Mr. McCusker:

It would, if there were a change.

Mr. McCusker:

But you were saying there was no reduction..

Mr. McCusker:

You just said there were no reductions, and now you are saying that reductions come in election years.

Mr. McCusker:

(a) Assistance provided to the province of Ontario for the training of psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric social workers and psychiatric nurses is as follows:

1948- 49

1949- 50

1950- 51

1951- 52

1952- 53

$ 49,178 116,462 220,985 176,181 154,285*

(b) Assistance provided towards the development of preventive mental health services at mental health clinic, Hamilton; mental health clinic, township of York; psychiatric service, Victoria hospital, London; child guidance clinic, Windsor; mental health clinic, Sudbury General hospital; psychiatric unit, Ottawa General hospital; psychiatric clinic, Ottawa Civic hospital, is as follows:

1949- 50 $ 25,328

1950- 51

50,0471951- 52

72,8611952- 53

120,293*Total

$268,529(c) Assistance provided towards the development of treatment services in Ontario hospital, Langstaff; Ontario hospital, Fort William; Ontario hospital, Toronto; Ontario hospital, Brockville; Ontario hospital, New Toronto; Ontario hospital, Penetanguishene;Total

Ontario hospital, Hamilton; Ontario hospital, Woodstock; Ontario hospital, Kingston; Ontario hospital, London; Ontario hospital, St. Thomas; Ontario hospital, Whitby; Ontario hospital, Aurora; Toronto psychiatric hospital, Toronto; Toronto General hospital (Wellesley division), Toronto; hospital for sick children, Toronto; Ontario school, Smiths Falls; Ontario hospital school, Orillia, is as follows:

1948- 49

$ 4001949- 50

33,1141950- 51

25,1381951- 52

420,4471952- 53

462,303*Total

$941,402

(*Actual to January 31 plus estimate for February and March)

Mr. McCusker:

The Department of National Health and Welfare is working in close co-operation with the world health organization in the early recognition of clinical influenza and the detection of the particular strain of virus prevalent during an epidemic of this disease. The advance notice of the presence of influenza in one or more countries is, of course, most important, as it is hoped that other countries will then have sufficient time to produce and administer vaccine containing the current strain of influenza. In this way, key personnel and particularly susceptible individuals may be protected. Influenza vaccine is only effective where the current strain or a closely associated strain of virus is included in the vaccine.

This winter the Department of National Health and Welfare is co-operating with the Department of National Defence in establishing a field trial to assess the protective value of influenza vaccine. About 7,000 doses of vaccine including some control material have been distributed across Canada. These have been allocated by provincial health officers to industrial groups, hospital staffs, etc., and by the Department of National Defence to various R.C.A.F. stations. As this vaccine contains a strain of influenza virus which is similar to the current strain now prevalent in other countries, it is expected that this trial will provide an accurate evaluation of the protective qualities of influenza vaccine.