The Most Northerly Practice In Canada

Description: 

The absence of cancer among Eskimos may be due to the simple diet that was in effect before contact. Fish was a major staple and eaten in great quantities. It appears that the Eskimo instinctively knows what is best for him. Infant mortality is naturally fairly high. Venereal disease is practically non-existent. Typhoid fever occurs with moderate frequency, probably due to using snow from around the camps for drinking water.

Protocol: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center Public Access
Community: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center
Category: 
Death, Diseases, Miscellaneous, Physiology, Tribal Actions, Women/Children
Original Date: 
1935
Creator: 
Stone E.
Language: 
English
Rights: 
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Source: 
Annals Of Medical History; Canadian Medical Association Journal 1935 Aug;33:193-6.
Identifier: 
9901171
Subject: 
Cultural Characteristics, Infant Mortality, Metabolism, Nutrition, Typhoid Fever
Type: 
Monograph