A whole little city by itself : Tranquille and tuberculosis
Type
Book
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Category
340-369 Law, Administration & Associations
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Publication Year
1999
Publisher
Plateau Press, Canada
Pages
192 pages
Subject
King Edward Sanatorium -- History. British Columbia Anti-Tuberculosis Society -- History. King Edward Sanatorium (Tranquille, B.C.)
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Abstract
"For more than fifty years, victims of tuberculosis in British columbia received treatment at the Tranquille Sanatorium. Once regarded as among the finest institutions of its kind in North America, the facility closed when drug therapies made the sanatorium's combination of rest, sunshine and fresh air seem out of fashion. Today, as the abandoned bnuilding quickly fall into disrepair, their demolition seems imminent. Already, the history they represent is largely forgotten. The book presented here reveals the struggles of the British Columbia Anti-Tuberculosis Society to establish and operate British Columbia's first sanatorium. Financial problems and a difficult relationship with the community of Kamloops made the task more challenging. Against the background of politics and changing medical theory, under both private and public ownership, the institution treated thousands of patients before its closure in 1958. This is the story of a medical institution and the people who brought it to life--a story containing surprising drama and many lessons for those working and volunteering in the field of health care today."--Back cover.
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Genre/Form: History
Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Norton, Wayne, 1948-
Whole little city by itself".
Kamloops, B.C. : Plateau Press, ©1999
(OCoLC)894875209
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Wayne R Norton
ISBN: 9780969884248 0969884249
OCLC Number: 41628436
Description: 192 pages : illustrations, portraits
Contents: Introduction. The captain of all these men of death --
1. Philanthropy and provincialism --
2. Doctor Fagan's crusade --
3. The sanatorium established : 1906-07 --
4. The King Edward Sanatorium : progress and stability --
5. The King Edward Sanatorium : soldiers and politics --
6. A separate world : 1921-1937 --
7. An institution in its prime : 1937-1952 --
8. "A whole little city by itself" : the final years --
Epilogue. Proud history, awkward legacy.
Responsibility: Wayne Norton.
Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Norton, Wayne, 1948-
Whole little city by itself".
Kamloops, B.C. : Plateau Press, ©1999
(OCoLC)894875209
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Wayne R Norton
ISBN: 9780969884248 0969884249
OCLC Number: 41628436
Description: 192 pages : illustrations, portraits
Contents: Introduction. The captain of all these men of death --
1. Philanthropy and provincialism --
2. Doctor Fagan's crusade --
3. The sanatorium established : 1906-07 --
4. The King Edward Sanatorium : progress and stability --
5. The King Edward Sanatorium : soldiers and politics --
6. A separate world : 1921-1937 --
7. An institution in its prime : 1937-1952 --
8. "A whole little city by itself" : the final years --
Epilogue. Proud history, awkward legacy.
Responsibility: Wayne Norton.
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