promotion of Blood Donor Clinics at various centres throughout the 
     
     provmce, of First Aid, Home Nursing and Water Safety Classes. 
     
     They have assisted in times of local disasters and unfailingly give 
     
     thelr support in the conducting of the annual Red Cross Campaign 
     
     in March of each year. The Vitamin D. program, which is carried 
     
     out under Red Cross auspices, has been ably promoted by the Wom— 
     
     en’s Institutes who have made fish liver oil capsules available for 
     
    
   
   
    
     school children in their own districts. 
     
     In short, every Red Cross Service in Prince Edward Island 
     
    
   
   
    
     has received the utmost support and co-operation of the Women’s 
     
     Institutes of our province who “set the pace” for residents of “The 
     
     Island” by their initiative and their exemplary co—operation with 
     
     every worthwhile undertaking. 
     
    

    
     One of the earliest projects of major importance was publish— 
     
     ing the critical need of a Provincial Sanatorium. After appealing to 
     
     the government in 1928 each local Institute circulated a petition to 
     
    
   
   
    
     be signed by their citizens. 
     
     In 1931 the Provincial Sanatorium was ready for occupancy, 
     
    
   
   
    
     largely due to the efforts of the Women’s Institutes of this province. 
     
     A member of the Institute Provincial Executive (Mrs. William 
     
     Mutch), was appointed to serve on the Sanatorium Commission, and 
     
     continued in this offic'e until the time of her death. 
     
    
   
   
    
     ”We may not all do great things, but. we can all be faithful in 
     
     the things we have to do.” —— Selected. 
     
     a: 
     
    
   
   
    
     A Historical Sketch ol Tuberculosis 
     
     Control on Prince Edward Island 
     
    
   
   
    
     (Contributed by E. M. Found, M.D., C.M.) 
     
    
   
   
    
     During the past sixty (60) years, progress in tuberculosis 
     
    
   
   
    
     control on Prince Edward Island has been phenomenal. 
     
     As early as 1923, diagnostic clinics were held throughout the 
     
    
   
   
    
     province by such eminent pioneers as Dr. C. Brink, also Dr. G. J. 
     
     Wherrett, who has served as Executive Secretary of the Canadian 
     
    
   
   
    
     Tuberculosis Association for the past twenty-five years. 
     
     Because so many people were diagnosed as having tuberculosis 
     
    
   
   
    
     in those days, it became apparent that treatment in the home was 
     
     most unsatisfactory; consequently, through the combined efforts 
     
     of certain insurance companies, funds were made available to employ 
     
     a full-time health officer. 
     
    

    
     In 1928, the late Dr. P.A. Creelman was appointed full-time 
     
     Chief Health Officer for Prince Edward Island and Travelling Tub- 
     
     erculosis Diagnostician. 
     
    

    
     Dr. Creelman promoted much of the organization and plann- 
     
     ing for the original Provincial Sanatorium. and was appointed its 
     
    
   
   
    
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