A Physician Among The Indians

Description: 

This is a 2 part article about conditions within an unnamed tribe, probably in the northwest. The author/physician arrives at a fort and is made responsible for treating soldiers, civilians, and Indians alike. Indians practice personal cleanliness, but not regarding their food preparations. Houses have been constructed, but Indians prefer to live and cook outdoors. Childbirth is attended by midwives who call upon the medicine man only when difficulty arises. Syphilis, pneumonia, and tuberculosis are the main ailments in this tribe, but fully one-tenth of all children are born with congenital hip dislocation.

Protocol: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center Public Access
Community: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center
Category: 
Anatomy, Animals, Diseases, Women/Children
Original Date: 
1907
Creator: 
Moody, Cs.
Language: 
English
Rights: 
Records indicate that the UNM Health Sciences Library owns a copy of this item, but there may be a need to clear rights with a copyright holder prior to sharing with the public.
Source: 
A H Clark Co; Moody, CS. A physician among the Indians. Amer J Clin Med 1907;14:161, 310.
Identifier: 
9900498
Subject: 
Communicable Diseases, Congenital Hip Dislocation, Fracture, Obstetrics, Pneumonia, Snake Bites, Syphilis, Tuberculosis
Type: 
Monograph