Ellis Island And Medical

Before Ebola, Ellis Island’s terrifying medical inspections

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When Ellis Island opened its doors in 1892, there were six physicians stationed to inspect the more than 200,000 immigrants who streamed through that year. By 1902, there were …

Medical Examination of Immigrants at Ellis Island

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Control of infectious agents also provided the impetus for immigrant medical inspections along the U.S. coasts in the late 19th century, but, in practice, …

Watch The Ellis Island Medical Inspection Clip

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Watch The Ellis Island Medical Inspection Clip | HISTORY Channel The Ellis Island Medical Inspection (2m 55s) tv-pg Upon arrival at Ellis Island, potential immigrants had to undergo...

Doctor - Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National …

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Medical staff in an operating room on Ellis Island c. 1916. National Park Service, Statue of Liberty NM. The doctors of Ellis Island were commissioned officers of the U.S. Public Health Service. Officially known …

Ellis Island: Records, Passengers & Immigration

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A tour of Ellis Island's abandoned hospital complex …

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On Ellis Island, however, the hospitals had a death rate of only about 1.6 percent. 3,500 people succumbed to diseases such as flu, tuberculosis, measles, or scarlet fever and were often buried on Hart …

Medical Exam - Medical Inspection at Ellis Island

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The medical inspection was the first of several hurdles each immigrant had to clear in Ellis Island’s bureaucratic maze (Yew, 1980). The medical inspections were conducted by physicians stationed along the …

Overview + History | Ellis Island - Statue of Liberty & Ellis …

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Arrival and Inspection If an immigrant’s papers were in order and they were in reasonably good health, the Ellis Island inspection process lasted 3 to 5 hours. The inspections took place in the Registry Room (Great Hall) …

How Immigrants Are Inspected at Ellis Island | GG Archives

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The medical examination at Ellis Island is conducted according to a system resulting from many years of development. The doctors work in pairs and divide the inspection between …

Ellis Island - Medical examination

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Ellis Island - Medical examination Choose here: Ellis Island years Application process To arrive Med. examination Interrogation To leave Ellis Island To visit the area Quarantine Islands Medical examination After …