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1848 Successive epidemics spread across U.S., Alaska, Hawai‘i In September, a series of deadly epidemics, including measles, whooping cough, and influenza, sweeps ... |
1887 Tuberculosis is a leading cause of death in Indian Country A U.S. study of tuberculosis deaths among Indians on reservations in 13 states finds that the rate of ... |
1890 Native population plunges In the U.S., Native population falls to an all-time low. The 1890 census records 237,196 Native people— ... |
1898 Boarding-school epidemics sicken students and kill many The superintendent of the Fort Hall Industrial Boarding School in Idaho, George Gregory, advises in ... |
1898 Milk served to Indian students to ward off tuberculosis The Office of Indian Affairs issues rules for food service at off-reservation boarding schools: “good, ... |
1903 Overcrowding, poor ventilation contribute to deaths in boarding schools Indian boarding schools are built hastily or adapted from existing barracks, and officials bring Native ... |
1909 Despite quarantine, TB spreads in student populations Faced with continuing high rates of tuberculosis among Native students in boarding schools, the Office ... |
1912 Trachoma poses blindness risk in the West A U.S. Public Health Service study finds that 22.7 percent of Native Americans, roughly 72,000 people, ... |
1914 Tuberculosis quarantine advised on reservations Office of Indian Affairs physicians urge Indian agents on reservations to quarantine Native persons ... |
1915 Schools must keep children healthy, Commissioner states American Indian parents grow anxious about the safety of sending their children to government boarding ... |