Annual report of the Department of Public Health of the Province of Saskatchewan.

  • Saskatchewan. Department of Public Health.
Date:
[1939]
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    Number of Municipal Physicians In 1939, the following three towns, 53 villages and 86 rural munici¬ palities employed municipal physicians under the provisions of the municipal Acts: The towns of Eston, Kindersley and Wadena, the villages of Arborfield, Beechy, Buchanan, Bethune, Brock, Colgate, Chamberlain, Coronach, Ceylon, Dilke, Dafoe, Elfros, Flaxcombe, Findlater, Goodwater, Hardy, Hazenmore, Hubbard, Holdfast, Imperial, Jasmin, Kelliher, Kincaid, Kelvington, Kanda¬ har, Kennedy, Lestock, Lipton, Leslie, Lake Lenore, Liberty, Landis, Leroy, Mazenod, Maryfield, Madison, Mervin, Muenster, Margo, Meyronne, Osage, Penzance, Quill Lake, Richlea, Salvador, Spring Valley, Simpson, Turtleford, Vantage, Viceroy, Wawota, Wishart and Welwyn, and R.M. 9, R.M. 11, R.M. 12, R.M. 37, R.M. 39, R.M. 45, R.M. 46, R.M. 65, R.M. 66, R.M. 69, R.M. 71, R.M. 73, R.M. 75, R.: M. 91, R.M . 92, R.M. 93, R, ,M. 95, R.M. 96, R.M. 101, R.M. 103, R.M. 121, R.M. 122, R.M. 123, R.M. 126, R.M. 128, R.M. 133, R.M. 136, R.M. 151, R.M. 153, R.M. 166, R.M. 168, R.M. 169, R.M. 190, R.M. 214, R.M. 215, R.M. 216, R.M. 217, R.M. 221, R.M. 223, R.M. 226, R.M. 246, R.M. 247, R.M. 251, R.M. 259, R.M. 260, R.M. 261, R.M. 277, R.M. 280, R.M. 281, R.M. 289, R.M. 290, R.M. 291, R.M. 304, R.M. 307, R.M. 308, R.M. 310, R.M. 321, R.M. 334, R.M. 336, R.M. 337, R.M. 338, R.M. 339, R.M. 340, R.M. 341, R.M. 348, R.M. 366, R.M. 367, R.M. 368, R.M. 369, R.M. 370, R.M. 371, R.M. 381, R.M. 398, R.M. 410, R.M. 427, R.M. 428, R.M. 439, R.M. 440, R.M. 442, R.M. 456, R.M. 457, R.M. 458, R.M. 459, R.M. 471, R.M. 486 and R.M. 499. The aggregate population of towns employing municipal physicians was 2,262, that of the villages 10,334, and those areas of rural municipalities where the scheme was in effect 170,948. Thus, a total of 183,544 persons resided in communities where medical services were provided under the provisions of the municipal Acts. In addition, two districts of the province were established under The Municipal Medical and Hospital Services Act and both provided medical and hospital services to their residents. The first district comprised the town of Strasbourg, the villages of Bulyea and Silton, and R.M. 220, with a total population of 2,350. The second included the village of Earl Grey and R.M. 219 with a population of 2,173. The village of Pangman with 146 people employed a physician under this statute. Therefore, under the municipal Acts and The Municipal Medical and Hospital Services Act, an aggregate of 188,213 persons received the benefit of municipal medical services, or 19.8% of the provincial total. Number of Municipalities Providing Hospital Care and Treatment for Their Residents Under the provisions of the municipal Acts, 3 towns with a total popu¬ lation of 2,622, 4 villages with a total population of 612, and 57 rural municipalities with a total population of 110,731, provided municipal hospitalization. They included the following: The towns of Cabri, Shaunavon and Wadena, the villages of Dollard, Edam, Evesham and Major, R.M. 78, R.M. 79, R.M. 131, R.M. 158, R.M. 167, R.M. 168, R.M. 169, R.M. 228, R.M. 229, R.M. 243, R.M. 244, R.M. 246, R.M. 258, R.M. 259, R.M. 260, R.M. 261, R.M. 262, R.M. 278, R.M. 286, R.M. 287, R.M. 288, R.M. 290, R.M. 291, R.M. 303, R.M. 305, R.M. 313, R.M. 317, R.M. 318, R.M. 320, R.M. 321, R.M. 336, R.M. 337, R.M. 340, R.M. 341, R.M. 352, R.M. 367, R.M. 368, R.M. 369, R.M. 370, R.M. 371, R.M. 379, R.M. 381, R.M. 382, R.M. 408, R.M. 409, R.M. 410, R.M. 411, R.M. 442, R.M. 458, R.M. 467, R.M. 469, R.M. 472, R.M. 493, R.M. 495, R.M. 497, R.M. 498 and R.M. 502. In addition, the town of Strasbourg, the villages of Bulyea, Earl Grey and Silton, R.M. 219 and R.M. 220, provided municipal hospitalization under the provisions of The Municipal Medical and Hospital Services Act. The aggregate population of these urban and rural municipalities was 4,282. Therefore, under the municipal Acts and The Municipal Medical and Hospital Services Act, a total of 115,013, or 12.1% of the people of the province reside in municipalities where hospital care and treatment is provided at municipal expense. The extent of hospitalization paid for by municipalities varied, although the majority assumed the cost of public ward accommodation at a rate which usually included all ordinary nursing services. These daily rates ranged from $2.00 to $2.75 per day. Some municipalities merely paid $1.00 per day on the