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Subject: Re: [RHEA] Public Health records
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 23:58:38 -0500
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My g.grandmother died of TB also , but they called it Lung Trouble. she died
in a small town, and at home.
If they were in big cities, I bet they were in Sanitariums, if they found
out, they most likely quarentined them.
Pat

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Subject: [RHEA] Public Health records


> I also have not posted to the list in a very long time. I have a
> question related to health records....My grandfather was purported to
> have died of "Consumption" (these days we call it TB) in 1927+/- . Were
> there Public Health records then? I have not had much luck with
> searches. I know people were treated in Sanitariums for many years in
> the past, but was treatment mandatory like it is now?
> Just trying to find the path not yet taken...
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> Carla Rhea
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