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THE GENERAL HOSPITAL, ST. JOHN'S Prepared by: Janet Story, Lillian Stevenson Nursing Archive/Museum The foundations on which the General Hospital were laid go back to well over 150 years. The need for a General hospital was first raised in 1808, but it was not until 1813 that a building was erected under the chairmanship of Doctor William Carson.
Introduction. 1 The first civilian hospital in St. John’s, located at the River Head (currently Victoria Park), came to a flaming end in 1888, after 74 years of service to the city’s indigent sick and homeless. The hospital was demolished by a controlled burning, overseen by Fire Superintendent Winsor and Councillor Power of the newly ...
- Precontact Aboriginal Medicine
- European Settlers
- 20th Century
- Confederation
Although little is known of early aboriginal medicine, evidence suggests Newfoundland and Labrador Native peoples were in general good health at the time of first contact with European explorers. Illnesses common in other societies, like cholera, fevers, gout, smallpox, and measles were either absent or rare and aboriginal diets were for the most p...
From about the start of the 16th century until the end of the 18th, most Europeans who came to Newfoundland and Labrador were part of the migratory fishery and did not settle here permanently. Ship's surgeons were available for professional medical care, as were naval surgeons aboard British military vessels patrolling the fishery. French fishing f...
Religion, political change, industrialization, and war helped advance medicine during the 20th century. In St. John's, the Roman Catholic Church opened St. Clare's Mercy Hospital in 1922 and the Salvation Army Grace Maternity Hospital opened a year later. The Grace closed in 2000, while St. Clare's continues to operate today. Outside St. John's, ch...
After Confederation, Canada's federal Department of Health and Welfare gave the province additional funds to improve medical services and make them more affordable. Newfoundland and Labrador joined the federal Medical Care Plan (MCP) in 1968, allowing residents to receive a variety of free health-care and hospital services. More hospitals opened ac...
It is one of the last buildings still standing which was used by the British Garrison in Newfoundland. The heavy, solid masonry on stone construction was built by the workers who built the Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, the Roman Catholic Basilica of St. John the Baptist, and the Colonial Building, all in St. John’s.
Nov 17, 2014 · After 1870 it was used as a quarantine hospital and it became an important centre for the treatment of diphtheria, smallpox and tuberculosis following the destruction of St. George's hospital in 1892. New facilities in St. John's replaced it early in the twentieth century and the hospital was empty when fire destroyed it on December 18, 1920.
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Secluded from a heavily trafficked road on a large, well-treed lot on a hill overlooking Quidi Vidi… Forest House. St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The Forest House is a two-storey Second Empire style house located at 050 Forest Road, St. John’s.… Queen Victoria Wing. St. John's, Newfoundland ...
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