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 Little girl examined for a health inspection (ddr-densho-37-905)

Included annotation:K-3, Health Inspection.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-905/

img Mourners at Ichishi Hara's funeral (ddr-densho-37-1266)

Included annotation: B-302, Ichishi Hara Funeral, Canal, Dec. 10, 4-5-D.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-1266/

img Funeral of Nakashima Choichi (ddr-densho-37-1012)

Included annotation:B-403, Nakashima Choichi, 54-11-C.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-1012/

img Hospital staff at anniversary event (ddr-densho-37-985)

Included annotation: X-6, Anniv., part of Hospital staff.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-985/

img Medical examination (ddr-densho-37-627)

Original WRA caption: Jerome Relocation Center, Denson, Arkansas. A former Californian, Doctor Fugikawa, examining a patient, S. Ego, in the center hospital fluroscope.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-627/

img Violinist at a hospital tea party (ddr-densho-37-1257)

Included annotation: X-204, Hospital Silver Tea Party, Mr. Yagura Violinist.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-1257/

img Wrecked hospital car (ddr-densho-37-2077)

Included annotation: W-1004.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-2077/

img Hospital (ddr-densho-37-219)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-219/

img Funeral of Shigeo Matsumura (ddr-densho-37-1162)

Included annotation: D-203, Shigeo Matsumura -36-7-A, Funeral.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-1162/

img Funeral of Yamada Hisashi (ddr-densho-37-994)

Included annotation: B-202, Yamada.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-994/

img Mourners at a funeral (ddr-densho-37-1019)

Mourners at a funeral outside a Buddhist Church. Included annotation: C-403, 3/5/44.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-1019/

img Christmas choir at a hospital tea party (ddr-densho-37-1251)

Included annotation: W-206, Hospital Silver Tea Party, 12/5, Christmas carol choir.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-1251/

img Funeral of Masuda Miyaji (ddr-densho-37-1068)

Included annotation: L-406-407, Masuda Miyaji 65-13-C, 3/25.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-1068/

img Mourners at Shigeo Matsumura's funeral (ddr-densho-37-1163)

Included annotation: D-204, Shigeo Matsumura-36-7-A, Funeral.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-1163/

img Mourners at Mrs. Fuyisaki's funeral (ddr-densho-37-1295)

Included annotation: F-302, Mrs. Fuyisaki, 48-14-A, Funeral, 12/24.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-1295/

img Mourners at Masaru Okuhara's funeral (ddr-densho-37-1264)

Included annotation: A-306, Masaru Okuhara Funeral, Dec. 7/43.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-1264/

img Back of check for Roy Okuda (ddr-densho-37-1167)

Included annotation: E-204, copy of check.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-1167/

img Mr. Yamamoto's funeral (ddr-densho-37-925)

Included annotation: N-3, Mr. Yamamoto Funeral.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-925/

img Mourners at Mrs. Nakata's funeral (ddr-densho-37-1291)

Included annotation: E-305, Mrs. Nakata, Canal, Funeral, Dec. 22.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-1291/

img Funeral of Ichishi Hara (ddr-densho-37-1265)

Included annotation: B-301, Ichishi Hara Funeral, Canal, Dec. 10, 4-5-D.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-1265/

img Funeral attendees around Mr. Yamamoto's casket (ddr-densho-37-928)

Included annotation: N-14, Mr. Yamamoto Funeral

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-928/

img Dentist (ddr-densho-37-221)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-221/

doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Rose Tani (ddr-densho-356-354)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Rose Tani that provides condolences for the death of Kanetaro Domoto (Yuriko's father). Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-321 and ddr-densho-356-413.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-354/

img Mourners at Ichiro Miyake's funeral (ddr-densho-37-1165)

Included annotation: E-202, Ichiro Miyake Funeral Nov. 3.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-1165/

doc Letters requesting assistance from Denver WRA (ddr-densho-356-882)

Letter from Sara A. Brown, Associate Counselor to Granada Project Director James G. Lindley asking he send the attached letter to the Denver WRA office to ask their assistance in future cases where an individual is hospitalized in Denver and then released and returned to Amache. The attached letter is included and addressed from James G. …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-882/