The editor of the Charlottetown Guardian must have had the general practitioners of O'Leary in mind when he stated, "We still have among us some of the old-time family physicians who are a boon and a blessing to man. The craze to specialism is making sad inroads on them, but according to that reputable origin of medical opinion, "The Family Doctor", it is merely a passing phase, and before many moons, the old-time practitioner will return to his own, and rightly so in our Christian civilization. The men who have con¬ tributed best to our well-being have been the parish priest or minis¬ ter, the family doctor, and the family lawyer. They were the three local pillars of state, the men who by long and faithful service, knew the family history of everyone in the countryside, shared their joys and sorrows, extricated unfortunates who were in trouble, and knew the domestic and physical history of every family for generations back." For photographs of the O'Leary medical doctors please refer to the book Life at Leighwood by Dr. L.G. Dewar . THE O'LEARY MEDICAL CLINIC O'Leary Medical Centre The O'Leary Medical Clinic was officially opened on March 1, 1971, by the Honourable John Maloney , M.P ., Minister of Health, at that time. The clinic is a cement block structure with facilities for four practitioners, each with a consulting room and two examining rooms. 216