Medical Observations Among the Esquimaux

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Description: 

The average Eskimo male stands 5 1 1/2 inches tall and weighs 135 pounds. The average Eskimo female stands 4 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 118 pounds. Menstruation is delayed until age 19-20. During the long Arctic night the menstrual function is usually suppressed, with not more than one woman in ten menstruating. Common ailments are rheumatism, la grippe, follicular tonsillitis, and tuberculosis.

People: 
Alaska Native, Eskimo
Protocol: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center Public Access
Community: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center
Category: 
Anthropology, Death, Diseases, Mental/Emotional, Physiology, Tribal Actions, Women/Children
Original Date: 
1894
Creator: 
Cook, Fa.
Language: 
English
Rights: 
This item is in the Public Domain
Source: 
Journal Of American Folklore; Cook, FA. Medical observations among the Esquimaux. The American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1894;282-86.
Identifier: 
9900325
Subject: 
Body Height, Body Weight, Cannibalism, Cultural Characteristics, Infant Care, Infanticide, Influenza, Menstruation, Rheumatism, Tonsillitis, Tuberculosis
Type: 
Monograph