . a self-contained community right on the Waterfront in Port Perry. A move to \ the Lakeside will put almost everything you need within easy walking distance. The NY adjacent plaza will have a supermarket, a drugstore and many other shops, all within \)) minutes of your suite. You'll enjoy spectacular overlooks the lake. All your favorite water sports -- both summer and winter -- will be at hand. \ Living at the Lakeside in Port Perry means you'll never want for anything to do. \ Catch a concert ar the park, go to the theatre, the library, go out to dinner, or just AN) sit with old friends and play cands. Home at the Lakeside - carefree living \) what I was and what I'll always be." Born in Scotland (he still has more than a hint of an ac- cent) he took his university training at Queens, interned at St. Joseph's in Toronto and ar- rived in Port Perry in the early summer of 1942. His plan then was to stay perhaps three or four years in this community. In fact, he had given a commitment verbally that he would take over the practise in Toronto of a doctor due toretire. Well, it didn't quite turn out that way. After three years with the Medical Corps overseas in World War 2, Doc returned to Port Perry and has been here ever since. Along with his skill as a physician and politician, he has another well known claim to fame. He's a first rate speaker and as usual was in great form addressing the members of the Historical Society last week. He recalled several amus- ing anecdotes from the early days, making house calls in the rural areas surrounding Port Perry. Once, not long after he had Country Dance time correction Want to do a little danc- ing? Our bet is yes, but you probably don't want tostart at 8:30 in the morning. Last week the Star car- ried an advertisement an- nouncing a Country Dance to be held at the Catholic Church Hall on Saturday, March 31st. Only problem was, the time given for the dance to start was 8:30 a.m. For anyone who may have been confused by the error, the time should have read 8:30 PM to 12:30 AM. There will be square dancing, waltzes, polkas, round and modern dancing, so put on your dancing shoes and kick up your heals this Saturday night. Matthew Dymond speaks to Historical Society on his life as a country doctor arrived in Port Perry, he made a call in old Cartwright Township to a man who was quiteill. "After the examination and prescribing treatment, the lady of the house, who was rather stern, offered me a bit of ad- vice." "If you want to practise (medicine) in Cartwright, never say anything to anyone about somebody else, because we're all related."" "That piece of advice was worth far more to me than any university lecture on (medical) ethics," he said with a big smile on his face. He loved the practise of family medicine, dealing with the people of this area on a per- sonal level. The house calls were as much a part of the job as the ste- thescope and thermometer, and after tending to the patient, it was a rare day that he got out of the house without the offer of a cup of tea and something to eat. "It's no wonder that I began to put on weight," he said. In the late 40's not all farms in the area had hydro, and Doc recalled one incident where he was about to deliver a baby. "The father was holding the coal oil lamp when suddenly he fainted, pulling away the sterile blanket as he fell to the floor. Fortunately, the lamp went out before it hit the floor. The baby arrived and after plac- ingit in the arms of the mother, I then went to work to try to re- vive the father." Home births were the rule, not the exception in those days, and a doctor's greatest fear was infection. He went to great lengths to prevent infection through ster- lization of instruments and blankets, and he had a separate "black bag" with instruments used to assist a delivery. But he noticed a rural cus- tom of putting a patch of guaze on the. navel of a new-born, guaze that had been scorched in theoven. 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