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The malnutrition in the northern Cree communities was linked to other health problems, such as an increased tuberculosis death rate (1,400 per 100,000 people), compared to the non-Indigenous Manitoba population (27.1 per 100,000 people), high infant mortality (eight times the national rate), and higher crude mortality (five times the national ...
When an Indigenous person had a tuberculosis diagnosis confirmed, they were rarely allowed back into their communities until deemed free of tuberculosis. Evacuees could not go ashore to collect their belongings, say good-bye, or make arrangements for their families - children were often adopted by neighbours and family members in Inuit communities.
Tuberculosis disproportionately affected Indigenous peoples with their mortality rate being recognized as ten times higher than that of the white population. [ 17 ] The hospital was also known for its occupational program for tuberculosis patients that focused on the production of traditional Indigenous handmade goods such as "totem poles ...
In Canada, doctors continued to surgically remove TB in the indigenous patients during the 1950s and 60s, even though the procedure was no longer performed on non-Indigenous patients. [ 111 ] [ 112 ] In 1944 Albert Schatz , Elizabeth Bugie , and Selman Waksman isolated streptomycin produced by a bacterial strain Streptomyces griseus .
As Medical Director, and later as General Superintendent of the Saskatchewan Anti-Tuberculosis League Canada, he achieved many firsts for the province, including: 1921, provincial survey of school children: 54% of non-Indigenous children and 92.5% of Indigenous children had positive reactions to tuberculin tests indicating infection or exposure [3]
In Canada and Australia, tuberculosis is many times more common among the Indigenous peoples, especially in remote areas. [ 182 ] [ 183 ] Factors contributing to this include higher prevalence of predisposing health conditions and behaviours, and overcrowding and poverty.
Fort William Sanatorium was a tuberculosis hospital or sanatorium in Fort William, Ontario, today part of the city of Thunder Bay. It opened in 1935 as a tuberculosis treatment centre for settlers, adding 20 government-funded beds for Indigenous patients in 1941. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Indigenous communities have been more susceptible to diseases like Cholera because of limited access to clean water. Today, recent studies have shown that one in 10 Indigenous Americans lack access to safe tap water or basic sanitation – without which a host of health conditions including Covid-19, diabetes, and gastrointestinal disease are ...