Canada's Role in Fighting Tuberculosis
Scanned Images Catalogue
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001 |
VE 1956:37(3):15 |
During 1948, this railcar converted into a mobile x-ray unit named "Bonavista" helped discover 28 active cases of TB throughout settlements in Newfoundland (Valley Echo, March 1956). |
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002 |
VE 1964:45(3):8 |
Saskatchewan Health celebrities: (left-right) Dr JM Uhlrich, Lt. Governor; Dr. Ferguson of the Anti-Tuberculosis League; Dr FD Munroe, Health Minister; and Premier TC Douglas (Valley Echo, March 1964). |
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003 |
VE 1964:45(3):16 |
Dr Ferguson holding an enlarged portrait of himself that had been donated to the Fort San by the IODE (Valley Echo, March 1964). |
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004 |
VE 1964:45(7):18 |
Some young TB patients pose for a group photo at the sanatorium (Valley Echo, July 1964). |
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005 |
VE 1964:45(6):12-13 |
A fleet of mobile x-ray trucks lined up at the Vancouver PNE, ready to take on 'Operation Doorstep'. This first mass survey of the city of Vancouver required trucks borrowed from all over the country (Valley Echo, June 1964). |
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006 |
VE 1944:25(3):32 |
From the beginning of sanatorium treatment, it was known that the sun helped to kill TB bacteria. When the Sun's UV rays hit human skin, vitamin D is produced. And when cod fish were found to be rich in vitamin D, their oil was sold as "liquid sunshine" (this was a real advertisement in the Valley Echo, March 1944). |
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007 |
VE 1945:26(5):9 |
Young patients at the Fort San take sun therapy, or "heliotherapy", which helped to kill the TB bacteria (Valley Echo, May 1945). |
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008 |
VE 1945:26(8):28 |
Fort Sanatorium in Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan (Valley Echo, August 1945). |
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009 |
VE 1955:36(7):11 |
Andrew B Cook (18??-1959) taken from the Valley Echo, August 1955. |
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010 |
VE 1955:36(10):11 |
Young patients at the Prince Albert Sanatorium in Saskatchewan (Valley Echo, October 1955). |
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011 |
VE 1953:34(12):11 |
Young patients at Fort Sanatorium, Ft Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan (Valley Echo, December 1953). Standing is Mrs. Uldukis, beside her is Douglas Glazier and just in front is Gary Bilous. Front row--Richard Reiman, Stewart Budd, Wendy Mitchell, Johnny Parisian, Armand Thompson, Marion Saltaux, Farilene Saltaux, and Dennis McNab. |
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012 |
VE 1953:34(12):10 |
Young male patients at Fort Sanatorium, Ft Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan (Valley Echo, December 1953). Richard Moosemay, Rickie Belheumer, William Saltaux, Leonard Kaytor, Brian Jackson, Mervin Pelletier, with John Bailey, orderly on the children's ward. |
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013 |
VE 1943:24(4):16 |
Sanatorium cartoon, showing just how good san life was, found in the April 1943 Valley Echo. |
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014 |
VE 1943:24(8):26 |
A patient is x-rayed using a photofluorograph machine to look for active tuberculosis (Valley Echo, August 1943). This was one of the first fluorgraph outfits, assembled by Robert S. Connell, a young worker at the Fort San who went on to market a similar machine for Picker X-ray of Vancouver. |
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015 |
VE 1950:31(5):1 |
Four tuberculous toddlers in an outdoor crib at the Fort San (Valley Echo, May 1950). |
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016 |
VE 1942:23(4):12 |
A nurse with two babies at the preventorium. Healthy babies of tuberculous mothers were kept separate, in the preventorium, while mother sought treatment (Valley Echo, April 1942). |
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017 |
VE 1942:23(8):37 |
Photofluorograph x-ray of a man to look for active tuberculosis (Valley Echo, August 1942). |
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018 |
VE 1963:44(10):10 |
One method of the tuberculin skin test--small, disposable pins were used to inject the reactant under the surface of the skin (advertisement in Valley Echo, October 1963). |
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019 |
VE 1948:29(6):9 |
Young sanatorium patients sit outside under the blazing sun during what was called "heliotherapy". Sunbathing helped to kill the bacteria that cause TB (Valley Echo, June 1948). |