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The Madang Hospital

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dc.contributor.authorPhotographer: Unknown
dc.coverage.spatialPapua New Guinea
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-01T22:34:54Z
dc.date.available2022-09-01T23:33:42Z
dc.description.abstractThe Madang Hospital, opened in April, 1961, is a modern structure which cost £662,000. Disease in the Territory follows a pattern that is typical in underdeveloped areas of the tropics. During 1959-60, 287 medical patrols were carried out during which 369,066 people in 2,930 villages were examined. Malaria, malnutrition, tuberculosis, yaws, and leprosy were relatively common before European influence. The toll from these diseases has been greatly reduced; some diseases, like yaws, have been practically eradicated. In June, 1949, there were 258 village aid posts. By June, 1960, that number had increased to 1,267. Aeroplanes are used extensively to bring natives from the more remote areas to medical centres for treatment.
dc.format.mediumphotograph
dc.format.mediumb&w
dc.format.mimetypeimage/tiff
dc.identifierPNG12
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/272387
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.provenanceDiscovered within the Cartographic archival drawers
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPNG Historic Photographs
dc.titleThe Madang Hospital
dc.typeImage
local.description.notesA series of 30 photographs discovered within the Cartographic archival drawers - dated July 1959. Source unknown

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