Ideal conditions for the spread of tuberculosis are created by a gregarious population living in small, crowded dwellings with inadequate ventilation and minimal sanitary facilities. Given these circumstances, it is not surprising that Alaska experienced one of the worst tuberculosis epidemics ever recorded.To combat it, a committee headed by the former Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, Dr. Thomas Parran, was convened in 1953 to studythe situation and outline emergency measures. The tuberculosis control workers of the Alaska Department of Health and Welfare and the Public Health Service must be credited with effectively implementing these measures.
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Alaska Medical Library - From: Fortuine, Robert et al. 1993. The Health of the Inuit of North America: A Bibliography from the Earliest Times through 1990. University of Alaska Anchorage. Citation number 1748.
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