The Labrador memoir of Dr. Harry Paddon, 1912-1938 / edited by Ronald Rompkey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Paddon, Harry, 1881-1939.

Contributor:

Rompkey, Ronald.

Series:

McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services (Hannah Institute) studies in the history of medicine, health, and society ; 17.

McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services (Hannah Institute) studies in the history of medicine, health, and society ; 17

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paddon, Harry, 1881-1939.

Paddon, Harry.

Medicine, Rural--Newfoundland and Labrador--Labrador--History.

Medicine, Rural.

Physicians (General practice).

Newfoundland and Labrador--Labrador.

History.

Labrador (N.L.)--Social conditions.

Labrador (N.L.).

Physicians (General practice)--Newfoundland and Labrador--Labrador--Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

xliv, 304 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2003]

Summary:

A memoir of the experiences of the Grenfell Mission's resident physician in North West River. Dr Harry Paddon's memoir is an extensive account of life in Labrador prior to its entry into Confederation. As the Grenfell Mission's principal physician for over twenty-five years. Dr Paddon travelled extensively throughout Labrador by both dog team and boat. Through his journals he fashions a portrait of Labrador society in accord with the traditional rhythms of trapping and fishing, as it was before the onset of industrial development. He also chronicles the demands of northern medicine in response to pervasive threats such as tuberculosis and deficiency diseases, including a moving description of the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918-19.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

077352505X

OCLC:

50185880