PROVINCIAL BOARD OF HEALTH AIMS TO LOWER THE DEATH RATE.
The Provincial Board of Health announces that on and after February 1, 1916, the public will be supplied, free of charge, through local Boards of Health and Medical Officers of Health, with various biological products. Hospitals and physicians will be supplied direct only when they cannot obtain the products from the local Board of Health, The following are on the free list: Small- pox vaccine (in capillary tubes); diphtheria anti-toxin (in vials); tetanus anti-toxin (in vials); anti- meningitis serum (in vials); anti- typhoid vaccine (in vials); pasteur preventive treatment for rabies at the laboratories of the board, No. 5 Queen's Park, Toronto. The early use of diphtheria antitoxin, tetanus antitoxin and anti-meningitis is advised.
Diphtheria anti-toxin and tetanus anti-toxin will be supplied on special request in syringe containers, for which a charge of 20 cents each will be made, and anti-meningitis serum in special intra-spinal outfits at the rate of 45 cents each. The anti-toxin and serum are supplied free, the charge being for special containers only. Cash must accompany order for containers or intra-spinal outfits. No accounts will be carried.
Since the Provincial Board of Health is undertaking this work in the hope of lowering the death rate, and reducing the morbidity of communicable diseases influenced by the use of these products, every physician in the Province is required to co-operate with the Provincial Board of Health by prompt notification of all communicable diseases.