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1918–19‘Spanish Influenza’ claims millions of livesAmerican Indians and Alaska Natives are among the tens of millions who die in the Spanish Influenza ...- 1917More Indians are born than dieFor the first time in 50 years, more Indians are born than die, as federal appropriations for medical ...
1915Schools must keep children healthy, Commissioner statesAmerican Indian parents grow anxious about the safety of sending their children to government boarding ...
1914Tuberculosis quarantine advised on reservationsOffice of Indian Affairs physicians urge Indian agents on reservations to quarantine Native persons ...
1912Trachoma poses blindness risk in the WestA U.S. Public Health Service study finds that 22.7 percent of Native Americans, roughly 72,000 people, ...
1909Despite quarantine, TB spreads in student populationsFaced with continuing high rates of tuberculosis among Native students in boarding schools, the Office ...- 1908Government hires medical workers to fight tuberculosisThe Office of Indian Affairs hires part-time field matrons, who are trained in home economics, to work ...
- 1904Government assesses tuberculosis on reservationsTuberculosis continues to to be a major problem on reservations. U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs ...
1903Tuberculosis incidence tracked on reservationsAround the turn of the century, reservations suffer epidemic rates of tuberculosis. The Native people ...
1903Overcrowding, poor ventilation contribute to deaths in boarding schoolsIndian boarding schools are built hastily or adapted from existing barracks, and officials bring Native ...
