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19th Century Health Care

Few health-care services existed in Newfoundland and Labrador at the start of the 19th century.
Looking Back at Child Protection

A history of the Child Welfare Association that provided services to mothers and children in the St. John's area from 1921 to 1976.
Health Care under the Commission of Government

One of the Commission of Government's chief ambitions upon taking office was to improve health care in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Cottage Hospitals and Health Care in Newfoundland

Cottage hospitals and health care during the commission of Government in Newfoundland which lasted from 1934-1949.
Fighting Tuberculosis in Newfoundland and Labrador

About the many reasons why tuberculosis took a strong hold in Newfoundland in the 19th and 20th centuries, and the methods of controlling the disease.
Grenfell Mission

The Grenfell Mission provided some of the earliest permanent medical services in Labrador and northern Newfoundland.
Health-Care Organizations

Leading up to the Commission of Government, health-care organizations did much to promote public health and welfare in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Health on the Home Front - Health Care and World War II

About health conditions in Newfoundland during WWII such as problems with housing and veneral disease and the need for wartime hospitals.
Health

Medicine in Newfoundland and Labrador has steadily evolved throughout the centuries, often as a result of political and social change.
Newspapers: 1806-1879

Information about Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers from 1806-1879.
Malnutrition in Newfoundland and Labrador

About the consequences of malnutrition in Newfoundland and Labrador and the efforts to prevent deficiency diseases.
Margaret Alexandra (Rendell) Shea (1863-1949)

Biography of Margaret Alexandra (Rendell) Shea (1863-1949).
Mass Media

Mass media in Newfoundland and Labrador. Examples discussed include newspapers, radio, television, and the telegraph.
Medicine

About medicinal treatments in Newfoundland and Labrador, written by the Mount Pearl Junior High School project.
Nancy Coyle (1840s)

Biography of Nancy Coyle (1840s).
Newspapers: 1806-1879

Information about Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers from 1806-1879.
Newspapers: 1879-2000

Information about Newfoundland and Labrador's Newspaper industry from 1879-2000.
NONIA

Overview of the history of NONIA.
The Development of Nursing in Newfoundland and Labrador

Nursing has a long history in Newfoundland and Labrador. Nurses have been providing patient care in homes and hospitals since European settlement.
Global Relations and the Spanish Influenza

The Spanish flu did not originate in Newfoundland and Labrador, but the country's ports, and global trade relations made it vulnerable to the disease.

Matching Articles"Society" (Total 23)

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