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Brandon Sanatorium WillIt Receive Eskimo Patients• THE PAS CP Brandon Indian Manitoba hofrpital from Rc oi;.t*Sanatur.um hac been dc-.gnatJ Ba\ on Cornwallis island Hie a, • as one of the receding points f r 111' survey will continue until tube;* -e* - n the 68 Eskimo tubercular suspect.- culosis among the Eskimos is oblit-after- Aho have arrived at Clearwater crated■ li'- Like Indian Sanatorium near Th “In other years we just exam*Right pa 17;e Eskimo- * 11 undergo mod and x-rayed the Eskimos who again further a an.».-* and treatment came to us Di Wood explained,1 f W as part of 'he greatest campa gn WENT AFTER ESKIMOSklt;iv against tuberculosis m the Imtor.' — #l ~ t ., This \car. the Eskimos wet*the north. . , .^ f . rounded up at missions or Hudsonr^entv-s x of ti • a. i k i;a..vt- b f examination and v*■e expected in U.nmpeg today. ;.s^ whn ln ed tlt;H, furarerI): E ! medica. direcinr of ^ v ^ brouRht m h, plan,..thesanatorium board of Manitoba wcre flown morc than zx).».ri Fr.aay i ;h. T\ye.\e w miles round trip to the poststo t;ie I * andon sa'1;i* Dr Wood .'aid Eskimos have had vonum and 14 w i go .o the tuberculosis for some time “butever Indian sanatorium near Sc*- were ju*t getting around to reallyk‘Li; . . , . lighting it now Irie tubercular suspects were Most of the Eskimos now on tiie r“^picked up in a concentrated survey wty to hospital* were located in liam y thtlt; lt;teP«rtm«nt Indian attain a , ,rvCj directed by Dr. John WiU! aimed at “wiping out tuberculosis hs the’ department'* eastern Arc-* imong the Eskimos.” Dr. W J. tlC director1 • Wood, a regional superintendent _________ ______with the department, said.Sr .Sixty-two natives are from points Kindergarten Vocationalong Hudson strait. There are -r a . ^ . .1:1 from Baker lake and three from BlDI6 School Concludes•hicrh E*k‘mo, on tht? west Successful Programcoast of Hudson bay. 9♦he Eskimos w ei e brought to Southminster Presbvterian K.n»Churchill, 610 miles north of Win- dcrgai ten Vacation Bible School mpeg by the government supply has jUsl c.nded a successful two lud r^11^ ^orimd^1%s anc^ tame to The Week program The average atten-Pas bs train danc. wa* 15CONDl’CTEI' SIR\FV The theme lt;f tlie course waiThe survey party, including doc- 'The Life of Christ.” During th 13op- toii ancl x-ray technicians using period the children enjoyed Bib!lt;i ppV ships and planes, left Winnipeg in stories, soongs. games and hand* July to carry out the unpreceden- crafts. Tlie school was under th«, in ted operation. leadership of Mrs Robert Tmlachlf)4l I)r Wood S3 id more tubercular assisted by Miss Muriel Kemble, itish suspects will be flown to southernlaud or a He the
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Brandon Daily Sun
Brandon, Manitoba, CA
Sat, Aug 27, 1955
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