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Controller J. G. Ramsdsn,. Vize-- Chairman of the Board of C:ntrol, formally declared Health Week open on bshalf of the City. The Controller himsolf threw out a hsalth hint to his hearers, when he advised, "Go to Health Week continues every day, concluding on Saturday night. Yester-- day over 1,000 public school children were guests at the exposition of health--instructive displays, and each one was given a glass of thoroughly tested pasteurized milk. Today, and each succeeding day, a similar group will attend, and as yesterday be given a glass of milk and hear an address by Dr. A. R. B. Richmond of the Civic Department of Health. Dr. Robb cbserved that there were only twelve full--time officers through-- out the Province, but that 932 gave part--time services. The latter received anywhere from $5 to $100 per year for their work, he said. Mr. Justice Riddell, President of the National Social Hygisne Council, was Chairman of last night's meeting and introduced the Minister cf Health. In his opening romarks, his Lordship referred to the nscessity for educa-- 'ion on preventive matters. He pointed out that "30 per cent. of Canada's fighting force in the Great War, selected from the best of Canadian vouth, was destroyed by diseass." This fact had led to the organization of an association for combating preventable dissase, ho said. Ramsden's Hea'th Hint. Appsealing for co--ordination of preventive medical services throughout the Province, Hon. Dr. J. M. Robb, Minister of Health in the Ontario Government, advocates the formation of district or county units through the amalgamation of outlyving municipal-- ities over which a full--time medical officer of health would be placed. The Health Minister was addressing the opening session of Health Week at Hygeia House, 40 Elm Street, and had taken for his subject, "Preventive Medicine," when he threw out the suggestion that municipalities com-- bine their resources to this end, when they individually could not afford a full--time officer. bed bsfore midnight until you are thirty years of age; then you will have the energy in later life to carry on the dutiss which ars demanded of you." '"The part--time medical officer deserves a great deal of credit for the splendid work he is doing, for the amount of money he gets to work with," Dr. Robb declared. "But, let me say, they deserve better encour-- agement from some municipalities than they are receiving. However, it is only fair to say that many of these centres are not wealthv, and the solu-- tion seems to be that they combin> and have one Medical Officer for the combined district. I can assure such municipalities that their medical officer will get the fullest co--operation from the medical profession." Suggested Solution. SCHOOL PUPILS ADVISED Part--Time M.O.H.'s Are De-- serving of Greater Support GOMBINED UNTS rgaygcunc AUDITOR OF PUBLIG HEALTH 10 curex rxppiises URGED BY DR. ROBE m orte countey In securing the House's endorsation of the $5,000,000 vote, the Minister of Lands and Forests reviewed develop-- mert work during the past year, stressing Ferguson Highway construc-- tion and work on the proposed link in the eventual trans--Canada high-- way--the road from Ottawa, along the Ottawa Valley, to Mattawa, and North Bay--as items that had involved th> chief departmental cost. He also re-- viewed the relief work done during the winter months, singling out in partic-- ular the District of Kenora (Hon. Peter Heenan's home country), in which he said more relief moneys had been spont than anywhere else, and from which had come the "only abuse and imisrepresentation of facts." Suggestions Welcomed. Appointment within the next few days, in connection with the Depart-- ment of Northern Development, of a travelling auditor, whose duties will be to check up on all contracts, all cash expenditures, actual road projects, and, generally speaking, to work along lines similar to a bank inspector, was announced in the Ontario Legislature yesterday by Hon. William Finiay-- son, Minister of Lands and Foresis, in speaking to his resolution asking @a $5,000,000 vote this session for Northern d@evelopment work. Points With Pride. Finlayson Admits *"Some Irregularities" in Devel-- opment Work Sinclair Praises Govern-- ment for Adopting Liberal Plan Mr. Finlayson made no bones about there being some irregularities in con-- nection with development work of the past year, but they were, he held, of a minor type, and it was "with pride" he felt that the Government cculd point to the fact that in the expenditure of some $50,000,000 since the Northern Development Act came into operation no sericus irregu-- larities had occurred. FIVE MiLLIONS VOTED Mr, Finlayson warmly defended the departmental policy in the North, but expressed a willingness to accept,sug-- gestions from the Opposition as to how conditions could be improved. While reiterating his attitude of the past fow years that it was impossible to anticipate costs in the North--to budget for road expenditures as in the southern hali of the Province, where the highway work had become stand-- ardizeda--he was prepared, he said, to throw as much light upon and pro-- vide as much detail regarding ex-- penditures as it was humanly possible to do so. When the moncy bill, supplement-- ing his resolution, comes down to the House later on this week he proposes, he told the House, to furnish as com-- plete a siatement as possible not only regarding moneys that have been ex-- nended during the past winter, but (Continued on Page 3, Column 6.) reh 24 | _ Following Mr. Finlayson, William ! E. N. Sinclair, Liberal House Leader, |rcferred to charges of irregularities ,at last year's Puolics Accounts Com-- mittee. Following the last session, he | said, he made a personal investiga-- tion and found there "had been a lot of lying at the Public Accounts Com-- mittee last year." The appointment of a traveiling auditor was approved by the speaker, who claimed that, to-- lg('th(".' with the improvement in the | public accounts, had been urged by [ the Liberals, In 1930, he went on, 'of the $7,906,000 spent in Northermm | development, $4,000,000 had been in -- wages. 'There was a danger, in re-- spect of the wages, that unscrupulous . men might get in and collect for ' workers not actually doing any work. Northern Ontario, he felt, would get along better if there was less politics | and better business methods in its , @evelopment. The Dcpartment of NMorthern Development should not be a chain of political patronage. Mr. Finlayson interposed that every d 'sgruntled man dissharged for cause would probaoly mak® complaint to the Leader of the Opposition,. and he denied that money was spent for political purposes. "I shouldn't expect you would azres," said Mr. Sinclair. MUD O OO CemEm . Pogns Mey ( WEvEdE AVEEY KHLREGCSEULE who stated that complaints did not come from dGisgruntled former em-- ployees who had been discharged, buy* from men with sound information on Northern affairs. Aifter a reference to the proposed trans--Canada highs« way, Mr. Sinclair concluded with & promise to speak in more detail on Northern Ontario in his speech on the Budget today. with respect also to the department's program ior the future. Less Politics in North. (Continued trom Page 1. Column 3.)