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Title
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Tuberculosis Diagnosis
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Description
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Interior view of medical personnel looking at a chest x-ray concerning possible tuberculosis diagnosis. Photograph appeared in the "Municipal Mirror", December, 1946, p.7, MVSC 092 M96. Caption reads: "Dr. Meyer B. Rosenberg, resident, pointing out a lung spot to Dr. Edward P. Price, intern." Exact location not given.
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Date
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1945~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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X-Ray Department
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Description
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Interior view of unidentified man standing and having a chest x-ray. Identified on the back of photograph as "new...chest x-ray machine in T.B. Clinic at General #1." Photograph appears in the City Manager's annual report, 1947-48, p. 31, MVSC Q 092.52 K16 1940-48 and is captioned: "Chest x-ray." It also appears in the 1950 report on p. 50 and is captioned: "Over 20,000 x-rays are given each year as part of the health protection program. The X Ray is one of Kansas City's major weapons in its fight against tuberculosis." Image also found in MVSC Q 977.8411 K1631Y, p. 50.
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Date
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1945~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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SC129 Marie Buford Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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Marie Buford was born on May 17, 1922 to John W. and Verna L. Buford. At the age of seventeen, Marie Buford was admitted as a patient at the Kansas City Tuberculosis Hospital from about 1939-1941. Originally known as the Kansas City Tuberculosis Sanitarium, the hospital opened in December 1915. Built in response to the need for specialized tuberculosis care, it was located on a section of the Municipal Farm in Leeds. This collection contains 17 Wheezer newsletters published by the Hospital from 1929-1942, an issue of The Spark, and two scrapbooks.
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Date
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1929/1942
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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A Study of Malnutrition of Schoolchildren
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Description
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Report detailing a 1919 health study on malnutrition involving Kansas City, Missouri students in 55 grade schools and the local anti-tuberculosis society. The study found that the Lowell School had the highest percentage of underweight children.
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Date
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1920-07-03
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
