Matching Articles"Health" (Total 12)

  • The Baie Verte Asbestos Mines
    Asbestos mining in Newfoundland dates back to the 1890s, when two small-scale mines were established on the west coast
  • Work and Life in the Bell Island Mines
    Work in the mines of Bell Island was difficult and often dangerous.
  • Global Relations and the Spanish Influenza
    The Spanish flu did not originate in Newfoundland and Labrador, but the ports, shipping schedules, and global trade relations made it vulnerable.
  • The 1918 Spanish Flu
    The Spanish flu of 1918-19 killed between 20 and 40 million people worldwide. It is one of the largest outbreaks of disease in recorded history.
  • Social Changes, 1730-1815
    Newfoundland and Labrador experienced numerous social changes involving health, education, population, etc. during the period of naval government.
  • Social Changes, 1815-1832
    Newfoundland and Labrador society became increasingly complex during the reform era.
  • 19th Century Health Care
    Few health-care services existed in Newfoundland and Labrador at the start of the 19th century.
  • Health on the Home Front - Health Care and World War II
    About health conditions in Newfoundland during WWII such as problems with housing and veneral disease and the need for wartime hospitals.
  • Malnutrition in Newfoundland and Labrador
    About the consequences of malnutrition in Newfoundland and Labrador and the efforts to prevent deficiency diseases.
  • Medicine
    About medicinal treatments in Newfoundland and Labrador, written by the Mount Pearl Junior High School project.
  • Global Relations and the Spanish Influenza
    The Spanish flu did not originate in Newfoundland and Labrador, but the country's ports, and global trade relations made it vulnerable to the disease.
  • The 1918 Spanish Flu
    About the Spanish influenza pandemic that reached Newfoundland and Labrador in 1918 and killed more than 600 people in less than five months.

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