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Medical care and health issues

Medical and dental facilities were for the most part inadequate, lacking in both equipment and staff. Doctors and nurses were overworked, and treatment was often substandard as well as delayed. Camp inmates recall outbreaks of food poisoning, tuberculosis and dysentery epidemics, and preventable deaths of patients and newborns.

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img Two men in hospital beds (ddr-densho-475-417)

Black and white photograph of two unidentified men in hospital beds. The man on the right is laying down and the man on the left is sitting up and looking at the camera.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-475-417/

img Poston hospital (ddr-densho-475-16)

Black and white photograph of the Poston General Hospital with an ambulance parked in front, where a man in a white uniform stands.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-475-16/

img Man crouching outside Poston General Hospital (ddr-densho-475-444)

Black and white photograph of an unidentified man kneeling in front of Poston General Hospital entrance.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-475-444/

img Poston doctor office (ddr-densho-475-25)

Black and white photograph of the interior of a doctor's office in Poston concentration camp where one medical professional is attending to a female patient facing away from the camera. Two men are working in the background.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-475-25/

img Man playing go by himself as a nurse looks on (ddr-densho-475-418)

Black and white photograph of an unidentified man sitting in a hospital bed playing Go while a nurse stands beside him and looks on.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-475-418/

img Man standing outside Poston General Hospital (ddr-densho-475-445)

Black and white photograph of an unidentified man standing outside Poston General Hospital.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-475-445/

img Poston medical buildings (ddr-densho-475-234)

Black and white photograph of the Poston General Hospital with medical vehicles parked in front.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-475-234/

doc Dental Appointment slip for Ruby Sato (ddr-densho-484-19)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-484-19/

doc Letter from Tomoye (Nozawa) Takahashi to Henri Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-445)

Hopes he will find temporary work to do when he has two weeks off, he doesn't need to come to Topaz because Martha will come to help her, Pinkie has been staying with her father while she is in the hospital

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-445/

doc Letter from Tomoye to Henri Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-172)

Mad at Henri for not answering her letters, for intervening in Helen's relationships, mad at Helen for not being as helpful as she claimed, mad that people in camp call them rich when they are actually broke. Pinkie still with chicken pox.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-172/

doc Bill for glasses (ddr-densho-410-57)

Sent to Tomoye Takahashi from Topaz Hospital for $19.45

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-57/

doc Bill for glasses (ddr-densho-410-59)

Sent to Henri Takahashi from Topaz Hospital for $1.40

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-59/

doc Letter from Tomoye to Henri Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-116)

Plans for when Henri should come to help after the baby is born, concerns about cost of him losing income and cost of travel.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-116/

doc Letter from Tomoye to Henri Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-108)

Plans for Henri coming to camp to help when the baby is born, isn't expecting any help from Martha or Helen, things they may need back in San Francisco.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-108/

doc Letter from Tomoye (Nozawa) Takahashi to Henri Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-444)

Discusses their financial situation, Martha's plans to come to Topaz to help when baby comes, tells him not to worry about Helen, someone will want to marry her and he should stay out of it. Tomoye is in the hospital on bed rest for now, but feeling fine.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-444/

doc Tomoye Takahashi's 1943 diary from Topaz (ddr-densho-410-568)

Written on 1943 planner/calendar book from Buckbee Thorne Real Estate. Containing descriptions of camp life, her work on the Topaz Times women's page, sewing projects, meetings and social events, visitors and family news. Blank from March 27 to December 31 (blank pages not processed) except for four pages of names and contact information at back

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-568/

doc Letter from Tomoye Takahashi to Henri Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-428)

Updates on the pregnancy, her father's plans, camp rumors that the 442nd was planning to volunteer to fight the Japanese, possibility of accessing Henri's frozen bank account

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-428/

doc Letter from Tomoye to Henri Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-170)

Pushing him to keeping looking for another house for her father, knows that it will not work to have all of them (Tomoye, Henri, two children, Helen, Martha and her father) under one roof, Pinkie has the chicken pox and they are under quarantine

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-170/

doc Card from Tomoye (Nozawa) Takahashi to Henri Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-426)

News of her pregnancy, how Pinkie's doing, when her father is heading to S.F.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-426/

doc Letter from Tomoye Takahashi to Henri Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-99)

Details about plans in near future returning to S.F. and whether she will stay in camp until baby is born,

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-99/

doc Card from Tomoye to Henri Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-127)

Glad curtains and other items arrived, had prenatal appointment and all is well

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-127/

doc Letter from Tomoye to Henri Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-114)

Still in hospital on bed rest, is not happy with the doctors that will be there for the birth, looking forward to living in her own house again, Frank Nedbal sold the laundry business without consulting with them.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-114/

doc Letter from Tomoye to Henri Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-112)

Is on bed rest in hospital after some bleeding, but is fine and will stay until regular doctor returns. Martha (Pinkie) is staying with Tomoye's father

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-112/

doc Letter from Tomoye to Henri Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-124)

Asking him to help Mr. Kawabata move his things from storage to his property before he gets to San Leandro, is worried about having no help when the baby is born and whether should try to get to S.F. before then.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-124/

doc Letter from Tomoye to Henri Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-118)

Should be going to the hospital any day, her father and Martha will be there to help.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-118/