PAGE 4, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1975, WHITBY FREE PRESS whitby Voice of the County Town Mike Bt Doctors prescribe: 50% pay hikes Patient prescribes: preventative medicine As I predicted almost a year ago, Ontario's Health bill is almost $3 billion a year and jumping with an increase of about 20 per cent a year. The three thous- and million dollars spent on health care is eating up ONE THIRD of the entire Ontario budget... more than the budget for national defence. The Ontario Medical Association is asking for a 35 to 50% pay increase. No one would deny a physician a reasonable fee for his services but an increase of 35 to 50% in one jump could cause a furor not unlike the M.P.'s in Ottawa did with their huge pay increase; particularily if the in- creases result in patients paying increased pre- miums. Premiums now in Ontario are the highest of the three provinces retaining them ($264 a family a year). There is no doubt the system is being abused. Many people run to a doctor at the slightest excuse with the thought it isn't. costing them any- thing. Britain has found that unlimited health ser- vices can almost bank- rupt the economy. Medi- cal cost now run more than $325 a year for every man, woman and child in Ontario and in a decade could cost us $1,000 a year each. No economy can stand such an increase. According to Time magazine "each doctor cost the system about $250,000 a year, count- ing besides his own in- corne and overhead the other aspects of medical care provided to his patients" quoting Health Minister Frank Miller. In 1973 fully 39.9% of the 1,170 doctors coming to Canada.- chose Ontario. Ontario shares a larger than average share of Canada's 36,000 doctors, yet there seems to be dissatisfaction on the part of many patients. The Pickering report, a special study commis- sioned by the OMA itself showed that 38 per cent of patients polled com- plained of poor service, 25% of poor human rela- tions, 37 per cent of being unable to obtain house calls, 31 per cent of doctors giving too little time to their pa- tients; 29 per cent regard- ed their d.octors as too busy, uninterested, impa- tient, aloof, uncommuni- cative. Hardly an impres- sive record. The threat to strike and withdraw their services could serve only to injure their prof- essional position and put them in a worsening posi- tion in the eyes of their patients. The $2 million Nutri.- tion Canada survey of al- most 20,000 men, wo- men and children uncov- ered deficiencies of iron, calcium, Vitamin C, D, thiamine, B-12, etc. A great number of teen-age girls suffer malnutrition particularily iron defici- ency. Dr.ug oriented doc- tors seldom prescribe vitamins, study nutrition, nor enquire into the pa- tients eatin.g habits. Un- like human doctors one of the first things a vet- erinary surgeon will ask you about your sick ani- mal "What are you feeding it?" Preventative medicine as practiced in China and some European countries appears to be the only way to hold down our skyrocketing m e d i c a I bills. Instead of making French labelling compul- sory on food we should demand_ a nutritional analysis of the contents of our food as they are now doing in the United States. If dog and cat foods can show nutri- tion labeling why should people be denied the same? Write your M.P. and tell him so, it doesn't cost a cent for a stamp when you write to Ottawa. A full disclosure of all additives, preserva- tives and artificial colour- ing agents should be on every food label. This is vital for diabetics (high blood pressure patients), people on diets and people who care what they feed their, families. While food manufactur- ers place price coding on their products they often refuse to tell you what's in them. Remember good health starts with good food. An tion is cure! ounce of preven- wor'th a pound of Dean J. Kelly SERVING OVER 26,000 READERS. iihvîcî evr y w<dnvsday by M.B.M. Publishing and Photography Inc. The Free Press Building 121 Buock SI*' North, urgess, Publisher-Mvanaglflg Editor. Whitby, Ontario. Region Dear Mr. Burgess: I attended the public meeting at Whitby, Wed- nesday, October 8th, to hear the presentation of the Official Plan, Discus- sion Paper No. 3. i could see no provision for, either presented at the public meeting, nor could I find any refer- ence to, any planned rural development in the Region of Durham. The Planning Depart- ment for the Region of Durham appears to have ignored the rights of that segment of the popula- tion who desire to live in a rural setting. It is quite evident, by the scattered ten acre hold- ings that these rural oriented people will not be herded into urban, high-density develop- ment. Had the Planning Boards in the past heen more far-sighted, these people would now be located in rural estate developments and our diminishing agricultural lands would not be cut up into scattered, non- productive holdings. It has been my experience as an independent real estate broker, that the vast majority of these ruralites would be as satisfied, located on one or two acres. Indications are that the demand for Assistant Editor - Blake Purdy çontrlbutiflg Editor - Jim Quailý Production Manager - Marje Burgess Display Advertising Manager - Robin Lyon Classified Ad Manager - Marlene Byrom gnores rurals, small business rural properties is in- creasing -- a fact that hKas not been taken into account by the planners. The planners of the Durham Region have also forgotten the small build- er, supplier and business- man in the rural areas, who through their la- bour, taxes and involve- ment have helped build their communities. These people depend on small developments for their living. at the topographic and agricultural characteristic of Durham Region, there are numerous locations where estate-type devel- opment could be located without disturbing the ecology or the agricul- ture of the area. Many such developments have been successfully estab- lished in Canada and the United States. Some of the most renowned de- velopments are described in detail by lan_M.Hag Nature". (available at McLaughlin Library, Oshawa) In our democratic sys- tem, people have the right. to determine their particular life style. By ignoring the needs of some of our citizens, the Department of Planning and Development has failed to provide for the needs of alj people in the Region of Durham. Yours truly, Bruce Bagg, Bruce Bagg and Company, Real Estate. Candidate questions issues EDITOR'S NOTE: The following article was sub- mitted by Graydon Col- ville, the 29-year old candidate for mayor of Whitby. His remarks are directed to Warren Mo- wat, another candidate in the election. No, Warren, you are not going to get in by acclamation as stated in the Ajax paper. lt's going to be an election on intimate issues. What did you do while in term for one year (1964)? I understand the mer- chants are having prob- lems.with the downtown area. You are right there with them. Let's hear the grievances Warren. lt's your bread & butter too. Where is the swim- ming pool for Brooklin? Money was allocated three years ago, passed by council and still there is none. Let's hear from the treasurer Mr. Forbes McEwen on this one; and let's not hear any foolish thing like many people in Brooklin have private pools so there really is no need of a public pool. Where is the money for this pool? Maybe Warren Mowat could answer this one. I realize this isn't a mayor's forun, but this is money, public funds. Whitby's beach used to be lovely, but now it's beginning to be an eye- sore, the gravel at both beaches are nothing but pot holes. Let's fix them permanently. Over a per- iod of time it will have paid itself, and just think what pleasanties will be endowed tipon WHITBY TOWN COUNCI L. I understand enormous crowds of my acquaint- ance could not quite place me until I told them it was 1,. the can- didate for niayor. l'l have a picture for you tiaxt time my friends. Yours truly, Graydon Colville Squire Box 206, Whitby. Mailing Permit No. 2941 Phone 668-6111: Toronto Line 282-10 If one looks carefully in his book "'Design With 1