| Show eskimos are susceptible to ailments medical services now check disease although a healthy and ly sound race eskimos are seriously susceptible to ailments which ordinarily dina rily cause white people only minor discomfort before the coming of the white man says london tit bits magazine they knew nothing of such ills as colds influenza and other kindred ailments and there had been no need for their bodies to build up a resistance to the attack of these diseases consequently the arrival of the fir first st whaling and trading vessels each season was followed by widespread outbreaks among the natives often with disastrous effects today the medical services in the far north take particular care upon the arrival of vessels to check the spread of these diseases modern hygiene has been a contributing factor to the physical well being of the natives and by instructions about proper diets doctors have reduced considerably the number of deaths from dietary causes A most anost striking success has been made in tile the correction of methods of feeding in infants and older children with the result that happy faced vigorous children now form a considerable portion of the population medical care for the dwellers in the far north is provided by doctors registered nurses and hospitals and for thousands of miles along the arctic coast of the dominion in fair weather and in foul medical officers in the service of the government bring their healing art to the eskimo citizens indians half breeds and indigent whites are also given medical aid winter and summer patrols of hundreds of miles are not unusual and nearly every mode of transport known to the north country such as airplane steamboat motor boat canoe and dog sled has been used to extend this service |
