Ignorant, dirty, and poor : the perception of tuberculosis in Newfoundland, 1908-1912
Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1997. History Bibliography: leaves 109-115 In 1908 the Association for the Prevention of Consumption was founded at a public meeting in St. John's, Newfoundland. This was the beginning of a systematic campaign by the volunteers of the APC ofte...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:theses3/55557 2023-05-15T17:23:32+02:00 Ignorant, dirty, and poor : the perception of tuberculosis in Newfoundland, 1908-1912 Knowling, William Ronald Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of History Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador 1996 167 leaves : ill. Image/jpeg; Application/pdf http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses3/id/55557 eng eng Electronic Theses and Dissertations (14.74 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Knowling_WilliamR.pdf a1210307 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses3/id/55557 The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission. Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries Association for the Prevention of Consumption Tuberculosis--Social aspects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Electronic thesis or dissertation 1996 ftmemorialunivdc 2015-08-06T19:17:59Z Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1997. History Bibliography: leaves 109-115 In 1908 the Association for the Prevention of Consumption was founded at a public meeting in St. John's, Newfoundland. This was the beginning of a systematic campaign by the volunteers of the APC often with the tacit support of members of the government, to create a government-funded anti-tuberculosis campaign in Newfoundland. Four years later this goal was achieved and the APC was disbanded. The APCs success was achieved because of a perceived crisis which expressed itself in high rates of tuberculosis and public apathy. "Apathy" linked the problems of tuberculosis to a larger perceived political crisis which could only be eliminated by finding ways to broaden the participation of the population in public debate. -- However, this interpretation of the problem of tuberculosis was much more easily accepted in St. John's than in the outports where a more lively debate over the nature of the political crisis looked to the economic rulers of the island in St. John's for a solution. The inability of St. John's politicians and the APC to deal with the economic questions raised by the anti-tuberculosis campaign helped to strengthen movements such as the FPU. Thus, as the APC spread its message of tuberculosis prevention it also was helping to inform Newfoundlanders of the contradictions in their society which held up St. John's merchants as the apex of respectability without making them responsible for the social consequences of their decisions. Thesis Newfoundland studies University of Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) Newfoundland Canada |
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Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1997. History Bibliography: leaves 109-115 In 1908 the Association for the Prevention of Consumption was founded at a public meeting in St. John's, Newfoundland. This was the beginning of a systematic campaign by the volunteers of the APC often with the tacit support of members of the government, to create a government-funded anti-tuberculosis campaign in Newfoundland. Four years later this goal was achieved and the APC was disbanded. The APCs success was achieved because of a perceived crisis which expressed itself in high rates of tuberculosis and public apathy. "Apathy" linked the problems of tuberculosis to a larger perceived political crisis which could only be eliminated by finding ways to broaden the participation of the population in public debate. -- However, this interpretation of the problem of tuberculosis was much more easily accepted in St. John's than in the outports where a more lively debate over the nature of the political crisis looked to the economic rulers of the island in St. John's for a solution. The inability of St. John's politicians and the APC to deal with the economic questions raised by the anti-tuberculosis campaign helped to strengthen movements such as the FPU. Thus, as the APC spread its message of tuberculosis prevention it also was helping to inform Newfoundlanders of the contradictions in their society which held up St. John's merchants as the apex of respectability without making them responsible for the social consequences of their decisions. |
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