Northwest History. Alaska. Eskimos.

• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1935
• Subjects: tuberculosis; Eskimos; cause of death; Seattle; Dr. Victor E. Levine; physician; Creighton university; Alaska; survey; department of interior; sanitariums; maladies; life span; Northwest; Pacific > History > 20th century; Creighton; Pacific; eskimo*
• Online Access: http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/90809

Tuberculosis Cause Of Death Among Eskimos. TUBERCULOSIS CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG ESKIMOS SEATTLE.—Tuberculosis will rapidly exterminate the American Eskimo unless prompt action is taken to check the disease, Dr. Victor E. Levine, physician of Creighton university, said following his return here from Alasko. "The extent of the dise'ase is appalling," Dr. Levine said. "It kills half the Eskimos susceptible to it. Deficiencies in their diet, which result in scurvy, lowers their resistance." He said the average life span of the Eskimo is only 24 years. They do not live long enough to contract maladies such as cancer or heart disease, he pointed out. Dr. Levine said he will submit his findings to the department of interior and ask that it establish sanitariums there.