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TO ERASE V.D. In an effort to wipe out venereal C disease in Ontario, the Provincial Health Department has embarked \upon a program calling for adequate medical care for every sufferer, 'health education, a case finding pro-- \gram, protection of infants and the |family from infection and proper teaching and research. |\ _ Health Minister Dr. R. P. Vivian "vtold the Legislature yesterday that 'more than 50,000 cases of venereal 'disease have occurred in Ontario since the outbreak of war, more than . half being cases of syphilis. There \were over 1,000 more infections re-- !porled in 1943 than in any year !previous, he said. Speaking on amendments to the Public Health Act, Dr. Vivian said these amendments made provision y for regulations setting up certain health standards. In its efforts to prevent unnecessary illness, the de-- partment would require, in addition '10 its present staff, a well organ-- ized municipal health service, Dr. Vivian said. On County Basis. j "It is considered that this could best be undertaken by a union of municipalities, perhaps on a county basis," the Minister said. "It is realized that the staff to serve A population of 30,000 to 35,000 persons skould be made up of physicians, dentists, public health nurses, sani-- tary officers and others who have had adequate training in public health." Because many municipalities would not be in a position to meet the entire cost of such services, the Government proposed to make sub-- stantial grants--in--aid to meet the « TLz * + cost, Dr. Vivian informed the House. lln Public Schools. -- This assistance would be on the | The public school health program basis of a program for the preven-- ignust include the f_acilitles for deal-- tion of acute communicable disease, N8 with the emotional factors that control of tuberculosis, of venereal _ form the patterns of the adult per-- disease, the control of nuisances, 'SOnAlity, the Minister said, and the supply of water, sewage and refuse service .of a trained officer in this disposal, sustained inspection of _ Connection was favored. s food and food handling establish-- . Turning to tuberculosis, Dr. Viv-- ments, and an acceptable program ian saiq the.T.B. degth rate among of the health problem involved in the Indians in Qntarno was .15 times maternity, infancy and childhood. that of the white population. Be-- In the field of mental health three _ tween 1921 and 1941 there was a |problems required special attention, _ "eGuction of 59 per cent in tuber-- 'Dr. Vivian declared. They were culosis mortality rate in Ontario, a 'accommodation, prevention and re-- great.er decrease than' in any other 'search. Steps had already been taken _ Province. If the Indians were ex-- 'to provide 300 additional beds for _ ClUded the decrease would be 63 per \the treatment of mentally defective _ CCNt Ontario had the highest ratio \children at the Orillia institution _ Of Sanatorium beds to deaths of any 'and with the return of accommoda-- _ Of the Provinces, and this in part 'ion now on loan to the armed forces _ 2CCOUunted for the reduction in the lit was hoped to catch up with this incidence of the disease, he pointed |problem. out. --