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Some Stories and
Information Relating to Public Health & Safety
As Published in
Neigh the Front -- Exploring
Scarboro Heights |
Child Mortality |
Late Nineteenth Century |
Disease and Childbirth |
Observations of a Scottish Minister, 1832 |
Land Clearing Tragedy |
Fatherlessness, 1832 |
Cholera |
1834 |
Motherlessness |
1864, 1883, 1891 |
Painful and Protracted Disease |
1886 |
Iodized Salt |
Groundwater minerals |
Rheumatic Fever |
A mysterious remedy, ca 1895 |
Suicide and Mental Health |
1898 |
Diphtheria |
1902 |
Unplanned Pregnancy |
1916 |
Nutrition and Health Care On the
Farm |
ca 1925 |
Primitive First Aid |
1927 |
Cigarettes |
1931 |
Sewer Construction |
ca 1960 |
Swarm of Bees at school |
ca 1965 |
Accident on the School Fence |
5 Stitches |
New Firehall |
1953 |
Exercises |
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Finding Socio-Economic Balance
Your Opinion on Smoking in Public Places
It can be difficult for our environmental, social and economic
planners to find a balance between what we may call "social goals" and
"economic goals". Indeed, economic forces have social side effects and vice
versa. The quality of the air that we breathe impacts directly on our health -- and,
hence, on public health care costs. But then, it has been claimed that a ban on smoking in
Scarborough's public places will threaten over 9,000 restaurant jobs in the city -- and
diminished self-esteem and financial resources may lead to crime, personal suffering and
family abuse. All of this is quite apart from the costs associated with enforcement, if
indeed enforcement is reasonably possible.
I am interested in your opinion on the "smoking ban question".:
"Should smoking be banned from all public places in the City of
Scarborough?"
From The Scarboro Heights Record V1 #2
Survey Results: Smoking in Public Places
To the Question in the August issue:
"Should smoking be banned from all public places in the City of
Scarborough?"
I received 39 responses:
From The Scarboro Heights Record V1 #4
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