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Glass slides : leprosy

The file consists of 18 b&w glass slides of Chinese patients with leprosy (Hansen's disease), taken from 1922 to 1932 on D'Arcy Island and Bentinck Island. The file also has one slide of the patient cottages on Bentinck Island. The slides were made from the related negatives and show patients standing or sitting and were often taken at admission and after progression of the disease. Some of the photographs are close ups of hands, back, legs and feet. The slides are arranged in numerical order in accordance with the list of leprosy cases, created by the Provincial Health Officer (copy stored with negatives).

Glass negatives : leprosy

The file contains 23 b&w glass negatives of Chinese patients with leprosy (Hansen's disease), taken from 1922 to 1932 on D'Arcy Island and Bentinck Island. The file also has three negatives of the boat landing and cottages on Bentinck Island. The negatives show patients standing or sitting and were often taken at admission and after progression of the disease. Some of the photographs are close ups of hands, back, legs and feet. The negatives are arranged in numerical order in accordance with the list of leprosy cases.

A photocopy of a typed list of leprosy cases accompanies the negatives to provide context Each case include notes about each patient with a description of the particular photograph.

Canada. Dept. Of Agriculture. William Head Quarantine Station.

Annual reports for the William Head (B.C.) Quarantine Station from 1902 to 1932. As well as statistical operational data on the station, the reports often contain information of occurrences of communicable diseases on connecting shipping routes. Some correspondence is included concerning the isolation and treatment of leprosy in the province.

Canada. Department of Agriculture